The morning call., 1892-05-12
THE RAILROADS..
Decision in the Texas Gases KeStern
Traffic association Meeting.

HOUSTON, May 11.-Iu the Civil District
Court to-day came up the case of Sands
against the Galveston, Harrisburg aud San
Antonio Railroad. The application for a
receiver was sent back from the United
States Circuit Court for want of jurisdie-
ton. Judge Masterson announced that he
had no Jurisdiction to review the order of
Judge Bryant and consider the case in
court, but, as a matter of comfy, would
allow the case to stand over until after the
Federal Judges had acted upon the matter
before them. Judge MasteTson then called
the motion for the appointment of a re-
ceiver in the case OF Ryland, which is the
same case in all respects, except that the
name Of Ryland was substituted for plain
tiff and the Central Pacific made defendant
The Galveston. Harrisburg and san Anto-
Mo Company filed a statement claiming the
court should not proceed with a motion to
appoint receiver because it was the same
case as the Sands case, except as above
stated, and was promoted in the same inter-
ests. a hearing was finally set for May %.
Western Traffic Association.
NEW YORK, May 1.-The Western Traf-
&C. Association is again 10 session to day a
matter OF some Importance which, ii is ex-
adTisablty or eduelng the mum Der of COM
missi0uers from five 20 four, on account Of
Texas, Arkansas, New Mexico and Indian
Territory being dropped from tue jdrisdic-
lion Of the association.
When the board took a recess President
Roswell Miller said: The Chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy and Rock Island applied
to the commissioners for authority to reduce
the freight rates to Colorado an Utah to
such a figure as. they claimed, was being
made BY secret rebates and cuts. The COM
missiOneIs denied the authority of the
roads and appealed TO the board. We this
morning refused to reverse the ruling of
the commissioners. At the time they gave
notice of appeal. They also gave notice
that they would put the reduced rates in
effect within 90 DAYS. This notice stands. ."
At the afternoon session the subject Of
transc0ntinental passenger traffic commits
slOnS was considered and the committee
submitted form of agreement, which will
be sent 10 the president Of every company
for his signature, the agreement 10 60 mo
effect when signed for all the roads, but not
later than June /. La the event Of its going
into effect, the AtchiSOn Will withdraw its
notice of a reduction IF rates to meet excess
siVe commissions.
At the instance of the Denver and Rio
Grande a resolution was passed making
the COiOradO-U tab Association a sub
division Of the Western Traffic Asso-
citation, with power to determine Ques-
tons arising in its territory and with the
right OF appeal to the Western Traffic As
ISOLATION in case of differences arising be-
tween its members. The following CON-
missioners were elected A. f. Walk
er, j. ID. Midgely, j. n. Faithorn, L. p.
Nining and whoever may be elected CON-
missioner Of the Western Passenger Asso-
citation, the resignation of Finley having
been received. The association then ad-
j0urned.
CHICAGO, May 11.-W. W. Finley, chair
man or the Western Traffic Association, has
resigned, it is understood, to succeed w. 5.
Union Pacific.