The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-14

Coast, Line of Steamers will Connect
New Orleans with the Pacific Coasters
at the Isthmus and Thus Undertake to
Prove the Longest Way Around the
Nearest Way Ihere-Western Trunk
Line Natters-Rai;road News.
Chicago, Nov. 13.-The Times Herald
tomorrow viii say: Arrangements
| nave ben made by the Panama Rail
road company TO establish a permanent
line OF. steamers from New Orleans to
Colon in connection with its California
traffic. This will make il an active
competitor for transcontinental traffic
from all the Mississippi valley. 1t is
now making traffic arrangements with
the Mississippi valley roads for the
transportation of their transcontinen-
tai freight. The most important of
these roads is the Illinois Central, which
must, if the new route is opened, be
considered, an active competitor for
transcont.neRtal traffic Its route win
be from Chicago to New Orleans via
the Illinois Central, thence 10 Panama,
by the Panama railroad and vessels
and thence Ito Los Angeles. San Fran
cisco and other California points by
steamer The new route is to be open
ed for traffic December l.
WESTERN LINES.
The adjourned meeting of the trans
Missouri lines convened this morning
10 take UP the question of joining or
not joining the Western Passenger as
ISOLATION Late this afternoon the
o1f uar,
ken amy action at all and it was left
with Chairman Caldwell as to when the
next meeting should be called.
The collapse OF the plan to have the
lines become members Of the assocda-
tom was due to the fact that no agree
rnent could be reached on the terrstori-
al limits to which agreement should APP
ply. Some of the lines wanted it to
include only The business UP TO Colo
RADIO common points. while others were
anxious TO have it take in all the
Through traffic TO the Pacific coast. 1t
being a problem as to whether or not
this could be done, it w1as decided to
drop the trans Missouri feature of the
thing for the time being and allow the
lines to see whether
they can get together and form an
agreement that will include not only all
the through traffic to the coast, but that
TO Colorado common points as we'll.
The meeting of the transcontinental
lines Will be held in this city on Novem-
Der 81
The meeting of the Western Freight
agents which was held yesterday for
the purpose of considering the reduc-
ton in rates to Utah by the Southern
Pacific was continued today, but I'D to
a rate hour nothing definite had been
arranged. 1t Is more than likely that
all OF the interested roads will reduce
rates from Chicago TO Utah points. but
'uhe matter has not as yet been defin- !
ately determined The reductions, if /
they are made. will be of warllke ma
ture, as the roads seem to be firmly |
OF the opinion that unles they take |
radical action of some sort, the South |
ern Pacific Will take all of their Utah |
traffic AWAY from them.
The western lines have decided to ig- |
more the long and short haul clause of /
the interstate commerce act in making |
Their rates from Chicago to Utah. They |
base their right to do this on decision |
handed down in the United States cir |
cult court in this city in 1892 The de-
cision declared that the word cline"
as applied to the fourth section of the
act, is limited TO one road, and that |
two connecting roads are not line.
Under that decision short haul charges
greater than the Through rates over
lines are not In violation.
AS all the Utah routes from Chicago
are made up over two or more roads.
the lines are at liberty to put in s low
rates as they wish. An associa ton
of which P. ]. Flynn Is to be chairman
VIII be formed.
NEW ROAD IN THE WEST.
Denver, Nov. 13.-Papers were filed
Wi tn the secretary of state today incor-
the Albuquerque. Colorado
and Pacific road. The route selected
IS from Albuquerque through Durango
and Grand Junction, Colorado, to Salt
Lake and thence to some point yet IN
decided on Puget Sound. The Sirec-
tors for the first year are ]. W. Han
ma, president: w. w. Borst, vice pres
dent; j. c. Veatcfl. secretary; G.. w.
Wilson, treasurer; r. T. Wells. counsel
Surveys have already been complet-
sd from Albuquerque to Grand juno
ton and grading will probably be be-
gun in the spring.
TRUNK LINE MATTERS.
New York, Nov. 13.-The committee
appointed to revise the agreement as
10 rates of passengers and freight be-
tween the various railroad companie
net today in the trunk line offices Five
hours were consumed in the work and
he result OF the committees labors will
De presented to the presidents and vice
presidents Of the roads concerned, at
heir meeting TO be held the sd inst.
Merit wins, as is shown by the mar
,elous success Of Hoods Sarsaparilla,
he great blood purifier.