The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-08
JAY GOULD BEATEN.
He Is Compelled to Discharge
TrafIlc Manager Leeds.
ron CUTTING SUGAR RATES.


INV Yonx, Nv z-Ths advisory beard Of the
western Trantc Association began it, session
yest9day morning. The reading Of long
statement from Leeds, trafiC nanager Of the
Southern Pacific, IN reference to the cut-rate on
sugar, was begun The session was resumed
this morning. At II o'clock Cable came
ont q the meeting saying Leeds had
been stopped In his statement, - he
practically admitted his guilt Cable further
said there would be no trouble In the organisa-
don. provided each road carried out it, agree
nsnt, that IL. 70 discharge every man found
guilty 81 violating the rules. When asked u
Leeds had been found guilty, Cable REPLIED
SHo," becanse he admitted his guilt This
meant that Lasds would 90. Chairman
Huxhitt said the board had considered
the Leeds matter, and their finding was that the
Missouri Pacific railway, through the actions Of
IL freight tfsfao manager. had violated the
agreement substantially - presented By The
commissioner
a - afternoon q Was learned that frame
Mxnagsr Leeds, Of The Missouri Pacific, had
hssn discharged, and that be leaves for the
West tenighk Could, when asked shout the
matter, would say nothing more than
that he had discharged Leeda After
IN intsrview With Gould, Leeds said
he would start West ct once and turn his ofhce
other pgovtgion made foe him, and especially
denied arrangement BY which he should b.
come general tsafic Manager Of the Union Pa
CHIC. He did mot admit the justice Of the sen-
tence. He said he Issued the sugar tariff
on his own responsibility, for reasons that
seemed to him to justify the course He did noe
make the tariff 10 get sugar, and In lact did n0e
get IL The tariff Il still in eject, and yet more
than halt the sugar tonnage goss over the lines
supposed to have lived up to the agreement
Leeds said his object in cutting rates IVES =
bring out something else, leaving the inference
to Be drawn that he wanted to stir up an tnyeG-
tigation Of the methods Of other roads
Having thus steered clear Of bad rock, the
board turned it attention Of the other and
adopted resolutions Of great importance. They
are in substance: That the life OF the associar
tion be extended for Fixed term, say until
January !, 1896. That the commissioners pre-
pare plan for the establishment OF joint agen-
Giles: that the commissioners report upon the
advisability Of division Of the percentages OF
competitive tonnage. A soon q the reports
are prepared they viii be submitted without de-
the object Of ascertaining II It Is advisable T.
enter into such plans and agreementa
The general impression at the close rUgnfdtn9
Leeds was that he would b onerod some POSI-
tion b. Could equally - good - that Of freight
traffic manager of the Missouri Pacific. It was
quite evident that Gould did not anticipate the
boards decision in regard to Leeds, and
those familiar with his way say he
was annoyed q being compelled to knuckle to
the dictation Of the board. However, that may
Be, he certainly succeeded In getting his joint
agency plan In motion. The resolution adopted
BY the board IL virtually the nve-year plan
drawn by Gould and Colonel McCook when the
meeting finally adjourned al Of the members
oppressed an opinion the resolution would b
accepted hy the various roads and the plan sue
cessfully carried out. Gould said he considered