The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-05-12
PRIVATE CAR LINES
70 CUT ICE CHARGE
READS 10 ENTER TRAFFlC
Many Have Ordered Retrtaerators Al.
read,, and Others Prepare 10 90
So-can't Afford 10 Allow
Monepoly to Continue.

Hhi.ago. MAY 1v. The .Armour t"oiae
hre getting ready TO make u 1aa-
cal reduction IA ,h.lr charges Tor
Icing refrigerator cars. 1t also - re
ported that tliey have decided TO cancel
all contracts they have with railroads Ier.
the exclusive us" OF Armour refrigerator
cars. The revelations made at bearings or
the Interstate commission in the priNat.
car me cases and the Michigan fruit cases
which showed the Armour company practi-
callN has a monopoly of the fruit business
from Michigan. not only has scared TN.
Armour people. but the railroad pcG.i lie as
We'll.
n number of railroad companies already
have determined hereafter to conduct tl.!r
own refrigerator ear business. The Micti-
gan Central. Lake Shore, New York Cen
trai, and other Vanderbilt lines lately have
ordered hundreds of refrigerator ears.
which will be put in service as soon as
completed. The Baltimore and Ohio also
mas placed am order With the American ct-
and Foundry company at Chicago for thv
construction of 80 refrigerator cars
High Prices Halt Car Building.
Other railroads would nave given orders
for the construction of Refrigerator cars
before now if they We're 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 We're being rlaGe Tor
SLIGO ard 81, 200 each. Today the same cars
are being sold for SLIGO and 81, 500 elch-
The entire membership of the Interstate.
commission will be here tomoi =
row to begin the investigation of private
car lines. 1t is understood that this in
Nestisation will he the most thorough
ever undertaken by the commission ami
that it Will not only include the private
c lines owned by the Armour company.
hut also the international Harvestc- COM
nnnN fha ~ fri ~ IL frr tho
ton OF fruits ana vegetables, terminal
charges and granting of rebates in eel, aee-
ton with private cnr lines.
Union Pacific Men Not 1at.i7o.
Officials Of the Union Pacific decline 10
discuss the new sloD.0oO. 600 stock issue
other than to say that 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 now
stock until something is to be done In tho
iuture to check the aggrossive movements
of George j. Gould, 1t is not unlikely that
in case Mr.. Gould carries out the Western
Pacific scheme and thereby practically
the southern Pacific betNeea o@-
den and San Francisco. Mr.. Hartman VIII
strike back by laraileling sonle o. tn.
more important eastern lines controlled 10y
Mr.. Gould.
The Chicago and Northwestern is ss,,f,-
ing upon a steam in;erurban competitive
Service between t'reeport and Rockford.
All of the Steam roads of Illinois are up
In arms against The trolley competitors
and are striving 10 weaken the effect OF
the rival lines upon the passenger bust
ness. Inc intcrurban between I7reeport
and Rockford is doing an enormous bust
ness, both in passenger and freight. aud
is cutting heavily into the earnings CT
steam roads.
Tn Northwestern PROPOSES to put in
service a numbe1 of short local trains on a
last schedule and with a rate OF fare q.
as the intertrban.