The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-19
ENFORCING RAILROAD Law.
touthcrn Pacific Freight Agent Arrested
Interview with Jim Hill.

Aouthern Pacific Freight Agent Arrested
Interview with Jim Hill.
ALBANY, Or, March ls.--E. p. Rogers, assist
i mt general freight and passenger agent OF the
Southern Pacific company, was placed under
arrest today on an indictment by the grand jury
here for violating section of the Hoult law, in
discriminating in freight charges on grain ship
ments from Tangent and Miilersburg, Linn
county, to East Portland. Mr.. Rogers arrived
rom Portland tonight and was released on his
own recognizanoe. The case will come up be-
/ fore Judge Boise tomorrow.
9 SAN Francisco, March 1s.--W. III. Hurlburt,
the newiy-appointed assistant passenger agent
I of the Union Pacific, returned to this city to-
day and finally transferred his Offices to d. w.
Hitchcock, the new local agent. Mr.. Hurlburt
will remain here for two or three days. prior to
starting for Portland, where his new headquar-
ters will be-
OMAHA, March lS-(special. 1.-The annual
meeting of the Western Car Service Association
was held at the Willard hotel this morning.
Delegates werc present representing roads
throughout the West. The meeting was held
With closed doors The principal matter under
discussion was the demurrage question. 1t was
claimed by several OF the roads that the Omaha
4 4 st. Louis road, "the Wabash" had been vio-
Ating the demurrage rule of the association in
DE case of cars loaded with hard and
soft coal and lumber. This rule provides
4 that loaded cars may be allowed to remain on
without extra charge, but for all time over
torty-eight hours the consignee shall be charged
acertain rate per day on each car. 1t Is claimed
Z that the Wabash has been allowing shippers
over its line to hold cars as long as they pleased
without paying any demurrage, which resulted
In that line obtaining traffic to the detriment Of
other lines in the ascension This matter threat
encd to disrupt the association, and 1t was given
out that unless the Wabash was whipped into
line several other lines would withdraw. Mr..
Entriken, the representative of the Wabash,
Claimed that his line had only been doing open
s. what some OF the other lines had been doing
secretly. The discussion waxed warm, and 1t was
& nnally proposed that the association adopt the
Chicago demurrage rule, which allows cars to
DC held three days ON the company's tracks and
tNo days on private tracks. A long debate en-
eued on this question, which was finally put TO
ayote and adopted. The Wabash voted in the
affirmative
q. PAUL, March ls.-tspeciaL l-President
y MILL OF the Great Northern, arrived home today
8 isun his short European trip, and was inter-
viewed by the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES CORE
spondent in regard to the numerous reports that
nave had currency OF late. He says the writer's
nave apparently given free rein to their imag-
nation. and especially was this the case In con-
neeuun with the rumored purchase OF the Kan
uU road His trip abroad, Mr.. Hill stated.
hssely one of personal pleasure and he
snloyed it very much. The company's Pa
uac eoaat extension would be pushed forward
EVseosly, but the exact terminal or the
.1u Of the arrangement and
r.pecdve arrangements could not yet be
..a<1 Az for the story Of conflicting interests
e psospective trouble to be raised by the
ss.s Pacific ON account of any agreement
: sne treat Northern with the Union Pacific, IL
very mythical one. The interests Of the
ss' ~. northern and the Pacific Short Line were
lnty very closely allied. but not to the
..1s OF IN outright purchase, as has been
-" YORK, March 1S.-Thc annual election
sne Texas Pacific railroad was held in this
az To-day. The annual reports showed that
expenses were over $5,67o,oo1 and the net
innings sissoooo.