EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 16, 2000 relating to the
financial statements of Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc., which appears in
Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1999.
We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
referred to above of our report dated February 29, 2000 relating to the
financial statements of DST Systems, Inc., which appears in the DST Systems,
Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. The
financial statements of DST Systems, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1999
together with our report thereon have been incorporated by reference in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc. referred to
above.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCooopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
December 14, 2000
