Show Tie A A p u4 S P B B CHICAGO June ItThe three arbitrators arbitra-tors E B Thomas Hugh Riddle and E P Vining who for the past few days had been bearing both sides in the controversy con-troversy between the Atlantic d Pacific and Southern Pacifie Railway Companies Com-panies growing out of the transcoa traental ear rendered their decision this afternoon The Atlantic Jr Pacific Companya lines terminate at Majove and for the past two Tears there baa been a c n1lIct between that company and the Southern Pacific by which the I Atlantic fc Paeiliic Company was al lowed Co do ban Francisco businessusing the Southern Pacific line from Mojave to that City A dispute arose after the disruption of U e Transcontinental pool in February and it was over a division div-ision of the earnings of the through line between the two compan ies The contract governing this business was made in 1831 and provided pro-vided that the fcouthe Pacific Company Com-pany sbould haTe for its share of the rough freight and passenger rates its mileage pro raaof such through rates as may be established from time to time by any of the through Hues competition for through traffic Vlien the transcontinental trans-continental pool broke up the Atlantic Sc Pacific company claimed the right to meet any rate which its competition might make and that the Southern Pacific com plin 1 was obliged undercon tract to take its mileage pro rata of any low rale that might be made to meet the competition ot older hues This claim the Southern Pacific refused to allow claiming that only the established rat contemplated by the contract was tile one established by the Transconinen tal Association Acting on this construction con-struction of the contract tbe Southern Pacific compelled tbe patrons and cu homers of the Atlantic and Pacific through line to pay back to these people peo-ple the difference batweon the cut anti the old established rate The board of arbitrators in their decision sustain the position of the Atlantic and Pac fie holding as follows The clause suck a through rate as may bsjeatab lished from time to time for any of the through traffic means and was intended to mean such a rate as way have been given accepted or permitted br the members of any other through line it being the decision of the arbitrators that the Atlantic Pacific Company has a right to make any rate that may be given accepted or permitted per-mitted by members of any other through line and such rate are to be divided between the Southern Pacific Company and the Atlantic k Pacific Company upon the Kansas City and San Francisco mileagd as provided in the contract Tbe decision makes it necessary to have an accounting between the two companies to ascertain the amount to be paid by the Southern Pacific to the Atlantic d Pacific on through business busi-ness since the disruption of tAe foot The Atlantic dr Pacific was backed in the disnute by the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe and the St Louis fit SanrFran cisco companies who are jolat owners oft ho line The arbitration has attracted unusual attention among railroad men because was believed the settlement of this question will aid in the final adjustment sff the tam continental JifEcult eS Among prominent oQlcials of the different campanies present at the arbitration arbitra-tion were General Traffic Manager Man-ager Stubbs General Passenger Agent and Assistant General Solicitor Hayman of tbe Southern Pacific The Atlantic Pacific represented by General Manager Robinson Gaa eral Freight and Passenger AgentBu sell and Solicitor Hazledine and Judge Henry A Waldoof New Mexico From the St Louis t San Francisco WAD John 0 + Day and C W Smith General Manager George R Peck General Solicitor and George W fcCrary general counsel represented repre-sented AtchIson Topeka and Santa Ke |