The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-05-11
PRIVATE CAR LINES
TO CUT ICE CHARGE
Arno4rs, Ii Is Said, Are Much
Alarmed and viii Take
the Lead.
ROADS TO ENTER TRAFFIC
Many Rave Ordered R%efrigerators Al.
ready. and Others Prepare to Do
So-Can't Afford to Allow
Monc7o!y to Continue.

Chicago. May 1G.~rhe Armour people
nre getting ready to make a radt-
cal reduction III their charges for
icing refrigerator ears. 1t also is re-
ported that they have decided to cancel
all contracts they have with railroads for
the exclusive US" of Armour refrigerator
cars. The revelations made at hearings OF
The interstate commission in the private
car line cases and the Michigan fruit cases
which showed the Armour company practi-
cally has a monopoly ot the fruit business
from Michigan. not only has scared the
armour people, but the railroad people as
We'll.
a number of railroad companies already
have determined hereafter TO conduct their
oWn refrigerator car business. The Michi-
gan Ccnaral, Lake Shore, New York Cen
tral, and other Vanderbilt lines lately have
ordered hundreds of refrigerator cars.
which will be put in service as soon as
completed. The Baltimore and Ohio also
has placed an order with the American Car
and Foundry company ut Chicago for the
construction of $50 refrigerator cars.
High Prices Halt Car Building.
Other railroads would have given orders
for the construction of refrigerator cars
before now if they were not handicapped
by the large advance IN the cost of steel
cars. Last November. when the present
boom in the price of steel began. ordinary
steel freight cars were being made for
81, 100 and 81, 200 each. Today the same cars
are being sold for 81 400 and 81, 800 each.
The entire membership of the interstate
commerce commission will he here tomcr-
row to begin the investigation OF private
car lines. 1t is understood that this in
v~est;gation Will be the most thorough
ever undertaken by the commission and
that it will not only include the private
G.. lines owned by the Armour company.
but also the international Harvester COM
pany, the refrigeration for the ~transporta-
ton of fruits and vegetables, terminal
charges and granting Of rebates in connec-
ton with private car lines.
Union Pacific Men Not Talking.
Officials Of the Union Pacific decline to
discuss the new 500, 600, 600 stock issue
other than to say thai no announcement
as regards the purposes Of the issue is
likely to be made for some time.
1t is not believed that the company has
any intention Of disposing of the new
stock until something is TO be done in the
future to check the aggressive movements
of George j. Gould, 1t is not unlikely that
in case Mr.. Gould carries out the Western
Pacific scheme and thereby practically
parallels the Southern Pacific between Og-
den and San Francisco, Mr.. Hartman will
strike back by paralleling some of the
more important eastern lines controlled by
Mr.. Gould.
The Chicago and Northwestern is fgul-
ing upon . steam interurban competitive
service between Freeport and Rockford.
All of the steam roads of Illinois are up
in arms against the trolley competitors
and are striving to weaken the effect of
the rival lines upon the passenger bust
ness. The interurban between Freeport
and Rockford is doing an enormous bust
ness, both in passenger and freight, and
81 II q. h on NFl " N " tho ~ ,,,s 80. "a