St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-24
Chairman Walker Makes Pub
lie a Result Of Delibepa-
tons.
Also a Set Of Rules for the
Government of Proceed
ings.
The $500" Makes a Reduc ton
on Flour From the Twin
Cities East.
President Marvel Will Inves-
tigate Charges Against
the Southeastern.

CHICAGO Feb. 23.-Chairman Walker,
of the Western Traffic association ade
public to-day the principal results OF the
deliberations of the board of commits
sioners last week. A set of rules for
the government of proceedings before
the commissioners was adopted. 1t is
provided that any application for
change of rates, when not unanimously
concurred in by the members of the
division to which the applicant belongs,
may be referred to the board Of commits
sioners for determination, and in case a
unanimous agreement is not reached by
the commissioners within twenty-one
days after the conclusion of the hearing
proceedings may be had as provided in
article IL, section 1.of the bylaws. The
final provision of article s is construed
by the commissioners as not authorizing
the members of the advisory board of
any interested company to give ninety
days notice of any change in
rates, divisions. rules or regula-
lions until after the subject has
been emade question of difference
and the commissioners having given no
tice either of sdecision in the matter
or of their failure to reach a decision.
Applications for the adoption OF meas
ureS to secure uniform rates, or for a
division of traffic shall be considered by
the board and such measures adopted
as may be found advisable. The COM
miSsiOnerS are to act with all possible
dispatch on the application OF any men,
Der desiring to meet the competition OF
outside lines, dealing with the subject
in such manner as appears to be neceS-
sary and eXpedient. When called upon
for an apportionment of competitive
traffic, under section 2 of article z, they
will make such lawful arrangement as
| may be found necessary after lnyestlga-
ton, for ali equitable division OF traffic.
With the exception of contracts relating
to the division of through rates upon
Transcontinental association business,
all contracts existing Jan. l,
1891, between members or between
lines in the association and outside
companies, providing for the division of
through rates upon traffic subject to the
Western Traffic association agreement
shall be reported to the chairman of the
board of commissioners on or before
March Is, 1891. In addition to the adop-
ton of the rules. the commissioners
made a number of decisions. They de-
cided that the Iowa Central road must,
under the agreement, restore the tariff
rates on sugar. molasses. coffee and dried
fruit from Chicago to Iowa points, and
that it must also put in force the rates
promulgated by the chairman Of the
| Western and Northwestern divisions OF
the Western Freight association
from the Mississippi river 70
| Iowa points. In the matter
of an application to reinstate the divis
ions upon traffic interchanged with the
| Union Pacific at Omaha and Council
Bluffs in use prior to Nov. l, 1889. the
commissioners held that they were not
authorized to take the action entreated.
| The commissioners adopted a resolution
| provided that if action should be taken
| by any of the five associations OF divis-
ions, occasioned by members thereof
who are not members of the Western
Traffic association, and having the
effect of reducing rates contrary to the
| presidenst agreement, members of the
latter association shall be authorized to
meet such rates as being established by
the competition of outside lines.