, 1859-01-05
TAillcGy .Nntfi7's.
Cleveland COnye ntiOn of November
lOih-- action Of Western Companies,

Tic organization adopted hy the Congress of
Railroad Ffoprjet"rs and Manaccr5 1T Cleveland
"as ltSs I'D by many rs an attempt, on largo
scale, to overthrow the ScncSt! commercial Inv OF
competition. anl to establish in lieu thereof !,
Ut tho Cleveland Edl1oad Convention ,vnull fill
through in Consequence or the refusal Of several
.csl!uy Western loads TO ciye in their alhc,pu
/" tl'c scheme. We COPY tic following from the
C;ncia1lti Commercial, prepared by tie rli!roal
eat@2 Ut that >hcc.. Wl,o is enthusiastically ju
llyer Of the combination:
POSITION or WESTERN COMPANIES 50 r4T A
EifoETED ON TIE QUESTION or AD1rTloS,
CHICAGO, BURLINGTON AND Qr1Scr.-Joan Vim
Nn'wic@, President, states ,nat hi, Con1:,any
ai'ptove aud 3A~ent ~ the compact. and rs. prt.
pared to e. "pcEste with other roads il cjy;n. il
III Il. Lcagtn o' roll 30 miles.
GALESA AND CHICAGO ES1oS-Ee>olyea. 1T 4
ms et!nS held November 9Th. that il improved
end s>>e:tel 10 tic crmrl"t. 1."ns;h n roIl sDo
ln!1.-.
GENITAL Ou1e.-On n;ce:nlcr 18th tic Direct
ors oldc:tl that the compact xnd rules a,I recu
la'inns aI"lted 1T Clcyt laud. November lo,f,. lie
T't'tI: q by this b9ltl. Unanimous vote. Length
l4l nll>.
T"AEpo AND WAoAsH-RcsoIycd, on nccem1cr
~H''-*
Ir"Fosed At Cleveland. I Company therein c
declined to tlk4 part in any Convention f,r lin
Ea7pn~. Of ciccting Commissioners.
l'l7TsErEGu. FoST WArSE Ann Cn1c4Go.-
The Bound did not meet in December, hut The
pf'sldent. j. + }saV Thompson, writes ,ha, this
t:caCrccmeat. t: l-2aSth lis nile=.
tLEvELASo, CoLrMurS AND C1SC.SsAr1.-ts,
scu1el mud sati d The culnrac, Oh Ii, "a ulf.
].eng'h l33 milcs.
ONO AND MiSs.sslrY.-The Executive mn,
Financial Comnli:1c" ratified the compact during
III: fist week OF December.
CLEVELAND, PAlSssItts AND Asur.u.1t
Til Company un!c,:ta!in.ly declines ana urr,s
That the Great We>a m oi t..nala, and thr D1c,io
AIS! sta.c Line TeFr not represented at Cleveland
Mr. S:":r i understood to have stated that hal
~ Nes;t1h trs acted is t4itiy AMI llouor,b}y ~
did the souihWcsteru, Ill aFranEemen, might Laya
b;.a concluded.
DAYTON AM NlcHsGAS-Aeceptel the C,cye.
lard prns1a.h1ne OIL tic e4t,.
CLivI1.ANn AND NAHuSlSI.-Chas. l., Rhodes.
E.ee.pfr>iir,t AMI Superintendent, states 1bat in
:.sae;'a ~ his rsd is finished and dnns mere
l'eal business, il Is deemed adyl>abc to take no
pr; in ih* compact.
'EySo mi ts2 Estn'ev5Rffa4'iaS e5Ra aota;s,;loS, aa Ii, il
that mI-M ralncc t4eir resolution
EILLEiaNTAlSR L1NE.-Mr. B7nus,l Seems f.,
have srt'':'e nlal-centeat from tie moment HAT
LoFd~: resolution. refusing unusual f4cili,ics Ia
last tl.l Tit lines. wa> adopted.
CHICAGO AID lsock Isl AND Declines becoming
4 parry IN 'he prep rcd arrangement:
teAEAErs. PlQrA AND 1NrlANA-Adopts br A
uaa::;IlE'! Eote the Cleveland programme.
Mlcn'G1x SorTnEHS.--A correspondent at
Ss,I'- hrt., Mss, writes that the action Of Geo.
". bliss, Fe>'ttn: u; this road, il rather "oyy,,
Hs 0'rv>lruI Rli..> states Tia, lis Camnrnr has
taseu m definite action, aad asks, Wat is the
pce~pect:'' 40 'A'
ov1Sci AND Cu1cAGo,-Fu1lr concu11el in ,hc
agreement on the Stt!l Of Noyctulpr.