Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-15
MISSOURI PACIFIC.
wEAKENs on ITS PROPOSITION TO
PROTECT KANSAS CITY.
SOUTHWESTERN TRAFFIC RULE.
PROHIBITS INSPECTING GRAIN IN
TRANSIT AT KANSAS CITY.
Frank sHIwcH Critically III-Pitts-
burg d Gulf Cuts Packing House
Rates-Kansas Board Hands
Down an Interesting
Opinion.
SOUTHWESTERN TRAFFIC RULE.

The Missouri Pacific weakened on It's
proposition to protect Kansas city against
the order of the Southwestern Traffic Asso-
citation prohibiting inspection of grain IN
transit at Kansas City when destined 10
Texas points. This action OF the Soulh-
western Traffic Association is hard Dlo"
at the grain interests of Kansas CITY ana
the Missouri Pacific announced seVerh
days ago that it would disregard the ruling
of the association and continue to allow in
spection of grain here. Had the Missouri
Pacific maintained this stand all of the
lines would have been forced, in self-protec-
ton to do likewise, but that road weak
ened and the order went into effect yester-
day. 1t probably is not legally effective,
as the ten days notice required will not
have been had for four or five days yet,
but it is virtually in effect and is observed
by all Kansas City roads except the Kan
sas City. Pittsburg G. Gulf.
The Pittsburg & Gulf may prove TO be
the key to solve the difficulty for the grain
men. If the bulk of the Texas grain busi-
ness goes out of Kansas City over the
Pittsburg & Gulf and via the Frisco for a
few weeks Kansas City may be given a
standing with the Southwestern Traffic As
sociation as a grain center equal to small
switching stations twelve miles distant
from her. Under the order grain may be
inspected on through billing at all interior
points where trains stop, but not at Kan
sas City. A number of grain shippers yes
terday signed a formal protest against the
action of the Southwestern Traffic Associa-
tion and appointed a committee consisting
of F. Z. Chalfant, Joseph Bookwalter and
E. A. Brannock to wait upon the railroad
officials and endeavor to secure the nulli'
fication of the order. The protest follows
10 GhinnprS dealers
bers of the Kansas City board of trade. dc
most earnestly protest against the unlaW
full and unreasonable discrimination agains
grain interests of Kansas City, IS showr
by Southwestern Traffic Association Circu
lar No. 5T3-B, dated January 6, 1897, fo
reasons as outlined below:
''First-It deprives the Kansas City mar
Bet of privileges permitted every elevator
owner and dealer outside of Kansas City
'Second-To meet the conditions we ar,
forced to either ship our grain through
without any inspection whatsoever, or have
ii stopped for inspection at some small in
terror station, where there is no marke
Tor grain, and If II fails to grade, the ship
per in the country is forced to accept mucf
less than would be the case IL sold upon al
open market, such as Kansas City, wher'
all grades have n ready sale
'"Third-Jf these conditions continue,
will force each of us to select a countr!
station where We can have our grain in
spected sacked, etc, and as our station
must of necessity be scattered over a larS
territory, 1t will needlessiy increase tn
transportation expenses OF the Varlou
companies, members of your association.
I'VE therefore ask that the privilege
on grain, grain products, and hay, allowe
interior stations be restored to Kansa
City. and that immediate action be takal
upon this matter, that we may avoid tn
loss of trade. and other damages inciden
TO present conditions
The roads that have n large grain bust
ness originating on their own lines nat
urally prefer TO prevent this business fror
Passing through Kansas City. As lon
n nE lgd q n
where there are competitive lines of cours
there is no danger of the business bein
diverted from the original carrier, whert
as, when it comes to Kansas City, a
Texas lines have a chance to get ii. Th
Frisco is eminently in position to stan
with the Pittsburg & Gulf in figt
against the ruling of the Southwestern
Traffic Association, and, unless II refuse
TO do so. there will be merry fight.