The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-10
RAILWAY NEWS,
The Kansas Jobbers and the Companies
Adjust Their Differences.

TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. 9.-The differences
between the wholesale grocers Of Wichita,
Hutchinson, Arkansas City, and SalIna.
Kan, and the railways in Kansas, growing
out of the January order of the state rali
way commission practically reducing the
jObbing rates to these points, have been
amicably adjusted. The compromise was
stated to the board of railway commlss-
oners by L. c. Gay of the Santa he, as
follows:
"rhe complainants have made us q
proposition, which we have decided to ac-
cept. The proposition is that on all sugar
from all points the differential TO the
points in question shall be 15 cents per
one hundred pounds above Missouri river
rates. On canned goods, coffee and beans,
in car load lots, the differential 60 SaIlna
shall be % cents. TO Hutchinson and
Wichita, % cents, and to Arkansas CIty,Zs
cents"
1his announcement ended the coutFo-
versy, all the parties interested IN the case
agreeing to it. The result of this contro-
versy works a hardship upon Missouri
river points. and places them at dlsad-
vantage in competing with jobbers III the
interior Kansas towns In certain territory.
The new rates go iuto effect on March l.
Tomorrow the board of railway commls-
sioners will issue an order suspendIng the
noted order issued by them on Jan. ., IN
WILL tnO ACOtLOAS AS~~-~S
today.
The matter of the Wichita seventy-fve-
mile rates, which was also involved IN the
commissioners orderof Jan. ., was not
touched at todays conference, 1t was lett
the Wichita iobbers and railway men. who
will meet later to discuss it, and. II posi-
BILE, to arrive at some settlement OF 1t.
Boston, Feb. "a Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy circular TO the stockholders,
offering them the privilege of taking new
convertible bonds at par up TO lO per cent.
of their holdings, was issued today. l6
says that the proceeds will be required to
pay for about 81 1000, 003 worth OF new
equipment, additional tracks and terminal
facilities, new shops Ill Nebraska, ana
other additions aud improvements. Ihe
bonds are dated June l, 1892, from which
date they will begin TO draw interest and
will mature Sept. l, 1903. and will be con-
vertible at their face value into stock ut
par at any time after Sept. /, lS92, except
when the books are closed. The bonds
converted during the months OF december,
January, June, July and August, will re-
ceIve three months interest at per cent.
OMAHA. Neb 9-Recent Increase IN
switching charges made by the Union
Pacific is causing many complaints from
jobbers and other roads, and some railroad
men think that they see scheme to force
the Iowa lines to pay bridge tolls. 1Ee
Rock Island and the Milwaukee are able,
under their contract, to haul cars across
the bridge and into Omaha, but the tracks
assigned for their use in this city are so
located as to be inaccessible to teams
They are compelled to submit to any
switching regulations which the Union
Pacific may make. The Northwestern,
which mas favorable traffic arrange
ment with the Union Pacific has
already adopted the alternative. Instead
of bringing its cars over its own bridge,
its cars are taken to the Council Bluffs
transfer and turned over to the Union
Pacific The latter, thereby gets the bene-
lit of its proportion of the through rate,
which includes bridge toll of three cents
per hundred 1t is surmised that the
Union Pacific is trying TO force the Rock
Island and the Milwaukee to deliver it
their cars at the transfer across the river.
The local freight agent of the Rock Island
saws that the intention has been reported
to the general officers, aud that in the
mean time, the patrons of the company
will be protected.
OMAHA, Feb. AT the city council
meeting tonight war was declared on the
Union Pacific. The trouble arose over
the increase in switching charges 1nstl-
tuted by the Union Pacific which are gen
orally resisted as extortionate by the ship
pers and the other railroads Tonight the
city council took the preliminary steps
looking to the revocation of the \ MON
Pacific franchises and privileges granted
by the city, aud also directed the city at
torney to begin suit to recover property
worth upwards of one million dollars do
mated to the Union Pacific on conditions
which were never fulfilled.