New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-16
FINANCIAL THEMES.
TIN RAILROAD WAR.


CLAIMED TO BIT ENTIRELY UNhUTIoRIzED.
The conflict between tho railroads with re-
gard to rates assumed new phase yesterday. fole-
graphic dispatches received by the oncers 81 'o
trunk lines In ths city yesterday. shat the inda"ap'
and ST. Louis Railroad Of the roads CONNECTING VII"
the Eric Railway hrd sold through tickets from ." =
Louis 10 NcwYerk for $40 being reduction OF ~ 're"
the tariff rates No explanation accompanied .he o0
match "a TO the reason why this reduction had peon
made: but az the Baltimore and Ohc Road naa oeoh
for some time engaged in selling through ucAe'' V
St. Louis TO NewYork fer 81 25 and Us INC ronn''
MIA Road had sabse aueay reduced their ra'es IRON OF
Louis TO baltimore to $Io making. with the 'aro lsn
Baltimore to NewYork. only SIC 90 IL WAS '"
reduction modo with the view cd ~ sc esther
some Of the who had lntehueu 10 s -
lower rate than thai ciarged by the Baltimore ,asa
Ohio roid. As hi, rei ir.'p .S,roaS Observation-Disclosures
A reporter cf Tn TgDyNs cale upon tnc Ionc.t 10
senger Agent of ho E.io R'Way yesGruv 70 o ~aH u
ino,Iries about the mater. John N AhOOti Tue uen
er Passengsr Agent said he was then engaged 10 ee
graphic eorresp9ndence VITA Tue lnatnapo,iS anu ~
Louis lioat ca 1als with regard TO the matter ana
d d nv The Il IL R,,lway Company had not author
lied any suc reduction OF rates aud he did nor oetVe
that the Inclans polls aad 81 Louis road wouu DE sus
os me raic Void not last long Passengers by the
INDIANAPOLIS rJad could connect WITH either t1e fle VT
I've III JlnaeFbat Of the NewYork Central road said
he had hoard .: tba reduction OF the rate irom -,
c"uIa not say ssstser tne New-York Central Railroad
COMPANY wO5l 70 pudiste action OF the Indan1pos
road or MOI it has not yet Zone So IL Ead t Ger
family MOI an, no. Esd reduction ana unil iurtner
information received he codld not say WhethoI te
Wesern "a ji'ilsd In ITS aeoh OF r. a o
ratwCalI be- utiaad Tor any ensa OF lime, ino.o
were very few PASSENGERS ravehs ~ nrv t teaYtar
each other for tho purpose OF securing then
When III, passenger guinness b:cane Orisk TINS hd OF
con1ict wouid ,cs' and the rates become tre again.
mad been ,de durns former seasons Of raroau
strife.
THE CONFLICT BETWEEN TIE PENNSYLVANIA AND
W. II.
pEnnIIr DZFINEs TIE POSITION OF THE NEW
YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD.
The railroad c0l1i% that has for several
weeks b on carried Oh by tie diff lines and more
especially between se PENNSYLVANIA and the Baltimore
aud OHIO roads, hayiaG dsd some OBJECT on the two lines
which directly with this city, namely the NOW
York Central and the New-York ana Esio Railroad,
TRIBUNE reporter called Yesterday at the Offices or tho
companies order ascertain the views OF the officers
on this snli,ct Villa II. Vanderbilt, VicePresideut
OF tho Noy-Ysyk Central Railroad Company, said
that the conflict has hal appreciate effect on
that road. Travel was very light at the present
time. and when such toe case each railroad com.
travel reg nd SIS OF tho Interests Involved. Tao Now
York Central E3rs ace 1t had ne iour rlcEs IN WORK
ing Or'cr cOuld transact the business much en0apof
than any road Ia The country but 1t had also 10 con,
sder Wh'ncr ,hs r1aos ta" at tbs s,me rats
aud live. Toe Nswiork Contra Railroad Company had
something beside Itself think of when liking a rate
for longer dstascc than the extent OF its own line
large portion of tho business was certainly obalued
He had noticed that tas NewYork papers had statea
that the NewYork Csstr'i road mad turned aside
large portion OF - bn,ness that should nave come 30
New-York. irto NswE1gsud. Such statement was
incorrect and sdeh course would he very unSise on
thereby t.e Company would lose tbo Dencn OF maui,
between Aiotny aud Now York, and give the profits
INTO hand, another company. The stat meat tnat
Freight to .Ca;sg, for IS cents per 100 pounds,
while Nsw-York merchants were compelled TO pay
hs for treass freight il 81 per 100 pounds but
how nucu asked is Carried at that ratef The
large shippers contracts covering period OF tne,
md tho contracts Is and has been 10 cents
per 100 pounds for fstca.s freight. or tourse these
contracts only made with large shippers u Wond
not be key thai tue sano terms would be given 10
person Shipping fsv small lots of goods in the
would be evsr to houses whose shipments
would amount 10 several car loads every week. Tue
freight thai py' s. per 100 ppAnss sss but ana s~l hs
S Sis not VI btnevo that any railroad company
was Tripping at tha rate Each ROAD had us reg
stthonrG he .rask lines nh utaipne rates 9th:
erwse AT 81 basis. He had heard argued time ana
good Of the couatr7 the lowering aud CHANGING
OF rates was 10 shippers and dealers than
otbery e. What shippers wantea Uniform sched-
ule Of charges SO ssat ali would DO treated ae ana
this Should noSbs saanssd at least not ottTaGT tnss
would cos, him. as 70 regulate ms profits ana hot
find aiterward Inst ms Ell aOor could undsFse MN De-
cause he had obtained Oh apsr rate for freight On
many classes of goods tAs dH,roasc Of few cents per
100 pounds frei-dt would cJuSe business rival 10
underse wi.e in other GLASSES it would mako per-
ceptible difference. ,,,
Mr. Vanaerbilt ala think dry goods dealer would
nav half cent year moro for iDusln In Boston DC
cause OF tnc freight being nominally cheaper. rho
dealers wOuld cheapest market and snip from
A. no matter wnst tnc rate OF freight might be, pro.
viding 1t only uniform all the year round. Ana
that rate li also be oae which would pay the rail
roads coaDry could succeed u1ess the railroads
cheaper ia EewIerk even the railroads carried them
for Ope-fh tho price 1. now charged III there was
ark enarS % cents where they charge
81 aud II there was no marked the price would be as
low il rate for freight WAS Il instead Oi 20 cents IL
was an erroneous calculation that made persons
cay that the price Ior freight regnated the
rates ala lot 90 to the consumer. but very often Into
tile pockets Of hose VINO raised the 0uery against he
per crnt git during the past four months than
It had done tor cores poedng psroa OF ist year oat
al Summer basis, the entire re- enue was ONLY 70 per
Pnpd had brought the bnk OF the grain that had
Ia ms MAJ - n able TO carry 1t lower than the
GiG hc made to bring lumber 10 NewYork cheaper
thau by aLy other possible route and as the Company
had con ;rGccd 90 for Ills purpose, that trade
compulsory proposal 20 carry lumber would have Deeu
II had boen said NewYork railroads ought to
look al Of New York; bat he would ask
what NewYork would do and had eyer done for rai!-
roads except to draw money from them on every i'm
aguable excusei The Sew-York Central Railroad Com.
pany every foot Of land be- ween Tnrteth ST. and
fMrty-thrdst along The Hudsoa RIVER The Com-
10 Tor tbs b tier convenencs handing freight dur
Ing 100 days After being compelled to cn-
three m0nihS IN tue DcOOtlatlOA5 Win tue
DOCK Commissioners, the COMPANY was allowed the
nrtyeCo OF erecn: pier on its own land at Its own
Cost OF $4,000 providing paid tho city 5000 per an
mum for the privilege, which Was only 10
last 10 years ana tlcn they to
render the pier to tue city. No other city in the
world would pu; such a tax on It's own commerce.
Again alter the Company had erected one OF the finest
cattle markets IN the city ana out OF Inc way
of ordinary commerce. upon application being made
10 erect aud elevator above the market, but Ia
connection herewith point where there Is nothing
of the KIND now, the privilege was granted provdng
the Company all the expense, and pad the city
5000 a year; and yet the railroads are expected 10
carry frcghls at Improbable rate for city that