New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-21
Railroad Convention at BaffaIo

Railroad convention as n"ahio'
BuTTALe, Saturday, March H., 1859.
Tie Convection OF the four A,lsetic Rslrocds and
their Eastern aud we.tern c,rhectog lines, ad-
ourned last Right after a three days Session Tue
attendance was the largest yet observed al any similar
meeting, and some fly Roads were deprecated by
over two hundred delegates embracing large ar
ray Ct business talent and general intelligence, evil
d,Ltly much above that sbown at mere poli1cL con
venti0Is.
The chief object in view was the agreement upon
general cement Of tine tchecoles of passenger
tIsirs betseen New-York and the leading citIes OF
the West To- xbich the rival iiUes converge.
Beside, thus, however, gre It interest was fer IN
the to be pursued by the four Lpes 10 rrgard 70
The St NIchlss compact, from which Mr.. MoRAN OF
TIE Erie bad given notice Of Lie withdTas1l 90 the
10th mat Metsis. CoRsISG, dean RIcaMoND, CHE
DELL 500 Others appshJcd foI the Contra m'rab ior
Ere, CAsS If Pittsburgh, fol PenbsJlvso'a abu OAK.
nETT for Baltimore aud q Iu Roads. Ioh IL lstUn add
Worcester aod Great Western hoes, the Canadian
ana Cleveland Chicago Interests had fu aud able
representatives,. Judge JeSett u ihe . tuoeo'ho
was the only prominent NJ active South Western ex-
poDeIt from beyond the Oslo, while John Bfougn en-
bodieo the Belle fUn'aine intereot. .
Mucf dive slty Of option eLd action was eN'uepI
from the first but general disposition 70 rrconcHe
matters wss ehovo until il became evident that no
thorough OLion JUld be Effected. AnOog tue causes
for tps were toe introduction vi the new no Del Heeh
NeW-lOrk sbd Chicago formed ny the Peonst'Vsh'
Fort w kOhOE, Hbu Ihc Dpl. rlabN VI NN iN'
t!uore Road Tor moderate speed. The tsO Southern
hnes charged the New.loTk Centrsl with Geie4tnB
the sishes Ut maj0nty OF the Interests represented
by it's itiidt nee Ia pTeyeSDg M agfeemeh' Ga C'u
mon starting tune, aid uod, rats speed, Toe C'n'
nee Of Twenty fouly reported that Il nad agreed on
s Il. IA. from Nee-IoIk, the Ere aid no'h oo",uef1
Roaos uniting bnt the Hudson River k1aa declared
IN Convention that it would Dot regard ", oId Nuh
The Central would start a. ., and aio@ d" logger ee
10 Chcsgo Cincinnati, thus placing utoer noes a.
dissdvanete. The retIlt was tnat MI u 'rfcV o
Baltimore offered cali for Sc arate CONVENTION o
south Western hnes from Mes l'ih "on 'ueit con
REGIONS TO be held al Coumcu Duo. GA tue -SllhSt:
TIE call was siguec by tne officers OF fifteen roais ani
embraces new eiements 10 toe New'JeTsey, tnoeH
apd Amboy, Allentown, Pbusdelptis a1d Bi!lhoieI
Marietta, and The Kentucky Roofs.
Alter tbis separate n!eetus oi me CentTs! ana us
lea0ios cODuectIVns to Cuicag", a. was held sni
schedule sgreed &C 10 sut themselves. Inc rais
south and west o. Columbus ale uot embraced ID ths
arrangement, bot await the action o. tue CoiuunHs
meeting. Tue tme agreed on 10y tre CENT a. aud OaI'
csRo thirty bours, or ohe boar atd 'ory lH-
ut.s lees than the quick iiue OF last summer
The debates Ia guoeIal pa0ac mceiuS "eIe Ee'y
able ard animated CAS- JLwETr moran a6d GAR
RETT on the one haIo, and BRooSS, hAns0ND,
BRuUCH aud Bliss tie other, takiog leading parl
N.iLer CORNlhG tor RiCHNOnD ssli much, bl1 we're
active in cOusutsg and advising tReu Numerous
friends 10 the Convection.
MI. CASs III toe UTse OF Lis speeches called upon
Mr. Mo,gan to expain WY tue 81. N'ouolas
sgrt eft dissolved. TIE iat,7r Sns undrrstoo1
t. say that The Ce Agents had early 10 81 ,1ch, Sc
cured all the Nustt West vlsrtiT TIE Etst oy nzs-
rg contracts al ra;nuus saoTdes 10 direct and ~hoe'
sal. viola Ion OF the compact Ao Immense tTale rs
thus betL TAKE 10 adTdLce. Tie rae fof tbs Is Ut
o,rstUod a. tgvs been put cOsr 90 thirty c-nt, per
buuaIeo pouBds from Lske ports 10 NeS-tOrk, she
tee sgTeeo rute hiCy DVEe-tbe "o-ct oelog 10
compete with he Can &C Nsll IS che Ere R)ad.
Nj. HAMMOND Of Chicago ertrfes into yeuerA
deIsuse vi the Central policy, bota Ing tune
tat les ADD St Nctoss A. r-eiuett. No sonder, SAID
he Nlrtrefu LII ne nt eiGCF TX
bks pioveo 20 great an sdvAi;sge 10 th-n- lhe
SgTtCGeIt Wis broken because Il ~ss uoi,I 10 Iae
Noito-Wrsi, aNd bad scik,d 20 tntH mary DE de-
osftd that the Bsltli ore AID ONO esPeufuy, haa
gei, cd by toe cottrsct a. d That Bt more Guy lad
shaIed ~ this profit. Ite msrc1ant ct tie "esl or
Nor INVEST, VITO msfe bis puicoaees 10 NeS-lvTk
bad been Obliged 80 pey from - 70 50 per tun o's Tor
bis ,TtiRAt from thsI og ~ deSi.ealcns tnaH ho.n
Baltimore. thus cfecty tnhslcrk 49,. ieoIe inefes's
la the olsadvattage VI tnose q. nes-iTk A. 10 toe
timetables SAIL Mr.. H., tee Baltimore Rpsd naa
wanted - Tx starting btuT and speed b, all ftes 70
suit its view ard 'srss ts sho igb tbs AS al
meet the tIs TUE y, bad teen iesltrc To Gvaefa!
Iue COGyeI loL. TIE Hudson Reei Road vas lJJ
miles kng Yet II must determine ts- hJu- OF de
psriure FROM New.lurk while tee CsGcea ard Am-
roy, about 90 niles only, CsGti IL the BOAR as con-
ptoliun OF tie PrnIs,.ysnis Road. Tn.s WAS, ne
though, ho'h il ccus'stett anc Guiau.
MI. HAMMOND spoke sra earnes;nsss srd edec',
a,u was Itphte u n TIE po.O.s by NJ. DGrard
81 Cueiuueil, spo hy Mr.. Gsr-et-.
TIE lesolIg wees Of tae S0uihern Lioes Ssre pre-
seL.. q ~ M. GAXRETT Ut BAiG.oEr, vac nsGs sew
,r speeches The icVgrg = StoUt tie scope ~ lis
r-usIls though not IN the e1so lsnSosse, or IL tue
orcfr oeserveo by toe spsaA II:
WtAtcol ti utr ~ oe the position OF tie Ne"-fork
Central Cvnpa Ii hes, .oc'-ciaE TO tue -ta'e
init Of the Pfetldeot Of tie New-iIrk soo Enc
which | abdt TstaId Can D. 'Giy suoetdut steG-fek
h1ly AID grots, VIC i;ee tee eeG-p'r y e9assS.es
ne shis Arsy rroer ire s,s,i sas los PfesHs
t-t,Iu .us-o G. cs 's.t tP.cs .l ttr * 5s9
tie csasry. wssi rs.soa-vAa aselrsy Tor tan s'r.
gssS 4efoim 20 tsross EA-eAeGreN A1S irne's -
n, 10 the tIesgs fcu RNr cd property U isa scse1
b. b. uclpf - nse -f>r -p-rd 70
ir.ns the gr.s iess TIL sslt-"- IL 80 Of Nt'P't
ccIL-et-o 9TH ~o-ft1s haiIVs's hiy
10 bired ac@-- 81 weight tcc s2-ed
,au,s, In s;asr a.ics p Pogt'oS 70 tser ta'frAe
s,sr s1S ter I'D tos TIE usit "a
:. g, snd r.p... Have tGs- scketulss s--a w1ftee
oct successfully usss eoSo~Fnes ever eesa aofr re-
i,,Iv paeri Have - E-rs eve eseu uose s ifon sc
e..t.l Have the pob4c ...t oVe tVtte- s~:Nea ss
&C. W., therefore, tssir-s At stseot scfelY Iot
-. ,~-tl- rrsr,ss-.oG- staSfhciesrs &c to
90 G,ss'r, u r.Lio. " p-,c- the tets dgtetm4asd
pic, q be New. lN.k CeI "a =. ~ "a -