The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-08
MADE GOULD BOW DOWN ,
One of His Subordinates Guilty of
Violating the Western Traf-
fic Agreement.
Apparently Much Against His
Will the Wizard Bounces
Leeds From Office.
He Will BE Well Cared for, However
Dissatisfaction Mt the Slow Pre-
gress Made.

New York, May 7.--Considerab,e dissatis-
faction was expressed by the members OF
the advisory board OF the western traffic
association when they met this morning
for their second days session about the
way m alters were dragging along. Many
of them want to leave the city to attend inn
pottant business and they say nothing ia
being accomplished at the meeting. They
each waiting to see the other make the first
move. Mr.. Leeds statement at yesterday
mornings meeting so far as he was allowed
to proceed was not what the advisory board
wanted. 1t did not touch upon tho vital
point, the cutting of the sugar rate. At IL
O'Clock Gable came out of the meeting
saying Leeds had been stopped in
his statement, MS he practically admitted
his guilt. Gable further said there would
be no trouble in the organization provided
each road carried out it's agreement, that
is, to discharge every man found guilty Of
violating the rules. When asked if Leeds
because he admitted his guilt. The board
took a recess at one O'Clock for lunch.
After recess Chairman Hughitt said the
board had considered the Leeds matter and
their finding was that the Missouri Pacific
railroad, through the action of its freight
traffic manager had violated the agreement,
substantially as presented by the COM
missioners. In the afternoon it
was learned that Traffic Manager Leeds, of
the Missouri Pacific had been discharged.
md that he would leave for the west to-
night. Gould when asked about the matter,
yUn mi ri or, flpv, k1tt hal hnl
discharged Leeds. 1t is rumored that
Leeds has been offered the position Of traffic
manager of the Union Pacific, but of this
Leeds would say nothing.
After an interview with Gould, Leeds said
he would start west Immediately and turn
his office over to General Manager Clark.
He knew of no other provision made for
him, and especially denied any arrange
ment by which he should become general
traffic manager of the Union Pacific. He
did not admit the justice of his sentence.
He said he issued the sugar tariff on his
own responsibility for reasons that seemed
to him to justify the course. He did not
fact, did not get it. The tariff is still
in effect and yet more than half the sugar
tonnage goes over lines supposed to have
lived up TO the agreement Leeds said his
object in cutting rates was to bring out
else, leaving the inference to be
CATION of the methods of other roads.
Having thus steered clear OF a bad rock
the board turned its atteneion TO other mat
tiers and adopted resolutions of great i'm
portance. They are in substance: That tho
life of the association be extended for q
fixed term, say until January l. 1896; that
the commissioners prepare II plan for the
of joint agencies; that the
report upon the advisability
OF division of percentages of competitive
tonnage. AS soon as the reports are pre-
pared they will be submitted without delay
to the respective boards of directors with
the object of asceItaining if it be
advisable to enter into such plans
and agreements. The general impress
sion at the close of tie meeting
Leeds was that he would be
otie:ed some position by Gould equally as
good as freight traffic manager of the Mis-
souri, Pacific 1t WIS quite evident that
Goald did not anticipate the boards dec-
sion in regard to Leeds and those familiar
with his ways say he was annoy ed at being
to knuckle to the dictatlon Of
the boatd. However that may be. he Ger
tainly succeeded i'll getting his joint agency
plan in motion. The resolution adopted by
the board is virtually the fve-year plan
drawn up by Gould and Col. McCook when
the association was originally organized.
After the meeting finally adjourned to-day
all members expressed the opinion that the
resolutions would be accepted by the various
roads ana the plan successfully carried out.
Gould said he considered she adoption of
the plan of five-year existence and the joint
agency plan the most important things the
body had done since its organization.