The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-20

! great many shippers have been hold
ing freight back waiting for cut rates
since the trouble in the Western Freight
association commenced and the Rock Is
land and Santa Fe withdrew from the as
ISOLATION, which was followed by a gen.
eral slashing of rates. Those who have
held their freight nave done so in the
hope the cutting of rates would extend tc
the western lines. They may ship it now
however, and might as well if they intend
shipping at all, for the trouble has beer
patched up and the probability Of lower
rates on the western roads (Which was
never awning 20 Iar as there was ]
Likelihood Of the west eTn assoc -aticn dill
tirely off. The trouble is all to be
pa1cned up ana new association 10 be
formed. Concerning the matter the ST.
Louis G,obe-Democrat says:
The Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe man.
agement having withdrawn all opposition
10 the proposed advance or restoration of
freight rates generally in the territory OF
the Western Freight association. the res
toration viii 20 into effect November ,.
This agreement of the traffic officers, how
ever, is subject TO the action TO be taken
by the executive officers of the western
lines at a special conference called III
Chicago next Tuesday for the purpose CT
effecdng reorganiZatio ton Of the Western
Freight association. A Joint call has been
issued for this meeting by the executive
Chicago. Rock Island e Pacific. Chicago
& Alton, Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
and the Chicago, burlington o. quincy.
The executive officers of the st. Louis
western lines the Missouri Pacific the
Wabash the Missouri, Kansas & Texas,
the Burlington lines in Missouri and the
St Louis & San Francisco. are invited TO
attend the Chicago meeting, and their
cooperation is earnestly solicited looking
"a
tenRnce of rates and regulation of freight
traffic which shall secure for all COMPETE
tive interests q fair share Of the business
in the west.
THE 81 Louis lines will all be represent
ed at the conference, and it viii probably
result IN the Organization Of hoard of
traffic administration composed of traffic
experts representing the interests of the
ST Louis the Chicago and the Kansas
City lines. The Kansas City lines already
III the western association would bring
IN the Onion Pacific, the Union Pacific,
Denver & Gulf. the Denver & Rio Grande
and the transmissouri lines of the Bur
lington. The machinery of the Western
Freight association would be Kept awe
for rate meetings of the traffic ot1lcers
of all the lines whose action would be
subject to the approval of the board OF
administration.
1.-THE recent attitude of the Wabash has
been simply one of seif-protection during
a reriod OF rate decentralization. 1t has a
large mileage on both sides of the Missis-
sipp! and was in the position Of a line
with its hands tied mp in two associations
while competing interests inside and out
side the folds were capturing business al
cut rates in every direction II does moi
propose 10 cooperate on basis that fans
to secure a fair and square deal Tor al
interests in rOrrretitivn re'af ors
The meat in the nut which it has cost
the roads whole lot of money to crack
LAYS in the fact that in the administration
of the old association, only the Chicago
lines were represented. That is TO be
remedied 1t win be seen, in the new ar
rangement