St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-27
CALOWELL'S DECISION
Is Against the Right Of the
Atchison to Make the
$t2 Rate.
Grounds Of Justification In
sufficient When Placed
Against Facts.
The Atchison Representative
Leaves the Meeting in
Angry Mood.
Committee Appointed to Pc
tition Caldwell for Nee
eSsapy Relief.

CHICAGO, July 26.-Chairman Cald-
well. of the Western Passenger associa-
ton. has decided that the Atchison has
no right To make sig rate from Chi
cago TO Denver and return OH account
of the Knights Templar conelave. He
submitted his decision at the special
meeting of the association this after
noon. Prior to the meeting he held
hearing in his Office Tor the purpose OF
aSctrtaining all the facts in the case.
The grounds of Justification presented
by the Atchison We're that the Chicago
& Alton,an outside road, had contracted
to carry commandery at Kalamazoo and
another Of Batavia, n. Y, at the S12
rate. A representative OF the Alton,
who was present at the hearing, told
very different story. He said his COM
pany, as long ago as last year, secured
the Kalamazoo cOmmandery OH pledge
of one fare for the round trip, or as
much lower rate as any competing line
west of Chicago might openly adopt.
Recently, through misunderstood
ing, this commandery sent out printed
circular announcing rate of S12 by
way of the Alton and the Union Pacific.
1t was proven that this circular was I'M
authorized, and, at the request of the
Alton people, had been withdrawn.
Regarding the Batavia commandery, it
was shown that the Atoms contract
with it was not closed until last Satur-
day, after the Atchison had declared
that the sl2 rate would be put into eff
feet.
Under the circumstances, the chair
man was seemingly compelled to decide
as he did. AT the meeting of the asso-
citation he announced that decision
had been reached, and he would read it
to the members. This lie was about to
do when the Atchison representative
objected, on the ground that the
rules required all decisions to be
printed and copies sent under cover to
the members. The chairman overruled
the objection, whereupon the Atchison
man left the meeting. The ruling was
then read. 1t declared that the COM
pany had failed to show sufficient justi-
ficatlon for the notice given, and that
the So rate could not be authorized.
After the adjournment of the meeting
the general passenger agent of all the
interested lines except the AtchisOn
held conference. A committee con-
sisting of p. S. Eustis, of the Buring-
ton; George Ii. Heaford. OF the st. Paul,
and John Sebastian, of the Rock Island,
was appointed to make application TO
Chairman Caldwell for an order afford
ing the represented roads relief as
against the SD rate of the Atchison. The
committee is to report at au adjourned
meeting tomorrow.
Ii is evident from this that there is
no hope that Chairman Caldwell's de-
cision will prevent the reduced rate
going into effect. 1t is claimed, in fact,
that the Santa Fe's s12 tickets are
already Oh sale, and that some of them
have been bought. The company will
probably appeal from the chairman's
ruling, but before the question can he
arbitrated the mischief will have been
done. Then, if the chairman is sus-
tanned. the Atchlson will be forced to
choose between two alternatives. One
Will be TO get out OF the association, the
other TO turn over to that body the
total revenue derived from the business
done at the So rate. The latter alterma-
tive would involve forfeiture Of GER
tainly not less than 100000.