Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-14
GRAIN GOING TJ }IiIE GULF
Possibility of Revolution in the Shipments
Of Cereals from the West
CHICAGO DEALERS BECOMING ALARMED
Nebraska Ronds Enter Into Traffic Ar
engagements with the Lines Gem
tcrinG ut Gnlvcston--Dccrcnsc
In Eastern Shipments.

F. G. Leland assistant general freight
agent of the Missouri, Kansas d Texas rail-
way system, was in Omaha Tuesday The
object OF his conferences with the railroad
men here was to take up some slack in the
traffic arrangements between here and Gal
weston, and other gulf ports. The aftermath
Of his visit will appear within the next fort
night in the form Of much closer relations
between the Nebraska and Iowa railroads
and the Katy for the shipment of grain
to the ports of the Gulf of Mexico instead
of to those on the Atlantic seaboard That
was the opinion of freight men in Omaha
yesterday.
The Burlington has already entered into
through traffic agreement with the Katy"
for the shipment OF grain to Galveston, turn
ing it over to the southern road at Hannibal.
The Elkhorn road has announced that in the
future it will carry all grains destined for
the southern ports directly to Superior, this
state, and that there 1t will be promptly
transferred to the Santa he road, insuring
through service and rapid transit Mr.. Drew
found more difficulty in making through
traffic arrangements with the Iowa lines.
1t is apparent that the Milwaukee, the
Wabash or any other railroad would prefer
to get a long eastern haul on grain from
Missouri river points rather than take it
from Iowa points to Kansas City On the
short haul these roads get but from to s
cents out of it, while they get more than
double that amount of freight charges by
carrying the grain to Chicago. 1t lis thought,
however, that before long these roads will
be forced to make arrangements with the
southern roads.
The grain shipments east of Chicago last
week again showed a noticeable decrease
from the shipments of the week before, and
tho Chicago papers are daily calling upon
the eastern lines to come down in their tariffs
If they want to save the grain business for
the eastern ports. At the same time the
southern movement of grain increased.
Total shipments Of -four. grain and pro-
visions from Chicago through to Atlantic
seaboard points and for export by the ten
eastbound roads last week amounted to so, 496
tons, against SO 106 tons for the week pre-
vious and 69,559 tons for the corresponding
week last year Flour shipments last week
were 7,1l4 tons, against Hip tons last
year; grain, 34,269 TONS against 50,220 tons;
provisions, 9,l13 tens, against 1927 tons.
1t has been extensively reported during
the past few weeks that the railroad yards
at Galveston were full of heated grain not
worth the freight charges One report last
week had 1t that there were 1000 cars of
heated and spoiled corn on the tracks
Third Vice President Paul Morton of the
Santa Fe has taken the matter up, and after
investigating 1t has declared there is no
truth in the reports. He announces that
MS IepTtSel ldtlNe ana TRAIN inspector Web
Ster found that there was not one bushel
of heated grain on track or in elevators
in Galveston and but one car had been re-
ceived since December 1. That car had been
sold on the track. Since January | the in
specton shows No and 3 running over
9S per cent and but 2 per cent of No. 4
being condemned on inspection.
j. E. Thatcher. wholesale grain dealer
OF Omaha has received the following letter.
which appears to support the statement
that grain is not being heated and spoiled
in the Galveston railroad yards:
Edward Webster, the chief inspector. is
sued the following statement, taken from his
records on January Q. During the month of
November, 1896, there was inspected in:
S3S cars of No. corn, 81 per cent; SOC cars
OF No. corn, SO per cent; II cars of No.
corn, lob per cent; cars, no grade .7-10
per cent. Total number of cars, 1867.
Three of these mo grade" cars had been
in wreck and abandoned by the owners
and turned over to the railroad company.
In December there was inspected in:
1873 cars of No. corn, so per cent; 3S4
cars of No. corn. 45 per cent: 33 cars of No
corn, per cent; l car, no grade, .01 per
cent. Total number of cars, S51. From
January l to Q, both inclusive, there was
inspected in: 304 cars of No. corn 32
per cent; GOA cars of No. 3 corn, 63 per cent;
AZ cars of No corn Az per cent Total
number of cars $40