The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-08


house Commissioners Hears Testimony
in Case Brought To Determine The
Rights and W rongs of the Two Dollars
Per Car Charge for Delivering Cars Mt
the Union stock Yards-No Decision y ct
Reached--Csse of Interest to Railroads
and shippers Doing Business at Yards.
Chicago. March The state board
OF railway and warehouse commission
ers was in session today. listening 10
evidence in the case OF James Brown
OF Dwight, against the Chicago and Al
ton railroad. No decision was reached
nor Will there be until the commission
ers have considered the briefs that are
10 be submitted by both sides.
The complaint involves the alleged
overcharges Of s. per car on the part
Of the railroad for shipping facilities
al the union stock yards and Is 10 he
made test case. An effort is 10 be
made 10 see whether or not. under the
laws Of Illinois. the railroads doing
business in Chicago have the right TO
charge shippers extra for delivery OF
cars at The stock yards.
a number OF Witnesses were examined
but the only object was to make il pos
siole 10 prepare a full record of the
case. All the roads IN the city a-c in-
directly interested in the outcome OF the
case, affecting, as il does. the rules
governing the terminal switching Al
ter hearing the evidence and oral ar
Suments, the commissioners instructed
the attorneys 10 prepare briefs and then
adjourned.
DIFFERENTIALS AGAIN
Trouble is again looming Up before
the western lines over the question Of
Canadian Pacific differentiaIS. The A.
ton is the road which has forced mat
tiers this time and il il SuStaiDs its
present position for any great length OF
time II viii certainly force the Canadian
Pacific 10 withdraw from its agreement
with the western lines. The SPECIFIC
troubles in this instance originated with
the Grand Trunk. which for several
weeks has been working and lobbying
in every possible direction 10 break
up the Western Trunk Line Passenger
committee agreement. Its first effort
III this direction was refusal 10 MAIN
tain standard rates. When IL Went he
low the schedule, the Canadian Iaciuc
which had been allowed a ditferential
from Grand Trunk rates by the western
roads, promptly took advantage OF its
diiterential in meeting the rates made
by the Grand Trunk. The Alton road
has now announced that IL Will not al
low the Canadian Pacific dinereutialS
as against the cut rates of the Grand
Trunk. 1t asserts that the dinerentjals
was only allowed 10 the Canadian Pa
Cittc by the western lines on condition
that II secure the allowance of the
differential from all the eastern lines.
which it has not yet done.
AGAINST THE ALTON.
Chairman Caldwell. when the matter
was brought 10 his attention, ruled
against the Alton, declaring that the
western roads had agreed 10 reorsdnize
the differentials irrespective of any ac-
tion TOR or against the dilferentials
which might be taken by the eastern
roads. lie produced the records Of the
meeting at which the difierential was
allowed and they fully sustained him
IN his position. showing moreover, that
the Alton had i'm that meeting voted
10 allow the ditfererial which il now &c
CldIcs II cannot recognize. The west
ern roads agreed when the Canadian
Pacific signed the committee agreement
to protect IL against the rates of the
Grand Trunk. and II they do not do so
that line viii become free lance, as 81
was before ii was induced 10 come 10
the committee agreement. Tn" pres
ent conditions are highly pleasing to the
Grand Trunk. which. 81 is broadly hint
ed desires nothing so much as the dis
ruption of the committee agreement,
which il is making every effort n ac-
COmplish. \ Representative OF the Grand
Trunk declared after Tho adjournment
Of the general meeting of the western
lines that one of the roads which had
signed the agreement had said ~ would
stand by the Grand Trunk in its fight
a gainst the Canadian Pacific.