Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-06
ROADS PASS UP CORN RATE
Western Lines Decide BOT to Meet Out
AnpOunosd BY Milwaukee
CAR SHORTAGE STANDS IN THE WAY
Further Reason is Urged that Port
Of BaItiiSOfe As Already Block
AIDED and would Ne UR-
wise to Increase IL.

The western railroads whose represen-
tatives met in Chicago Monday. decided
not to meet the rate announced to the Inter
state Commercial commission of 30 cents
on corn from Omaha and 2s1s cents from
Kansas City. The dispatch says this
action was taken because OF the car
shortage on the western lines and because
the eastern lines could not be relied upon
to help out on this shortage They also
say the port OF Baltimore Is in a state Of
blockade and that Il would be nonsense
to make a rate which would flood corn
to that port. -
The present rate on corn from Omaha to
Baltimore is 2ilk cents, which leaves quite
margin for ocean traffic for those who
wish TO export by that route. The Mil
waukee did not make much OF a cut but
simply announced a good through rate.
MeFchsnt says, "sIap at Omaha
1T is a slap at Omaha by the Miiwau-
kee," said Secretary Merchant OF the
Omaha Grain exchange. mo railroad has
ever done such a thing before as to dis
| eliminate against Omaha in favor of Kan
sas City in rates to the eastern seaboard
The Omaha Grain exchange will not stand
for IL and II the Milwaukee wants to do
any grain business out of Omaha it will
| nave " bct lEt IIOll OIIldna 10 BATH
more on level with that from Kansas
City"
Mr.. Merchant is Of the opinion that other
roads, for their own protection, will have
to make a rate from Omaha Of 2sBl CENTS
the same as that made by the Milwaukee
| from Kansas City. He has wired head
quarters Of several roads to see what they
will do in the matter.
Local grain offices Tuesday morning had
reports to the effect that Chicago exporters
were denied cars by the Milwaukee on the
ground that the road needed all it's cars to
carry corn from Omaha and Kansas City.
AS far as can be learned none has been
bought here by exporters. One leastern
house is reported as having bought 100000
bushels Of corn at Kansas City since the
Milwaukee announced the rate
The question OF the new tariff came up
at the meeting of the executive committee
of the Commercial club Tuesday and the
| feeling was expressed that II will operate
against the interests of Omaha. The mat
ter was referred to the transportation COM
mittee with power to approach the rail-
roads in an attempt to obtain rate on the
same basis as Kansas City. Euclid Martin
and N. B. Updike were added to the COM
mittee.
War on Cartridge Rates.
/ From the war which is now on between
the railroads for the shipments of loaded
cartridges from Chicago and the Mississippi
river to Omaha person would be led to
think some other kind of a war was in
progress. The rate on loaded cartridges
was 10 cents from Chicago and S5 cents
from the Mississippi river. The Great
Western cut this. rate to q and 22 cents
| and now the Burlington is out with the
announcement that it will haul these shells
for % and II cents per 100. This beats
the best rate announced to date by cents
per 100 The Burlington rate was effective
December l. st,.
/ vsi, Building at shops. 3T-
\ The Union PACING Railroad company is
going right ahead with Construction Of its
new shops, in spite of the weather. The
foundation for the office building is COM
plete and the foundation on the stripping
sheds Is being put in, although steam has
to be utilized to thaw out the ground.
Motor car No. 4 Is about ready to send
out and several of the others are well
under way. Two steel baggage and mail
cars are being constructed to be used as
trailers on the branch roads where these
motor cars will be used. The motor cars
are Of l0O-horse power. which is suhicient
to haul trailer laden with mail and bag
gage and express Motor car No. 3, which
went to Galveston, has been the cause Of
two $4,000 suits. because the conductor OF
the car refused to let negroes ride Trailers
may be constructed for these negroes for
the cars which will be used on the southern
branches.
Railway Notes and Personals.
D. o. Clark, superintendent OF coal sup
ply for the Union Pacific, has gone to
Cheyenne.
w. j. Underwood has been appointed gem
| eral manager Of the Milwaukee to succeed
II. r. Williams, who resigned to accept
the presidency of the Pacific railway which
Is being built In Oregon and which is con-
, sidered a part OF the Miiwaukee's road to
the coast. which was announced a few
days ago.
e. d. E<ittoe. chief clerk to superintend-
ent ]. Russell of the Nebraska and Kansas
division OF the Missouri Pacific, the head
quarters of which have Just been trans.
| ferred to Omaha, Is In the city superin-
tending the fitting zip OF the new ofiices in
the Granite block, where four rooms have
been secured on the second floor The
force which will come to Omaha by this
change OF headquarters Will consist for the
present OF ]. Russell, superintendent; q
D. Ktttoe, chief clerk: q. w. Nelson, time
keeper; q. II. Edwards, accountant; Mrs
ID. r. Harrison, stenogrepher; r. G, Bright
timekeeper; Miss Parrett, clerk, and tel
,egraph operator and another stenographer
, Mr.. Russell Is expected to arrive. Wednes-
7 day and the rest of the force will come as
soon as the furniture, which II now AZ the
: freight house. Is installed