The Portland daily press., 1874-08-07
THE RAILROADS..
The Saratoga Conference.
Impsrtaa. Regulations Adopted.

Important Regulations Adopted.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. 6.-The Secretary
of tire receat conference at Saratoga of the
Managers of Trunk Lines and Western Rail-
roads gives some interesting information in re-
gard to the meeting He says that the follow
ing is a substance Of the resolutions adopted at
the conference:
First any Western road may keep an agent
in an Eastern city, provided that such agent
shall not be a building or contracting agent,
and shall be under the supervision of the Trunk
Line Commissioners in respect to the mainte-
nance of rates; second, rates freights be-
tween common competitive points east OF
bound are to be established by
the commissioners, and rates both ways shall be
divided between the lines carrying trade on
such basis as they may agree upon; third,
that questions arts ng out of rates for freight
by rail and on the lakes are to be determined
by eastern and western commissioners Jointly,
the plan to be agreed upon by ma iority of
each commission, recognizing obligations under
the existing contracts between the trunk lines
aud their organized steamboat connection on
the lakes, but giving the best practicable pro-
lection to all the rail lines; forth, the commits
s;oners at the several western railroad centres
are to be nominated by the respective compet-
ing lines, but to be approved by all parties to
the agreement Commissioners are to be To-
caied in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Indianapolis,
Louisville st. Louis, Chicago, Detroit, and at
such other points as the western lines may
hereafter choose.
The commissioners for Cleveland and Toledo
are to be appointed by lines centerng at these
points An agreement is being drawn up, to
be signed by all Western roads in the interest,
with the exception of specific matters passed
upon above the present. contract hetweed New
York Central and Pennsylvania Railroads,
which form the basis of agreement. The sever.
al fast freight, dispatch and colored lines will
be directed to stop buying or presenting paid
tickets to any OF their patrons. There are two
mi nf ljsgI IN nd
Western bureau. The commissioners are to be
located in the respective cities named. The
Eastern bureau, representing trunk lines, is
composed of WIN. Denuison of Columbus, i.
S. Jewett of Philadelphia and b. w. Blau-
chard of New York. The following are the
commissioners of Western bureau: l.. M. Hub
by of Cleveland, Geo. B. Wright of Columbus,
Warren Colburn of Toledo, NJ. Drummond of
Chicago, L. n. Andrews of Indianapolis Sam'l
Gill of Louisville and j: H. Sturgess of St.
Louis.
The Railroad Case Opened at Madison.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. 6-In the Supreme
Court at Madison yesterday, III the railroad
case the court decided that 1t would hear an
application for preliminary injunction upon
the unverified complaint of the Attorney Gen
eral and that the objection raised by the coun-
sci for the railroads would be considered in de-
terminng whether the application should be
granted. The counsel for the railroads then
read the affidavits, setting forth the depreca
lion of the gold bonds and preferred stock of
the companies since the passage of the Potter
law. After some objection the counsel for the
State read counter affidavit from Commits
sioner Osborne and Private Secretary Bird,
stating that the companies were demanding
and receiving illegal rates. Judge Orton then
opened the argument in behalf of the State
combining himself to the question of jurlsdlc.
ton. He had not concluded when the court
| adjourned.
| The Grangers Warned Agains. the Rail
roads.
| Tue Executive Committee of the State
! Grange has issued an address to the Oranges
? of Wisconsin. 1t warns them that an attempt
| will be made in the next Legislature to secure
| the repeal of the railroad law, and urges the
| to resist the effort.