The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-19
BOYCOTT OF THE SEABoARD.
ONLY WESTERN AND ATLANTIC
POINTS FREE FROM IT.

Through Freight over the Western
and Atlantic Subject 60 the Boy
cott-The southern Railway aad
Steamship Association Looks Upon
Judge Lumpkin's Decision as aH
Important victory in Its Favor.
An Important Point Involved.
Atlanta. Ca. April 1s.-The right OF
traffic association 10 boycott a road that
does not conform 10 its rules seems 70
have been decided favorably in part, at
least. in the recent decision of Judge
Lumpkin Gu the case Of the SeabOard Air
Line against the Western and Atlantic.
and the Nashville. Chattanooga and ST.
Louis.
An order was issued to-day by the last
named roads in accordance with the de-
cision Of the court, putting into effect the
boycott against the Seaboard in so far as
through rates are concerned. The Southern
Railway and Steamship Association claims
great victory in this just as the Sea
board claimed a victory IN the injunction
in the boycott on local traffic. The asso-
citation declared a boycott against the sea
board on The charge OF cutting rates
against the associated lines The Seaboard
attempted to rhWart the boycott by en-
joining the Western and Atlantic, which Is
y
ST louis the claim being advanced that
by q private contract between these com
pan-es and the Seaboard, the same ad-
vantages in rates should always De al
lowed the SeabOard as any other road en-
loving the use Of the Western and At
lantic's terminals in Atlanta
Judge Lumpkin legaliZed the action OF
the Southern Railways and Steamship As
socfatfon according TO the claims OF the
association. when he ruled that the West
ern and Atlantic could only be en1olned
hpNQoffInR in far the local
business origina ting on the road was con,
cerned. on business originating beyond
Chattanooga the Western and Atlantic
can apply the boycott rules and refuse
proratlng arrangements with the sea
board.
the decision that an association of rail
roads has the right to boycott another
road. Even in this case, where private
contract existed for an equality OF terms,
the court has ruled that in the matter Of
through traffic the Western and Atlantic
has the right to make terms with one road
and refuse to do so with another. Com
missioner Stahlrnan of the Southern Rail-
way and Steamship Association says his
nOn-intercourse order against the sea-
board Air Line has been substantially
legalzed and next Monday the boycott
will be in full force and effect against the
Seaboard in the matter Of interchanging
through freight.
New York, April 1S.-As an outcome
of the rate-cutting of the SeaDoard Air
Line, the following notice was issued to-
day by the Western and Atlantic rail-
road and the Nashville. Chattanooga and
St Louis Railroad Company
To all agents and connections: Notice
is hereby given that effective April p,
1895 all joint rates and prorat.ng arrange
ments with the Seaboard Air Line viii
be withdrawn.
With reference to freight originating
and shipped to or from points beyond
bills of ladng originating with other roads
destined to points on or reached by the
Seaboard Air Line, and also with refer
ence TO freight sought to be sent forward
by the Seaboard Air Line on through
bills OF lading over the Western and
Atlantic to points reached by other roads
beyond it's line, on all such traffic re-
ceived by the Western and Atlantic to
be delivered to the Seaboard Air Line,
the regular established rates from orig
inal point of shipment to Atlanta viii
be charged and on all traffic received
from the Seaboard Air Line TO be for
warded via the Western and Atlantic
railroad to points reached by other roads
beyond its line the regular established
rates from Atlanta to points of destina-
ton will be charged This notice does
not apply to any freight shipped 70 or
from any point ON the line OF the west
ern and Atlantic railroad.