Omaha daily bee., 1893-07-30
AFTER AN INJUNCTION.
Lincoln Jobbers Go to Cour. to Preserve
the Interstate Rates.

Lincoln Jobbers Go to COur: to Preserve
the Interstate Rates.
LINCOLN, Neb., July % Especial to 1HE
BEE. The Lincoln iobbers and manufac-
turers, who have inaugurated u war" upon
the railroads for the purpose of retaining the
advantages Mt present enjoyed by the city as
q distributing center, made their first move
this afternoon when they went before Judge
Hall OF the district court and applied for and
secured temporary injunction restraining
the Chicago Burlington ~ Quincy and the
Missouri Pacific from abolishing the inter-
state rates now enjoyed by the city of Lin
coin.
The case is entitled Raymond Bros &
Co, Plummcr, Perry & Co, Hargrea yes
Bros, Cooper & Cole Bros, Henry & Coats
worth Co.. Western Manufacturing company
Lincoln Paint and Color company. State
Journal company, Herpolsheimer & Co., A.
Il. Leming II Co., Harpham Bros, Granger
Bros, II. p Lau, T. II. Oakley, e. j. Jones'
Lincoln Packing and Provision company
Buckstaf Bros. Manufacturing company and
Herman Bros, on behalf of themselves and
others, whose names are too numerous to
mention, VS.. the Chicago Brlington & Quincy
Railroad company and the Missouri Pacific
Railway company"
After setting up the incorporation of the
various plaintiffs and defendants the Pc
tition shows the duty OF the defendants to
afford to plaintiffs the same facilities and
rates as to others similarly situated that
plaintiffs have been in business for mum Der
of years, receiving from and shipping to
points both within and without the state
large quantities Of goods; that they have
paid and yearly pay to defendants and other
lines OF railroad Sl,0OO,0O0 as Charges for
transportation of freight.
The petition gives in detail the rates
now In force between Chicago and this
city, those from St. LOUIS to this city
and the rates on lumber from Rock
Island, Arkansas and Texas. 1t shows that
these rates, substantially, have been in effect
from those points To Missouri river points
have been from to cents less; that prior
to November IL, 1887, the difference between
the OMAHA and Lincoln rate from Chicago
and st. Louis had been from to 5 cents
higher than after that date-in other words
that the diferential prior to November, 1887
was about double the differential charged
since January l, 1881.
Interstate Commerce Com mission Involved
the petition shows that on the l7th of No
vember, 1887, the Board OF Trade complained
before the Interstate Commerce commission
against the rate named above, charging
that the rates then in force were unjust un-
reasonable and discriminative against Lin
coin, and that they were in .olation of the in
terstaJe commerce law. The Board of rrada
introduced evidence before the commission,
ana the same was argued and by it
railroads conceded the justness of the com
plant and voluntarily reduced the rates by
cutting the differential in half. The Inter
state Commerce commission, in view of that
reduction, declined to further reduce the
rate, deciding that the dltferential was lust
and reasonable. Since that time both plain
TINS and defendants have treated the action
OF the railroad companies as "A settlement in
good faith OF the then existing differences,
and largo additions have been made to the
business interests OF Lincoln on the faith
that the rates then established would be
maintained, tho other roads entering LIN
coin having adopted the same schedule
As the rate was voluntarily established by
the roads, ana was approved by the Inter
state Commerce commission as reasona BILE
aud profitable, the railways are now
estopped from raising the rate, as the pro
posed rate, being in excess thereof, is unjust,
unreasonable, exorbitant and dlscriminatiye
Plaintiffs show that they have been noti-
fed OF proposed Increase OF from $ To 10
cents; that the city has increased under the
old rate from 10000 to 65,OO0 people that
Lincoln traffic on those lines has more than
doubled, thus justifying lower instead of
higher rate.
AT the time the present rates were estab-
lished distributive rates were equalized so
that Lincoln dealers could receive and re-
ship To Nebraska points at about the same
rates as Missouri river shippers, but they
cannot do so II local rates to interior points
are added to Missouri river through rates.
Plainiins will be compelled TO close business
In Lincoln aud move 70 other more favorable
points.
Plaintiffs show that when they notified