New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-23

nc % aw-YorS; II has been able 20 maintain tbat
bniialo 70 az ,pnectcn with the Hudson livcr Road
position nom lI' CO ton, there had been much
cause OF complaint on the Parl -, - -ot
Road. because the NeW-NONt Genital Hoa0 no"
fulfilled its contracts; ot time there was serious
al agrroncnt: This VA. I'm 1865 after consultation with
M Richmoud he said mat the Central would tlv 10 Give
Tire Hudson lair share Of State business md 80 things
went uu; Gut few weeks the Hudson found itsoN with
ou freight business the Duii having been sent 10y river;
the season bnt when The cuisines, opened they found
themselves badly off "a before; matters went
during The Fall lcas present at meeting Of The Central
Board Of Directors the question UP rs TO The position
Hudson River Road the same as II Il was their own they
asked what IL would cost to hire the Hudson River 10 as
the hudson was to questions as to the rates Of
hseh> ard was not TO enter into competition i9r lfGh
interest t. %; he told them be haq no power to make
any such ahs6mcu bbt tlyueht u might be aTranged
OF the director. responded at once mat they would accept
tCicgaphcd their readiness 10 consent To ply the t"
and passed a resolution 10 that effect and he supposed
was 10 De the basis Of the understanding for future
Keep of the NtWNurk Central, asking ior consultation
York Central, and asking him % name time for suc
consultation Mr. Keep replied on the same day that
had amy time that would suit the convenience Of per
SONS; on the 2Ith wrote Mr. Keep that meeting would
Central was Nh. Keep Nh. Boody. Nh Baxter, and Mr.
Corning on the pant OF the Hudson Mt W. H. Wander
oed since tbsy had broken their agreement what tey
proposed; thCy made no reply, except That they would
pro rate; they said they were ready to pro rate
told them We were ready 10 pro rate but II they al
lowed 10 pro rate the Hudson, the Hudson River want
cd 10 pro rate the Central We asked for reciprocal
feeling ON this point but this not rciished by tue Cen
hours iu the day and two three hours IN the evening
but we got no cpv on proposition ccpt that they would
r5 ra we yyoI rather have Teciprocitv ia pr0 rating
thal The ScOOOo proposed; We want 10 do the buslnc
We have large equipment capable Of doing 2oounS per
day large portion of this must lie idle nine months IN
in the year; the Committee again met at Al
hary in the Central Railroad office, but nothing
could Dee done. Mr.. Schcl and myself asked the
Central Committee theyEad thing 10 propose D9t no
ansWor came; told MI Keep That my fher was rcad{ TO
settle the diiteqnces upon any basis that was rsnt
right at that Inc did not get angry; then stated TO the
Committee that instructions FROM the President was 10
settle these d-ageomens II IL was possible that II we
could not agree leave II on 10 liyo ualheI's, i"i
road men. and N mp matters, 50 that no one C0ud say
that tht Hudson RIVER Ka!oad .u na1 nys 'Jo na
OF the Central Committee. said that was fair, and Mr.
Mr. Keep was not disposed to take any further steps
Mr. Body thought something might bc done yer, ahd
dcrbclD left for home he tct tlat no aan2encn could
Doe made VITA the c9H.e" ol N. ketii ne '..er gu
left Nj Keep had reformed 10 half an hour. but II was
meut at that time: 1t was further agreed that q hours
notice should be given OF meeting; bal no no
nee coming en-, n' sSn6 h tbo Tcvsp5
per. was the result; the NcwYor5 Central was treated
the same as amp OF oar customers the breaking o. The con
position that she could not 80 before the public aud
eject to turn freight away from Ncw,Yor freight viii
20 To- Now York. Wh,n 1t reaches buffalo u VIII 60 10
New York hy way OF the NeWfoik ana Enc u me Ie
fusal TO maintain the connection had been Kept up
II would not destroy tue business OF , me H tS
resolution TO pay ne slm@t a fair ana bind
Ing obligations considered 10 % valid agreement and
we broke the connection because Tie NeN-lofk CehIa
repudatcd believed II the interest an Executive
officer Of the Harlem aud Hudson Roads, 10 give the
people nll he accomm0dauons n thrii poser ntaIig
the connection an INCONVENIENCE as o che sing bag
Road m.dc provision torit; knew Of nostock spec
ulation icptnd'Eg Won I'M not emeh did MOI tlllE
that would consent 90 auy consolidation terms Bne" 81"
mo- movement toward consolidation Of IDS own
eayng len ncr cent? had heard sonctIs talked
o9o he HUDSON Road within six or cli months lad
iIr,rrt 81 COZ, 1lil,toI his father Cornelius Wander
bilD GduOt own majority Of The Hudson Eycr Road
The statement that the Hudson River Railroad had
tanned M one that did moi belong 10 them i. fraudulent
the IcyeI len, ans money ;ia did not belong 10 thc.
ue s1uoO spoken o. ha- rover been paid nor any Por
uor cf't - rather opposed MS offer of soooo aud he
20 the Central hi, father s-.d such privilege were
me Central declined Ia allow for Tire hauagc 90 New
York, and for the bridge to!t ~ usual tni "A7 one
hly arranged hrtgcen The Companies; the Central agree
which consider is worth 100000 per year The agree
m't Cc'"gen 10, tTo ig.. M was '''u '
I;y Mr. WcedTar only Ioi4nt 10 Do effc,'ed 10y TIA,
roa21 u ,,, Io3dd Ind o1ad ar fr ioca irict
comes Ia car loads a the della! would Zoe ~ raus
Send cI hi. e: where lcTo vG9d i d,ay local fr yht
would not bee DELAYED over many tlin, 70 might be thai
it would pr' shippers 10 WcpiNciichcr; 10 "3Wd
not drive through freight from of t:c Central ltC
DC wac certain certain E~u 3', w ,tsli uiirG Inc
break in the connections SIN the break was ome,hng OF
an Inconvenience The connection wh, broken by the ac-
lion Of The IIdso liver Board ~ Directors; TOOK pre-
caution 10 laye segs on tho cast side "i thc river tne
atc passengers across the river NJ TIC same price they
vould have 20 pay for crossing the bridge
by MT Iugolr- Railroads aic chartered by me
Legislature for pnbc uses. q. DO y"u believe thai a
private oonrorcN, such Hs ha, occuflo lhg ia,l w.
iustnes hucb an lItrTtluon OF uu-'h' ~ ms
A. Yea do O. II this controversy coud last for thtet
davs could II not continue Tor ycar A. Yes suppose
so O. II thar IS the case would not thar result IN Tie
diversion nealy a.! The b nos OF ne Ncit nor Scw
uption Is certainly "a matter Of great pubic neon
BY Nj. Youncoye-Partes residing at nou-compctlug
points have 10 pay heavier ghts than those siding M
competing points We get about half the money from
difference between the price OF summer aud Winter
freight 81 about 90 per cent our local freight prices are
much lower than those ON the Ncw-Nork Central.
The examination into the controversy was continued
before the Assembly Railroad Committee ms AZ InG'n
Horace T. Clark the only witness e&amucd testified that
ne ~ the Directors ~ the Hudson River and
BSdl Of BTSeo TRs e dcay beWacn the Hudson
River Road ana the NewYOrk Central was not OF recent
origin It was almost Evolutionary the Hudson h&d 10
suffer all the disadvantages Of consolidation without
any Of the advantages this trouble comes great deal
from the Athens depot the Atngs Ioad was c"lt"cte9
by Messrs. Keen, Vanderbilt Drew and Williams ana
he believed Mr. Richmond; tho Athens Road has an in
be had the slightest fear that railroad on the west
Of the Hudson River would ever b6 bului MI
Banker told him CarlD that had heard M. Keep
that he would have on Mr. Vanderbilt II cost
him hs Ufe: the knowledge Of that fact had some
thing 20 do with tho trouble lately existing;
the difficulties have now been settled aHicaby; the
Hudson River Company becds freely IN New York has
known 800 officials have free passes.
@ How much blood-money do You pay' A. Dld noI
to buy their peace They must buy their peace or ht In
constant trouble. Prohibit the Common Council OF New
York from interfering with them railroads and you
Will have relieved the railroads from great deal OF
trouble think there are suits pending which could
De hushnd hv o naymont o. mOney ILaNo money