Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-15
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INTERESTS CLASH.

The expressions published yesterday.
which emanated from General Passen-
ger Agent La Beaume of the Cotton
Belt and General Passenger Agent
Meslier of the Texas and Pacific, on
the subject OF the Cotton Belts de-
mands'at the hands of the Southwest
erh passenger committee. were read
with much interest here yesterday.
The remarks OF Mr. La Beaume,
which Were TO the effect that the Cot
ton Belt would push It's claims and
would accept no substitutes or evRslona
Is construed as an open declaration
that the Cotton Belt people have In no
manner receded from their position,
and Will have what they ask for or
precipitate n lively row, the effects
OF which will be felt by every line
That "a party to the agreement II
Is also accepted as notice that there
are but two points really Involved In
the strained conditions. and those
points nre. accede or fight II out.
The remarks made by CASTOR Mes
Her. general passenger agent OF the
Texas and Pacific betray a state OF Of
fairs not much commented on here
totore In reference to these complica-
tions. and that is antagonism between
lines composing the Gould system. The
Idea has prevailed to some extent that
the Cotton Belt was being used as
catspaw, but the emphatic declar ltlona
OF Nj, Mesler would seem suillsiant
to dlspel any and all suspicion ON that
score Mr.. Mesler says;
1.-THE Cotton Belt is not really St.
Louis road. They do not run into st.
Louis, and the Iron Mountain has to
haul their cars nearly $50 miles. II
l.a 4t.aN ,aIal o. NFs
ask for differential on Kansas City
business or Memphis business. necausc
they run n sleeper into st. Louis they
think they shoul1 he permitted 10 low
err the price 81 on first class tickets and
give 81 more commission, making In
reality differentlal OF 50. They won't
get It,"
This Is pretty strong talk TO come
from line belonging to the same sys-
tenn as the one offending, and seems
to indicate that the troubles, In ad-
ditlon to the other complications. have
assumed much of tho nature OF
family row. 1t would also seem to
indicate that the Texas and Pacific
ana Iron Mountain are both arrayed
against the Cotton Belt. and the man
ngement of that line Is In reality play
Ing lone hand
This Is peculiar condition of nf-
fairs. But railway man remarked
yesterday that an international and
Great Northern official recently told
him that while his line was part
OF the Gould system that the sharpcst
competition II had to meet was from
sister lines OF the same system lie
remarked further that the policy OF
Mr., Gould was TO allow each line In
the system to look after lta pwn inter
csts, and in no instance would tho In
terests Of any particular line be made
auhversive to the others.
There is TO he meeting OF the
southwestern Passenger committee IN
ST. Louis Tuesday for the purpose of
adjusting these troubles, but local rail-
way people do not take very hope
full view OF the situation. Indeed, II IL
known that some local representatives
OF the interests affected will not Mt
tend the meeting This, within itself
would seem TO indicate that the out
look for agreement Is so gloomy Az to
incite Indifference In the outcome,
There II no doubt but that conditions
are scrinus, with the Indications I'll
portendlng further troubles. and seri-
Gus trouble.