The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-18
Is your blood poor? Take BEECHAM's
PILLS
a NEW RAILWAY POOL.

NEW YORK. Nov. 17.-At meeting of
the presidents of all the seaboard trunk
lines it was decided to return to the old
plan of pooling business, as done before
the Interstate commerce law made
it Illegal. They saw no other way to
maintain rates, and evidently resolved to
take the chance Of the law not being
vigorously enforced against them.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. IA morning pa
per prints the following:
"The railroads of tie western states will
soon form traffic pool. The certainty OF
this is established by \ letter just sent out
by the interstate commerce commission.
Yesterday number OF the prominent
railroad officials, ira ffic men and associa-
tion chairmen received letters from the
interstate commerce commission under
personal cover with request to avoid all
publicity The letter reads TO the effect
that the commi iSsion is seriously consider
ing the advisabiity Of recommending TO
congress the adoption OF ali amendment to
the interstate commerce law providing for
the legaliziug OF pooling OF traffic among
railroads on condition that proper reports
of the same be submitted To tie co,nmis-
sion. The latter asks the opinion OF traffic
managers, railway managers ana presi-
dents, together with commissioners aud
managers of transportation bureaus and
boards OF trade, as to the benefits which
could be derived by the shippers who are
now working under the disadvantages OF
secret cut rates. The letter also implies
that if the majority of the answers are
favorable au amend ment to the law Will be
offered at the next session OF the L nited
States congress.
Several of the traffic officials OF the city
have received the letters and the general
opinion Is that the clause providing Tor
pooling viii be inserted in the interstate
commerce act. The commercial bodies Of
Kansas City will Certainly favor the
ame ndinent and there Is little doubt OK the
traffic managers of the roads here support
ing he move. although they are averse 10
being quoted just at present
When the meetiu. o. the managers ad-
journed in Chicago last Monday IL Was to
meet again on November 30 and again dis
cuss the question Of proper division OF
the traffic This has been the sticking
point, and. despite the fact lhtG the man
ayers have known for some time past tina.
tie commission would issue TIE i-tter re-
ferred 20, there has been 10 agreemras On
the division Of territory ard consequently
traffic At the meeting referred TO ,nsre
Were haif zen plans presented Tor The
formation OF a biisd poos. bat noase oi
them were entirely sstislsctorr
''fhe principal UbJecl WAS tae western
local points. The through lines oi n Kansas
CiEy. while ackcoE le,l -ln- taat D,a0; 81
I
points, refuse 10 consider them rs suc' IA
lie organ .x.lion of pool. Ihe Alton,
especially. opposes til. plan oi pooling
and insists that IL he ppos - formed u
should ceHslt-r everything which could be
CONSTRUED as being competitive ss IA tEe
pool the claim : made that x station
fiflrrn miles from junction poiet : lett
ous of tiie pesoI Tie AL Cab easily ren te
sy uayins the * "a ciarg- Of sausiDG 20
isar 5oIas, and in c4se i5e sfatloaas % d.s-
ferenG roa.is arc oulv afseea mills apart,
the former would Eai h-r haul 10 tE= ~.
iiea where Inc road will MAKE the iosest
rate.
These points are accepted by :he inrs
extending wese of the MEssoaEi river. but
th-y refuse 70 coacsde the demands OF the
other lines sad place all local stations ss
wneh there Is any possibility o. cnaipe
tillon inside OF the pool.
's0a this account il is not thought that