The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-04-14

ictuusf OWING lo the contracts which the
Eastorn Illinois has been able To make
with st. Louis shippers under 'he new
conditions they cstnot well return 20 the
CHI method no matter how strong the
J Ossure has is brought to bear on theme.
The loss win fan heaviest on tia Alton
6 Illinois Central which have oeen hand
ling more than 90 per cent @ the cast
Bound 81. Louis freight Although no
announcement of their policy has been
made vet. it Is probably thar within
lev days they win issue c.ssulars also an-
nounciE the absorption Of switching
charges
An attempt may be made first 90 Induce
The Eastern Illinois and the Na5ash
which Tor a loag time have been absorb
iug switching charges across the river
to rescind their action. II is said that
,hc action of the Eastern Illinois was
taken after unsuccessful efforts had been
mooe TO induce the Wabash TO charge
fcs switching the same as other roads
were doing.
Ambitious to Enter Mexico.
Having quitely made its plans the
Southern Pacific enters the hght IN South
cm Texas wiu, The Gould lines and the
Frisco. racing for shis heretofore unde-
v.loned country Tie Southern Pacific
HAS surveyed "a limo sGuthwcseefly from
Lccvnlc, which is thu western terminus
OF its New Yorl, lexis Mexicnn branch
and junction OF tile Arkansas Pass. the
latter formerly owned BY the southern
Puchc TO ] lrcdo. also line along the
hio Guude from Eacle Pass 20 q point
Just east o. Laredo 10 Is reported chat
4 line - to be opened southwardly into
thc Brownvne county. These exten-
sI"us give the southern Pacific cnterance
into the territory through which the Frls-
cn interests are building the Brownvile
road. and crossing the old and proposed
lines of the Could system nom West
Texas to Mexico. 1t Is thought the
southern Pacific has designs on new
Ire into Mexico through the Laredo gate
way now controlled by Gould lines. The
sevcrai short lines of the Sunset in West
Texas are 10 DE merged with the main
SYSTEM in Texas. The extension south
from San Antonio has been abandoned
under the new plans.
To condemn Territorial Site
5etleville, M. April i4-After ruling
that the ST. Louis valley railroad. running
south from East St. Louis along the
Mississippi river and the St. Louis Iron
Mountain & Southern railroad running
south along the river from ST. Louis. both
Gould lines. are not parallel and compet-
ans roads. Judge Hay. OF the ~. Clair
tcunty court. today ordered that the con-
dcmnation proceedings Instituted boy the
hitter against the Illinois State Trust CO.
TO secure possession OF land Ia East 81.
LoWs for terminals for the 81. Louis Val
ley. be continued.
\ jury impanelcd six weeks ago TO
f,x the amount of compensation for the
lind to be condemned is ordered TO re-
tort April 20.
The proceedings brought in May 1908,
were carried to the supreme court OF IL
l,nois and there rcmanded to the county
court for tugthcr evidence. The fight was
O., the contention Of the trust company
that the ST. Louis Valley and the Iron
Mountain are competing lines ana that
therefore the latter not being an limos
corporation, could not bring conGenina-
ti0n proceedings in the state.
May Reduce Rates to Southeast.
New York. April 14-Aotion taken al
u meeting Of Southern railroad officials
held here indicates the possibility of
ANY reduction in freight carrying charges
CA all the lines leading from Chicago and
81. Louis to Atlanta. Birmingham, Mont
g0mery and other points ia the Southeast
Some Tins ago The Merchants associa-
tions Of both Chicago and st. Louis made
concurrent appeal 10 the management OF
tire roads that tap and traverse the terri
tory Ia question. asking for lower rates.
That the matter might be fully consd-
erred a meeting of the lines Interested was
called S. b. Parrott. of Atlanta. chair
man ot thu Southeastern freight assoc
ei5 ,ion, presided only the tributary "a
s.. Louis were represented.
Accommodations favoung reductions
/ IN freight schedules were adopted and
referred to ueeung in the near future
OF the lines radiating from Chicago