The record-union., 1897-03-25
RAILROADS WITHDRAWING.
TRAFFIC ASSOCIATIONS FAST Co.
ING TO PIECES.
The Outcome of the Recent Decision
of the United States Su.
preme Court.

CHICAGO, Mach 24.-As a further
result of the Supreme Court decision
in the trans Missouri Freight Associ-
alton case the entire Burlington sys-
tenn to-day gave formal notice of with
drawal from both the Western Freight
and the Western Passenger Associa-
tions. Notice Of withdrawal from all
the subordinate bureaus of those two
associations was also given. 1t is re-
garded as almost certain that this
action on the part of the Burlington
road, coming after the withdrawal yes
terday of the Santa Fe system, will be
followed at once. by nearly all the
Western roads The Rock Island and
Milwaukee and st. Paul roads are ex-
pected withdraw before night.
This of course, means the disruption
of associations, but win not necessarily
result in decentralization of rates In
fact, the Burlington has appointed
Chairman Caldwell of the Western Pas
senger Association to handle its mileage
tickets, and to issue clergymen's per-
mits, which is regarded as a first step
toward reorganization of the Western
Passenger Association, although neceS-
sarily on different lines
Following the action of the Burling-
ton and Minneapolis and st. Louis in
Withdrawing from the association the
Board of Administration of the Western
Freight Association took decided steps,
and ordered the offices of THE organ
ization in the Rookery building TO be
closed, and no more business will be
transacted by it until orders come from
ha off ia1S of dc
irsg the association to wind up it's af-
fairs.
In regard to the above the Inter
Ocean" tomorrow will say: This
hasty closing of offices that have been
maintained for years. and until day
or so ago one of the most important
factors in the West, is sensational, and
only tends to augment the panic now
existing among the big railway sys-
TENS 1t filings upward of hundred
clerks of various kinds and degrees out
of employment and in a day or so this
number is likely to be increased by
the probable dissolution of the Western
Passenger Association
ST. LOUIS (Mo), March 24.-The
Missouri Pacific late this afternoon
gave notice of it's withdrawal from all
freight associations. This, however.
does not include weighing and inspec-
ton bureaus.
KANSAS CITY, March 24.-As a re-
suit of a Supreme Court decision hold
ing that the Sherman antitrust law
applies to railroads. the Kansas City,
Fort Scott and Memphis road to-day
gave formal notice of its intended with
drawal from the Western Freight As
sociation and the trans Missouri
Freight Rate Committee, the only traf-
fic organizations in which the Mem
phis is represented.
KANSAS CITY (Mo), March "a
The result of the Supreme Courts
traffic decision was shown to-day, when
number of local firms ignored the
branch office of the Western Freight
Association in billing their cereals
East Heretofore all the business has
been transacted through the local office
of that association. In the future
these firms will present their billings to
the different railroad companies indi-
viduaily. Should the roads refuse to
transact the business thus offered them
the unlawfulness of the organization
of the Western Freight Association
may be brought TO the attention of the
Federal courts