The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-17
WORKING AT RATES
WESTERN AND CHICAGO MISSOURI
RIVER LINES MEET.
Action Taken on Wire. Nall, Coal and Lum-
Der Rates by the Freight Men-IIlinois
Central Stockholders Elect Officers
Farmers Loan and Trust Company and
the Oregon Railway and Navigation
Company in Court-Stanford Appeal
Order SIgned-Rival San Francisco
Oakland Lines-Nevada Southern Sold.

Chicago, Oct 16.-General freight
agents OF the western roads met here
today in conformity with instructions
issued by the executive officers last Fri
day to arrange for the restoration and
maintenance OF rates. 1t was agreed
that wire and nail rates should be adj
vanced TO fifth class rates restored be-
tween Chicago and the Missouri river.
There was a long discussion on the res
toration of coal and lumber rates be-
fore any decision was arrived at in re-
gard to them and an adjournment was
taken until tomorrow.
All the lines in the territory between
Chicago and the Missouri river were
represented at a meeting Of general
passenger agents here today to consid-
er the reorganization of the Western
Lines Passenger association. Consid-
cradle progress was made. The meet
ing resolved itself into a committee OF
the whole and went over, clause by
clause, the first six articles of the old
agreement. No radical changes were
made in any of them and they are like
ly to be adopted as they originally
stood. The meeting adjourned to meet
again tomorrow to continue the work.
Stockholders of the Illinois Central
road held their annual meeting here to-
day and elected S. Fish, Edward J.
Hartman and John Jacob Astor, di-
rectors for term of four years to sue
coed themselves. After the stockhold-
ers' meeting the directors met and elect
ed officers for the ensuing year as fol-
lows: Stuyvessant Fish, president;
John c. yelling, first vice president; j.
T. Harahan, second vice president; A.
C. Hackstaff, secretary: Eli H. Gibson,
treasurer; B. F. Ayre, general counsel;
James F. Entrees, general solicitor.
COAST RAILWAY NEWS.
San Francisco, Oct. 16.-In the Unit
ed States circuit court of appeals today
the suit of the Farmers Loan and
Trust company of New York against
the receivers of the Oregon Railway
and Navigation company was on trial.
Ex-senator DolDh of Oregon appeared
for the trust company land Senator
Thurston of Nebraska appeared for the
railroad.
The suit which involves a number Of
issues, grew out of an action for the
foreclosure of a mortgage brought by
the loan company against the Oregon
Railway and Navigation company.
When the suit was commenced the lat
ter company was in the hands Of the re-
ceivers of the Union Pacific. Later a
separate receiver was appointed for the |
company. The trust COM
pany contends that certain debts for /
labor and material, contracted prior to |
the separate receivership, should be |
paid from revenues collected after the |
of the separate receiver. |
The case was taken under advisement. |
The Stanford case has been appealed |
to the supreme court Of the United /
States. Today the order allowing the |
appeal was signed in the United States |
court Of appeals.
TWO RIVAL LINES.
Two rival enterprises are at work !
across the bay TO connect Oakland with |
the San Francisco and San Joaquin |
valley road. z. p. Vandercook has Sc
cured a franchise for an electric line |
via Livermore and Corral Hallow to
Stockton, shortening the distance be-
tween San Francisco and Stockton by
fifteen miles. 1t will be a standard |
guage equipped for freight and passen-
gers. Three Of the wealthiest men in
Oakland, Messrs. Adams, Prather and /
Henshaw, have secured large tracts for
depot and terminal purposes and are
right of way through Oakland
for another connecting line from Stock
ton, to cost 81. 600, 600
San Bernardino, Cal, Oct. 1.-THE
Nevada Southern railway was sold by
the sheriff today under a decree of the
superior court to K. b. Anderson. Judg-
HeulS ldu Dten TtNueTtQ Dy decree lOr
s151, 709. The amount bid was $l53 $685.
1t is understood that Anderson will
transfer the property to the California
and Eastern Railway company.
WESTERN UNION OFFICERS.
New York. Oct. 16.-At a meeting Of
the directors of the Western Union Tel
agraph company, held at the company's
office in this city today, the following
officers were reelected:
General Thomas T. Eckert president
and general manager: John Van Horne,
Robert c. Lowrey, George Gould and
J. B. Van Every, vice presidents; J. 3.
Van Every, auditor; a. r. Brewer, sec
rotary; r. H Rochester, treasurer;
Thomas +. Clark, assistant TO the presi-
lent and George II. Fearons. general
attorney.
Mr.. J. B. Van Every. who was here
.ofore acting vice president, was made
/ vice president.