, 1874-11-14

Special Dtspatea to The Ch,eaoo 7tibnne.
New fonE, Nov. 13.-The rai]road conference
and itB reauts were freely canvassed In Wall
street yesterday, whero various yieBs were OK
prosBcd sH to tho respective conrBca to bo pur-
sued By The Baltimore l. Ohio and tho combined
railroads. II waa generally supposed that the
Baltimore d Ohio would INTRODUCE vigorous
policy, and ondeayor to draw of trade to Baltl-
more. Tho representatives Of tho main lines,
however, claim to be perfectly satisfied with the
result OF the conference. They say that tho
s,ona on tickets was what. they aimed Mt aud
secured. and that full explanations we're tnade
10 tho Baltimore & Ohio iu regard TO
THE FAaT-FREIGHr LINES.
two OF which will ho discontinued in timo,
President Jewett. Of tho Erie Line, told TuE
at baltimore on Thursday was rory satisfactory
to all tue lines repreaented. ~ presume" said
President Jewett, that the order las already
been received on the baltimore l. Ohio Iioad
to de, away with ticket commissions and freight
drawbacks. No tlxed contract was made as to
tho lcugth Of time during which tho Baltimore Il
Ohio Road would maintain the ratca approved.
but It is Interested With lho othor lincB lnaln-
tanning proper zatos. Tue object Of tho COM
Sinea a9tion oi too 1T trunk Ill.,. liuos hsa ,
1t was considered desirable TINT rates
should DO fixed which would bo fait
to the railroads and tho public, and, in order tint
tho people might not think that unfair rates
would 6o decided upon. thcy LOFT tho ma.ter ol
deciding tho rates to men not connected with
any railroad, ono OF them boiug appointed by
each trunk line. Tho officers OF tho Baltimore
j. Ohio Read mado no decided objection to any
Of the conditions Of tho Saratoga contract. II Is
not unlikely that
ANOTHER CONFERENCE
will bo hold to disease tho contract, but no day
has been fixed for it. Tho Baltimore j. Ohio
officers objected at first in tho conference to
tho Hystcm Of :fnat-frclght linos on tho trunk
railways, but the objection was made under a
Misrepresentation Of tho truo character Of the
froight-lines, which was pointed out. aud it was
shown that Of oil the Ireight~lines on the trunk
raiwnya Tiers arc ou1y two-tho Merchants
Dispatch. on the New York Central Railroad,
aud tho Empire, On tho PeunsylEauia Railroad
OWNED NJ INDIVIDUALS,
aud tho profits Of which DO not bnnehk tho rail
roads. All tho othere ale cooperative enter
prlses. tue gains Of which 30 to tho advantage
Of tho railaoads. This was shown to tho satis-
faction Of tho ofllcers Of tho Baltimore & Ohio
Road, aud 1t Ia undarstood that tue Contral aud
Pennsylvania Companies will take measures at
as oarly day AZ it can properly 10 done to du
away with tho private freight lines now running
On their tracks. IIe bud no doubt that
TIE GRAND TRUNK
would soon agree to act III harmony With tue
roada which cDtored into tho Saratoga contract
aud that Mr. Potter, tho President Of tho Graui
Trunk, with whom ho had been travelling last
week, romasked that 10 thought tho matte,
would aoon be arranged.
ion d Albany. and tho Vermont Central nail
roads. vii! hold conference In this city proba
bY on Monday, and 1t ia expected that a eatiB
factory agreement viii be reached.