The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-04-18

Texas, How the Present Rate System as
Affecting Southern and Texas Points is
az Grand Benefaction all Around, Only
the st. Louis Jobbing Houses Kicking on
it-Street Car Men Indicted in Indian
apolis, and How it tworks-Raiiway News
In General.
Austin, Tex, April 1.-THE Interstate
Commerce commission today took up the
case OF the Business Mems league,
wherein they are ash ing for reduction
in less tnan cal load rates from ST. Louis
10 Texas and southern points. Several
railroad representatives were placed on
the stand and the trend of their Iesti-
mony was thai a granting Of these re-
quests would work a hardship on the
roads. Il was testified that an enforce
ment Of less than car load rates on
freight from ST. Louis defined territory
70 Texas common points would not only
entail a direct loss to the roads on
freight, but would entail an additional!
loss in operating expenses. as it would
require an additional expenditure of
from % 10 80 per cent TO handle in this
form with no increase in revenue. It
was further stated that granting Of
this request was against the interests Of
tne roads and jo5bers of Texas; that
the present rate of car lots had been Sc
cured after long discussion Of The prob
Y
tled 10 the satisfaction of the Interstate
Commerce commission. the Texas Rail-
way commission, the jobbers and the
railroads, and any change would ere
ate nor only confusion but would be ma
terially unjust to everyone save the St
Louis jo6bcrs, who would profit by the
discomfort and pecuniary loss of every
body else
THREE-CENT FARE CASES.
Ind anapciis, Ind, April 17-Indict-
ments have been returned by special ses-
sor of the grand jury against President
a. L. Mason. Superintendent Miller FL
Not, and 2 dozen conductors and other
officers Of the Citizens Street Railway
company, for violation of the three-cent
fare law Mason and Elliott were ar
rested and promptly gave bonds Feel
ing against the company still runs high.
bui the announcement by the railway
officials Of ;reir determination TO accept
three-cent fares. pending an appeal, will
probably prevent further trouble
RATE CUTTING ALREADY.
Minneapolis. Mimi, April 17-Railroad
men see in recent occurrences here de
cidad possibility of a passenger rate war
Involving all the Chicago Minneapolis
lines. The trouble started in the cutting
OF a party rate from Minneapolis to ST.
Louis, and IN the cutting of picnic ra les
from here 10 Minnetonka The Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul is charged with
being the aggressor, and the aggr:eved
roads threaten to retaliate by cutting the
Chicago rate. This would effect the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul vitality.
since Il carries IS per cent of the traffic
The violation of local agreements may
thus interfere with the success of the pro
posed western agreement.
WESTERN AND ST. LOUIS LINES.
81. Louis, April 1.-THE special COM
mittee Of western lines general passen-
ger agents taving in hand the revision
of the proposed new passenger traffic
agreement met IN 5his c;sy with the gen.
eral passenger agents Of the ST Louis
western lines. Very few changes in the
draft or the agreement were suggested
blythe ST Louis lines, ana the document
VII be submitted for adoption at a gem
eral conference Of the western lines next
Monday.
BIG DEAL IN ST. LOUIS.
ST.. Louis. No. April 1.-THE Missouri
Railroad company. comprising three
lines. the Olive Street. the Market Street.
and the Laclede Avenue Red Line. was
bought today in the name Of Edward
Whitaker and Charles D. Mcclure. for
the Lindell system. BY this purchase.
the, Lindell system becomes the greatest
in St Louis, and probably the greatest
In the world While the figures have
not been given out, it is understood that
IN the transfer nearly $2.0o0 Geo was in
VOWED.
PACIFIC RAILROADS.
Wash ugton. April 17.-Mr Bland Of
Missouri has drafted the following reso-
luton. which he tried unsuccessfulIy -
have considered by the house today:
Whereas. There are number OF suits
pending IN the courts Of the United
States &c foreclose the first mortgages
OF The Union Pacific Railroad COMPANY
tha; sale foreclosures may endanger The
rights. equities and liens Of the govern
ment as second mortgages. therefore De
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Resolved. That the attorney general
be and is hereby requested 70 furnish
ths touse as speedily as practicsble al
the information he has as 20 The nunloel
OF suits brought 10 foreclose sad mort
cages. the amount Of the government
claim against said railroad company
and What. if any. proceedings have beer
taken Ia SECURE the government against
any loss in this behalf. Also a. &
whether ;he government has been mait
a party 10 these foreclosure proceedings
II so. by Nha. authority. and state q
the house whether. in his opinion. tbs
executive officers of the government
have 70 bring suits or enter the appear
ance of the government 50 as - bind i
or preclude Is II any manner affecting