The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-07-12
MORE CUTS FEARED
TEXAS PACIFIC GETS TIE WESTERN
ROADS STIRRED UP.

| More than Meet an Alleged Cut rs Soon
| as IL L. Sure One has Been Made-R.tes
| to the Chickamauga Dedication--Testi-
| mony to be Taken in Union Pacific Re-
ceivership Cases--New Plan for Con-
| gress to Act On--western Roads In
| ereasing Forccs--Railway News
Chicago. July 1.-THE western roads
We're disturbed today by threats of
| further rate cutting. The Missouri.
| Kansas and Texas complained that the
Texas Pacific had put in a round trip
rate from Dallas to New York of $40. So
via St Louis and the Pennsylvania
| road. The Missouri, Kansas and Texas
threatened to put in rate Of SIS from
| Dallas to st. Louis unless il is authori-
| tatively assured that no such rates have
| been made by the Texas Pacific. The
| officials Of the Pennsylvania road in
sist that they know nothing OF any
such rate and declare that If the Texas
Paclhc IS selling such tickets IL must
be standing all the reductions.
The Chicago-St. Paul lines have
agreed TO make rate September Is for
| the round trip for all parties attending
| the Inauguration of the Chickamauga
and Chattanooga parks. The tickets
will have return limits TO September %.
All the western roads have agreed up
on basing rate of 500 from California
points 10 the Missouri river and return.
added to the rates authorized east OF
the Missouri river 10 Boston and return.
for the Knights Templar conclave at
Boston, and to Louisville and return
for the g. A +. encampment. All tick
cts reading over the Shasta route viii
have So additional TO the rate.
CORNISH WILL QUIZ.
New York. July u.-W. B. Cornish.
master in chancery in the Union Pa
cific receivership difficulties. will take
testimony in this city next week on the
following matters:
July II, on questions affecting the
continued operation of the St. Joseph
and Grand Island in view Of the fore
closure suit which has been instituted
and on the matter of the continued op-
Grafton of the Kansas City and Omaha
railroad and the manner in which the
deficit arising from such operation shall
be apportioned; July Is. on the obliga-
tionS arising under the equipment trust
indentures of the Union Pacifi; July 10.
on the questions relating to the con-
tinued operation of the Atchison, Jewell
County and Western and the Atchison.
Colorado and Pacific railroads; also
the manner in which the deficits shall
be apportiOned; July 10. on the ques-
tionS with respect to certain Oregon
Short Line and Utah and Northern past
due coupons.
Omaha, July 11-Quietly and without
exciting any attention the committee
on reorganization of the Union Pacific
is concentrating the bonds OF the varied
interests with a view TO being able to
submit to congress plan that will be
freed entirely Of the Objectionable feat
ures which characterized the attempted
legislation last winter. The makeup
Of the committee Is not given out at
local headquarters but II Is thought
that many Of the men who gave
strength to the movement last winter
for reorganization are quietly working
to bring about a unanimous feeling
among the bondholders to accept their
just proportion in the new scheme Of re-
organization. The legal proceedings in
the Oregon Short Line case have
brought to the bondholders a situation
which heretofore has been vague, but
never so strongly as now have they re-
allied what the disintegration of the
Union Pacific means. Within year all
segregation lines are expected to be
under one management.
Mmaha, July 11.-All western rail-
roads are agin increasing their forces.
During the winter the Milwaukee laid
off 20 per cent of its employees but now
orders have issued for the increase Of
its force in all departments. Nearly II
not quite all the old force will be at
work soon, and by August i possibly
more than were formerly employed.
The Union Pacific is opening its Chey-
enne shops and the Burlington is in
creasing its shop force at Holdredge.
The Elk Horn Is also reaping the bene-
. L-&& -
sections and in the shops is being in
creased slowly but surely. The Chica-
go. 81. Paul. Minneapolis and Omaha.
and the Missouri Pacific have also put
additional men TO work in the various
departments along their lines. The
cause Of the revival in business Is at
tributed to the prospects OF big crops
and the outlook for big freight bust
ness this fall.
RATES BASED ON MILEAGE.
Chicago. July 11.-Roads in the Central
Traffic association have agreed 10 the most
radical changes in their history in the pre-
sent scale of rates. Beginning January /,
their territory scale based solely on mi
leage and one which can be logically de-
Tended as a proper method of rate making
Under the new scale of rates the cost OF
transportation Will be advanced on high
class articles. II is figured as accurately
as possible that the new scale will increase
gross earnings from to per cent.
The new scale includes all distances
from five to 40 miles and covers the six
classes. Provision is made for applying
the new basis at all percentage points and |
on all special commodity rates. Dressed |
meats will be under third class. hogs, cat
tie. calves and sheep fifth class. and hor- |
seS and mules second class. The new |
scale has been referred 70 iUcai commit !
tees at all competing points and rates Will !
be lined up 20 correspond. All these re-
ports viii be presented al the special meet
ing and the scale may begin Monday in |
stead Of waiting until January /.
RUNNING ROADS FOR GLORY.
Dallas. Tex, July N-Rairoad passsen- |
ger rates are so badly demoraliZsd that |
people can travel al almost their ovu fg- |
ures and passenger agents are looking for |
for sio.75: 10 Kansas City for 8 - and 20 /
Louisville for $ls. %. All of the Texas lin
es are in the fight and there is no telling /
how cheaply they viii carry passengers
before the war is over. The passenger de- |
partments are out in big posters with such
headlines as:
Money No Object. Glory ond Wind All /
that is Required 10 Run a Railroad IN
These Days.
The cut now amounts TO a reduction ot
form thirty 10 sixty per cent
When the train stopped. . man Nth
whiskers got aboard and noticed, With
the ready eye Of traveller, that every
seat was filed
ssNar nm over inst poxv hA rasrrzily