, 1874-12-15
Irritation at tho Reduced Rates from
st. Louis to New York.
Tho Hennepin & Rock island and tllc
Illinois & Michigan Canals.
foreclosure Suit Against tho Danvillo
& Vincennes and Chicago &
Southern Roads.
Precautionary Measures OF Ex-
press Companies.
THE FREIGHT WAR.

It Is now learned that tho Saratoga Com1nin-
eloncrs not only reduced tic ratca from Chicago
to thc East, but also FROM st. Louis, and that
thoy hayo mado such discrimination in favor Of
Tho latter city as to arougo tho Indignation Of
oycry railroad man In Chicago. Heretoforo tho
difference iu rates botwoen Chicago and 81. Lonia
to New York vhB on foltrtl-caHB froightH, and
grain about 10 conts per owt Now, unilor the
new tariff, tho difference il eatd to 10 but cotlte.
Yhs discrimination has apparently boun ruat1o to
meet tho Baltimore Il Ohio at st. Louis us we'll
as III this city, which shows TINT var will be
wagea against tho latter road at esc1y point 1t
touches. This, howoyor does not satisfy tho
Chicago roadB leading to 1T. Louis, nor docs 1t
natfsfy tho Michigan Ceutral or Michigan South
ern nonds, which clairn that this lad becn douo
In tho lntorost Of tho ponneylyauia Railroad,
which, under tho tariff, would got nearly all tho
Southwestern traffic. Should It 10 proven tint
tho Commissioners hayo wiIfu1ly favored any
ono road belonging to tho combination there will
be considerable Of n TOW within tho family. Al
though every rond east Of Chicago. except
Tho baltimore Il Ohio, nov, art, with tho
combination, still tley nrc not happy. Tho
sa1ious Iines arc niiatrusting cncl other, each
quo claiming that tho ntl,cr il yiolating the ru!es
1Acru ought to 10 bnt little jealo,,Ey aud Ill
feolinG on this account, for it is o wcll-kuowll
fact TINT the rules Aro daily violated bJ nearly all
Ut them. lilo combination now claim, after
having boon forced to mako cheap rates hy tho
Baltimore d. Ohio Railroad, that 1t uurer was tile
object Of tho combination to ra!se tho rates Of
freight. but to cut down tho robateB, drawbacks,
etc.,. recently allowed to harpics who had been
Elnking living by TINT course, Whilo tue gon-
erat public wera not thereby hl tho lcaHt ben
e1iteu.
THE EALT1.tonE OHIO
ID still moving along very Cautiously. and hRB US
{mJt
tion Of tho Saratoga commissioners. Whi!o
tloy haye not ns yot reducutl their rates Of
freight below thoBo Of tho combination, it is uu-
dcrstood that they nro worrying thu enemy Il
rhe combination is Unable to 1nuet them t''ia
point, ~ tho 1uaking Of iobatcs and drawbacks ia
especially prohibited by tho tcrinH Of
TIC saraosa agreement; u f. how
j. Ohio should DO detected in doing nueh
things, tho ratcA Of tho combination would b
ulhlo still lower. lint tliis III not easy mat
ter Us tho Commissioners think it il. Ihe,o in
already within tho combination considerable ill
feeling bccauso tho rates hayo been mado 60
low.
TIE GRAND TRUNK
Railroad In not ct all satisfied with it, and 1t il
reported by good authority that Mr. 11cl;son the
eSa Mnaeger 81 5s Foa eo anptea to
neaipst tho late reduction, laa1o by
tho Commissioners, claiming that it had
hcen his understanding TINT tho coMbina-
ton had bocn formed for tho purpoHe
OF making aud maintaining high rates. end not
OF lowering them. Commodore Vandorbit's ro-
Fly haa not yot boen received, bu: will probably
come to hand to-iay.
Mir. ". 3. Strong. General Superintendent Of
tl.o Michigan Contfal Railroad, asd Nlr. +. l..
1iow, 0oncrnl Wouscr,, Passenger Agent Of tho
Grand Trunk Railroad, returned from Detroit
yesterday, where lhoy Lad l1eeu attending tic
meeting of-the Managera Of thd 3lichigan Cen
tiat and Grand Trunk Railroads. Both the gen.
tlo!nen nro worry rcticent RS to wbnt has bso1,
HGue. 1t IL, however, alMittnl by Nlr. Strong
that tho Grand Trunk was, to Ill purposes a1la
fntenta n pnrt Of tho combination, nnd TINT
ypccal Inducements had been given thou1 to
overcome al,eir opposition. Tho oficora of tho
Grand Trunk, M tho contrary, wall to croato tlle
impression that tloy FRO still outside tia conf
bination. though thoY admit that they bud agreed
10 submit to tho rules OF tho Saratoga Commits
uioners. They also admit that spoeial coucun-
Bioub llago boon 1nado to thonl. tlr. How, tho
Western General Freight Agent Of this road, said
10 TRIBUNE reporter yesterday that they had
ngrccd to abide by thu rules Of the Saratoga
Commissioners fur Is rates nre concerned,
bocauso it might bo Haid their oppoailion
lud killed tho combination, rhle 1t would du
before long anyway from iutorual diEsentionY.
1'lo friends Of tho combination, however, co1l-
tinuo to assert that tho combination III stronger
to-day than ever. and tint they will hnye but lit
lo trouble in driving tho Baltimore Il Ohio to
Lilo wall