Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23
EXPECT BLANKET INJUNCTION
All Railroads Look for Action TO Stop
Relating on Freight,
KANSAS CITY CASE ONLY A FoRtRUNSIR
omaha frame OmeiaI says that All
Lines viii Combine 60 Fight
General Injunction
U Gomez,

M srpeetation that the Interstate Com
msrce commission would obtain a blanket
Injunction relative 10 rate-cutting and re-
hating embracing every railway system In
the country was the sole topic for discus
sion AZ railroad headquarters in Omaha yes
terday. and in executive, tranic, operating
ana legal departments official notices from
the United sthtea court we're hourly ex-
pected. Az Union Pacific headquarters this
vas especially true. There every official
was on his toes, nguratively speaking. In
anticipation Of the sweeping order.
of an Injunction IL issued the railroads
VIII obey It," said one prominent trafnc
ofnolaI. You can safely wager that rail-
reads do not violate iniunctions no matter
how viciousiy they we're slashing rates be-
fore the injunction was Issued. Those eight
railroads which we're caught at Kansas City
last wednesday have been hanging on 10
the lawful schedule for dear life since the
proceedings we're Instituted against them
Il was a great shock for the shippers TO
and themselves suddenly yanked back up
20 the regulation scale on freight, when they
had been getting rates so greatly reduced
Tn same strict obedience will obtain when
the blanket Injunction comes. 1t viii GER
tainly serve Its purpose "a long as It is In
existence.
"How long that will be. however. is a
aueation. Il n certain, OF course. that the
Issuance OF such an order will result in
the immediate forming OF a great pool be-
tween all the railroads In the country for
the purpose Of fighting tails injunction.
Every road will take Its part. and 1t will
be the most powerful and all-embracing
combination ever organized.
neatre for United Action.
81 am not 20 sure that therein lies the
real motive for these eight roads which
are already enjoined insisting on the rest
being included. OF course they based their
action on a plea for Justice, saying that II
Vas not fair to pick out eight roads and
discriminate against them when all the
rest we're doing similar business.
THAT sounds well. but | think that these
lines we're Just wise enough to see that
ali the lines combined would make a
stronger night than eight only, so they
took advantage OF this unjust discrimina-
ton cry to get the rest included. 1t would
seem that they have succeeded"
The packing house products rate be-
tween Chicago and Kansas City and st.
Louis was the ostensible basis for the ac-
tion OF the commission last Wednesday.
II was alleged that the rebate Of 5 cents
per 100 pounds was being given from the
schedule rate Of 2sh cents between Chi
eago and Kansas City. The roads included
were the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul,
the Atchison, Topeka a Santa Fe. the Chi
cage 4 Alton. the Chicago. Rock Island q
Pacific. the Wabash. the Chicago. BurlIng-
ton & Quincy. the Chicago Great Western
and the Missouri Pacific. Some Of these
roads operate between Kansas City and st.
Louis only, but that run was also included
In the matter. The injunction forbids any
violation Of the "act to regulate COM
merce" or Of the Sherman act to protect
trade and commerce against unlawful re-
streints and m~onopolies.
New Oklahoma Train.
onicials here Of railroads running be-
tween Omaha and Kansas City are inter-
ested In the new train from Kansas City
20 Oklahoma City and Fort Worth which
the st. LOU q San Francisco railroad will
put on Friday. This train will be hrst
Of all a time-slasher. for It cuts Santa Fe
time to Oklahoma City two hours sad
t~hree-quarters. while It is an hour and
twenty minutes faster than the time the
Frisco line itself has been making.
In addition to this reduction OF time the
train will start out OF Kansas City at a
much more seasonabls hour than other
trains have done. II will leave at 7:l5 D.
m. reaching Oklahoma City at 1880 a. m.
and Fort Worth at 1855 p. m. the next day.
The Santa Fe leaves at 9:45 and the Frisco
has been leaving at $50 IN the evening
The run to Oklahoma City, 3s4 miles, will
be made at thirty-two miles an hour, in
Guiding all stops. This train will be cleo