Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-26
THE RAILWAY TROUBLE.
~. Louis and Frisco Line With
draws from Traffic Association


81 LOUIS. MO, March 25.-The st.
Louis and San Francisco railroad last
night save notice of withdrawal from all
'he traiiic associations, both freight and
passenger, I'm the West and Southwest.
Ihis action is taken on account of the
supreme Court decision on Tuesday. de
claring the Trans-Missouri Traffic Asso-
cation 20 be Illegal. So far. no action
mas been taken by any Of the car-service
associations.
WITHDRAWAL FOR ECONOMY.
LOUISVILLE. ky. March 25.-The
Louisville and St. Louis Airline has
Withdrawn from the Southern Freight
Association at St Louis. This action
has been taken solely on the ground
Of economy.
MEETING OF MANY LINES.
CHICAGO. March pa meeting Of
western, trans-continental. Ohio river,
and Southern Passenger Association lines
is IN session here to-day. indulging in
an informal discussion Of the commuta-
ton question. owing TO the decision Of
the Supreme Court IN the Trans Missouri
Traffic Association case, II is not believed
any definite concerted action will result
from the discussion.
SCHEDULES ISSUED. AS USUAL
NEW YORK. March 25.-The Board
Of Managers Of the Joint Traffic Asso-
citation has issued schedules Of rates and
differentials from Detroit and Toledo to
the seaboard which take effect hnme-
diately. The schedules are for the sea-
son of 1897, and are practically repe-
ution Of those in force in 1896. Every
thing is going on quietly at the associa-
tion offices. No changes have been made,
and everything VIII be conducted, as
usual, at least, until It's own case IS acted
upon by the United States Supreme
Court
APPEAL IN JOINT TRAFFIC CASE.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. March Sat
torney-General McKenna has directed
District-AttOrney McFarlane, at New
York, 10 take an appeal from the decis-
ion Of the Circuit Court Of Appeals, de-
livered at New York last Friday I'm favor
of the Joint Traffic Association. composed
Of leading eastern trunk lines. This is
closely allied to the Trans-Nlissouri
Freight Association case, in which the
United States Supreme Court last Mon
day held that the antitrust law was con-
stitutionaL The same questions are in
vOlved as in the Trans-Missouri case. with
the addition that the Joint Traffic Asso-
tldtibu rs tudIBtu WllH NloldloN OF iNe
anti-pooling clause of the interstate COM
merce act.
The Circuit Court Of Appeals held that
the United States had no right to 90 into
court I'm an attempt to dissolve the asso-
citation under either the antitrust or the
interstate commerce act. It is contended
at the Department of Justice that even
the dissenting opinion Of the United States
Supreme Court did not sustain many
points sustained by the Circuit Court of
Appeals.
When the papers in the case arrive here
the Attorney General will ask the Su-
preme Court to advance the case. 50 that
IL can be heard at the present term.
CHAIRMAN MORRISON'S VIEWS.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-Chairman
Morrison, Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. when asked to-day whether
the Supreme Court decision in the Trans
Missouri case applied as well to the Joint
Traffic and Southern States Freight as
sociations replied that it did.