Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-17
ROADS MUST CONE TO TINE
Discriminating Rates will Be Fought to
Finish BY Grain Exchange,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS DECLARES WAR
Adopts RESOLUTIONS Designating Rail
ways Now Charged with Main
tanning Tariffs that Iniure
the Local Market.

Renewed and vigorous action is to be
taken by tho Omaha Grain exchange against
all railroads which are discriminating
against tho local grain market. At the hrsC
meeting Of the new board OF directors
Thursday the wrongs Of the exchange were
discussed and formal resolutions passed as
follows:
Whereas, 1t appears to the board OF di-
reCtors that the Omaha grain market ~
Ioaas, on the north by the Chicago. MIL
waukco d St. Paul, Chicago a. Northw, ST
crh Chicago s.. Paul. Minneapolis a.
Omaha and tireat Northern iu favor of
Slinncapolis on the west BY the Chicago 81
Northwestern and Burlington in favor OF
thlcago, and on the south and southwest
~ me Union Pacific. Burlington, St Joseph
q brand Island and Missouri Pacific IN
favor of Kansas CITY: and
-Whereas. II appears that excessive and
arbitrary switching and reconsigmng
charges are being asses sscd on grain in this
market by the Burlington and Union Pacific
rom the west and by all the Iowa lines
from The east therefore. be it
Resolved by the board OF directors Of the
omaha Grain exchange That it is the pol
icy Of the exchange to attack these dis
eliminating rates and exorbitnnt and arbi-
tfilrN charges at once that such action be
taken IN every direction that counsel may
ADVISE is open to US, ard that We carry on
lutte parity OF rates with Minneapolis on the
north, with Chicago in all of Nebraska and
with. Kansas City on the south and south
west and fair and reasonable local charges
IN Omaha.
system of weighing.
Another thing done by she board was the
adoption of the system Of weighing pro-
posed by Chief Weighmaster Powell after
IA careful study of the systems in use At
other large primary markets OF the coun-
try. The elevators are TO do their own
weighing through their own employees, but
all weights are to be checked by tallymen
hired by the exchange, their duty being to
check not only the figures recorded by the
scale men. but the denomination OF each
weight used. The old system was faulty
and complaints were made against It in
many cases by individual shippers and by
grain dealers associations. The adopted
plan already has the unqualified approval
Of some OF the dealers organizations.
The new system will increase the ex-
peuses OF the exchange by about 5000 q
year. This is met by raising the weighing
fec on each car from y cents to 80 cents,
the shipper receiving beneht Of many
times 10 cents by having an absolute check
on the weight of his grain. The plan will
be put in operation early in December.
Proposals for "a Home
a proposition was received from J. l..
Brandeis & Sons offering co rent one floor
OF the Bipndeis building TO the grain men,
giving The exchange free quarters. Fred d.
Wead ane 9thers proposed 10 erect build
ing for The exchange on Farnapl street.
A. L. Ecl A. H. Jnquith ana 8. A. Nc
llthortei ere appqinted,a committee 10 in
testlg5ie 8 giiese ortets- - '-s---'' = -.-.is
Secretary Movanp OF the Grain exchange
says II has been brought TO his attention
that a solicitor for tho Rock Island mas
been trying to get business from the job
bers on the plea that there is no boycott:
that the road has received lately for ship
neut 100 cars OF grain from one Omaha
firm. Mr.. McVann says this statement is
untrue; not more than ten cars have been
shipped out OF Omaha by the Rock Island
in November and most of these have gone
10 country mills which could not be reached
by any other road. shaffer &; Co. and the
Rosenbaum Grain company two 1rms
closely allied with the road, are shipping
over the Rock Island out Of Council Bluffs.