Show KUZROAD Co3iI1IN1Ti0t Trade trer non site nork Iilnud nnil bnnta 1 > CHICAGO Xov IIt has com to light today that an inipartan traillc agreement has been made by Die Hock Island and Sinti reroutes for the handling of through ironic bttwccli Chicago and all points ou the Pacific Coast Dolgo City KItS is made tile junction pohi IJy arrangement a line sborter than any other from this city to all California points south of Los Angeles An-geles is created while the distance to San Francisco is but 222 milt greater than via the Union Pacific and has the advantage of Icing sitar si-tar foutn that It will never bu blockaded block-aded by snow and during the winter win-ter months through trains arc ex i pedal to mako letter average tim limn those on the more northerly routes The contract Li for a long lerni of years and Is even stronger than the Union Pacific and North western agreement and goes into effect Immediately so far as freight truilic h couceruoJ and througl lIlh iC passenger train Service will bo cs alilislieil as toon 15 the neccKary arrangements are made THE KIXAI DETAtl of the arrangement were funihlict late this afternoon and the coutrai t was duly signed by the proper 01111 cons of the interested comjianles Ily the terms of the contract tho Koch Island and Atchison hint hemselvcs to the operation of a hrough line to be known as the Hock Island and Santa Fu route The agrcemcnt provides for the landlingofiill freight In thlough cats and on through bill when the rafllc originates east of the 3Ib url u-rl river or Pacific division of the Santi Fe to Mojave and thcnci over the Southern Pacific to San Francisco The Southern Pacific 10 I owcrlcs8 to prevent the scheme wing to the icrpctual contract of VtlanticA Pacific far the tIre cf tile Southern Pacific track Thtingree ncut between thu Atchlsott cue I lock Island provides that each road shall give prefcTonco to the other in the interchange of Lush nc no matter what future al iauces may be made by each other Thezlgnlngof thu contract is delayed de-layed Several clays In order that a Hfrfect undortaudillg rdsy be ctcliuii on this joint Thc Santa Fe iieople would not sign untli f W l resident Cable promised tliat what vcr treaty might lie I made with the Colorado Midlanil thu Hock Island fouId give the AtcliiKiii for car nn transcontinental business The lock Waml and Atliutictt Pacific are strong compctiton between hicago and the Missouri river and also between Chicago and Denver The agreement docs not aUVct their relations In this rapect except that It binds them to harmonious action In all ninttersafTecting rate This ensures a strong combination for ho maintenance of rates In the southwest |