, 1874-11-17


.na IL !n on 1rnI H. - ' 1lte ,nrninp so enu
ilouost nrnfoenionnl management Of manly and
considefato public adnlInisrntton.
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THE BALTIM OH13 q OHIO.
WHY IT WILL NOT GO INFO THE sArtAroaA AGREE
mENr.
a"esms y" Am'em ra. ~ ~ ~ non.n f"r x,,,,,
NEW fonK, NOV. Us. ~. Oansn, lor many
years connected viii tho .b..tlmoio q Ohio Nat1-
road, and WHO Is familiar vi tn tho working Of tho
road and Comnany's poicy, makes t1o following
atotomcnt concornina its mn,,tion
o'usol1ouH .ls,,.. !.,., r.. "s.
, any w oao aa "horc a s s @ nos
in securinu cnicapo conncona. tho rofusaf Of S1r
Garrett 10 join In tie co1nbna! of he other Trunk
tlnca pool earnings under t,t Saratoga contract Will
not bo surprising. ifs Comn4n s!nce the War haa
bsen entirely r. ts m mefsy T, At The Lano Shore
Western u o. Inc ren, ~ Na!roa by
nean e H ro roit on h. Lake I Eria ~ T.
Ohirngo, which it Is officially u,uolceI viii 10 opcm
for trallo y fey t!ays. Il hae becn built and
camipIsa! entirely out Of he sas funds Of tho COM
ny, wi!i,o1s @ increasing 5sle Gapis9t etock single
enn ~" ~ n ~ ,siss A., IL tao at'aaee 10 Gna-
Cnicnpo With Inc in Inn e,n1fa, s1ps ~ Will,
there is not oven q "cup at water" and "en can
therefore carry freight md ss,,gers .. ratcs whirh
@ III e ssss - e r"ss
ky to tue g1,sy q r. fs, ss 9, Of hs lakes in lis
nonroso,tat.vos ~ t,,o 1 1ra,,, rr,,,,,~ po,,.,,
trail Railroad in tho Prostdouts rooms at tho
dranti Contlal Depot to-day, to confer IN ths
Bnbjcct Of their Interchange OF uanlc at Buffalo.
Matters relating to tbo ,saratoga oompact
nt,oJnpt was n,oao to intiueo Tho o1icer, Of the
Grand Trunk to nccouo to the terma Of lilo cum
pact. "yardago at buffalo " wns tho principal
topic discussed. President Polk Of tic Grand
business, anl will sail ior Eurt,,,o Oh Woanosday
with Ills family. iio says m i,rrai1romont w}l
soou DO n,udo by which tho t1rand Trunk tho
| Boston j. Alba,,y, and Vermont Central Roads
Ensla,,d tralc, aud a co,forent, !, would be hold
| in tho afternoon, General Jda,lagcr Jogcph
| lIicksou. Of tho Crank Trunl. also de-
cIarcs ho 10 not hero on railroad hua-
| ucss 8ufi ho HTte Gta,t't Tr1nk in in
favor Of maintaining reasonably hieL rates. and ID
OF wvrising in harmony with tic combined trunk
lines but is decdcdlyopposed to excessive rates,
mud ie not willing to submit to au inyigionu dis.
! aparty to tic Saratoga compact
| TIE ArrEiSoos CONFER ESoE
abnyo refurrad to lasted fully /, 70 hours. Mr.,
! Ru.tar. freight Agens OF Gllo Nor York
| Central; Mr.. 11ichson, 0encr.ul Manager Of
| tuo Graud Trunk; hlr. Dliaa, of tho boston
| & Albany: and Mr.. nters. OF tho Yer
mont Central, represented their several roads.
| Tho ayowed object OF tin, talk WAS
to try to nErco on u schedule Of freight ratpb
| between Boston and tho Wcst. T ho dilfjcultioB
arose from tho crcutouBncss OF tho Grand
| Trunk line, which mado It ncce4:sary to oiTcr
! special Inducements to shippers. Through tho
aid OF Its reduced rates. 1t Ii Htro competitor
w.tl, its ryuls. On the brcahin,: up Of tho
meeting AIR. M,c1aon said that no thing definite
lad Leon Objected Ihoy could nc,; allow thcir
rates to DO fixed by outside partiss, I1o yory
much doubted If tho present aeiit stion would
rest,]t In anything moro than talk. AIr. Ruttor
llad a diiTeront understanding Of tho action
Of tho conference. Nearly evor:7thing tilat
| was desired, Ao said. hal been effected at
Montreal, aid what remained to be done after
| that Ind been done at this co1,fcrs.oca, The
representatives OF tho Grand Truak, ho con-
tnuod, plainly stated What they rc,7 njrcd. and
| it wae conceded ttoy should bo uoyutlttcd fowor
rates On potishablo freight. Thoy uskcd no
| difference in gain rates. We also conccdod
| they SHOULD Lave lower rates for weskwart-
bound freight, Al sides wero well satisfied,
| Wo only wautcd that there should ho no roduo-
tion in ratos in special caaeH for Tic sake Of
SECURING business. Tho commission which now
| tloso of tio Boston roads. rhe nreaont rntea
| would romait unchanged for time. and when
nny change is to he made tho roads MI! accept
Luz aeeas1on OF tho Coinln1as'onels aa ilfuA. mo
~ rra,, nyancsa tn rat,s ~ ~
ehoilId be Increased.
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