, 1873-11-01


It is expected that the enforcoment Of these
resolutions will do nway with tho obnoxious
Understanding syston, which has previously
boon described in thcBo columns whereby IN
agent Gun purchase tickets ut st. Louis for New
York, tear of tho coupons, and sell them separ-
'ately, thoroby making, including tho COM
mission, on single ticket to New York, from
SO to 512.
Tho General Railroad Managers, who meet at
tho Pacific Hotel next Monday, will undoubtedly
follow up this good work, and abolish commits
sions entirely.
QUITTING DOWN WAGES. 7
Whom the announcement WAS made In TIE
TRIBUNE TINT tho st. Louis roads had reduced
the salaries Of their employees on tho 18th Of
October. md that tho Chicago ronda would fol-
their forces from to ~ ror cent, tho prediction
wnB made that still further reduction might
hnvo to be announced before the lapse OF many
daya. This prediction hns already been verified
has boon issued in addition to the circular pub
| lished day before yesterday by tho General Su-
porintendont Of the Atlantic i Pacific Railroad :
81. Louis, Oct. 49, 1a73.-General Order No. H.
Owing to tho unsettled unncia condition Of The
try becomes necessary to make tho following roduc
ton {alt other persons having ocn rcduced On md
afes Noy ls1s and ID, un ut further - notice, tho
Of freight conductors, 10 per cent of Aromon, per
cent; Of freight hrakemen, Per m cent .,n s...
The above circular has been sent to the Gen.
eral Huporintendonts OF all tho railroads in this
city, with private noto requesting thom to re-
duco tho wages Of their employees to the snnlo
figure. Several suporintendents have declared
their intention to accept the advice and reduce
tho pay Of their engineers and conductors also.
DISCRIMINATION.
We have made diligent inquiry Of oil the
railroad officials with whom We could come In
nnF1fn a "a
oflicos, aa to tho truth OF the recent telegram
from Quincy, concerning discrimination by rail-
| roads against froights seeking Chicago. That
| dispatch contains the following worda:
Tho Commissioners stated that tho railroads were
discriminating against Chicago and the argor cities, in
order 10 mako the Inv olious, and titus influence tho
action Of their delegaes In tho Legislature to effect its
| repeal.
It is probable that tho telegram inadvertently
| miestatos the Railrond Commissioners. Tie real
truth ia that I'LL tue railroads have labored faith
| fully to maintain and 10 increase tho commerce
| Of Chicago. The rate from Quincy Is mado
| by tue law and the Railroad Commissioners. Be-
foro the law and the Commissioners were born,
the mississippi River was competitor fer Quin-
| cy froights to st. Louis and to uuderbid that
| natural monopoist OF Qusncy's carrying trade,
| tho railroads put down the ratos to Chicago,
| which WAS the longest haul, 80 that Quincy's
| trade was cnticed to Chicago. But the law and
Commissioners together hnve abolished compe-
| tition between tho railroads and tho river by
making an inao1ible rule Of ratios. Instead Of
railroads cndeavoring to mako the Inv odious, 1t
is quito possible that the Railroad Commission
ors arc endeavoring to mako railroads " odioua.' -
| THE LOUISIANA BRIDGE.
| The railroad bridge over the Mississippi ut
Louisiana, No.. which the Chicago & Alton Rail
| road Company Inns been constructing for tho
last two years, will be completed by the 18th Of
next month. The structure, when completed,
will hhvo cost the Company over 81 ,000, 900, and
will bear comparison with the boss railroad
bridges in tho country. There will be eleyon
| spans two draw, each 200 foet in clear; one
raft span $50 feet j; ono 200 feet and seyon 160
by the Kellogg Bridge Company, Of Buffalo.
and tho Keyaton, Bridge Company, Of Pitts
burgh. The west approach has bridge
over Nol1 creek, 12o feet eto span, on stona
river, constructed OF heavy embankmenta and
| rip-rap walls. Tie cast approach Ia built out
1,200 feet into tho river with similar embank-
1nouts. On the bridge proper 5000 cubic yards
ombanimont' md 200 plos viii b @ used lii IN tho 10
Bub-structure. Tho masonry rests on timber foun-
dations sunk four fsot below lowest wator. The
pivot pier, Of solid stone-wozk is almost round /;
contains 200 cubic yards OF solid atone, which
was put up In the short space OF twelve days.
1t is undorlaid with 121 W. feet Of square tim
ber; 1t. 900 pounda drift -bolta wore uaod aud it
from the pivot pier, Of oak and filled with rip
rap, will support tho eud OF the draw whom
turned. break crib, of oak filled with stone
and sheathed with iron, will bo placed above the
upper reet pier. Two floats, each 900 foes long,
Of wood and iron, whose ends at into grooyoa in
tho corners Of tic pivot pier, will rise and fall
with the watcr, to keep out bouts, RATS, and
hoayy drift
| THROUGH TO WASHINGTON.
Yesterday afternoon the Pittsburgh j. Fort
| Wayne Railroad Company commenced running
tho first through Hloeping-car between Chicago
and Washington. It was attached to the 5sl5
train, and viii leave at that hour regularly hore-
after. THIS will bo a decided relief to pRsse1,-
gors, who have hitherto been Obliged to make
changes while journoying through Pennsylvania
mud Maryland.
| NEW TIMETABLES.
| Noxt Mondny now timetables for the winter
| will 60 into effect most of tho railroads iu
this city. Tho changes will bo found in our i'd
yertising columns.
| THE CITY IN BRIEF.