The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-08-19
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at. FightingIthe SplitIoe's
Freight Schedule.

hanhde AltNf aug lh--iut opf unE gun
of what may develop into flis greatest
freight ratew ar in the history OF rail-
roads In the west has beon fred The
Missouri Pacific, Santa Fe and Missouri
Kansas g Texas roads have officially
nclhea ths Kansas City. Pittsburg g.
Gulf road that at the termination Of the
ten day limit required by the interstate
commerce regulations they will sever all
traffic relations with It, This means the
cancellation OF all divisions and through
rates participated in by the Pittsburg g.
Gulf on the ore side and eithe. or the
other riads on the other ]. Is the begin
ming OF 4 boycott which may extend to
all except three Of the -ailroads entering
Kansas CITY. and s;a,s the officials Of
the Pittsburg g. CT. ieei that they are
out to the bitter end Thus the fight VIII
doubtless be long one.
The prediction made yesterday that the
meeting Of traffic officials OF western rail-
roads In Chicago Tuesday would result
In a boycott was partly confirmed late
last evening when J. A. Haniey freight
traffic manager of the Pitssburg a. Gulf
received kilograms from w. B. Biddle
and p. II. Goodwin. freight traffic man
ager OF the Gulf. Colorado g. Santa Fe,
notifying him that all divisions and the
through traffic would be cancelled at once.
This was followed this morning by SINH
la- notification by w c. Stith. freight
traffic manager Of the Kansas City g.
Northwestern branch.
Just before noon today Mr. Hanley re-
nafxnd n toll
freight traffic manager Of the Missouri.
Kansas & Texas road in St Louis. to the
same effect as those from the Missouri
Pacific and Santa Fe. Like the others, Il
will not become effective until ten days
days from today, because the method OF
procedure in such a case is similar to
that prescribed by the interstate COM
merce laws for an advance OF rates.
Other roads are expected TO follow suit
within few days. But the Pitssburg s.
Gulf is not at all worried seemingly, and
confident Of the support OF a small army
of iobbers and merchants in various Mis-
souri river points, Il Is maintaining its
position.
REFUSED TO ARBITRATE
I'VE offered to submit the matter TO a
board OF arbitration" said Mr.. Hanley
this morning. "and the OFFER was refused.
Now the complaining roads may pursue
any course they care to. We have the
assurance OF at least three systems en-
terlng Kansas city that they win not de-
sert US in the fight and with the help OF
These lines we viii not have to work at
so great a DISADVANTAGE"
Two OF the roads Mr. Hanley referred
to are the Chicago Great Western and
the Chicago & Alton. Mr. Hanley with
holds the identity OF the third road This
will give the Pltssburg & Gulf through
connection 10 Chicago, St Paul. ST Joe,
Atchlson, Minneapolis, Omaha and many
other points OF less Importance.
ANY man not biased will agree that
the fifteen cent difference scale which we
adopted as a compromise IS very small In
deed considering recognized dlfferentials
governing business to other sections OF
the country" said Mr.. Haney. Much
has been said about ours being a circuit
ous route. II is true that is a longer
route than other lines, and for that reas-
on we Insisted on having our rates on
basis. We worked in connec-
tion with the Mallory line steamers at
Galveston and the Morgan line steamers
at New Orleans affording us daily SER
vice. We did not seek nor have we car
rled an undue proportion of seaboard-
Missouri river traffic since the tariff re-
'erred to was put in effect in the spring
of 1897.
I'm the interest OF peace we submitted
he whole question of dfferentials 10 ar
though we felt that we were
our birthright in doing sc, |
s we have no lines east Of the Missouri |
liver though which we could engage in |
he traffic from the seaboard to Missouri |
liver all rail, and which would entitle |
Is to share OF the business from the
Missouri river TO various points rslched |
" our system There has been time
When We were not willing to advance
ur rates to the old basis, and we feel
hat we are not responsible for the low
s.tes now prevailing from the seaboard
o Missouri river territory"
COURTS MAY TAKE 1T UP.
Rumors that the attorneys for the Pitts
urg & Gulf receivers would tax tho
natter TO the United States court at once
nd ask for an order restraining these
Dads from boycotting the Pittsburg &
ulf are ahoat. Frank Hagerman, lead
lg counsel for the receivers. will make
o positive statement on this point
II have not had time TO even consider
ne matter" said he this noon. "and as
'r taking II into court, no such move
ould be considered until the receivers
onfer. Mr Withers Is In the west and
Ir Fordyce Is In st. Louis and until
icy confer no action can be taken That
all that can be said IN regard to the
after at present"
II is probable, however. that the at
mpt 10 boycott the Plttsburg & Gulf
III be blocked In the federal court since
le road IS now under the protection OF
le government.
The cause OF this action on the part OF
ie Missouri Pacific and Santa Fe roads
the eighty cent rate made from New
ork to southwestern points. This is
pout the same rate that exists between
hicago and the southwest and much
wer than the all rail rate from New
ork TO the southwest.
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