The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-20

Hours Over the Old Scheduie-tour
Days and -Four Hours Between New
York and San Francisco Sentiment
Concerning the Atehison Presidency
Western Union and Union Pacific Per-
plexity-Raiiway News.
salt Lake. Utah, Nov. 19---Business
enaa Of the entire International region
alave been taking great Interest in the
movement of the limited overland
train via 1.-THE Northwestern and Union
Pacific roads. The train reached Og-
den at 1:37 today, being three minutes
ahead of schedule time. After a stop
of thirty minutes at Ogden a Southern
Pacific engine was attached to the tram
and went speeding west wSth all on
board delighted with the fast run that
IS being made.
The Salt Lake Connection of The fast
train reached here at $40, making
gain of twelve hours between Chicago
and Salt Lake over the usual time
If the train arrives at San Francesca
On time the passengers from New York
VIII have covered the distance across
the continent in four days and four
hours.
ATCHISON PRESIDENCY.
Chicago. Nov. ia special ito
morning paper from New York says:
w. II. .Rossiug4ton OF the Santa Fe road
VINO is at the Holland house said that
nopning had been definitely settled in
regard to The presidency Of the road
The ancorporafors will meet tomorrow
-sffternloon in this city. he said, and
choose board of directors. which VIII
I'm all probability at once elect a presl-
derf. He Thought it would be for the
h-i.et-est of the company to select a man
vino is familiar with the road with
grf7ch The wifi have 10 control That
objection applies directly to Ripley, ut
Is said Asked who would probably b.
elected president, he said D. IS. ROBIN
son. the present general manager. He
pIded fhait he believed that Robinson
was als5 1.-THE preference of all the west
srn men who VIII have a voice in the
mattsT.
Reports from the overland limited
which left Chicago on its inaugural
trim via hhe Northwestern and Union
Pacific IfIle, Sunday, Nov. IL, ait o p. m,
sflow that a much shorter schedule is
capable of being made whenever neces-
gary Thus far the train has without
difficulty followed its regular schedule
and arrived ait Ogden three minutes
ahead of time today (TuesdayO
CALDWELL REFLECTED.
Chairman Caldwell was for the third
fine elected chairman of the Western
Passenger association today. The vote
was unanimous and no other man was
considered for the position The meet
Ing. afte T the election, took up the ap-
pOEntmenit of committees and he forTna-
lion of am agreement for The local asso-
citations The following general pas
senger agents were appointed members
of the executive committee: Crane of
the Wabash, Eustis Of the Burlington,
Townsend of 1.-THE Missouri Pacific, Sc
hastfn of tine oRck Island and Lord Of
The Great Western.
Chairman Caldwell was instructed TO
appoint a committee no draw up an
agreement for The local associations.
The new agreement of the western
roads VIII modify the party RABIES in as
sociaSion territory. This is MATTER
which the western roads have persist
entity refused Ito consider, but they have
been forced Ito do 1t by the pressure of
the eastern roads on the one side and |
the trans Missouri roads on The other.
The new rates for pauties of ten or |
over win be two cents per mile. Special /
train rates have also been reduced from |
so to 20 per cent.
ON THE SAME POLES.
Omaha, Nov. 19-Loca1 Union Paci- |
nc and Western Union officials are con- |
in doubt as to just what VIII |
be done in carrying out the provisions |
Of THE finding of tlhe supreme court that |
two telegraph lines must be maintain |
nd separately. When the Western I'm /
ron lines were extended in order to take |
charge of tthe commercial business
along the line of the Union Pacific a |
line of poles and wires were built by the |
company on one side of the
tracks for commercial business. while /
the oOmpany's wires for railroad bust |
ness were on the other side. After the |
poles Of both companies had oUtlived /
Their usefulness, a new line of poles was |
put UP. carrying THE wires of both the |
railroad and the telegraph company |
and the cost was sIpportioned. In the |
railroad offices where the railroad |
c0mpany's operators attend 10 the /
WeSuern Un5on's commercial business. /
hire operators are paid by the railroad /
and the receipts for the COM
snercial business are divided between l
tlle railroad company and the telegraph /
I'RANS-AlsSStDDkl LIN tsS.
Kansas City. Nov. l9.-The TRANSMITS |
souri, Freigf5t association opened at the 4
Coates house this afternoon whist is 4
expected TO be a i5lIree days session. I
There are many matters OF Importance !
ON the docket. including the question /
OF excessive grain rates charged by the 4
Union Pacific railway on shipments
from Nebraska points to Kansas City
An adjournment was taken until > i
O'Clock This AFTERNOON because of the /
absence Of the Missouri Pacific repre-
seDtativeS. III is possible that the
grain rate question may not be reached /
before tomorrow.
Assistant General Freight Agent FL
nler II. Wood Of 'ahe Union Pacific is
present nit the meeting. When asked by /
a reponosr II Il was Gfe intention OF the /
Union Pacific TO w5ahdraw the excessive
grain rates ne would neither affirm nor /
deny ;!het he had 'aae auuhoriy 70 with /
Draw the rates. He. glowever. express
I'D the opinion Ihat since the rates had !
feen checked up by the trans Missouri /
freight association they would ni3ve 70 .
be acted upon by that body and Mi by
the Union Pacific alone
J. E I'ot. commissioner Of the O1na-
1la Transportation bureau. and w. W. /
Eabcock. general manager Of the Orna-
IA stock yards, are in the city and VIII i
appear before the association in tie
hope OF obtaining better rates fo~ Oula- I
Ia on 1--we stock ana packing house pro 4
ducts. This session Of the association
WI be executive
The afternoon session developei n
great deal Of talk byr, practically Eo.h- /
ing IVES accomplished. The -nstes- Of 4
the alleged discrimination IN grain rarss
against Kansas Cscy by the T-ns,a Pa
cific went over until tomorrow. To-
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