New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-14
VIEWS OF PRESIDENT JEWETT.

President Jewctt of the Erie line told a
TRIBUNE reporter that the railway conference at Bat
Thursday very satisfactory 10 all the lines
represented. In part the meeting sort Of neigh
bOry visit to Mr.. Garrett. President OF the Baltimore
aud ONO Railroad he had Just returned from Europe,
aud having many years in tao railway business Is
on the most friendly terms with the officers OF other
lines. The discussion OF the Saratoga contract was OF
general nature the contract Itself was not taken 10
Baltimore and there was no intention OF trying to
induce the Baltimore and Ohio Road to bind
itself to ABIDE by the contract In all
its details. General approval OF the purpose
and of the contract was expressed By The officers
of tho Baltimore and Ohio r Iad. There desire
ncntion interfere with the business which Is the
plrenar province OF the Baltimore and Ohio lnc and
tho representatives OF the trunk lines were sas ID
with tie understanding arrived at that the Baltimore
and Ohio would abolish dra wbacks freghts and com
missions tickets, maintain rates and not cut under
them on the business which OF general Importance to
the interests Of the trunk lncs. presume, said
President Jewet that the order has already been
issued the Baltimore aud Onio Road to do
away with ticket commissions ard freight draw
backs. 10 fixed contract made as to
the length OF time during winch the Baltimore
and Ohio Road would MAINTAIN the rates approved,
hut i Is interested with the other lines IN maintaining
proper The object OF tie combined action OF the
trunk lines has been misunderstood aud m'repfesentcd
1t considered desirable that rates should ne nxed
which wOIld be fair % the rirosdi ana the pubic aIu
IN order that people might t0ink that unfair rates
would be decided upon they left tho matter OF deciding
the rates not connected with any railroad, one
OF them being appointed by eacu trunk line The officers
OF the Baltimore AID Oaio road made no decided ol9ec
ton any the conditions of the Saratoga contract;
l. is not unlikely that another will he held to
| discuss the contract, but no day has been fixed
for IT, as Mr. Garrett was obliged TO go Wes..
The Baltimore and OHIO officers objected at first
| in the conference to tine system of fast freight
lines on the trunk railways but Obi ,ction made
under apprehension OF tho truc character 81 the
freight lines which pointed out aud II WIS snoWn
that all freight lines the trunk railways there
only the Merchants DisD3tch o. ne oth
Central Railroad and the nplre on 'nc f,unHyI'"Iia
R1ilroad which owned by individuals and tn profits
OF which do not benefit the railways. Al the ohcrs are
cooperative ENTERPRISES tie gains OF which 90 10 the al
vantage OF the railways. This was shown 10 tue sails
faction Of the officers OF the fillmore an ono soid
aud under God that the Ceara and pennsylvania
Companies will take measures NJ as cary dy u u
properly done do with the private ireight
| lines running on their Tracks" u,
When asked about the a:tltute OF the Grand trunk
Railway which refused into the Saratoga con-
tract. Mr.. Jewrtt SAID that he had no dpuot mat we
Grand Trunk would soon agree TO act IN harmouy VIII
the roads which entered INTO the SARATOGA Clntfict
and that Mr. Potter the President Of tue Grand Trunk
with whom he had been travelling last week remarked
thar be thought the matter would soon DC arranged
The difficulty had been that the G:dnd trunk narinR
longer than that by way or the Boston ana ADahy
Railroad objected TO accepting me sau Ta.e 30 o rn,
ton traffic. declaring tn II was necessary IOr Tue nrah
Trunk ne to holt ont special Inducements IOi boton
traffic IN order to any at all AZ the conference
in Montreal few DAYS ago the otcas or the Iines
interested very agreeing upon an arrange
ment, the difference relating only 10 small traction
representatives of tho Grand Trunk the Boston and
Albany, and the Vermont Central Railroads VIII hold
conference IN this city, probably on Monda'' ana IL Is
expected that satisfactory agreement VIII Dc reached
lac combined trunk lines nave taken no action l"Maiu
| INTO the compact.