, 1875-11-13
NOTES,
FAsT-FnLIu1FT I.iyEq.

atnca the rRilEoa1B leading from Chlcaeo IA
tho Eaat have pooioti their oarnanga u,auy Of .bo
outssdo freight sud passenger agoacioa OF tba.s
roatlA have beoorno anpcriIuouB, and orders war.
gisor ynHso1tlay 10 discontinue ailrge number n,
thom. 'Thors will bo retrencllment ln all H..
departments, and largo number Of tslrn,d
tnan will bo out OF employment this winter n
ia also stated that nsosemont Ia On foot to al,.
contin,,o The fAst.troight lipea and lero,f,,,
hayo t1Io business transacted by tho Goue,.t
Freight agents OF tho ysr1ous roads. r
tho report Is true, the roads dcservo credit n,
TALKING such acliou. Tho fast-froight liney b,,s :
hoan great e1penso to Tho roads. Owing 10
tho sharp conlpotltfon between tho ysfiors
lines, . great many tricka and sharp PRACTICES
wc.c iodnlged in to secWso tho bus1neps. sna
TEauoyar tho rates Wora broken It could sfwar.
bn Traced 10 those lines Thore wnra Several
fast-frelglit conpsn,es running pYer The VARIOUS
l,uos,-.the Er,ct for example,, |havipE no ;e@
than lvc-and these wese tompSt3ar hmnnp
themselves though tho buatnesa went over tbee
sanle road. II tho soada viii! ouly giyo tho ped
nto tue bonatt OF tbs amounts they sayo bY ,Ia.
Ing away With tho fast-fseighs iirey, thcro vii,
he no Quarrel on thls ecnre, and everybody viii
be pleased to transact his business directly Nith
the General Freight Agents.
THE BALrtMoHE OTTO DEPOT.
Mr. ". q. Quiupr, Gpnnrhl Manager Of Ii.
Baltimore 4 Ohio railroad, had another con.
suitnt!on with tho nlembora Of tho Common
Council and tho hoard Of Public Works in ror,rd
to the Temporary uso Of the mechanical depart.
whiting -roons. etc.. for tho Baltimore Il Ohio
And tho Esio l. Chicago limos. majority o,
the Aldasmou have thus far objected 70 the r..
leasing Of tho building to tho Railroad Comm.
n,es, believing that thoroby thor could force the
roads to come to terms regarding Tho sale Of tha
lakc-front. Iii. Quincy has, however, sucreeded
in convincing 4 majority Of them that IL tho
building WAS not leasod 10 thu rpaas tot
temporary eholter tAoy would 10 compelled to
else in which, caso tloy would not want tls
1ake-front any longer. II, Oh the contrary, tha
roads could got temporary shoiter 1t the E1posi.
tion pu,Aug they would have Tins to Luii
depot on tug cl.y's ground bofore the nost E1.
that point. 1t would DO their Interest to romsi1
thcrs and nuila q depot II the ground could bs
p',asibIy obtained. It IL uudcIstood that IL
building will now be leased to the roaaa
nEH. MCLELIAH's PIANs-
It is rnmored that tho Whit Of Gen. Mcclellan
to Baltimore has some connection with an fm-
portant raiway achems, Which, Il 80. will bring
about az entiro revolution In the Westesn fratsht
conference With 1ls. Garrett fow days ago wls
with view Of completing plana for a baltimore
and New York road. to connect with the Baltimore
+ Ohio. i j. proposed to make this 40 outlet fos
New York market. Thta scheme, Il carried iuto
effect, would break up tbs monopoly nos
enjoyed by the Phladelphia. Wilmington L Bal
timore Ra!lroad between Baltimore and Phifa-
dolphls. AZ tha pfcssnt time little Of no West-
ern freight for tho East passes through Baltl.
morc the superior advantages Of Eric all'tNl
rnuta from Shelby Junction ID New York turning
tho freight that way. The Chicago aud Dals'
more trade u reported to 30 much lighter BY shs
October than for tho corresponding month lat
year.
MICHIGAN FnEI0HT-nArEa.
The Detroit Tribune stateB that the Chicago.
dianh, the Detroit L aIiwsukeo, ard tho Fore
Marquette Railroads have gil signiloa tneir sp-
proval OF the'rcvIsed schedule Of freight tariffs
adopted by tue Michigan Central, and their az
ample @ g nnonneay r. oe 4 fe3rsd by ~ te he
schedule Tho rates from Detroit to ch1eago fos
first, second, third. aud fourth class freight 70.
main ~ before at 90, DO, 30, aud 20 eents pcs lug
pounas; Whilo pther 1stea including th2.s e.at 10
arm, are rot materially changcd. shippsrs WI
not, therefore. as formerly, be able to olAaia
reduced dguraa by representing to ons rotd taat
its rival ia cutting tts rates. The manageno1s
| to allow any OF thesr rates to mi!itate against
tha business interests OF Detroit, and rasea
to Toledo, ClavolAnd. Buffalo, sud othar East.
orn points, will probably DO raised at tue eloss Of
| navigation, aa Ina fottnerly beon tlo easton'
BEYOND THE Missouri.
The General Freight Ageuts Of tho rosda lesa'
iuK from this city aud St. Louis to points he.
yond tho Missouri River llell ~ adjourned
meeting ut tue office OF the Chicago d Norm.
woatarn Ilnflroad. Tlleso meetsnga arc bold tof
tho purpose of making tariffs for tho "th.
ter Tho business wsa mot conPlatsd. Aud az.
other meeting will be bald at the ofleo. OF 20
Chicago, Burlington 4 Quincy Hai!road to-dsb,;; ~;
ba oousidaratly higher than they havo been
har0lQfpxa.