New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-30
RAILWAY INTERESTS.
THE COMPETING RAILWAYS.
,,,popr.yr CONFERENCE TO BIZ HELD IN THIS CIT

IMPORTANT CONFERENCE TO BIZ HELD IN HIS 'i''
ro-pAY-EFFoRrs TO END TIE FIGHT Wish HE
GRAND TRUNK AND VERMONT CENTRAL
A meeting of tho representatives OF the
Grand Trunk Railroad OF Canada, OF the vermont Zen
trail and OF the three trunk lines, viii be held IN hs Guy
TODAY An endeavor will be made to oring about al
amic.be settlement tho relations between the north
ern and the other lines with q View TO establishing
uniform freight rates between Boston and Chicago
There will he present at this meeting, ana participate
directly IN the negotiations, s!r Alexander Cav anu D.
Hickson, General Manager, both OF the Grand Trunk
Railroad Of Canada L. Mills, General superintendent OF
the Vermont Central; W. ii. Vanderbilt, wee
President OF the New-York Central; VicePresident
blanchard OF the Erie President saott Of the Pennsy
yani Central and VicePrcsdent KING Of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Tho following railway men VIII also
be present but it Is Understood that they will take no
active part tho meeting: John Newell, General Man
nger and Addison Hills General Freight Agent OF the
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroads James L.
Joy President; William b. Strong, General superin-
tendent and O. G. Wheeler General Freight Agent Of
the Michigan Central J. N. Mccullough, President Of
the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago; W Stewart,
General Freight Agent Of the Pittsburgh and St Louis
and Gulford General Freight Agent OF the Baltimore
and OHIO Railroad.
There was preliminary conference yesterday between
the Presidents and VicePresidcnts of the roads most III
terested and there much discussion among railroad
men in general The result If the meeting to-day was
regarded uncertain last evening but some OF the West
ern representatives had hopes OF an amicabe settlement
SiccPrcsdent Vanderbilt said recently that the trunk
lines had proposed to refer the difficulty In dispute 10
Charles FraUcs Adams, jr, Thomas \. Scott, and Mr.
King Of tine Baltimore aud O0 FOR arbitration, bur mat
Grand Trunk had declin d, maintaining llgdiy tnc
Justice OF difference at 10 oenta On hfstcahr ciens
between Boston and Chicago and III FAVOR al TIE 6ahu
Trunk. VceIres.dent King % the Baltimore ana ONO,
not utcrescd in tine Boston uihc j. actinS rs lnda'2,
bet tho pupclpJi persons, and 1t Is believed II
d ert Efforts for settlement ial an ehd. "'Of VIII DC
made again to oor tue matter TO arbitration o.,
II is siOyd that tue rc0polny oil REGULATIONS u
not due much to tue truk hes as 10 tntI We1ioIn
themselves may he able for some time to endure tho
present ruinous cation, the western ioais, WEcn
snare the reduction and losses through freight, ma
the burden unhea;ble While the trunk INES arc H-hl
inr oyer tuer n, ads majority the blows TAIL GA thel
Another issue has been brought ntO the cUhict wn!c'.
becomes vital Importance 10 the Michigan ''htldl
Raiiroad when connects with the Grand frank line At
Detroit. T.c Grand Trunk threatens - esilsh an IN
drpcHdcnt line between Detroit ana chicago II thc "cN
York lines lers 81 in cntung under t.e il'Sh
Western railroads nave tried to secure ST 'neht ~
ordcr - AVOID TINS ne" v9iPelpri. An i,, ~
already PARTIALLY bult between Chicago ana i'",IYtl
IN, ofut nude by ou~uc roads to get control Of e."
Cu,cacp and Lake l,ur0n and could eompico ll' me
Dcuolt within sky dajF INC ,thI i'.'n~ 1,''
which bankrupt, .ao distct lie OF iO"d l24i n,'
long, from fOrl1hd Ne, t"l""s" seI,to To- i
At two connections between Iuiuinh "ni p's''n''
au. 10y . coGtIDC with tnc Vermont central mas auil-
tOla, facilities Boston ana saves about 100 llr- IN
taking freight over Iie latter t"dd 10 pom. "pos
O.densbGrg where the connection WIN me "i"nl
Del 70 pay ,,iVidtnis aud local business can Ice
| =, ttc 6fihd ilhhN r"'N7 "
/ dis,,osihnu 10 20 into tie h6nt, 1ud carry
inrousn lreignt at about any pr'co The Grand
/ frank and ,rmunt Central clam mat lndSulu'h
A. tg Inc to Cniu.t-O j. longest they cannot con-
pete with tine AeN-York Inns On an even basis Inc
lIcc tluk Zines on tnr other hand, cinn that IN thc
carving ol tae greater part "a the tnrohgu 4iceht from
,.pn me renee tine in t1uslt y inpafrriu 10
sci & ana mat II the Vermont Contrl Is allowed rN'n
a am lpucc cents 10 iUs, 10 wall s@cue most 90
t,. triJ kcw-Iuia mcrcndnis VIII await the result Oi
/ tu-.!,' = mecung Win great interest. 49,
Iti!tt IN, u.sfI
lines lave raif,d lne argument recently n'te fr IS
tahnsnng basis oi IiCglt rates uVin titsiSo
Cstvafu r.c Hkcd al ~ N-lts hun'ired Tor
1--we stock fourth class, A. Conts on gram,
and 80 ceIts Barre, iOd TDCro rates went mo e.
ice, rc ~. FrclSut say LLt 40 long buHh'7s
gnti!uc, DO di there IL hO prospect vi an a"'uee
from taos figures.