| Show MOREl T1LOUftLT Arising Oxet the Question ur Canadian Cana-dian Pacillo Dlffcicntliil Chicago March 7 Trouble is again looming up before the western lines over the question of Canadian Pacific differentials differen-tials The Alton is the road which has forced matt lS this time and If it sustaIns sus-taIns its present position for any long length of time It will certainly force the Canadian Pacific t withdraw from its agreement with the western lines Tho specific troubles in this instance originated origin-ated with the Grand Trunk line committee commit-tee ngreement Its first effort in this direction di-rection was a refusal to maintain standard stand-ard rates Then it went below the schedule sched-ule the Canadian Pacific which had been allowed < differential from Grand Trunk rates by the western roads promptly took advantage of its differential in meeting the rates made by the Grand Trunk The Alton road has now announced an-nounced that it will not allow tho Canadian Cana-dian Pacific differential as against the cut rates of the Grand Trunk Chairman Chair-man Caldnell when the matter was mater brought to his attention ruled against the Alton declaring the western roads had agreed to reorganize the differential Irrespective of any action for or against the differentials which might be taKen up by the eastern roads He produced the records from the meeting in which the differential was allowed and they fully sustained him in his position The present condltons are hgVilj lpas ing to the Grand Trunk which desire nothing so much as the disruption of the committee agreement A representative of the Grand Trunk declared that one of the roads which had signed the agreement had iid that It would stand bv the Grand Trunk In Its fight against the Canadian Pacific The sate bomi of railwiv and warehouse ware-house commissioners was In session to day Ilefening to evSder e in thp ram of Jaraes Drown of Dwight asainst the Chicago < t Alton railroad No < fc5 < = ion was reached nor vm there be until aLter the commissioners have c nIdpr dl the briefs to be submitted bv both sids I The complaint involves the alleged overcharges of K ner car on the part of the nailrnadc shipping facum s at the union dockyard and Is to be made a I test rape An effort is t < be mad to e whether Ot not utrW 1h = 15 of Illinois Illi-nois the railroads doing business In Chicago Chi-cago have the right in charpp shippers on stock ears at the Btocltyarda |
