The morning call., 1894-05-10
GONE DOWN IN CHAOS.
All of the Freight Associations
Have Collapsed.
The Burlington Started the Trouble
and All of the Other Roads
Chimed In.

CHICAGO. May 9.-The Western Freight
Association is in a very bad way just now,
and it would not be great surprise If it
went to pieces entirely. The Atchison
to-day gave notice of Withdrawal from the
Western Trunk Line committee and also
from the Western Freight Association. the
former withdrawal taking effect at once
and the latter within ten days.
A general meeting Of the managers of
the association lines was held this after
noon to prevent the low rates put in effect
yesterday to the Missouri RIVER from be-
ing extended to Omaha and Council Bluffs.
Before the meeting hal made any prog
ress the Burlington tipped over the apple
cart by announcing that it would make
the same rate on first-class freight to Coun-
ell Bluffs as now prevails to the Lower
Mississippi River points. The general
managers then decided to put the question
of meeting the Burlngton's rate over until
tomorrow and took up the matter of max
ing the low rates effective eastbound as
we'll as to the west The Alton announced
it was going to reduce the rates on live
stock and dressed beef. Then they decided
to take up the question of rates through
Omaha again, and met the rates of Tues
day on all things save livestock, and that
will be considered tomorrow. The Atchi-
son also threw a bomb into the camp of
the Southwestern Freight Association,
which has been patiently holding sessions
all week. by declaring that 1t would not
attend any more meetings of that body,
This virtually means the entire disruption
of the Southwestern Association.
The affairs of the Western Passenger As
sociation took favorable turn to-day and
there is prosDect that the Union Pacific
will come into the emigrant clearing g-houss
although il is not expected to come into
the association as member just now. A
plan is being discussed of dividing the a s.
sociation. loading one-half east OF the Mis-
souri, River and the balance west This
may receive consideration at the next
meeting, which Is tomorrow.
The annual meeting of the Burlington
road was held to-day aud all the officers
and directors were unanimously reelected.
The annual report, figures of which have
already Sheen published, showed the tota,
gross earnings of the road to be S31, ,O42,
969, expenses S2s. 1888, 765. leaving the net
earnings for the year So. 204, ,204, total de-
crease Oh Cl, loO,Ool, do COu1pdIeu With Tue
statement OF 1898. Passenger earnings in
creased nearly S1.2Oo.oOO, while freight
earnings fell off $307S,511.
WASHINGTON. May 9.-The State Rail-
road Commissioners to-day adopted reso-
luton that 1t is the sense of the
convention that competing carriers may
safely be permitted to make law
full contracts with each other for
the apportionment of compe titive traffic
or the earnings therefrom. provided con-
ditions and restrictions be imposed which
protect the public from excessive and un-
reasonable charges.
The report of the Committee on Uni
form Classification OF Freights recon-
mended that Congress enact law re-
curing carriers to adopt uniform classi-
fcation within the time fixed and in de-
fault of that classification be made by the
commission.
Officers for the next convention to be
held in this city we're elected as follows
Allen Fort of Georgia. chairman; A. K.
Teisberg of Minnesota, vice-chairman. and
Edward A. Moseley OF the Interstate CON-
merce Commission, secretary.