The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-24
JEALOUS OF THE
ST. LOUIS MARKET.
New York Merchants Association
TRYING To Bluff Southwest
ern Railroads.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC AN ALLY.
Scheme TO Divert Freight Traffic
From This Gateway To New
OrlcaDs-Gencral Rail
road Notes.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC AN ALLY.

The New York Merchants Association Is
making u large-sizeJ bluff. in order 10 force
concessions from lines in the Southeastern
and Southwestern territories. After its APP
piicatioHs Tor reduced rates to lis summer
and fail meetings had been rejected by Inns
in bo,h sections. Il induced The Southern
Pacific TO come 10 its AID and announce a
rate Of one fare and a third from Texas
points through the New Orleans gateway
and thence via its steamships to New York
The impression Was also given that the
Southeastern lines running cut Of New Or
leans would participate In this rate.
Pursuant 10 the notice given the South
western Passenger Bureau H. the southern
Pacific. tie other lines in the association
met The rate and dates Of sale tor tickets
were set from August to s.
Then the New York Merchants Associa-
ton came out with circulars announcing
that as the Southern Pacific HAD exhibited
4 friendly interest in the success OF the
meetings in New York. # advised al mer-
chants in Texas anu the adjacent territory
10 purchase tickets over that route The
condition annexed was that these merchants
upon arrival in New York should pres, ut
their certificates TO the joint agent aDi
agree 10 have all merchandise pur, nasei by
tHclA routed Lath VIZ tie water Ill-s. u
New Orleans. the New York Association 20
provide proper marine insurance. These
tickets. instead Of being on sale for four
days. like those OF the Southwestern lines.
were announced 10 be sold from july % 10
August p with return limit to August 81.
1eStsrUay a conference VAS hsid at the
headquarters OF the Southwestern P4sScn-
ger Bureau 10y passenger rppresy ntattVrS OF
eastbound lines. out Of 81. Louis, ana those
VI southwestern lines. The object OF Inc
meeting WIS TO discuss the situation and
II necessary take steps toward checking
this scheme Of the Southern Pacific ard tht.
New York Merchants Association. Word
vas received from representatives of South
eastern lines that they would not participate
IN the southern Pac.tic's rate. The southern
kdiiwa! Was most emphatic ana declared
that ii would not accept .or passage tickets
sold at this rate by The Southern PG-.:ic or
any other line. As this restricts tt sale of
tickets from New Orleans to New York "a
the steamship lines, the representatives At
the confidence concluded that i Vas net
necessary TO take definite action IT this tine
and 50 concluded t. await further develop
ments.
This leaves freight problem. however, to
De solved by trarfis representatives. -. Texas
lines and those ca bound from 81. Louis. =
the main OBJECT of the New York Merchants
Asspc.at ton Is TO divert traffic from this
gateway and force IL south to New on leans
via the steamship lines. 4 conference Of
freight. general and commercial agents VIII
De held to-day or Tomorrow 10 tacs.a this
end of the situation.
AS a matter OF fact the New York r,er-
chants have no more right IL ask for
uuced rates from This section than The ms =
chants of st. Louis and Kansas City have
Ii ask them from lines in the New I;1SIanl
territory. The markets of the West ard
Southwest are amply able TO supply the de-
Tnands OF merchants in this territory. The
old notion that Texas merchants AMI those
from the Southwest generally mast 20 10
the East 10 buy cEeapiy has been eXp,.,.ird
New Gork merchants realize this and aye re
sorting 10 all kinds of schemes and tricks
to force the railroads 10 make ron scCsious
which are not due them and which Wouil
be discrimination against the markets
these lines.