, 1874-09-17
RAILROAD NEWS.
MIR. Ilincll1cY and the Managers
OF Rival Roads Consulting
About L1lnlber.
MigcellaueouH lter1s.

MR.. t1r.oK1ETs LUMBER Dus1rEss
Within the last two wooka tho managers OK
tlls Chicago, Alton d st. Louis, Chicago, bur-
llngton & Quincy, Illinois Central, Chicago &
paducah, and osLor Western and Southwestern
roalR, hold seyorai secrot moetings at the ofico
Of the Burlington Road and a! A1r. Ulnckloy's
ofGco. Those 1nootings woro surrounded With 4
roat deal OF myssery, and, III spite Of tho efforts
Of tho reporters to learn tho cauae Of thoao fro
quont Bccrot meottnEn, nothtng conlA bo elioitoi
except that tloy were trying to adopt uniform
freight rates for such competing points on tho
Iluoa represented ut tlto meeting rs Pontiac
Bloomington. Springfield, Jacksonvillo, h1iponk,
Motamorn, Decatur, aud 81. Lo,,ia. That tlse
maklng Of rates to tEc1o points could not
DO Tho solo rcaBon of thego long and mysterious
meetings was apparent; stiIl 1t WA doniod that
anything else Ind boeu tranuaolod.
It now lon,ss out TINT these meetings hayo boon
held for tho purpose Of Regulating Mr. Iliuok-
10y, tho President Of tho Chicago j. PaJucat,
Chicago Il Iowa, and suntlry other roads crous-
ing most of our Western and Southwestern trunk
lines. Mr. Hinokloy, although running Ills roads
apparontlv on tho eamo principlcs aud charging
about tho samo rates for tsntghss and paasengws
Is tho other roads has lately "out'' hs lumbor-
rites to a fearful e1tant, tlus mnn-
nalug to got large share Of the trade.
III this gamo tho other roads which
arc crossed by 1finokley's roads, md havo
therefore to compete with them, held thoir own,
Icy, and evon at lower rates. But MIR. Hinokley
ssaa equal to tue task l1o waa going to hevo tho
humber trale at aIl hazards. and he therefore a-
1owod tho ehippors to load on the cara us much
a. 1000 to 4u090 pounds, while II, 600 to = 900
is usually considered good S,d carload. + ~
great ettain on tho CIT, and bo ablo to cause &c
oldent. Mr.. nlnckey uses tho oars Of
tho Burlington g. Qntnoy natosd over
which limo Ao rum as far aa strcHtor
oaci1 cur used, claiming It nas. none Of their
business how nluolt or what. lo loadod on tho
cars. In this tho other roads could not follow
guit. They were unwilling to rnin thotr cars,
hazard tho lives Of tho public, and pay Tho dom-
agso. They could not, and would not, allow 4
slipper to load 10000 pounds on car and
ako tho pay for 20 900, aud still something lad
to ho l6no to stop Mr. Hinckley fron7 taking oil
tho trade away from thon, and ruiuing business
Gcnora!lY.
Tleroforo meeting was cal1ad about q week
ago, at 3lr. IllnchloyB ofico, at whielr all tho
above -nnmad roads, except tho Burlington, Woro
ropreHcrtcd. and. after an excited and longthy
tebate, Mr. Hinckloy agreed TO layo hts Go1ernl
freight Agent, os. slnmwsy, propare now ratea e9,
not get up his new rates aa fasE aB WAS expected,
another meeting WAS held at tho Burlington
oflco II few days ago. and Mr. Harris, the
Superintendent Of that road, WaH requested to
| Participate. At this meeting Alr. Harris wan
charged Will, Deing tho oauso Of MI this trouble
bccauso l,e allowed Mr. unck.ey 10 overload lia
cars. Alr. Hairis made q, long reply, stating
TINT be could not control Slr. l1i1lcey, and be-
Aides, cara could carry oonsdolably moro than
TINT lo ha.l t1io right, end it was hld
duty, to stop Mr.. ninctioy from oycrloadiug
tho cars. FINALLY 1rr. nulris agrood TO limit
atr. uincAloy to $1,000 pounds. With this ar-
rangemont alf seemed to be satisfied except 1Ir.
Fnckles, still 1t ia beloved that ho illac1uoyca
gracefully in 3tr. Harris' decision.