The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-05
TIE Raj WAYS

KANSAS CITY, Oct Information was
received at the offices of the Santa Fe to-
day giving details of the great blockade Of
the Mexican Central railway caused by
the dumping OF corn into Mexico by ship
pers before the first of November, the date
upon which the customs tax will be re-
newed. The routes via Eagle Pass and
Laredo, say the Santa Fe advices, are abb
solutely blocked, and no corn is now being
accented bv those routes The Ell Paso
route is open, but the Mexican Central
maintains rate of IS cents a bushel from
the border to the city of Mexico, making
it Improbable to ship corn that way. The
rates by other routes are 80 cents. The
Santa Fe anticipates an early reduction OF
the former rate.
Superintendent Carman of the Western
Weighing Association and Inspection bu-
reau left Kansas City for Chicago this
evening, having concluded his conference
with the Commercial exchange committee
and Secretary McFadden. executive officer
of the Transmissouri Freight association.
The Commercial exchange submitted a
proposition, offering to accept weights as
made by the weighing association, or offer
ing to weigh grain out after the association
has weighed il in, the expense to be divided
equally Mr.. Carman tried to have the
grain men bear the whole expense, repre-
senting that the association would accept
no other plan. The Commercial exchange
will establish its own inspection if the
if the railways refuse TO accept its propo-
sition, and threatens to take other action
dis asteful to the roads.
CHICAGO Oct. The committee of
managers and vice presidents appointed
by the Western Freight association to
formulate a new agreement. or to suggest
amendments to the one already III ex-
of bai 1fr1o
office There was full representation of
Missouri river roads. A resolution was
unanimously adopted providing for the
organization of a tonnage pool TO cover all
competitive traffic in the territory of the
Western Freight and TransmisSoIri as
Sociation. This action, of course, is in
the nature OF recommendation, TO be
passed unon by general meeting TO be
held later Should all the lines interested
subscribe to the agreement and live up to
it, there will be RI end of cut-throat COM
petition in rates and the problem will have
been solved This afternoon the commit
tee iiscussee the conditions of the pro-
posed agreement. 1t is proposed to make
it binding for period of five years at
least, and 20 appoint an advisory board
with full power to order diversions of
freight whenever such a course may ap-
pear necessary to preserve an equalization
of tonnage.
The Burlington and Rock Island roads
today filed notices of withdrawal from the
Transcontnentsl association, to take eff
feet on Jan. l. This leaves only the Dem
yer and Rio Grande TO share with the
Southern Pacific the honor of remaining
with the sinking ship.
KANSAS CITY. Oct. 4.-The regular
monthly nesting of the Transmissouri
Freight association began here this morn
ing. No business of Importance was
transacted at the morning session and an
adjournment was had TO > o'clock this af-
ternoon. The association will act eau
tiously on important questions, in view of
the probable changes to be made by the
managers and presidents