The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-07

| CHICAGO, April 6-Some of the eastern
! roads are already sick of the attitude they
have taken in regard to switching charges
! and divisions with eastern roads. They
chose TO ignore the Chicago and Grand
! Trunk, and now they are forced to stand
} by and see the other roads absorb large
proportion of the business that might
| have fallen to them. The refusal of the
Grand Trunk to establish switching
charges in the city limits and its arrange
meut with the Northwestern and the st.
Paul, whereby it allows those lines
division of through rates instead of pay
ing them switching charges on freight
shipped to and from points on
their lines in the city limit has had very
noticeable effect. Over 80 per cent. of the
manufactures of Chicago are located on
the Northwestern and the St. Paul roads,
and 1.-the business of these two lines that
can be diverted to the Grand Trunk is
routed that way. because of the superior
advantages it offers them and to the ship
pers A meeting of the Chicago commit
tee of the Central Traffic association will
be held tomorrow and it is understood
that several lines will advocate reconsid-
Grafton of the recent resolution by which
all except the Grand Trunk Cancelled their
division arrangements with the western
roads.
PHILADELPHIA, April 6.-The appoint
ment of John Russell Young, the well
known Journalist, as fourth vice president
Of the Residing road, was officially an
nounced today.
KANSAS CITY, April 6.-The regular
monthly meeting OF the Transmissouri
Freight association was held today. Var
Ious matters of only local interest were
disposed of at the morning session. At the
afternoon session the private docket was
taken up and discussion of the charges
OF the Memphis against the Missouri Pa
cific was begun. The Memphis charged
that the Missouri Pacific issued free
transportation TO shippers TO Influence
their business. The discussion proceeded
at great length and with some heat Fin
ally, assistant general freight agent
Lincoln of the Missouri Pacific promised
to look into the matter aud stop the prac-
tice if he found ii prevailed on his line.
NEW YORK. April 6.-The stock books o.
the Union Pacific closed today. The an
nuai election will be held in Boston, aud
the stock was in urgent demspd in the
loan crowd and premium OF l.32 was
bid tor It's use. The buying was partly
based on the report that the Gould inter
est would retire and that Marvin Hugbi:t,
president of the Northwestern, would
succeed Dillon, president OF the Union
Pacific.
BosToN, April 6-The Union Pacific
people ia Boston DO not seem TO share the
belief expressed in New YORK and hinted
at from London that radical change Ia
the Union Pacific management Is immi
nent. There i no doubt tsst tie DreXel-
Morgan people would be glad TO have Mr.
Z. l. AnIes lake the presidency, bat such
an outcome is believed 10 BE- altogether i'm
possible. The idea that Mr.. Gould has !
parted with his holdings of either the
stock or guaranteed fund notes - ques
TONED.
CHICAGO, April 6.-Arnour & Co have /
begun twenty one suits n the circuit court 1
10 recover. IN the aggregate, s., 55.eo0 from /,
various railroad CON pauies throughout /
the country for overcharges on dressed /
beef.