The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-08

Rate War In the South, Involving Matters
in Controversy Between the seaboard
Line and Southern, Promise Important
Developments, the Long and Short Haul
Clause Being Observation-Disclosures Also
Booked for Chicago, Kansas City ana
st. Louls-Kansas Cases on the Docket
Other Cases of Importance.
WASHINGTON, Sept 7.-Some important
developments in the rate war In the
south are expected this week Inc
Seaboard Air Line is awaiting the rul-
ing of the interstate commerce COM
mission on the charge that the new
schedule of freight rates filed by the
Southern violates the long and short
haul clause of the interstate commerce
act. If the commission absolveS the
Southern from violation Of the act, the
Seaiboard, it is generally understood mas
determined to apply for an injunction to
restrain the Southern from carrying
the new scedule into effect II is also
stated that the Seaboard is after the
Pennsylvania road, which 1t charges
with violating the law by allowing lower
rates from New York and Philadelphia
ton, Of course, would be involved In
10 Richmond than from Baltimore and
Washington to this point. This ques-
ton, of course, would be involved in
the ruling on the long and short haul
charges against the Southern.
WESTERN CASES
A series of important investigations
of charges against railroads throughout
the west will be made by the interstate
commerce commission beginning at Chi
cago in the United States court house
September IL. Many Of these cases are
of great significance to railroads and
shipping centers generally. One or the
most important is that Of Payne Broth
ers and company Of milwaukee VS.. the
Lehigh Valley railroad, ct al The
hearing Of this case will be on charges
of unreasonable rates on wheat, corr,
rye and barley in cargo lots from Buff
falo to Philadelphia, New York and
other points. The Payne company form
the lake shippers of these cargoes. This
will be heard at Chicago September II.
The date Of other hearings follow.
HEARINGS AT CHICAGO.
At Chicago, September is, S. R. Hoag-
boom Of Creston, Ia, VS.. the Chicago
Burlington. and Quincy railroad, alles-
ing excessive rates on hard coal in car
loads from Chicago and Streator, Ills,
to Creston, la. lSufforn, Hunt and COM
pany VS.. Indiana, Decatur and West
ern railroad, involving alleged excessive
rates on corn in car loads between Car
retts and Camargo, Ills, and Indianap-
oils, Ind, and alleged overcharges for
shipping shelled corn from Llntner,
Ills, to Cincinnati, Ohio. The commits
sion will also investigate on September
q, alleged unlawful receipts and prac-
toes in the transportation of grain and
grain products by the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe, and others. to be adj
journed for further hearing at Kansas
City, Mo-, September "a.
AT KANSAS CITY.
At Kansas City, September %: Board
Of railroad commissioners of Kansas
VS.. Atchison road, alleged excessive
rates on corn in carloads from central
and southern Kansas to Galveston,
Texas, and other points in Texas and
Louisiana; Wichita Commercial club as
ISOLATION of Wichita, Kan, against
Atchison railroad on similar charges;
transportation charges on export and
domestic traffic by Kansas City, Fort
Scott and Memphis road.
At ST. Louis, Septmber %: Business
Mems League of St. Louis VS.. st. Louis
Iron Mountain and Southern railroads,
ct al, alleged excessive rates on various
kinds OF freight in less than carload
quantities from st. Louis and other
points to Texas points; transportation
charges OF export and domestic traffic
by Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain
.
Miss, Milling company against the
Louisville and Nashville, grain and
&c al, alleged excessive rates from East
ST. Louis and other points to Biloxi =
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