Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-24
NASH CLAIMS The VICTORY
Says Milwaukee Has Won Fight for Oman.
in Grain Trade.
NEW MARKET AND BETTER RATES GAINED
General Western Agent Declares
Company Has Not Injured, but
Materially improved In
terests of This City.

f. A Nash. general western agent of
the Milwaukee, has returned from Chicago,
where he went in the interests Of the
Omaha grain rates. He brings the informa-
ton that the Milwaukee has won out in a
carefully laid plan to help the Omaha
grain market He said:
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railway has not and will not take any
action injurious to the Omaha grain ex-
change. 1t is making an intelligent fight
and has already accomplished more for
the Omaha grain market than have all the
other railroads combined during the last
five years Our methods should not be at
tackled. at least until SEINE injury can be
shown and with a full understanding Of
the entire situation.
"A conflict has been on for the last
ten years between the gulf ports and the
eastern ports for the grain of the west
and the gulf lines have won out as a gem
eral thing. so most of the corn from Me-
braska has gone for shipment via the gulf
ports. with the idea OF giving Omaha
two grain markets. for a man can get a
better price for any commodity IL he has
two markets for It, and OF course to give
tho Milwaukee the haul on more OF this
grain, the Milwaukee entered into a sys-
tematic night to put Omaha on a better
basis for her grain and to lower the diff
ferential claimed by the gulf roads.
"A blum has been made several times of
reducing the rate to Baltimore, which is the
chief grain market for this continent, but
the rate has not yet been such that the
stuff was actually hauled and to call that
BLUM and to get the grain actually in
motion the Milwaukee entered this fight
and has won 1t. SO that now Omaha has tive
outlets for her corn with a smaller differ
entail to go into effect the first of the
year. The lines east of Chicago never have
been willing to help out in the effort to
make this grain move to Baltimore rather
than to the gulf. but the Milwaukee has
forced them to go in on the rate.
No such Cut Intended.
I'VE never intended to make q three-cent
differential in favor OF Kansas City. We
made the fight from Kansas City and to
actually move the grain had to put in the
l5-cent rate, which did the business. In
making this fight we did not have to make a
rate from Omaha as there was no necessity
for tearing down the Omaha rate, but
simply did ii as a matter of form Our
fight was made from Kansas City and we
have won IL and Omaha gets the benefit
more than is appreciated. for 1t now has
t"O totdbhSHto Hldthtts lOT It's GOTH. bdlll-
more buyers now know that they can
come to Omaha to buy their grain instead
OF Chicago.
Grain men will say that not a pound OF
grain was diverted from Omaha by this
short fight on the part OF the Milwaukee,
but on the other hand an immense amount
of good has been accomplished. The Mil
waukee alone and single handed, has won
this fight for the west and has forced the
lines east of Chicago to accept a reduction
in their revenues for hauling this grain,
which will now have an equal chance via
Baltimore via the gulf points. No grain
was moving when the Milwaukee made the
first cut via Baltimore, but when 1000 cars
had been delivered to the eastern roads
they could see that the grain would come
to the east II the proper rates were estab-
lished and they were forced to make the
reduction. We had TO show our ability TO
haul the stun and had TO make that rate
from Kansas City to get the business but
Omaha has not been hurt in the least"