, 1873-02-17

oHAN4 tAo AAluGb VI A1J luCu Ill EHH nuulGEEC
who purposod joining tho organization, whon
quito lRrga nlnber-ucar1y ali young mon--
provided round his desk aud slgui0ed desire to
become memborH.
UNIFORM FREIGHT H!.ssT;Es.
oonIcc~ enco OF Trunk tnilroud Freight
ARehtsusA Disparity nrtsvcen Rates
from Nbtv K0rlk and Boston Iaombved
ssNo Reduction Prordsctia
tt9H shs as9 tSrk 4FstaHe ri ii:
F. noF eonnla9faeie TINE pant, the Freight
Contral, and Eric 1ailroads hkrd baon attempts
Ing to Hottle the fruight rates on uniform basis,
Norihhlly . uniform ratio was charged, but not
9etnally: 9tu, H. Tho bass Taa s1.25 poT 100 pounds
raena from NoW & YORK to ohtGago. and propoftonate
ton l. Albany fsailrosd, and Themes oia tho Now
York Contral nailroad, only 81 per 100 pounds
was charged. TO complete suctesBfuly Tor tho
FsM ayFs e6sRsi 6sn nsoaa a % ns2 as2sa nsd
tb carry for the same ,ratoa; 30 that tho
boston merchants and manufacturers were real-
II H. having thetr goods carried to points in tho
am Wet m25S e5ss sh'spyd sd an the mon IN ths
| Heretofore tho Nov York Contrnl Railroad off,
oers have allowed tha ofadora Of tho boston D.
Albahy Railroad to make the tariff from Nov
England to tho Wost, the former receiving their
|
ri addition to this THIRD iWaa anothof Influence,
although not 40 formidable as that Of tho Boston
d Albany line. Tho National Despatch Com
pany, By reason Of contracts with 9 Steamer line,
tho Vermont Central, tho drand Trunkj
| enabled to, take freight from Boston ID
| Chicago for 80 cehts por 100 pounds, aid from
this city Ut pfopbrtfonatoly f9w rates.. Thtsl
however, is much longer route than either OF
tho others, and ogdensburrgh OF Montreal
the HnlV ncjntH tpf1nrA $rAfYf1t hy
iino car rosol1 tie arand Triink Rosd. S ~ |''A'
| Tho MERCHANTS Of this city hare .oomp1ained
| that discrimination uas made In favor Of
Boston, and tho agents OF THO Eric Railway in
whiting ut intervals to tho General Agent here
that tho rates by other lines wero lowered at ill.,
terya1s, and asking for instructions. It Was
evident that someshing +must be done, Or the
alone their Now England business, but
much Of that from this city. G. 4, Biauoh-
ard and J. 3. Rutter, General Freight Agents Of
tho Erie d Hudson River and New York Central
q conference with hlr. Bliss, General Manager Of
tho Boston Il Albany Road, but without result.
Mr.. Bliss profeseed to DO satisfied with the con-
dition OF affairs, and VAS unwilling to make any
to this city, and tho Erie Managers at onoe an
nounced their determination to lower their rates
I 80 as to compete with tho Boston l. Albany
Road, although that would ontail an average 70.
duction Of 10 per cent. A corresponding reduo-
tion by the Pennsylvania Central and New York
Central thon became necessary, and this pro.
cipitatod q settlement OF the difficulties. Com
modoro Vanderbilt or his son, VIM. r., General
Manager Of the New York Central, It ia under
stood, informed Mr.. Bliss that tho pro rata
Bliss came to this city, and long conference
was held between the railroad agents, tho end Of
which was in IN agreement that tho ratio from
Boston shall bo raised to correspond with that
thermore, tho managers OF tho Michigan Central
aud Grand Trunk lines hayo agreed to do AWAY
| with the pro ratu arrangement existing with the
National Despatch limo, aud to charge proper.
their connections.
By this arrangement, il tho present low rateu
are continued BY the National Despatch line,
ths aRs snd the Central viii have
ment goes into effect ut once. It hhs also been
determined that the agreement made in Deconl-
Der last and signed by tho agents OF the various
lines'i shall be enforced rgidly. Tho provisions
Of this agraement arc aa folllowB:
agreed that thu trunk ues and their several fest
freght despatch, transportation, and colored lines
will not hereafter make any contraca Westward in
General Frsight Agents u thetrani nss nor euarsa:
from tbs tio rates given, unleas they agreed
upon to continue for fixed period; NOR guarantees
directly 8 ind.Isstly he!i respective pfoPoI9ns 3
comm,s.ions, u ,whole Or psft, . agents
gyo passes to forwarders reeelvers Of feght but
westward soely IN The hands ot tho Trunk Linz oil:
Or complications WhatoTor on their respective Lines,
The purpose Of this agEoement Is declared to be thu
Nons by all lines, routes, and transportation com.
panies and Pledge ourselves to discontinue overy
form Of Direct INDIRECT remote detail which, In tho
oxerclBO Of tho Btrcteat good faith b construed
untair to SECURE trade against honor
! able competition.
It Ia believed by the General Freight Agents OF
the various lines that this action insures q uni
east and West, more particularly the latter, until
the opening OF navigation, when tho spring
schedule of rates lB adopted. The Baltimore
Ohio Railroad ia not party to tho agreement
NeveKtheleaa this road to reach Philaaelphie 4
compelled to use the Camden 4 Amboy Rail
ROAD, which is under the control Of tho Pennsy1
yania Company, whose officers can charge the
Baltimore Il Ohio whntover rate they please
Hence the latter road iB removed from aotivs
competition. By the restored schedule the rateE
to various points aro aH before, without rebata
or drawback Of any kind. 49,:
A DAY Of HORRORS.
Loss OF six Ltves Mt Richmond. Va.
Richmond, Va. tes1. ~, Dsspatca TO tic Ss'' For
Tho sad catastrophe OF the day began thl
morning, at 7 O'Clock, whom two men, who wor
working on the Froe bridge over the jaime
River, now in couzae Of construction botweel
this city and Manchester, attempted to eros
from this sldo, In q small boat, to their work
The undertaking was raah one, owing to th
ewplep state OF the river and the terrible rapiit
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