The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-31
Ihe aaita Daiy Eaee Saturday orume, July 81, 1897
FORTY TO LOAD Up
GRAIN VESSELS NEVER IN SUCH
DENAND BEFORE.

Europs-This One Days Coatr.cts Rep
r.s.p,s Forty Mriion Bushels Of Drain
The Galveston Rate Wsr-More Union
Pacific Decrees-The BuriiuEton Plans
an Oatist to the Coast.
Philadelphia. July 30.-The Record To-
day has the following: Forty steamers
were Yesterday chartered to load car
goes OF grain at Philadelphia, New YORK
Baltimore and Newport News for poris
in the United Kingdom and Europe
making a days record which. II is
claimed, has never been equailed. 10
fl these vessels Will require over 49,
coo, 900 bushels of grain During the past
Swo weeks fixtures for steam towage 10
carry over 10000, 900 bushels OF cereals
abroad have been effected
THE GALVESTON CUT RATES
St. Louis. July Se.-Mr. jefferson No.
gan of New York, one Of the proprietors
OF the Lone Star Steamship company.
engaged in the fight on the seaooard Tor
Texas freight business, and Ar. Dan
Ripley. the Texas agent Of tina. line,
were in the city today holding confer
ence on the situation. Mr.. Hogan de-
ciared that his line would meet whatever
cuts the Mallory and Morgan lines may
make The Lone Star line did not COM
rence the rate cutting. but had simply
met the reduction OF the other lines.
UNION PACIFIC DEGREES.
Kansas City, No, July 3o.-Judge
Walter III. Sanborn OF ST. Paul neid
brief SESSIONS of the United States cir
cult court today in this city and Leaven-
worth, Kan, at which he formally enter
ed DEGREES in the matter of the Union
Pacific foreclosure for the districts OF
Missouri and Kansas. The cases are
those of the United States against inc
Union Pacific Railroad company. and
George Gould and Russell Sage agains;
the same corporation, and the DEGREES
entered are similar 10 those recorded at
Omaha yesterday. Judge Sanborn left
Immediately for Denver, and will order
similar DEGREES entered for the dis,ric.
OF Colorado, Wyoming and Utah.
RIO GRANDE IN ST. LOUIS.
St Louis, July 30.-Mr. S. h. Hooper.
general passenger and ticket agent OF
the Denver and Rio Grande Railway
company, is N the city on an important
mission The Denver and Rio Grande
management has determined 10 establish
general agency in ST. Louis, begin
ming August l. and MIR. Hooper came
here TO make all the necessary arrange
ments. He was accompanied by Mr.. w.
j. Jeffery. brother OF the president, and
general manager, who will remain here
as the general agent Of the company.
BURLINGTON OUTLET WEST.
Denver, July 3O.-The Times this af-
ternoon says:
The Burlington Railroad company is
going TO carry out its long cherished
plan of having an outlet 10 the coast.
and in order to do SO is going to extend
its line across Colorado 10 Utah. The
plan for extending the line was agreed
upon some months ago. after General
Passenger Agent Francis, of the COM
pany, had made an inspection of the
route, and work will begin as soon as the
necessary arrangements can be made.
The extension will begin at Lyons.
the terminus of the Colorado branch OF
the Burlington, and run through Left
Hand canon in Boulder county. TO
Ward. thence across the range TO Routt
county. tapping the Hahn's Peak region
and across Colorado 10 Utah. passing
through Ogden and ending at Salt Lake.
The route in Colorado is through a
country that now has no railroads and
which is pronounced 70 be one OF the
richest sections Of the state.
The proposed route across Colorado
was surveyed some time ago, and it will
require but little work 10 replace the
old stakes that have been lost. A, Salt
Lake the road vii connect with the Or
egon Short Line and the Southern Pa
cific. thus allowing the Burlington 10
tap Inc entire Pacific coast Passengers
can be sent right through 70 the coas,
from Chicago and other eastern points
without change.
BOUND TO BE TROUBLE.
Chicago, July 30.-After all, there Is
trouble with the Christian Endeavor
rates. and il $ the long suffering north
ern lines which will have the democrat
ization 20 contend with. II has been as
csrtanei thar serious scalp in the "a Q
from Portland 10 s.. Paul is being made
ny ma nipula ton OF the tickets This
has been made possible by the failure Of
tire conductors 10 punch the ontinuous
the pOin. where no stop-oyer privileges
are allowed The failure has not only
allowed a scalp rate between Portland
and 81. Paul. but has served 70 stock
tire marke; a. the latter poin; with the
return portions OF these tickets. good
for transportation until August Is. Il
= said tina; the situation mas proved
seri IONS enough . threaten the rates be
tween Portland and 81. Paul
HILL AND J. z MORGAN
New York. July 30-The World :Ono!-
row viii say:
President Hi % the Great Northern
railroad. vas in Wall street yesterday.
and hai long conference vita J. T.
Morgss and others in control OF ne
Northern Pacific system.
There Is now a thorough understand
ing between the -ro syste-ns, and ne
Strength Of the Northern Pacific s@cu.-
tiles "a supposed % reflect The tre9 :nent
% thai property in the deal
Dan Lamont = slated f7r ne poisson
% vice pres;den; O: me Northern Pa
csfc. 1: i SID hat the general super
is;endeat % large rsii-ozd system has
been named a. president q ne NOT ae-u
Psciac. and as name may - announced
tomo-rox.
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