New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-12
THE RA1LRoAp.TREIanr War RENEWED.

When rogues fall out honest men get their
rights II is said and In similar way IL might be OBJ
served that when railroad companies get by the tho
public prospers In view OF which, 1t is probable that
the non-stOc kholdinE public Will not feel very much
greved to that the Of rates has broken out
again among the railroads There lie very lively compe
ton among the great trunk railways-that s the main
stems from which the numerous little Western roads
branch Out-and this competition makes them fond OF
cutting under each others prices in order to get the lions
share OF the carryngrade TO the West so incessan
this practice that the companies find It necessary
TO fix tariff OF prices by mutual agreement,
to which all the companies bind themselves.
the old Adam very apt TO get the better Of the
officers Of company, and produce "cut under" IN
spite Of the agreement. And when one line has once
an the rest consider the agreement nun ana void and
there Is simultaneous rush for the freight Each COM
psny then arrives 10 upderbid the other, and down
prices That is the at the present time. After the
war OF last February scale OF prices was h1ed by
the Pennsylvania Central the Epire Line via Allen
town. &c Freight is divided into five classes according
The prices fixed after the war Of january last we're for
freight 10 Chicago 81 IS per cwt for frsclass 81 GO for
and 55c for special freight to st. Louis the prices
go 1871 81 81 g. and 7lc, for the various classes OF
freight respectively. Ia March last the prices re-
duced Firstclass freghtage TO Chicago was changed
from 81 49, to 81 60 per cw TO st. Louis from y 50 10
in the same ratio On the Of August 1862 the prices
advanced TO the old ratessl IS TO Chicago to
rates little longer contrary to agreement and thus
cure unfair share OF business, too much FOR
OF the agents and the rates adopted the lat OF August
did not stand "a hours. Then all mutual cOnsld-
GRAFTON went by the board, and each Company pro-
ceeded 70 do its utmost 10 undeRbd the other large
shipper goes to the Erie Railway for instance and asks
the lowest terms at which they will take his goods AnK
ous to Keep such prize away from the other roads, the
agent oners extremely low terms The shipper then gets
the rates Of other companies, all 10 underbd aud
with the lowest terms he can obtain he win back 10
the Erie or whatever company IL may be- and will often
obtain en- offer OF still further reduction In the great
war OF rates which took place between three and four
years ago, soon after Mr. Gould went into the Erie
COMPANY rates OF hrstelsss freight 20 Chicago were
In some instances reduced In this WaV 10 10 cents
per cwt. Upon the day after the breakdown OF
August q prices had fallen half, aud they have
since gone down still further The rates OF the NewYork
Central and Erie yesterday TO Chicago and Cincinnati
35c per cwt for all classes while the
Central and Empire Lines charged 49, per cwt for ali
classes Rates 20 other places proportion TO these
These about the rates and except In particular
they Will probably not fall lower In the mean
time all the dep0ts are numbered with mmense ouaDt
ties Of Western bound freight and the offices are be-
seged by shippers anxious 10 get their goods of before
prices again SO the longer the war goes on the bet
teri Will be for the public both here and I'm the West
In the conflict OF last February the rates Continued aont
the same as the present ones for whole month THO
Eastern railroads In similar condition with Tho
lines, and meeting has been called Ia Boston
within day OF two 10 arrange the matter.
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