CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 33-69060,  33-50517, 33-50519, 33-64511) and in the
Prospectus  constituting  part of the  Registration  Statement  on Form S-3 (No.
33-69648) of Kansas City Southern Industries,  Inc. of our report dated March 4,
1999  appearing  in this  Annual  Report on Form  10-K.  We also  consent to the
incorporation  by reference of our report dated February 25, 1999 related to the
consolidated financial statements of DST Systems, Inc., which appears in the DST
Systems,  Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K,  which is incorporated in this Annual
Report on Form 10-K.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Kansas City, Missouri
March 22, 1999