The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-13
THE RAILWAYS.
Tie Kansas Commission Refuses to Reduce
Rates on DOuble-DeCked Cars.

TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 12-The board o
railroad commissioners today refused th'
request of the Wichita Union Stock Yard.
company for reduce rate on double
deckrd cars The stock yards company
based it's right for lower rate on the fac
that its business consisted largely in The
shipment of lightweight hogs, and that
as IL WAS impoSsi bic for il TO load as many
pounds of light as of heavy hogs, it wished
TO get such reduced rates on light hogs as
would enable it to reach eastern markets
with profit.
WASHINGTON, jan 12-The decision oi
The supreme court of the United States in
bhe Counselmsn case is the subject of much
discussion today, aud popular inquiry
turns to the question whether. in the light
Of this decision, the interstate law can
over be so amended as to give it the eff
ci-ncy that was intended by its trainers.
Bills are being prepared for introduction
into both houses, designed to correct the
defects of the law; but the opinions of
prominent lawyers are divided as TO the
possibility of framing an amendment
which will afford the remedy desired aud
Rt he same time be constitutional.
w. r. Morrison, IA member of the inter
state commission, does not view the situa-
tion with the discouragement that has
been manifested by other friends of the in
tersrtte law.
"Will The decision seriously hamper
the work Of your commission in your
opinion?" he was asked.
1T will be at least a temporary him
dranCe to the enforcement of the law.
There are usually two guilty parties to
the most fragrant violations of the inter-
state commerce law, and these two are
not likely to have witnesses TO the trans
action. If one of the guilty parties cannot
be compelled to testify against the other,
il will frequently happen that both will
go unpunlShed, and 20 on in wrong doing
After all, some of the gtilty will be over
takenn
'Is the obstacle one which you think
can be removed by legislation"
"Yes. 1t can be partially removed The
court points the way to the remedy. That
way is TO give immunity to or let go un-
whipped of justice, one guilty party, who
Is maze TO testify againgt another"
CHICAGO, Jan. l2-The lines in the
Western Passenger association have
agreed upon the following arrangements
for the r publican national conven, ion at
Minneapolis June 7Uh: One lowest first
class fare for the round trip from all as
sociation points 10 Minneapolis and re-
turn; tickets to be sold on June 5, and 7.
good for return passage until and includ-
ing June p; tickets to be good for going
passage on date OF sale only, and for con-
tinuouS passage in both directions.
ments OF dead freight from Chicago 10y all
lines last week, reached the unprecedented
total of l44 ,545 tons. an increase of 1869
tons over The pr, cedlng week and l,g4S
tons over the corresponding week of 1881.
The shipments Of -four, grain and pro-
visions from Chicago TO the seaboard by
the roads In the Central Traffic associa-
tion amour ed Ia 95.0lS tons, against 95.-
974 tons for the preceding week, falling
oil OF $50 tons, and against 50,773 tons for
the corresponding week last year, an in
crease Of II. 443 tons. The Vanderbilt lines
carried so per cent OF this traffic; the Penn
syivsnia lines, - per cent; the Chicago
and Grand Trunk, I6 per cent.and the Bal
timere and Ohio, 9per cent.
EMPORIA. Kan, Jan 12.-The Kansas
Millers association met here today to
hear the report Of the committee which
had been sent TO New Orleans TO see what
rates could be secured TO tide water for
the export of shipments OF -four. The
rates 20 eastern ports Were greatly IN favor
of Minneapolis and Chicago and were q
gross discrimination against Kansas
mil!ers. Arrangements were perfected AZ
New Orleans for rate cheaper by from
10 TO 20 cents per hundred weight than TO
any caste port. When the eastern rail
ways learned that the rate had been
secured by the Kansas committee they cut
their rate 10 within cents of the southern
Id't- but int aSSutRhtlOn mas decided 10
coniine It's shipping TO the southern route.
NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-An evening paper
today prints the main facts in regard TO
railway scheme of unprecedented mugai.
tude. The great scheme l. the financial
and physical reorganization OF the Rich
mond and West Point Terminal Railway
and Warehouse company and the facts are
given in advance OF the report OF the
Olcott, or reorganization, committee
Briefly stated. the o Ocott plan. when per
fectel Will present these details:
In the flrS5 pHce 3 new comnauy is 20 be
formed, with charter empowering il 10
act ~ n general proprietary compNuv. like
the present terminal company bnt also
with the power 70 operate ana manage its
own lines. The new company viii then
issue It's securities IA exchange Tor those OF
the present companies composing the ter
mInm system. Terminal securities. as
representing the coAErol OF subordinate
roads, Will alSo-oe exchanged. Tue Origi-
nal stocks ana bonds will then 20
into the treasury Of the new com
pany. II IS thought aud estimated
THAI complete exchange can be effected
by tie Issuance 10y the new company OF /
SlS9, COO, zoe Of ijs bonds ana 1885, U0J.G0j Of 1
it, siocS. Tn Is at the rate of less than /
go, go mile. TIE great advantage ofthr /
plan lies IN the TACT that instead OF three
companies, there VIII be ole consolidated 4
with one Iaana-CGls 1T ta uD-r-
ate the shole system. The saving OF ex. /
pense viii be enormous, and the clashing I
OF separate arrangements viii be done
away with.