Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-27
BOYCOTT FOR MILWAUKEE
Grain Exchange Threatens to Rstalist, if
New Rate is Not changed,
DIRECTORS ADOPT STRONG RESOLUTION
General Agent Nash of Railroad Reit-
crates His Explanation of Condi-
ton and says Exchange IL
Acting Hastily.

At a meeting Of the board Of directors
Of the Omaha Grain exchange Tuesday.
December %. resolutions were adopted
sharply denouncing the Chicago, Milwaukee
e. St Paul Railway company for alleged
discrimination against Omaha in the mat
ter OF grain rates to the favor of Kansas
City. and threatening retaliatory measures
unless the discrimination be at once done
away with.
F. A. Nash, the Omaha representative OF
the Milwaukee road. was asked in refer
ence 60 the resolutions Tuesday night. and
whether he had yet received a copy Of
them. He said
II heard that such action was contem-
plated. and ] was given to understand that
the exchange would notify me when the
matter was TO come up in order that l
might be present to explain the matter.
was not notified and knew nothing Of the
resolution until Informed by reporter
for The Bee. / can say in all sincerity
that not a pound of grain will be diverted
from Omaha under this new tariff which
goes into effect January l. nor will Omaha
be injured in the slightest degree
Calls IL Politics.
"The statement that the Omaha grain
market will be injured is all political clap
trap and huncombe. I can reiterate the
statement / made few days ago and
which appeared in The Sunday Bee. The
Chicago, Milwaukee a St. Paul Railway
company has not taken and will not take
any action to injure the Omaha Grain ex-
change. The road is making an intclli-
gent fight and has accomplished more Tor
the Omaha grain markets than have all
the other railroads combined during the
last five years. Our methods should not
he attacked. at least until some injury
can be shown and with fair understand
ing Of the entire situation. We have never
intended to make a Scent cut in favor of
Kansas city We have made the fight
from Kansas City, and to actually move
the grain had 20 put in the 15-cent rate,
which did the business. In making this
rate we did not have 10 make Il rate
from Omaha. as there was no necessity for
tearing down the Omaha rate, but
simply did it as matter Of form.
our fight was made from Kansas
city and we have won 1t, and Omaha
gets the benefit more than is appreciated,
for it now has established markets for
its corn. Baltimore merchants now know
that they can come to Omaha to buy their
grain instead of going to Chicago. The
Milwaukee has alone and single-handed
won this fight for the west and has forced
the lines east of Chicago to accept re-
duction of their revenues for hauling this
grain, which will now have an equal
chance via Baltimore as via the Gulf ports.
We had to show our ability to haul the
stuff and had to make that rate from
Kansas City to get this business. But
Omaha has not been hurt in the least"
Following are the resolutions adopted
by the Omaha Grain exchange board of
directors above referred to:
Whereas. The Chicago. Milwaukee & st.
Paul Railway company on the 18Th of
December Issued a tariff on grain making
rate of 10 cents per 100 pounds from
Kansas City to Baltimore and IS cents
from Omaha to Baltimore on corn, and
Whereas II has been. and is customary
Tor eastern lines to make the same rate
from Omaha TO eastern markets and ter
miualS on merchandise, grain and live
stock and other farm products and
Whereas. a difference of 3 cents per l0t
pounds has, and is divertinE large quanti-
ties of grain naturally tributary to Omaha,
Resolved, That such a difference of rate
in favor of Kansas City Is an unpardon-
able discrimination against Omaha in gem
eral; and the Omaha grain market In par
ticular, and deserves the severest censure
Of all citizens of Omaha who have its
best interests at heart, and we earnestly
request all other roads reaching this city
and all merchants and others interested i'm
the grain market OF this city to assist in
our efforts to change this rate announced
by the Milwaukee road. which is dis
Crimination against the Omaha grain mar
kct. And be II further
Resolved, That a copy of this resolution
be sent to the agent OF the Chicago. Mil
waukee & st. Paul Railway company with
the request that this discrimination men
TONED be at once done away with or re-
taliatory measures will AT once he adopted
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