The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-10
ALLEN BILL SIGNED
sTREETiOAR COMPANIES SHOULD
BE SATISFIED FOR A WHILE.
With Fifty-Year Extension of Franchises,
ton and No Kick tO Come From Munich
palities-Texas Decision Against Rail-
roads Who Paid Debts In Confederate
Paper-Report of the Union Pacific,
beaver and Guif-Freight Commission
ers. Association of the United States.

A6S0CA2IlOQ
Springfield, H., June 9.-Governor
Tanner signed the famous Allen street
railway bill at 1915 a. m. today. The
bill authorizes ffty-year extensions OF
existing street railway franchises, al
lows 5 cent fares to continue, permits
consolidation Of companies and makes
n, provision for compensation TO mu-
inequalities.
CONFEDERATE MONEY CASE.
Austin, Texas. June 9.-The state Of
Texas today secured confirmation in the
court OF civil appeals of lower court
Judgment against the Galveston, Hous-
son and San Antonio and the Houston
and Texas Central roads for one and
quarter million dollars. This money
was borrowed of the state school fund
before the war by the roads and paid in
Confederate scrip. Several years ago
the state brought suit for recovery of
the money on the ground that the pay
ment Of the debt in Confederate scrip
did not settle the debt, inasmuch as it
IVES not legal tender.
INCREASE IN REVENUE.
Denver, June 9.-The report OF the
Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf rail-
road, operated under the management
of Receiver Trumbuli, for the first four
months of the present year shows net
increase in revenue of s144,S48. as COM
pared with the corresponding period of
last year. The total receipts of the
Gulf for January, February, March and
April were S1.01S,S7s. The receipts for
the corresponding months of last year
amounted to sa21, ass, making a gross IN
crease Of se7.422
NEW FREIGHT ASSOCIATION.
Cincinnati, June 9.-The Freight Com
missioners' association Of the United
States was organized here today with
the following charter members: W. P.
wilson. Cincinnati; ]. S. Davant, s..
Louis; D. G. Pence. Savannah; n. P.
Trickett, Kansas City: E. S. Goodman,
Richmond. Va: I. C. Inglehardt, Chica-
go; F. W. Maxinee, st. Joseph, Mo-; n.
T. Kelly, Philadelphia: r. II. Thompson,
Pittsburg. and A. ]. Van Landingham,
ST. Louis.
The following was adopted:
Resolved. That for purposes OF con-
ference and discussion upon matters Of
mutual interest, it is the sense Of this
meeting that e permanent organization
be formed, 10 be known as ''the Freight
Commissioners Association Of the Unit
ed States and that a committee Of three
be appointed 10 prepare a basis for
permanent organization, to be submit
TED at the next meeting in Washington
in December, 1897. upon the call of the
chairman of this association"
The following officers were elected:
Chlirman. D. G. Purse Savannah;
secretary, n. 3. Kelly. Philadelphia:
treasurer, z. P. Wilson, Cincinnati
Committee on plan Of organization
n. B. Kelly, J. S. Davant. A. J. Van
LanGingham.
The secretary IS 70 furnish all men,
hers with lists Of the names OF officers
In charge of traffic and commerce and
nhe members are TO send such names TO
the secretary from their respective To-
calTties
The pooling bills. the Sherman anti
scalping bill and other measures were
discussed bu: no action was taken in
abe nature of endorsement.