The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-27
Western Lines Are in Another
War With Eastern Roads.
Refuse to Take Out Tariff Which
AbsOrbs Marine Insurance.
ROADS DISCRIMINATE.
Chicago Grain Men Say They
Are Getting Worst of 1t.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
in Railroad Circles.

Chicago. June 27.-Despfte the strenu-
GUS efforts of the eastern lines to have
the tariffs issued by the Chicago west
bound lines providing for the absorption
of marine insurance on lake and rail
shipments from the east to trans
Mississippi river points abolished, the
tariffs still remain in effect and the
western officials maintain that they will
not take out the rates as long as marine
insurance is absorbed by the Lake
Erie boat lines.
Western railroad officials yesterday
reiterated their declarations that they
are not afraid of the threats of the
eastern railroads to take out the
through tariffs in connections with their
lines If they continue to absorb the
marine insurance. So far as the threat
to abolish the differential in favor OF
the lake and rail is concerned, the west
ern officials say that that is q. matter
Of little interest to them. They take the
position that their interest is in the
shipment after it reaches Chicago, anu
that an all rail route is bound to be the
same by way of Chicago as it is through
any other gateway.
So far the only argument advanced
by the eastern roads against the insur-
ance absorbing tariffs is that it in
creases the differential allowed the lake
and rail rate over the all rail charge
The western officials declare this to be
a Door excuse for a group of railroads
to offer for attempting to discriminate
against a city, as is the case when the
insurance is absorbed through Detroit
and Toledo on shipments for trans
Mississippi river points.
The trouble over the insurance alb
sorbing tariffs and what the western
officials term the attempt of the east
ern roads to discriminate against Chi
cago has brought to light other rate
ern lines which place local institutions
at q disadvantage. Two Of these are
now being agitated by the board OF
trade and an effort is being made to
induce the eastern lines to give Chicago
her due.
One Of these complaints is against
the position of the eastern lines which
forbids milling in transit at Chicago
line about the city and -four mills To-
Gated within that line must pay a
premium for the privilege of grinding
grain which may be ground without
tribute by competitors even as near at
hand as Joliet. The eastern roads re-
fuse to accept -four ground in the city
and intended for the east at anything
less than the regular local rate, while
/ if it is ground at Joliet or any point
farther west a special rate is made.
The other complaint is on the adjust
ment of rates in territory common to
both Chicago and Minneapolis. Under
this adjustment, if two loads of wheat
start at Aberdeen, S. D. for New York
by way of Chicago. and one of them
| is rebilled at Minneapolis while the 9TH
er comes direct to Chicago, the car
shipped direct to Chicago must pay a
rate of 50 cents per 100 pounds, while
the car that was rebilIed at Minnea polls
reaches New York for 365z cents per
100. This arrangement, 1t is declared, is
due to the arbitrary rates maintained
by the eastern lines, by which they
agree to take Is cents per 100 pounds
on grain rebilled a Minneap polls. while
on grain coming direct to Chicago they
exact the local rate Of III cents.