Show RAILROAD SENSATION several companies withdraw With araw from the I 1 western freight association chicago sept 24 quite sensation was in railroad circles this evening by the withdrawal ot the atchison topeka and santa fe and the chicago rock island and pacific companies from the western freight association the letters of notification to chairman are very arm and uncompromising and indicate a very unsatisfactory state of affairs among the thirty four lines comprising the association on behalf of the santa fe mr paul morton writes commissioner that after having been solicited to join the association in order to strengthen it his company was extremely disappointed in the result of the organization the western freight association agreement ho continues ie being violated every day by the issuance of independent and unauthorized tariff and other methods n consequence ot which we see nothing further to be gained by continuing our membership in the association aa at present organized and this ie to give notice of our intention to withdraw ten days from today in conclusion mr moaton says that if the time ever comes when anore is apparently a desire on the part of our competitors to enter inan an agreement and carry it out honestly and literally we shall be glad to join them |