The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-05
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.
Items or Interest from Various Parts of
the Couutry.

Iteme o. Anterost trO" various fnrte OF
the Country.
An effort 10 being made In Chicago to convince
the public that the Joint Trafic Association 10
on the eve of dissolution, owing to irregularities
on the part of several Of its members. A synop-
ss on an article attacking the association,
printed In . Chicago newspaper yesterday
morning. has been telegraphed TO this city. 1t
Is OF q decidedly sensational character, savorlng
strongly Of the new journalism. An officer OF
the Joint TRAFFIC Association In this city said
yesterday that there 10 no basis whatever for
tho assertion that the association Is IN danger Of
disruption. The outbreak against the associa-
ton al Chicago Is regarded by railroad men as
part OF a scheme on the part of Western ship
pers to discredit the association and create
trouble among It's members.
The directors OF the Pennsylvania Company
and Of the Cleveland. Columbus. Cincinnati
and ST. Louis Railway have elected Frank
Thomson President to succeed tho late George
Is. Roberts. The vacancy In the board OF the
Pennsylvania Com pany caused By Mr.. Roberts,
death was filed by the election OF c. stuart
Patterson. and the vacancy In the Panhandle"
board Was filled By the election NJ y. Parker
siortridEe. Both are directors OF the Pennsyl.
vania Railroad Company: The branch lines Of
which Mr.. Roberts was President viii shortly
elect Mr.. pson As his successor.
Louis. at the request Of Attorney-ti-neral Har-
mon. entered orders yesterday authorizing the
Government TO foreclose its liens upon tho
Kansa, Pacific, extending from Kansas city 10
Denver. and known as "A branch OF the L MON
Pacific. also the Kansas Central, from Lenven-
worth. Kan. TO Miltonvale. Kan. l6J miles.
Hiram u. Dillon of Kansas was appointed Mas
ter to conduct the sale. The Kansas Central
went into the hands OF n receiver In 1898. and
the Union Pacific holds S3,000,00O Of its stock
and bonds.
A sweeping reduction In rates on corn was
points by st. Louis railroads. Last week ,ho
Kansas City. Memphis. aud birmingham Rail-
road announced n reduction OF D cents per 100
pounds from Memphis to Interior southeast
pOiIts. aud I Ceuts to southeastern coast
points. The -. Louis roads have fullowed suit.
and tho rate from this City to Inc territory
named, OIL corn IN carload lots, l. reduced from
~ to "a cents T. Charleston. savannah. Jack
sOnyil!e, und other ScRcOast point, and % cents
to interior points IN same territory. From Ohio
River 70 coast points the rate Is 10 cent?. aud
from Memphis 10 cents.
Al "A meeting of Tho General Passenger and
Ticket Agents of the trans portatiou lines in the
territory east OF Chicago and ~. Louis and
ing New England, held at Buffalo yesterday.
various Chautauqua assemblies In the United
States. the baptist Young Peoples Union OF
America. and members OF the Transportation
Com of the rand Army OF the Republic,
q resolution WAS unanIi iIousiy adopted indorsing
the bill now pending before Congress, to prev eat
frauds upon travellers and upon the railroads
by restricting the sale OF u i,rOal ticke to the
regularly authorized ticket agents OF tho vAri-
Gus tram portatlun lines.