Show I RAILROAD NOTES Co Col William Murray for many years prominent in tho time rt railroad world worM died at Now New Orleans Orans Friday l day ni night bt lie Ho had been ill about two weeks Colonel Murray at the thc time timo of his death was foreign il pa passenger er 3 agent ent of the thc Illinois Central with headquarters in New Or Or- leans He was born in iu England in mu 1843 The Time La Ln Follette bill hill providing for a physical valuation of the railroads to be ma made c b. b by tho the interstate commerce commission will be taken up at the next neat meeting of the senate committee ou on interstate interstate in in- commerce A party of t fifty fh White Raymond Whitcomb Whitcomb rub excursionists excursion arrived cd in in this city last night from the time m west st st. and is is spending the day in Salt Lake City Tho party will willJo go Jo ea cast t over oer the time Kio Hio Grande Grando Western to night I Will ill Dance Darl traveling tra frei freight ht agent for the Burlington ton returned from a trip to the tho north last st ni night Time Tho Utah Li Light ht and aud Railway Hailway company corn com pan party pany received ell seven cn now new cars ears last night This makes two thirty of the thc new cars ars received during t the te c last two weeks The Tho balance alance of the tIme order older r of fifty cats cars is expected ex cx- to arrive within tIme the next two weeks W WASHINGTON April 0 o- o A bill to prohibit and prevent overcapitalization of railroads introduced introduce Ivy hy tive thc Bach ch of Wisconsin in provides pro that no interstate railroad shall shaH after it has been in operation for one year car issue an any an- additional stocks bonds londs notes or other othel instruments of of indebtedness ex cx- I cepl when necessary r to tho the acquisition of property the thc extension or improvement improve improve- ment meat of its lines hues and facilities and aud the improvement and maintenance of its service The payment of dividends eh in any any- timing thing but cash is forbidden as is the acquirement of control of or r interest in any an another other railroad corporation e C ox- ox copt to establish blish h by consolidation of oC connecting Hues hines a n through h route of or transportation WASHINGTON April f I A A bill to prevent tho the improper di disclosure cosur or soliciting soliciting so so- of information concerning in interstate in in- in I shipments has been introduced in time the house by br Mr Ir Burton Durton of Ohio It provides pro for tor tho the imposition of a maximum tine line of 1000 or maximum imprisonment nt for one ono yi year c ar or both for forthe forthe forthe the knowing disclosure b by any my common carrier in interstate commerce of Han any in information concerning the nature kind kin quality destination con consignee connee nee or routing rO of of an any J property tendered rell or delivered to such common carrier for interstate transportation which inCur may be ic used to the time detriment or prejudice of oC such Much shipper or consignee con comm signee or which ilia im improperly di disclose dint dis close his bu business transactions to u a com SA SANTA T JL BAHIL Cal a 41 I. I April P.- P. When E. E 1 P. president of the thu I Santa Fe Fe was asked rc regarding the report report re report re- re port from froni Xe New York that he was about to resign and awl that Paul Morton rolton is is to succeed him he ma made e the time following statement Tt It is all aU rot i I have hive not the tIme sli slightest slight slight- ht est intention of retiring from tho the pres pres- of the Santa Fe Fc Mr Mm r. r Morton is ii isnow now out of tine the railroad business and I know it il is is his intention not to return to it This This same report was published in in n Chicago about ten days s ays a ago o. o and I denied denied de de- de nied it at nt that tim time I do not know how the report could have hae been given l en new ne life Hie CHICAGO April 9 O- O fL Members bers of the Western Passenger association have havo refused refused re re- fused to sanction on a a. proposition to make maken a n rate of 3 cents ent for the tine round trip for forthe fortine tine the Republican national convention from front all al western passenger cr territory territory- Independent notice of such rates ates was then formally J given cn by br the Northwestern Northwest Northwest- em ern and the Union Unton Pacific lines both hoth of which had previously announced i their intention of making this rate All t the theother theother e other roads will ill follow this plan which in effect clears tho the association of toler tolerating reduced rates but but- permits the individual in in- members to get out and hustle for business EaF Eastern and aurl southern roads are arc expected to fall nIl in line perhaps per per- Imps haps by tho the same method CHICAGO April 9 H D.-H H. H C. C Barlow Dado executive director of the time Chicago Association Association As As- of Commerce has haR received t worth word from the Rock Island the Missouri Missour Mis Mis- lis sour Pacific and time tho Burlington on that they will disregard the time 20 o per cent lia lia- clause of tho the clarifications sit ca which is to go so into effect May ny 1 This cam clause e which was objectionable to tho thio shippers provided pro that if shipments were to be carried at tho thai carriers carrier's risk with respect t to many contingencies an aim additional 20 per cent would be charged I It was explained b by the thc railroads that the exceptions covered only such things as tho time railroads were cre not liable forat for forat forat at law Tho shippers differed iu insisting insist insist- lug ing that the ra railroads were liable for loss los and damage o from leakage ealm breakage breakage break break- age a change of weather and ancl other specified fied t c causes I |