, 1874-12-14
RAILROAD NEWS.
Effects Of tho Saratoga Agreement In
New York City.
New Management Of the Great
Western of Oanada.
Tho Pennsylvania Roads Extcn'
sion to Boston.
SARATOGA AGREEMENT.

VIEWS OF NIL. THEODORE r. LEES.
Mr. Theodore r. Leea, tho Gonoral Agent OF
the Now York Cheap transportation Society. Il
fow days ago gayo to a reporter Of tho Now York
Times his views on tho agreement ontofotl Into vt
saratogR by tho EaHtorn trunk liucB. Mr. Ices,
from Luis official position, l,as acquired an inti-
nato knowledge Of MI quotations. affecting tho
trado aud commerce Of Now York City, and
Ills opinions aro, therefore, worthy III lloto. Ho
said.
l,athcr 10 our surprise there appears to DO der-
Of oplniun among nlrrcl,au 10 tlu probable
effect upoh New Yurlt c0Hmosco should tho cul1iua-
t!on Of lhe railroads under tho programme ngroed up
nt Saratoga last summer 10 llIto lracaca oiort-
uon II is tre tfnt Tue apprehension Uf unfavorable
results to trade ia largey M he aseeuc.ry, wlli!o to
ton hat, With combination insle TO inclndc tug Dal-
tlmoro Ohio oad, freight rates to and from ba!ti-
moro and ths Wea woud 5e ma,e @ to conform to te
HauA The Of thu Saratoga compact, tho hitter
view La erroneoua tnusn,.sch as Baltimore on nilcago
aono would hs awarded tariff about, II per csslt
under New York tarills to tho principal competing
polnta III The Wost Other considcrattols would Gu
largo tho discEinlinntion aga!nst New York; Th!s
very obviously crcAte \ diversion Of traio, aud to
the casuai observer would be III much TO tue dnadyan-
tago Of the roaa ceering hero as TO tho mercantile
community. hut tho meat In TINT shell lies in tue
fact tlas, whilo thu on,ye Of our tsutlt lines might
ho heir receipts wsa 10 70
double thu commerce Of baltimore aud all drawn
from New York, might diminish tho commerce Ut
nago nreruing to tho ren,any ou per cant Of COM
n,crco trunk Lines would rcazu on rds 10 TO Is per
months Another poins noIiecable in the sslatosa
agreemant ia the careful gunransh p thrown nton.d
tito fast froilt ea.-thoso inside pets Of tho naiopa
The Commissioners platny prohibited from inter-
fering with thu operation or management Of thcao In
sdo companies, organzcd, US tioy generally be-
trD tue several trunk 1oEu, md who enjoy lucrative
contraets from theis several companies, under which
tho freight lines aro operated. -.
sutng from great nrrease o tariffs 60 to tho stock
holders of tho riroads, or to tho en VITO coutro! tue
givon by Mr. Gatret to thu gentlemen who recently
waited upon hin to induce him to join thor eolnita.
S . a sa he 9oa you5
yoH notd to carry at lower tariifH." 1t should
bs remembered that tho roads have several times bore
Central, tho Pennsylvania, and tho ErIe Oomlaniea.
Boston was left out for tho reason, ns ws inform
Tint city then tns two oloe companies, tho Central
having ul rall communication, whilo tho Two lattur
companies arc obliged to transport from Boston to
this city by water their water.bound freighte. Quo
suit Of ha exceptional combination merchandise
frequently SUPP Cd trnn Boston to teWest via New
Now York to tho paints. AZ the Ba1ne time
i.eghtH wero shipped from this city to Western pus
via unltnoro ut materially less Rates au they could
uutil the baltimore Ohv Road hnH sail cous,nuca-
tiom with Now York, piasing i OIL equal computing
terms wtt TUG lrt+cAt tArce ltnca Ito aneat policy
s to withhold isclf from combination, aud while II
rcnains indifferent tho eroct If combination TIT
part Of thu other companies nainoa Is !ie, aud itH
duration n,Et necessarily 10 ahors. Tho recent uetio
Of tho ohcap Transportation Association this qnea-
ton seems 10 imply this construction Of tho facts hut
behind All arguments on this question lies tho general
principle, confirmed BY vast experience, thut pools
combinations Of this character tho part Of corpnra-
tlona Invariably spring from unhealtAy grounds
work. aud nay safely 70 regarded attempts TO rltar
the rayagcs OF gcrious intorua disorder that
sooner or Inter provo diuaarons to those who would
tor the tiluc beng simply smother the Mulady.