Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-26
FROM CHICAGO.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES PAssnN-
GER ASSOCIATION.
!. chicago Great Western Beaten
r,s Fight ON short Line Rates.
neintions between the santa
re and southern pacinc.


\ Associated Press.
rhlcago. ILL.,, June 25.--I.sst weeks
.,,,ound shipments from Chicago did
! AMER materially from those Of the
,.vous week. They amounted to a.
4 IONS as conf AIRED with 45sGl tons
n, ne week before. and 55,24e tons for
h, corresponding week OF last year.
~ tonnage carried by each of the
snpsung roads last week was as fol-
|sxs:
Michigan Central. ..se. wabash,
u Lake Shore. 6s7i. Fort Wayne.
n; Panhandle. Oil4; Baltimore and
|alo 1871; Grand TRUNK. 1850; Nlcltle
La. 5i.i: Chicago and Erie. J2ie.
IA -Four, s9ss-
through shipments Of -four, grain
"A PROVISIONS for the week amounted
4 ALI IONS. against 2i,ia2 tons for
N. trevlous week and 25.7s7 tons for
I, corresponding week last year.
|n.y were carried by the competing
IN In the following proportions:
|aNmore and Ohio, s.4; Big Four 53
FL. III; Grand Trunk. liys. Lake
|pre liz: Michigan Central, 1873.
.sekle Plate. IS; Panhandle, SO; TorI
|zayne, H.; Wabash, H..
lake shipments last week amounted
js.4gg tons, against 52,52i tons for
\, previous week.
| Passenger representatives vf those
y, centerlng in indianapolis We
m called to meet there Wednesday
IN The purpose Of organizing q local
||.sociatltn On basis CT n physical
a committees was appointed at
prayious meeting held in April last
N he purpose of preparing a plan OF
Xrranization. That committee II now
SAN TO report, and Wednesdays
Eeslng has been called to take action
the matter
NE Chicago Great Western road has
nan beaten in it's fight to have short
he's rates to points west of St Paul
Irply through Kansas city on the
rs Of Sioux city rates The chair
IN Of the Western passenger assocln-
N ruled that the Chicago Great Wes-
In had n right to make this use of
ort line rates, but at a meeting Of
X'IN MlllIlthIbAAh rue hAAftA hHnNAAaAANA
\ which the Chicago Great Western.
Iipugh an accident, was not present,
was decided to issue the rate sheet
|nahout showing their rates In II.
Il The Chicago Great Western. when It
s,coyered what had been done asked
ruling finding the Issue OF the
Ifte Sheet unauthorized. The chairman
tn dismissed this demand on the
bound that the Chicago Great Wes-
I'm should haye been at the meeting
question. That road will make the
Ine II claims irrespective OF whether
appears In the rate sheet or not.
Present. relations between the Santa
1s and the Southern Pacific so far as
issenger business Is concerned will
uilnue in statu quo pending the de-
hslon Of President c. p. Huntington
kihe latter company. on u proposition
Irhnltted by President Relnhart for
fe settlement of matters In dispute
Tween the two companies. in response
the right Of the Santa Fe to apply
bort line rates to San Francisco via
Iartow and Los Angeles,
4 vigorous kick was made today by
~ $500" road against the dIlatorlness
the Western Passenger Line In taxi
2 notice Of the rates demanded by
b 800" The Western roads refuse
o recognize its while
Aey do so Eastern lines can't use them
the composition Of Through rates
hmugh Western territory. The 800"
iima Il has been trying for months
get settlement of the question but
cannot Its patience is now eN-
irste1 and 1t proposes to have the
aner settled or make things lively
The Western roads
Western passenger association lines
70 consider the extension Of re-
" limits TO tickets for the National
neatlonal association convention at
saury Park, No action was taken
cr than to instruct the chairman to
't the matter up with the $500 and
Wisconsin Central lines In the hope
having them withdraw their extern
He Will report Mt an adjourned
rlang to he held wednesday. IN the
tlnume the Milwaukee and st. Paul
suspended its notice Of meeting
Nj and Wisconsin Central action.