, 1874-01-08
RAILROAD NEWS,
Increase of Freights to the
East.
Progress Made in the Railroad
War.
The Kankakce Line Will Rc1nain Neutral
...Last Move of tic u. & o.


It will be remembered that last June tho
frofght rates on tho various freight lines in this
city wore considerably reduced, In order to OH
ablo tho roada to compete successfully with tho
water ro1fos. Now tint navigation ins olosud,
and the railroads havo nothing to foar from TINT
quarter, they claim that to continue these rates
would bo ruinous, and therefore a conference Of
the agents OF tho various flcght lines was hold
about Now Yoar'a, when 1t was decided to mako
m increase in their schedule OF freight rates.
Tho inoroase wilt DO Us follows:
FirsE-claaa pcr lob lbs
V0c Per 1ou io8
Ihfd-cnsF.. Too per 1t0 lbs.
rouIn-easS. '-..*.'''..' go rof Ivy os.
Spbcaai 4ho per 100 bs.
Tho new schedule ia now in tho hands Of tho
printer, and will bo published in fow daya.
THE nA11nuAD wAn.
Tho war between tho Baltimore Ohio aud
the pennBylvania Railroad Company has asaunod
. now anpect, and shore is now d fair prospect
that tho fight will DO limited to tAoso roads
proper and that their connections will hive MOTH
Ing to do with It. The Baltimore d Ohio Com
its business over tho Kankakce Lino, which road
will bo . rival to tho baltimore Il Ohio 80
soon as ita new line, which is now CONSTRUCT
Ing, is completed to this city. Tho Kan
kakeo people arc therefore unwilling to
gid tho baltimore d OHIO nond IN its
meeting was hold yesterday by the roprcscnta-
tives Of the KRnkakee Line and the Cincinunti,
Hamilton 4 Dayton Railroaa, with which tho
Pittsburgh h Fort Wayne connects for Oincin-
tariff Of their own. compelling both the fighting
Companies to tranafor thoir base Of operations
from this city to their own territory cast Of
pittsburgh and north Of Cincinnati. It is ,1ia-
derstood that an arrangement has boon effoctsd,
by which the faro to Cincinnati will hereafter be
fnoAn ~ no nn3 Tint rn,1t,1.
trip tickota will be sold at reduction Of 20 per
cent from the regufar rntnB.
The Baltimore l. Ohio people, undismaycd. by
tho action Of the abovo two limos, have now es-
buying local tickets at regular rates to Cinoln-
1,atti, md filling ont With tioaets OF their own
issue from thero East. 1n consequence tho va-
rious railroad managers In this city aro greatly
alarmed, fearing general break In rates, tho
3. g. O. threatening to bring In other Eastern
lines. Tho following dispatch was received yes
to-day by several Of tho Railroad Suporintcnd-
euts in this city from prominent ruilioad
manager in St. Louis:
The Baltimore + Ohio Railroud Company i,us
placed tickets sale In outside olce ut cu-rutcs
buying local tickets to Cincinnati and filing out with
tickets Of their own issue. The agreement Of Sept.
tho Baltimore l. Ohio threatens 10 bring in other
Meeting Of 81. Louis lines. parcs 70 that agreements
Southern st. Louis Tomorrow at 10 o'clock ~
The agreement Of which tho dispatch speaks,
is All ag' cement made by ail tho roads leading
to or from st. Louis, that they will not permit
THAR connecting lineB to INV com1niastons for
tickots soiI over any of tho resnoctiya roa1s of
lha nartioa to Tia a1rcoment nnI thnt tj,ov vii
nromntly .disoharco nuy ennioye Or oifjcor. m
rmo.tnr What Tia rnn, or nnsit;1n. WIN v;nlafca
it, or knowingly permits It to ee violated when
That tlloy would not nermit their cnnncntin7
roads to amnlov solcitnra. or nthor noasnnrcr
mon in 1t. I,ou;s or Enst Il. Lo,,is to worh 5or
business ovor thcir lines. This agreement,
rHout ,vh;o', ,nuch nd ,rna ,nndo * ti,n t;,.,n
+ wnB nosae Laa neyer ep A heon i liant ' ann, amJ
averv roatl tint hecomn a na,tv tn II hos ono,,.
L. violntod Il cvnr a,,ca r. ia VOL
Enow, fact TINT morn peatni1,s, n,,d runner b,,si
noss ~ drno In H. r Touia tI,or anrwhcra oIsa
and nj t,,a 1nto t;onvent;on ~ isa},road nJnn.
iinoa warn the fast nnna tn nivo Il, +heir o5,ar.
nnco tn tho nhnlltion ~ liz noument ~ cnn,.
niss;ous to seminars and aronts. Dnt now. wEon
In al,ne n;ncIcs Tia oticr fnat t]cv aro ~ nnra
in favnr ar nnforcinrr m aorccmonf nneniv v,n.
nroysicns Of wi,ioh thnv wI,o stronr1v onnnsctI
at tho late 1neetinr of tho Railway Association
Of Amorlca. Tho ra,lroad mauarors In this city:
knowin, Inv much rolianco con be plocod in tIe
promises md agreements of ST, Louis mapagorg.
battlos on their owl, ACCOUNT and Iet the St.
Lonis manaeors find out for tiemyolyos Hwhat
to do about it."
WESTERN RAILROAD ASSOCIATION,
The annlal ucotiug Of the Western nailrond
Aaeocialion will be held at the Grand Pacific
Hotol, in this city. the 18th inst, at u o'clock.
Members Of the Association, and othor railroad
companies in Tho Wcst and Southwest. have been
specially requested each to send representative
to intend this meeting, for tho purpose Of moro
fully considering tile extent Of tho interests
which railroad companies have in common with
each other, respecting patented snvoptions and