The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-11
PRIVATE CAR LINES
To CUT ice CHARGE
Armorrs, IL Is Said, Are Much
Alarmed and Will Take
the Lead.
ROADS TO ENTER TRAFFIC
nary Have Ordered Rsfriserators Al
ready. and Others Prepare TO Do
So--can't Afford 20 Allow
None rely TO Continue.

Chicago. May a.. The Armour people
or. Ecit.nR ready to- max. rad!-
cal reduction 10 their charges for
Icing Refrigerator ears. II also 10 re-
ported that they have decided To cancel
all contracts they have with railroads for
the exclusive use % Armour refrigerator
cars. The revelations made NJ hearings OF
the interstate commission Ia the private
car line cases and the Michigan fruit cases
which showed the Armour company prncii-
caily has a monopoly OF the fruit business
from Michigan. not cniy has scared the
Armour people. bu; the railroad people as
well
A number OF railroad companies already
have determined hereafter TO conduct their
own refrigerator car business. The Michi-
gan CcEtral. Lake Shore. New York Cen
trai. ana other VANDERBILT; lines lately have
ordered hundreds OF refrigerator cars.
which viii be put In service as soon ar
completed. The Baltimore and Ohio also
has placed an order with the American Car
and Foundry company at Chicago for ~"
construction Of 20 refrigerator cars.
High Prices Halt Car Building.
Other railroads would have given orders
for the construction OF refrigerator cars
before now " they were not handicapped
by the large advance ~ tn. cost of steel
cars Last November. when the present
boom In the price OF steel began. ordinary
steel freight cars were being made Tor
81 100 and 81, 90 each Today the same cars
are being sold for N.lco and N.5Jo each.
The ent.r. membership of the Interstate
commerce commission viii be here ;omor-
row 10 begin the Investigation of private
car lines. IL II understood that this IN
ycst.gation viii he the riost thorough
ever undertaken by the commission and
that "a will not only ,nclud" the private
tines owned by the Armour company.
hut also the lnt.rnati onal Harvester com
pany. tn. refrigeration for the transporta-
ton Of fruits ami vegetables. terminal
charges and granting of rebates In coEncc-
ton with private car lines.
Union Pacific Men Rot Talking.
officials OF the Union Pacific decline Ia
discuss tho new sic.O6o.oo stock issu"
other than to say that no announcement
as regards the purposes OF the Issue u
likely to be made for some time.
IL r. not bcliovaJ that the company has
any intention cf diSposing OF the new
stock until something IL 60 bc done In tho
future 10 check the aggressive movements
OF George J. Gould. it ls not unlikely that
In case Mr.. Gould carries out the Western
Pacific scheme and thereby practically
parallels tho Southern Pacific between og-
den and San Francisco. Mr.. Hartman viii
strike back by parnlleiInR some OF the
more important eastern lines contrplled by
Mr.. Gould.
The Chicago end Northwestern IL fRur-
ing upon n steam in;cTurban competitive
service between FTocport and Rockford.
All OF the steam roads Of Illinois arc up
In arms against the trolley competitors
and arc striving 20 weaken the effect OF
the rival linsG upon the passenger bust
ness The in;eruThan between Frccport
ard Rockford ~ doing an enormous busl-
ness both In passenger and freight. and
II cutting hcavii. into the earnings OF
steam roads.
The Northeastern proposes to put ia
service number Of short local trains on q
fast schedule ard with rate Of fare a.
low as the iutcrurbaI.