Omaha daily bee., 1892-11-12
SUSTAINED THE ArCHISON
Course Of that Road in Cutting the Denver
Rate Endorsed.
DECISION or THE ARBlTRAToRS
There Was Ground for Making the knights
Tomplnr Excursion Cut-Buiiding
New Tramc Asssocietion-Latcst
Move OF the Reading

CHICAGO, H., Nov. IL. e. A. Ford. A. j.
Smith and e. p. Atmore, arbitrators in the
Alchisons appeal from Chairman Caldwelrs
decision, finding it guilty of reducing rates,
without sufficient justification, to Denver
and return on account of the Knights Tenn.
plar conclave last August handcd
down their decision today. They
also had before them the question
of whether Chairman Caldwell, and various
members OF the association, were guilty of
conspiring with tho Chicago & Alton, an
outside road, to deprive the Atchison OF its
rights under the agreement OF the Western
Passenger association.
In the conspiracy charges tho arbtrators
find that tho charges have not been sus-
tanned by tho evidence. Nevertheless, they
hold that the Atchison was not fairly
treated, either by the chairman or its fellow
members OF the association, first, because it
was given no voice in the matter of
granting relief, and, second, because
the other roads based the application for re-
lief on the announced intention. as we'll as
on the unwarrantable procedure of the
Atchison company, which was pre- pairing to
lawfully protect its interests undcr article
OF the agreement rather than on the
clearly established action of u line outside,
and some inside of the association. The
chairman was not justified in granting relief
70 somc members to the exclusion of Others
his ruling was an error, because it was
Dased on the declared intention OF the AtChi-
son TO protect its interests in harmony with
the letter aud spirit OF the law, whereas the
Atchison should have been held responsible
for It's action under the section providing
penalties for violations of the agreement.
regarding the question of whether the
Atchison was Justified In making rate Of
$l2 from Chicago to Denver and return, on
account OF the Knight Templar conclave the
arbitratorS decided in favor of the railroad
company. They find that it did present to
the chairman official Justification, under arti-
Gle OF the agreement. to warrant it in talk
Ing the action of u liue ou, sdc OF tho asso-
citation IN offering less than the agreed rates
for that particular occasion and, therefore,
they declare the decision of the chairman
reversed.
Considering that the Chicago & Alton has
all along denied Indignantly that it offered
less than the agreed rates for the knight
Ienp!ar excursion, the decision of the az
oitrators is rather more severe on that com
pany than upon Chairman Caldwell Opin-
ions differ rs to the actual merits of the
case. but the decision itself gives general re-
lief, because II averts the danger of dis
ruptinn of the Western Passenger assocla
tion.
The committee of western managers con-
tlnued IN session today working out plan
Tor division of competitive traffic in the
territory of the Western Freight association.
Important progress was made So far as
southwestern Missouri river traffic is con-
cerned an agreement was perfected au d there
was practical adoption of the details with
respect to business to and from Colorado
points. Tho committee then adjourned until
Monday when it will take UP the North
western problem and endeavor to establish
the points at which division of tonnage
may be effected under Chairman NIIdgley's
plan.
The Missouri Pacific has not sent a repre-
sentative to the meeting and has notified the
committee that, owing to previous engage
ments. 1t will not be able to do so until after
November -. Some OF the committee ex-
press the hope that after an agreement is
completed the Missouri Pacific will not
refuse to Subscribe to- 1t. Others are less
hopeful. They declare that the Missouri
Pacific is at present getting more than its
legitimate share of westbound business by
cptting rates, and that it will retain it's ad-
vantage as long as possible.
A meeting OF the passenger representatives
OF the western roads was held today to con-
slider charges against certain lines of paying
unauthorized commissions. Since the ad.
vance III rates from Chicago and St. Louis
TO Kansas City, it Is said the old forms of
tickets have appeared In the hands Of brokers
and that double commissions are beng
openly paid. IL Is also claimed that
the Burlington tickets TO Lincoln,
Neb, are being Manipulated to
Chicago TO Lincoln is Sl435; from Kansas
City to Lincoln it is S5.15. Brokers are
selling Burlington tickets to Lincoln via
Kansas City for SIG, with n rebate order on
their Kansas City correspondents for So.
thus REDUCING the ChicagoKansas City rate
not present at today's conference, and an
other meeting will be held tomorrow