Show All Agreement Kcacltcd CHICAGO May 23A morning paper says Chairman Midgely of the Southwestern I Statistical Bureau and Pacific Coast Asso ciation returned yesterday from New York where he has been nfeehm attending a meeting of the representatives of the Easiern trunk j lines and Central Traffic Association and I TransContinental Association in regard to a division of rates on tho Pacific Coast through traffic He says that n recom mendntion of the committee consisting of Chairman Fink of the trunk lino Chairman J > ianciiaru of the Central Traflio Associa tion Chairman Midgolyof the Pacific Coast Association General Traffic Manager Stnbbs of tho Southern and Central Pacific and General Traffic Manager White of the Atchison Topeka Santa Fc and Atlantic k Pnaific that the trunk lines and theCen tral Traffic Association roads accept i per cont raes on both east and west bound California through traffic nt whatever tariff may be issued by the transcontinental roads will be accepted The paper adds that this will settle thodiffi cnlties regarding the division of tho Pacific Coast through traffic and enable the Cali fornu roads to compete against tho Pacific Mail Steamship Company but fears are expressed that tho California roads will not derive much benefit from tho arrangement Indications aro that the11 InterState Commerce Commission after tho expiration of the seventyfive das for which section 4 of the law wns suspended in favor of tho California roads will rescind their action and compel them to make rates in confirmity with the long and short haul section of new law except on such commodities as are especially affected I by ocean competition |