The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-15
But THEY DID NOTHING.
Western Passenger Lines Still Meet to Con
front a Hopeless MIDDLE.

front a Hopeless Middle.
Chicago, March 1.-THE Western Pas
senger men continued their meeting to-
day but nothing was done. The situ-
alton is becoming almost hopeless
middle and while q majority OF the
lines are hopeful that the committee
agreement will soon be put into opera
ton, they are not setting any date
for it. Contrary to the program, the
Wabasll-Alton fight did got come up
and the particular snalc, which the
lines set themselves to unraYel was
that of the ST. ul-Minneapolis rate
sheet The Omaha road refuses fatty
to allow the rates demanded by the
Chicago and Great Western to be
shown in the sheet and the Great West
ern will do nothing until the Omaha
backs down. That was the situation
when the meeting opened and ii re-
manned so until the close. Neither
side gave way an inch and nothing was
done. Later in the day an informal
meeting OF the transcontinental lines
was held to discuss the boundaries of
their sub-committees. 1t amounted to
nothing more than a discussion.
The general meeting Of the Western
Freight agents cleared UP its docket
today and the western and northwest
ern lines began their meeting. The
western lines refused an application for
an advance in lumber rates from points
on the Ohio river to points on the Mis-
souri, river and referred the matter to
a committee of the St. Louis lines. a
rate of 2215 cents on agricultural i'm
plements was made from Mississippi
river points to Missouri river points,
and 80 cents from Chicago TO missouri
river points.
The last thing on the docket was an
applica ton for a reduction in rates for
-
to St. Paul and Minneapolis. 1t was lie
fused and the meeting adjourned.
The western and northwestern lines
decided to apply the same rates to
Chicago from Duluth as from st. Paul
on eastern shipments and refused an
application for reduction rate on wire
and nails from Chicago to st. Paul
1t was decided TO make no change in
the rates on -four from Minneapolis to
Iowa points. The matter of proper
tional rates on lumber shipments orgi-
mating in Pacific coast territory, from
St. Paul to Chicago, was referred TO
committee. After granting rate OF 20
cents 10 St. Paul and % cents to Du-
luth on car loads Of furniture, mini
mum weight 10000 pounds, from Fond
Du Lac, the netting adjourned. Its
docket will be finished tomorrow.
Earnings of the Atchison system, all
lines. for the first week in March, were
s737, eS7, an increase of S20,970 over the
same week of last year.
Earnings of the st. Louis and San
Francisco were Tor the week, STA, 1I2,
a decrease of S3,017
The earrings of the Atlantic and Pa
cific were $50 ,006, an increase of Sl,lH-
Earnings of the Colorado Midland
were $25, 48i, an increase of S1,121.
Earnings of the Atchison system
proper, exclusive of lines reported
above, were 1881, 425, an increase of $2l,-
719.
All the above are approximated gross
earnings.
The railroad claim agents spent most
OF the day considering changes in their
bylaws. Several minor changes We're
made. The following officers Were elect
ed President, John L. Denniston,
Pittsburg; vice president, W. a. Ed
ridge, Memphis: second vice president,
a. T. Drew, St. Louis; secretary and
treasurer. S. A. Mehorter, Philadelphia
The next meeting q the association
Will be held in New York early in Aug
lSt