, 1874-12-07


hardly bo'ievo that Buch thing wan possible
Tint road should, of itB own accurd, carry
freishts as low in tho winter as it would in the
summer. AL their calculations have came to
hR1Glt by the action Of tic Baltimore i Ohin,
and it Is now intimateil by the Managers Of sev-
eral Of tic roads belonging to tho combination
that thoy will not abide by the notion saLau by
the Commissioners. but act independently, aud
MAKO tue rates ns low as tIoHe established by
tho baltimore It Ohi,. Mr. J. T. Joy. the
President OF tho Michigan Central Railrond,
hold conference with Alr. King. the yica-rresl-
dent Of tim baltimore d Ohio, It tho raLnor
Ho,iHo, Saturday, with Wow Of olFrctlng d
compromise. 1t is learned. llnwoyor, that the
e1ors has boon fntle, lr. Hing refusing to
make hl,v cOnceasions.
TIE TICKET COMMISSION SYSTEM,
which Ind been abollsned by the combination as
woll as tho Western Mauagols. ia also rapidly
coming in vogue again, it being understood
TINT moai Of tho roads are agssn paying con-
missions, and saveyal scalpera In town arc
known to have tckots from leading roads for
aalo.
THE Es11aRANT TRAFFIC
Ia concornad, thiA rafn,In has lale1y hnen off,
oally repudiated, as will 10 seen by tho following
notice
PENNSYLVANIA RA.1noAp ERIE RAILWAY. NEu}
YoRK CEarNAL Huusos RIVER nAtLNoAp. {
Connecting tfnes nre hereby notified tna;, III the
cent rcarr"ngcent Of passenger business 10 change
haa been made contemplated In thu bass for con-
uuct10R LUG 6f11lRtAL& DuGluGSHs
This notice Il issued to ct any Misrepresentation
on the subjcct. by ordor Of the Presidents,
.. u. Boyp. 5n,
General Passenger Agent PnulsyiYau1a 1ssllfohd,
Ious n. AnHorr,
dsuorAl Pasacngnr agent Er:s Rl1lray.
G. II. kESDAfuE,
General Passenger Agent n. \. .. l. II. Il. II. Il.
NEW YoEk, Nov. 2S. 1874.
THE FREE-PAss reform
is also doomed to 80 t1o way Of I'll other railroad
reforms. Tue resolutions recently passed ey tho
Western Railroad Aanageta arc imperative, IA
it was specially agrood that they should not 60
into eaoct unless adopted by all other rJads not
present a. tho meeting. And. as the Illiuois
Central rofuses to sign the agreement. II falls
necessatity to tho ground. Tho Managers OF tho
Illinois Central refuse to sign tho agreement
rivals violated tho sgroomont it WAS claimed
that they had done II first. Tho4 arc sick, they
claim, OF those ordinations and recriminations.
By. not signing az ~ agroomcnts they con y.
nloro l. Ohio, will heroatter act Independently
Oh all questions. and try to manage lss own af-
faira to tue boHt ct lta ability. The roads be-
LONGING to the combustion foel very aoee about
this. aud tao a1anagors Of tuo Of tho laadtug
Eastern lines informed TRIBUNE reporter yeu-
terday tia. they would, after ths, giyo passes to
whomyouyer they saw fit. Tho Illinois Central
has albo cnt0red upon warfare aGan8t ona Of
the worst monopolies in e1lstcnce, and for
which 1t viii receive tue universal thanka Of tua
public. It is q woll'kntwn fact tint
TIE sIEEriHo-cAns
on most OF tho roads aie ornel BY tbs Pullman
Pafaoe-Car Company. Tho e1orbitant charge "a
on these cars have ofton boon tho tl,ene Of dis
ouAslon, but no reduction MAS efreoted, Tho
Illinois Central, which owns its own sleeping
cars, has now pus forth isa ed{ot, AID
announced that hereafter tue charKcs on their
line At !east Shall DO greatly reducod. Horsto-
fore "a has been the charge for single hagth to
St. Louis. but tue Illinois Csutral hereafter
charRea but @1.50 for double berth. Tile Chi-
cago l. Aiton which 10 rival to tho 1lluo!B Con-
trail and runs Pullman cars, is, OF course, great
ly sifeoted by this action, and tho Managers do.
olata that 3lr. Pullman shall come down to the
aamo figure Sd their rival line. Negotiations are
now ln progress by which general reduction
From tho above it eau o2sily ha aeou that thu
combination Which was born alnld 30 n,ucl, hDr.
h!<lsy aud flourish is doomed to do An ignp!n,n.
GUS death bsiors long.