The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-23
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.
A NEW SOUTHERN DESPATCH LINE
Es7iBLISHIn

The Louisville and Nashville and Norfolk
and Western Arc Behiad It-Shippsrs
Out West Trying to Recover Rebates.
A new despatch line. called the Cumberland
| Gap Despatch has boon added to the long list
Of fast freight lines. 1t travsrses n large part
Of tho South, and 1t II intended principally 70
meet tho wants OF that section OF the country;
but ut the same lime 1t affords convenient
route to the West. and whom 1t Ia fully under
way probably 1t will cut hole in the traffic OF
Its competitors. The roads embraced In the
line are tho Merchants and Minors Trans
portation Company, Old Dominion Steamship
+ Company, Clyde Steamship Company. Balti-
more Steam Packet Company. Norfolk and
Western. Louisville and Nashville. Louisville.
Evansville and st. Louis Consolidated Rail
way. Peoria. Decatur and Evansville. Evans
vie and Terre liaute, and Louisville. st.
Louis and Texas Railroad.
1t will be noticed that tho desratch steers
clear OF tho railroads interested In the estab-
lished freight liucs and unites lot Of hther-
to scattering roads which used to exchange
business "a best they could. Two OF the
roads, the Louisville and Nashville and the
Norfolk and Western. have been especially ag-
gressive Of late. and they may be counted on
TO make strong bid for business. Tho COM
bined lines represent many thousands OF miles.
Andrew Broadus, the Western agent Of the
virginia, Tennessee and Georgia Air Limo. has
been appointed manager with headquarters
at Louisville. Thomas Pinckney is the gen
eral Eastern agent and J. u. Henry the New
York agent. with Oh Office at 3o3 broadway.
About twenty-five northwestern Iowa firms
meeting at Sioux City and decided to institute
Rhilrond to recover money alleged to have
been raid as dis.rimtnatinG rates during u
Rs snsy n9 s0afas s
tween what they paid and the lowest ratio for
tho ssme haul In thousands Of cases the re.
bate i said to have boon MS much as $40 per
ear. 1t is merely aGuestlon OF legal evidence.
shiprers on the Northwestern pooied six
| eases are now ready Tor court, The meeting
ordered a vigorous prosecution. The ship
10 recover rebates It viii cost the different
companies over $l.0OO,0OO.
Of the Western aud Southwestern lines was
he'll yesterday at Chairman Finley's office to
Alton. which made q round trip rate Of SO be-:
tween Kansas City and Chicago on account OF
Omaha ON I iines decided 10 take no action WHAT
ever, but those reaching Kansas City were n,;
do so Th Is IS the Asoa
people. General Manager Chappell said: t" All
y" TaSt is snanats and ho we are Gu s willing
rates that we do"
The case OF the Ontario EXPRESS and Trans
way Company was decided in Montreal yestcr::
day. The Ontario COMPANY. which commenced
Grand Trunk fer similar TRANSPORTATION facll-
cem n S The S'e Grand Trunk decned to Grant
the demand and tho express. company applied
5nda ns the hs
Pe fs ss sss saS
As
coss the that the
and the main line he
Kockaway branch from Menham to Morris
town. A meeting to discuss the matter " a be
Msd as IN h Tie Orange Mous
tains AMI vcinit. might. at no distant day. be-
il a region on the western slope OF the noun
tains which at present feels the need Of better
railroad facilities.
A despatch from sedalia No.. says that the
Locomotive Engineers Of the Missouri. Kan.
sas and Texas Railway mot there yesterday
hs
road There has been no particular trouble
sSe to Work Snaer
tract.
AT yesterdays meeting Of the Southwestern
Railway and Steamship Association In ~.
Lonis the revision 3t the agrsemsnt was nearly
public until they have the approval OF the
higher officials.
A Springfield despatch SAYS: Tho entire
force OF yard switchmen on the Big Four road
here went out on o strike at r. NJ. yesterday
and local trains are tied up. The strike Is oc-
cnsione by the refusal OF the superintendent
Of the Cincinnati division 10 advance the wages
OF the men to the Cincinnati scale"
A St Louis despatch says that tho Attorney
Eoparnl n Teyna will hrinU Sutf again al a
Texas and Pacific Railway and M-ssrs Charles
Canala. Simon Drake and William strauss OF
this city to recover 100000 acres OF laod.
A meeting OF tho Board OF Commissioners OF
the Western Traffic Association has been
called for next Tuesday TO hear a number OF
appealed cases and to consider the matters re-
ferred to 1t by tho Advisory Board at tho re-
cent meeting in New York.
A CALIFORNIA COMBINE