The New York herald., 1874-11-19
THE RAILROAD INTERESTS.

rutsrxfsxx. with Messrs. Vanderbilt and
blanchard. of the New York Central
and New York and Erie, and Mr. Rus
sell Sage, OF the milwaukee, ana 81.
Paul Railroad.
There Ia an excitement In raliroau circles Ia re-
rard 70 the next movements or the great trunk
lines in regard TO reights which cannot be over
estimated. The merchants are AFRAID OF q tarln to
be soon proclaimed ol Increased charges and the
Cheap Transportation Association watches every
movement oftne combined companies and seeks
to arouse public sentiment against any co.lusion
OF the great chartered monopoiies which shall en-
deavor to fetter the commerce OF New York. IL Is
a season OF watchiulness and care, therefore, be-
tween the merchants and the railway managers.
There have been grave questions as to the
LIGHTERAGE OF GRAIN
which have come up recently between the Produce
Exchange and the Erie Railway. Committees have
been appointed, with view to the adjustment OF
the differences, but there is diversity OF opinion
concerning the result, The Erie company claims
that two committees OF the Exchange have re-
ported In avor OF the action their road with only
one dissenting voice. Vice President Blanchard
says that In very short time the company will
present their case to the public In such manner
that the justice OF the railway view cannot but be
made apparent.
Tam II. Vanderbilt the
VICE PRESIDENT OF THE NEW YORK CENTRAL,
was told that the Board of Commissioners for the
associated trunk lines, SO lar as he had been IN
formed, had taken no action as to the establish
menr OF new rates OF freight. The Board consists
OF Ex-Governor William Dennison, OF Oho.i Judge
Jewett. OF Pennsylvania and Colonel b. F. Blan-
chard, OF New YORK. Their ofiices are at the Gil
sey Building. in Broadway. near Twenty-nintn
street. Mr.. Vanderbilt stated tnat there was
curious misapprehension among the people, as
indicated by the newspapers, as to the object or
RAILROAD PRESIDENTS TO BALTIMORE.
IL was nothing more than courteous visit to
President Garrett, OF the Baltimore and OHIO Rail-
road. There Was no effort made to induce Mr.
Garrett 70 enter into any combination, and,
although rates OF freight were informally dis
cuSSed, the only suggestion made was that middle
men should be dispensed with aud the freight
drawbacks and COMMISSIONS on ticket sales be ais
sloMeo TO an oi winch Mr. Garrett gave ais
form rates SO that one line shall not be cutting
under another to get business. II the mlddlemen
are eliminated from the business, the freghterS
VIII then get the benefit OF reduced expenses, &c.
"rhe rates OF freight nave not Deen 50 low ior
long time as at present." said Mr.. Vanderbilt,
.'and when new rates are established by the Com
missiOners, 1T Is to be hoped tney will be fairly
remunerative to the roads and not unfair to ship
pers.n
AN OFFICER OF THE ERIE RAILROAD
said that the ooiecIs OF the saratoga conference
mad been much misrepresented. The roads were
only looking toward uniformity of rates, and
lrelgnts were twenty per cent lower than they
were one year ago, Wnle passenger rates remained
about The same. The reforming OF fcertain abuses in
the internal management OF the roads, with Inc
breaking up OF ticket commissions and freight
drawbacks, were the natural outgrowths OF such
4 meeting.
MR. RUSSELL SAGE,
OF the Milwaukee and ST. Paul Railroad, said that
MS road had not Ueen invited to any conference
with the Eastern roads, nor should they have
gone into such convention mad they been asked.
Wnen the western roads were troubled with
granger movements they had received no encour-
agement or assistance from the Eastern com
panleS; the latter were always willing to pro rate
When the balance was IN their iavor but when the
moment Tor reciprocity arrived they backed out.
Mr.. sage Will wait for the action OF the Commits
sloners OF the trunk lines before he would be pre-
pared TO say wnetner their action would receive
the appreciation oil the merchants.