Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-10-01
THE RAILROAD CoxPROMISr.

The compromise of the New York Central
Railroad Company, the Erie Railroad Compa-
ny, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
and the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. will
secure these companies against the ruinous
competition which has marked the present sea-
SON The agreement il essentially as follows.
l. Runners are to be dispensed with. 80.
= The special aid OF other companies, in be-
half of one or more of those named, in procur-
ing business, shall not be solicited.
j. Freight agents are to be dispensed with,
except at lake ports, at places on their respec.
i've routes, and at Boston, New York, PhiIa-
delphia and Baltimore
4. All barrel freight, except fiour. shall be
carried only by actual weight =
.. tariff Of freights to be agreed upon, not
to be altered by agents
o. The rates from Boston to competing points
to be equitably arranged
Z. Each company is authorized to insure all
goods from New York to their respective ter
minus.
8. The differences herein agreed To betwsan
all rail and water and rail rates to cover the
water communication by lake and river. as
well as by the Atlantic ocean; but whenever
the local rates Of any of the four roads and the
connecting lines Joined to water rates shall re-
duce the through rates to any point the COM
Petng roads shall have the right to reduce
their through rates to such point, so as IN Ieav
only the aforementioned differences between
tho water and rail and the all rail rates
3. No bills as to trains, fares or frejqhts Az
cept such as are posted in suitable frames. Mt
othces or hotels, or other public places shall
hereafter be used or circulated by either COM
pany. Such bills shall be posted only between
tne seaooard and the western termini of the
roads of the respective parties.
10. The classification of freights eastward
and westward shall be uniform for all the com.
panies. = 49,
III. No variations from such classiGcations
shall be permitted through any contracts with
express companies.
II. In case of any question az to~tbe classif-
cation by any one company, the agents of other
companies to be consulted,
Is. Any existing contracts by any one Com
pany with other parties for Transportation at
tower rates than now agreed upon, to be an
nuIlcd. e..
IA The transportation of live stock to be
uniformly charged per hundred pounds.
10. All cnarges In this agreement to be as
sented to by all the Companies named. y
16. No free passes to be issued hereafter ex.
cept to employees and drovers having charge
of stock
H. Rates Ofpassenger fare on all tho roads
to be uniform.
l8 Neither Company to carry U. s. troops
at less than first class fare. Emigrants going
Westwardiy to be charged second class fare at
reduced speed
49, In case Of any question as TO the terms
OF rms agreement, the terms to be construed
"Hberaily."
20 Mr.. S. L. NJ. Barlow is appointed umpire
to decide any differences arising from conflict
ing views OF this agreement
Il. Fines to be imposed and agents dismissed
Tor violation of the rules and rates agreed upon.
q Should any difficulty arise in carving
this agreement into effect, the parties hereto
In VIew-of the Importance of the objects sought
TO be obtained, agree in good faith to endeavor
by mutual arrangements and concessions TO Sc
cure the pfastical workings of the principles
hereby recognized but for the purpose of
eventual protection to their respective rjrhts
either party may, on fifteen days notice in
writing to the others, elect to terminate this
agreement and the same shall thereupOn be
terminated accordingly, and thenceforth cease
10 nave any further ef5et operation, but no
party hereto can withdraw from one or more
sections OF this agreement without abrogating'
the whole agreement.
%. This contract to take full effect on the
signature thereof by the representatives of the
four lines, and the rates of freight and the pas
senger fares hereby established shall 90 into
operation on the first day Of October next.
ERAsTUs CORNING,
President n. Y c. RI Co.
CHAs MORGAN,
President n. Y. L Erie K. R. Co.
JOHN W GARRErr,
On behalf Com. of B. K 0. r. k. Co.
j. EDGAR Thomson,
President p k. R. Co.