San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-16
THE RAILROADS.
DOingS In General In Rail-
way Circles.
HEAVY DAMAGE SUIT DECIDED
AGAINST THE ILLINOIS r
CENTRAL. l.
Passenger Pool Association Disrupt
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Chicago, March lO.-Ine llllnOlS
Central Railroad company has just
turned over to the attorney represent
ing Wilbur +. Davidson, a check for
So, 800, being the damages, with in
terest, awarded by jury in the Fed.
eral court to Davidson. The case was
tried twice in the Lower court, re-
versed once by the Court of Appeals,
sustained by the same court on sec
ond appeal, and the Supreme court of
the United States a week ago refused
to interfere. The mandate of the Su
preme court has just been received
and the railroad company paid the
money before the execution could be
issued.
The verdict twice given by juries
for $4,000, and twice cut down by the
court to 100000, was the largest ever
given in Il personal suit against rail-
road.
Wilbur f. Davidson, the plaintiff,
who resides in Michigan, one evening
in February, 1893, stepped off an Hi
nois Central suburban train at the
Hyde Park station and was struck
by the engine of the Michigan Cen
trail freight train. The accident was
primarily due to the elevation of the
tracks of the Illinois Central at that
time and the charge of negligence in
looking after the safety of the pas
sengers was made by Davidson.
The first trial was in 1894, when the
Jury gave him $4,000 damages.
Chicago. March 16-The Tribune
says:
THE Chicago-St. Paul Passenger
pool is on its last legs. 1t was organ
lied two years ago for the purpose of
securing an equitable division of the
passenger business between Chicago
and st. Paul and Minneapolis, but no
division of business has been made
since the pool was organized and COM
petition has remained as active as be-
fore. The strong lines have carried
the bulk of the traffic at the expense
of the weak lines.
Threats to withdraw from the pool
by the lines which failed to carry the
percentage allotted to them caused
meeting Of passenger officials of in
terested roads to be held at Chairman
Caldwell's office to settle difficulties.
The strong lines expressed a willing
ness to turn over to the lines which
were short, but the Chicago and Great
Western emphatically refused to give
up business it had already contracted
for, to other roads. AS a result it is I'M
derStOOd several of the weak lines will
give notice of withdrawal from the
pool in a few days"
Chicago, March 16.-East bound
shipments last week amounted to H.
1913 tons as compared with 81, 1863 tons
for the previous week and 90,757 tons
for the corresponding week of last
year. The Lake Shore led with 1851
tons. Other roads carried: Michigan
Central, 6945; Wabash, 1891; Fort
Wayne, 10,267; Panhandle, 9,36S; Bal
timore and Ohio, $40; Grand Trunk.
6.S32; Nickle Plate, S,760; Erie. 1885;
Big Four, 5,204.
1t is reported on apparently reliable
authority that Vanderbilt interests
have entered into an agreement with
]. J. Hill, president of the Great
Northern road, for a close interchange
of traffic between the Great Northern
and Chicago and Northwestern at st.
Paul, similar in effect to that now in
existence between the Union Pacific
and the Northwestern, at Omaha.
The effect of such an agreemnet
would be to give the Vanderbilts two
trans-cOntinental routes and would
give them a practical monopoly of the
trans-cOntinental traffic.
The board Of managers of the Joint
Traffic association has authorized a
one-fare rate for the round trip for
the convention of the Epworth League
to be held at Toronto. Ont, next July.
The board has authorized the same
rate for the International convention
Of the Y. NJ. G. A. to be held at Mo
bile, Ala, April p to %.