, 1859-03-22

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superintendent; II. E. :cut- General Freight Agent,
Tl,:nas Ftaxct: General rtssv1 t. ASc;t: :, ,n,,
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ss ] at t ys1 sn l. g." s.s: :s F:Ia M5'* xI,ry ~ IT,
Freight anil Ticket Agent.
:s CO.. e.; ID; I;:, 5:, II III; :sGs: sss;esss'' Sts'so
lst''' ""I u ii<,+-r. j. Hall Superintendent.
'1@ ys" %"a a. T. s?ass: ws: fSs fn!:'nfafD' j.
jaclra'.. s,YsIntcaaent; J: T. larsn.. General Tysst
'ts st L. r. y FEET ;ssE I'D Ssx S f,* H iEss st .,n
J.tCut"n ASH rsr.lcut J. Shectwcn. Gencfi fcis!a
4r.> "s "at ~ zas's-1uhn s;zyssz, prcctor;
fias Wa1s, :ecndarv u. =, :. .,,on, ,-,.o ,,-,,.
and Gyav.a "5lcs ". ,i Gsv tss i::t ieset
Ilo@n. Surt; {. X; Loo.is, Gcnl Freight Assat; j. i.
eI' Ill.," tx; xir[1@a .1sE:' f. Smith, tvcr SUIT. Nsatcs t
hc,l assistant Superintendent; join Murphy Ge'rl:s
y j. tts'1,i- c"s,,e President; Dean 1ie4.4,ns.
+,-r l.rk uat Et,t har,- Mo,au. lreaIdc:t; L. ".
s'ss Is"2g;s"s s.str teSs 1s:Ws s<. ptr'r ILL.,
1us i; l. G: s t' s::: i;sSt ;Est t'i r!'' A. s0ff s
itttpn"r~ Hmf Hhn-lehH ". taItetf. Trvslcnt: ".
reo.t Ssnit, Mister vi Transit: L. u. c"le, tv Tick,
.~..t' md Warren collurn. Vice President
n t": j. Mor., Gtucr: ,ci; T. Tsil Gc'eia fscirm
n.-tt5,. hit.1, .N.-Hsnry Gray, Thomas l.. t;rc4c
ftr.Hts{ IHi.4 it1 atd ."h-A stD,lc. .r tn-
,sn!; Il. Sott:ngl4'a1 Superintendent; J. v" I. Gary
.fA.n hsi'.sny II t,ads-J. Ltwi. Grant, s,Ierin
L,f- Nirmi .n1 t*In.,.m uni -g";--3. l'nrlnI s.er
fl,etide1 :; J. u. Kinney. tseItsl Ticket :siritt.
1's,:!dy, anI $n,wsil.n!ci Laa;.;,c Gryc.l'y ,:n-
ri Freight 4ssr,is; Ira ~. uHsel4iucn General Iie:t;
>,n1+:y n,.7.. naf t;nri."r't t-Us1n Fu!icss lr.~i
d., ,"! II luds. Superintendent .':4,va Ii. st.:sl
t:r.hsm .,d~4t+rtHnI f7"r;pnt,:-i. H. lI.tly i',c>
;!:At t. = Flint, Superintendent: As:l=' Hills, ur"s'
i,u,t tea,t rnt t1..tp+ nnt H,,a,a-'as. 81. s::.h
::ai n;J r'.sYx-S 4, T. " Ms;u!!oa:. r;t!yu:
St~fa.5, r''"' u~t In. ttiti G.;l Freight
tt1:k~t.ir. i;ty-!"u Trough. r4,>'.,.; T. = Sp":,,
A.'.~ ~, ';~..hs-i:. r. lE'.ncr 1'scc.,r; T.. It.
: + :i &: / II ;; ,xi ;:; l: ,, President
,e~ :t; W$a ri !si1 x I'll iss ss' :: !s7a,
.hg,,~s"r;G. H.r.~. ~. :. t'r"ti4rr.. sHpt.
l.,.:..i9r. tr,f l:.."-C;tr!'s button, Suri
"Wednesday forenoon WIS spent in orya,.;za-
ti"n anu appointing committees. During the
afternoon illntn'n was adopted that - hpars
'r the time from New 1osk To Cilictsu, which
reduced tn I'll 1nntinn If Mr. Kicc Ut thu
Michigan Central Tl.r committee then p,4,-
cecdc to pro-rate tl,c thirty five unrs between
New York aud Chicago, 50 Us to fix 4 time card
Tor tllc mur1,lng train Nest.
-sfier il hi all been settled, and tllr running.
ti:sse III thr lcadlng points announced, Mr. Rice,
"t the Michigan ctntra'-who lad Lett the room
to consult with Mr. Corniny-rc.rntcrcd the
r"on all startled the enu1nit,cc hy saving tl,ut
le lalnred under Il misunderstanding. when he
proposed tile time between New York and Chi
cn:-o t.' tc f!'irty-fre i,"nrs IIcwas mi aware
that time was I" t'c rro-r1tcd, hut *upp,-ed
some other roads were I" do the fast running:
Ieaving his road to its regular speed. I'll, speed
IL b. run between stations would be ut least
llirty'ivc miles Ill huur, the whole rate, in
cl'tl1n. stnrpHyes, WIS over twenty-cight n,iles
IN l'nur. he dared n"t run lis trains 81 fast.
Mr. Moran" The gentleman wanted fast
time. .plusci it; but, aS the committee l,aye
uSerrClrd nlc, sn. tli$I,nscd to give gentlemen
al tlry w.s1t in tlls lIatter. II fast running il
tie arrangement. atn willing to make it fifty
miles m honr. sn that We ran run tu ruin to-
4.etl:tl. The gentleman did ,sut care hnw we
suffered IL lung us llis uwn shoulders we're mt
burtltnetl; n"w, propose to Leave him to bear
his share IF the load he endcavorcd to put TN
.n1r e!.uuEdcrs''
Affrr sim. dispute and delay tho wllnle yptc
IN the subject of time WAS rtcnnetdrred. IJnr-
inE tic discussion the feeling nf mnSt uf the
| rnads, except thr New York Central and its
allies, was ii, favor If slew running. The New
York Central was "pI"ssd I" it. because il,
wanted Il chance 10 crowd the New York and
Eric in the tine Of rcaelling Dufaln frum New
York. II design understood and terctfy cot1l-
bated by Mr. Norm.
Mr.. Rice now moved that tile time between
New York an. Chicago be thirtv-tivc hours, and
bf hof pfu-Idffu.
| This brought Mr. Noran to his feet in :; state
| If high excitement. lir ttrno1,crh >,:cl coil-
.ltsc, US >ca,sialu,,sy outrageous. lie >::id it
u1l.ir and uugcnerous; 1T had hecn willing to
! allaw reconsideration, and sucil return fl.
| lils tnrbcarlNcc was ILL outrageous lnSSlt. liz
became intensely excited, aud declared he would
III hunger sit i'll the committee or attend any
norr meetings if such conduct wns 10 be RI
peated.
I,u,lu. the discussion Of tllis nat,cr another
attempt to reconsider the resolution tixn. the
hour If the morning train ut eight oclocl WI.
| made and carried. The y. Y. Central. Hudson
Eirer, md Boston aud Worcester voted agaius1
thu resolution.
The resolution touching: the cvcnin. train va:
reconsdercd, anil proposition by Erastu,
and ch.cago thrty-seven hours, was put aat
carried.
Mr.. Corning made another unsuccessful at
tempt to make tl,c morning train leave at six
aud r,o-rafa lie was willing to make the ti.n'
thirtyscven hours. but must lcaye ut s1, ant
must have increased speed to 1'u1ulo.
Judge Jcwctt vacated the Chair, and said tn
! Committee had now been in ses>i"n Two days
and it was evident that they conld not rossibl
agree. lie proposed that t1lt Curlsnllttec I'D
journ and report to the Convention their inabil
| itv to agrcc on a timetable
Mr. Moran said he hud been n,isrcpresentcd
and all kinds Of accusations had been brour1I
] iYxff him !
nor u Southern road it was simply New Yur
road. and WAS ground between the upper an
neither millstones Of the Central und Southcr
lines. II lie ever had uny strength iu any {
these cnnrentions, il WAS from thu justness {
his position. When he saw the course pursue
bv the Central. he was determined to take rcta
iatlon into his own hands, and cunlpcl tllat roa
10 live up to IFS agreements. lie was induce
by the Western roads, who complained that III
uction was inticting serious injuries upon then
/, ! und witn begged him to make peace upon !
! ,nast any terms. whether right Or wrong, to r.
consider l'is purpose; nnd no sooner was th'
him with sacrificing their interests, when he VI
endra,oring to protect the interests contted /
! his care. lie had been held up as tht accresso
simply because he lad taken bold stand
maintaining what hc deemed correct principle
Some farther discussion took place, in whic
the dictatorial policy Of the y Y. Ceutrnl On
Messrs. Cass and Jewett. Mr. Trough recuvi
ulated the doings Of the Committee, and rro1cs
ed against the minority Of the Committee, cou
posed Of the Central and its Connections, ore
riding the majority Of all the other great intc
: csts. The Eastern lines will not agree to ii
hnnr Of leaving New York:
Mr.. Moran said the whoEc question turned I
the one point, whether or not the Hudson Riv.
Railroad should control the action Of all II
r other railroads in the country.
:. Tic policy Of high speed was debated, tho
y. Central aud ffa connections Wautiur ia