The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-13
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Ideas of Fairness = Oatmeal Combin
Holds Session-Lake Lines Manager
and the Joint Traffic Assocsation-RaiI
way Conductors aud Firemen Meet
Rail and Water Way News.
New York, Jan. 12.-The Evening Pos
says: II was learned definitely this af
ternooE that the negotiations which
have been pending for several weeks be.
tween the manufacturers of white paper
used by newspapers, to effect pooling
arrangement, whereby the product Of al
mills Should be handled by stock COM
pany. with head offices in this city, has
fallen through and that the project has
been abandoned. A meeting was held
in Boston & few days ago at which GER
tain manufacturers having mills in pro-
cess Of construction insisted that they
should be given representation in the
pool upon the basis OF future production
and that others contemplating such i'm
provements Should not be allowed such
privileges. This was the debatable point
which the manufacturers have since
been considering, with the result that
negotiations were today declared off.
CENTRAL MILLERS MEET
Chicago, Jan, 12-The Central Mil
l=rs association, which seeks 10 control
and regulate the output and price of
oatmeal, and incidentally of -four, was
IN session tcday.The association is con-
fined mainly TO western millers who
grind oats, but today's session was at
tended by several eastern millers who
handle oats. Prominent among the lat
OF Philadelphia. The leaders OF the west
ern end CT the association are William
Listman OF West Superior, and George
W. Brown OF Sioux City. the latter be-
ing the promoter and secretary OF the
association. The meeting was of long
duration and was in the direction of
canvassing the outlook for the recruit
ment OF the mil'eTs Of the country, both
Of oatmeal and flour.
LAKE LINE MANAGERS.
New York. Jan. ia subcommittee
OF the board OF managers of the Joint
Traffic assC citation and a committee of
the lake iines managers met today to
consider the new agreement prepared by
the Lake managers. which involves CO.
operation with the Joint Traffic associa-
ton. Rates made by the lake people are
subject to review by the board of man.
ayers oc the Joint Traffic association
Except for this important provision, it
Is said. the new association is identical
with the cid one. The old officers are
10 De retained and an arbitrator ap-
pointed. IL the agreement meets with
the approval Of the board of managers
It will go into effect as soon as a meet
ing of the Joint Traffic presidents can
be called to consider il.
RAILWAY CONDUCTORS.
Cedar Rapids, Ia, Jan. 12-The board |
Of directors of the Order of Railway
Conductors of America met today at the |
general offices in this city. This is the |
body having charge of the general af- |
fairs of the order, and is composed of |
The grand officers, trustees and members |
of the insurance committee. Those pres
ent in addition to Grand Chief Clark and |
Grand Secretary Clancy, are C. H. Will |
kins. Chicago: Assistant Grand Chief /
A B. Garrison, Oscealo, Ia; Grand Sem /
ior conductor w. r. Mooney, Concord, |
N. H.; w. c. Wright, Montreal; ]. E. |
Archer, Houston, Tex; w. c. Durbin, |
Milwaukee, Wis; and w. X. Maxwell, |
Parsons, Kan. The business before |
them pertained only to the inside work.
lngs of the order.
ILLINOIS FIREMEN.
St Louis, Jan. 1.-THE ninth annual |
convention Of the Illinois Firemen's as
ISOLATION met in Music Hall, East St.
Louis, this afternoon with some 200 dele
gates present and more to arrive this
evening. The convention was called to
order by President NJ. j. Myers and af-
ter speech Of most cordial welcome by
Mayor Bader and the transaction of
some preliminary business, adjourned
until afternoon.
CROSSING TROUBLE.
Milwaukee, Wis, Jan. 12-There was
10 new developments today in the rail-
way crossing at South Milwaukee be-
tween the Chicago and Northwestern
and the Racine Electric Railway compa-
MES. II required q special order OF the
supreme court. delivered by special
train. which made the run from Madi-
son in thirty-five minutes. 10 suppress
hostilities. In all eighteen men were ar
rested, including Superintendent Cantii-
lion Of the Chicago and Northwestern
All are held on bail
NEEDN'T MAKE REPORTS.
Milwaukee. Wis, Jan. 12-United
States District Attorney Digman re-
reived notice from the circuit court OF
appeals that the decision of Judge Sea-
man sustaining the demurrer of the Chi
cage. Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad
company TO the suit of the government
and dismissing the complaint. has been
sustained. The suit is one of vast i'm
portanee 10 railway companies that have
received land grants from the states AMI
territories. as, by the decision of Judge
Seaman. which has not heretofore been
published, they do not come within the
terms Of the act of 1878 creating an au-
dltor ofsrailway accounts. and the COM
nanies are not obliged to make reports
TO the officers as they have been doing.
The case is the first of the kind that
has beer brought. the United States dis
ffict attorney having been instructed by |
The department, on complaint Of the au- ,
ditor, u bring suit against the ST Paul
company 10 recover 5000 penalty for
failure tc make reports required by the
auditor. The reports asked for by the
auditor related 10 lands granted the
Minnesota Central Railroad company,
the Hastings and Dakota Railroad COM
pany. the Minnesota Railroad company
and that Of the McGregor and Missouri
River Railroad company. all OF which
now form portion OF the St. Paul sys-
ZEN. When the demand for these reports
was made. President Miller made reply
10 the auditor that the information was
ccitained early in the reports and 20
amount OF labor. Upon the refusal of
Mr. Miller To make the separate report.
the suits were ordered.
COAL-CARRYING RATES.
Baltimore, Jan. 12.-Receivers Cowen
and Murray Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railway have issued statement in
which they again deny the oft-repeatei
charge Of rate cutting, and assert that
they have no reason to believe that q
war in the rates on bituminous coal *
likely 10 ensue. Upon this point thew
say: we have not received and advice
or intimation from any ot the comnsnies
engaged in the transportation Of coal of
thelr intention 70 demoralize rates an