Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-31
BOYCOTT STILL IN EFFECT
Embargo Against Rock Island Not Lifted
BY Sop Thrown Out.
ROAD DOES NOT MEET oMAHEs DEMAND
Mcvann Declares Memphis EQualiER-
tIon IL Real objection ana Abro-
CATION of Kansas City EIeva-
ton is Not a Victory.

When the Omaha Grain exchange and
the Omaha Commercial club declared a boy
colt on the Rock Island two concessions
we're demanded, the payment OF elevation
allowance at Omaha as at Kansas City and
the elimination of the Kansas City-Mem-
phis rate. The announcement Of the Rock
Island that it would abrogate the payment
of elevation allowances at Kansas City
does not meet either one of these demands,
says Secretary McVann of the Grain ex-
change. and even II It did the boycott would
still be on until the other point was yielded.
That the Rock Island has not made even
a semblance of peace with the commercial
interests of Omaha is made clear in this
statement made by Secretary McVann Mon
day.
ut il extremely unfortunate that. the ac-
ton of the Rock Island road depriving the
Kansas City dealers of the elevation allow
ance of IL cents should have been heralded
as a victory for the Omaha commercial in
terests
IN the first place, Omaha never asked
that Kansas City be deprived of this ad-
vantage, but only that II should be, given
to Omaha. which is an entirely different
proposition.
I'm the second place, the real controversy
TEN has been chiefly over the Kansas City
Memphis equalization plan, which was I'M
der discusslonyat the time the elevation al
| lowance discrimination was sprung. We
had notified the Rock Island people in plain
| language that we would not stand for the
| Memphis equalization plan, and that IL
| Vice President Biddle persisted in putting
| il in effect It would make trouble for the
| Rock Island road IN Omaha, because we
could not be on friendly relations with one
| member OF a family. another member of
which was breaking into our back yard and
stealing our grain.
Attitude IL Not Changed.
I'VE want every business man in Omaha
| to know that the position OF the CONNER
cial club and the Grain exchange toward
the Rock Island system has not been
| changed one whit by reason of the can
| collation. of the Kansas City elevation al
Iowance As a matter OF fact, when Mr..
Cover, freight trafic manager Of the Rock
| Island road was here he and Mr.. UT,
their general agent. called on me and made
a tentative proposition for settlement OF
our difference with that road, based on
the elimination Of the elevation discrim-
ination. absolutely declined TO considet
any proposition from them which would
not include the cancellation OF the Kansas
City-Memphis equalization tariff.
IT did not consider it worth while tc
give out any particulars regarding my
conference with Mr.. Cover, except that
1t failed Of results but the Rock Island
people knew we'll that they could not set.
tie their differences with Omaha by can
ceiling the Kansas City elevation allow.
ance or even by giving 1t to us without
also adjusting the Memphis situation.
II have this morning long letter from
Mr.. w. b. Biddle, who is vice president
in charge OF trafic Of both the Rocl
Island and Frisco systems, in which h,
attempts to defend the position of thu
Frisco system with regard TO the Memphis
'equallzation.' will reply to this lette
today and in my reply will make It yer!
clear TO Mr.. Biddle that the Kansas City
Memphis equalization basis must be can
celIed before the differences between tn
Rock Island road and the, commercial in
terests OF Omaha can be adjusted.