Omaha daily bee., 1892-06-12
COULD NOT AGREE ON TERMS
Why Mr., ]. R, Buchanan Prefers to Remain
in Omaha.
IT WAS A QUESTION OF SALARY
Chairmanship of the Western Passenger
Association Not Altogether Desirable
something About the Compensation
Iowa Lines Dissatisfied.

The committee OF general managers with
whom MIR. j. IL. Buchanan conferred about
the craftsmanship of the Western Passenger
association has directed Secretary Thompson
TO call another meeting OF the association tor
next "Wednesday, to further consider tho
question OF filing the vacancy. The commit
tee makes the following explanation OF the
reasons for MIR. Buchanan declining the
ofice
MIR. Buchanan and the committee could
no, agree as to the terms. The chairman
elect was offered salary OF 81, 500 n year for
one year, with the promise that If at the end
OF that time he failed of reelection, he would
be allowed additional compensation. Mr..
Buchanan, however, demanded larger
salary and u contract for two or three years,
with the understanding that on three
years contract he would be willing to accept
less amount per nnnum than ON two
years contract AS tho committee was
not authorized to make any arrange
ment of that kind, the proposition
was not accepted and tho negotiations came
to an end. Should the association Mt It's
meeting next Wednesday decide to accept
Mr. Buchanan's terms he may vet be in
stalled as chairman, but it is not considered
probable that the association will so decide.n
The earnings Of the Chicago, Milwaukee ~
st. Paul for the first week of June were S595,-
943, against S5l4,7l6 for the corresponding
week last year, an increase of SSl,221 The
earnings of tho Milwaukee & Northern for
S4,476.
Over Omaha business.
The Iowa lines have raised howl because
the Missouri Pacific has been getting more
than its share of business from Chicago to
Omaha and other western points, and they
contemplate going so far TO ask the com
missioners of the Western Traffic association
TO divert some OF the business from the Gould
line.
, The increase in the Omaha business of the
Missouri Pacific, said TO amount to 80 per
cent, is largely tho outcome of the fight OF
the iobbers of this city to have the Iowa lines
absorb the Union Pacific bridge toll on
local shipments into Iowa. Four months
ago the Commercial association threat-
encd 10 divert the west-oound business OF
Its members TO line made up of the Santa
F'e and the .Lissouu Pacific. The managers
of the Iowa lines persuaded The association
TO delay action until after the adjournment
OF the Iowa legislature on the plea that that
body might enact retallatory legislation il
the CONCESSION were made. The railroads did
not take the desired action after such ad-
journm ment, ana the movement to organize
freight bureau that should absorb the Com
mercial association prevented the latter from
putting its proposed boycott into effect.
Many individual members of the association,
however, have quietly diverted some of their
business TO the Santa EoMissour Pacific
comparatively slow time, and the traffic so
diverted has been only such as bad plenty OF
time 10 reach its destination; but the fact
that this unorganized movement has had tho
affect OF making the Iowa lines demand re-
lief is telling evidence of what pressure the
Omaha joDbers can bring TO bear by
united action.
Opens a New Line.
The Missouri Pacific will begin tomorrow
to operate its new line by way Of Piatts-
mouth. For the present it will have a mixed
train between Omaha and Union. connecting
at the latter point with through trains both
ways. The mixed train will leave Omaha at
s 35 a. m and on its return will arrive at
6l5 p. IN. AS soon as the track is put in
thoroughly good condition the through
trains will be run over the new line and the
timo to st. Louis will be shortened consider
ably.
James w. Carr and party of delegates to
the Ancient Order of United Workmen su-
prene lodge meeting at Helena will leave
this evening in special car on the Omaha
line, going by way of st. Paul
Changing Tacoma's Name.
Ben Barrows was hot yesterday morning
Almost warm as day in June. Some of
his long cherished idols are threatened with
complete annihilaton Mr.. Barrows, who is
the advertising agent OF the Union Pacific,
is an antiquarian and is never so happy as
when delvlng among the records of the BY
time for the derivation of Indian names as
applied to cities, mountains, rivers of the
west "Some lunatical commission" said
the urbane literary pusher of the Overland,
has recommended that Mount Tacoma be
changed to Mount Rainer. This is all the