, 1875-01-29

RAILROAD NEWS.
TIE WAR.
There Is a temporary lull in tho war between
tho various raiiroaCa caAt OF this city. Tbnrp
lavc boon TO now developments during the Inst
two tfays. Freight rates arc still all tic way
tio~n, and contracts aro natlo at 90 cents
from hero to New York Oh fourtll-casa
frciEAts. ]}ut eyeu at these rateB but little is
shipped, and more tan lalf tin cars of tho va
rio1s companies hro stantling ia!o on tho trackH,
The present calm In The railroad war Is ,l,.t!onbt-
Ey tie calm that rrcccdcs tho stornr, mud inai
cations are that it will ho n most fearful and de-
S0stAtinE ono. The various Goueraf Freight a1Nt
Passenger Agents Of tho roa'aa leading from this
city to tho East havo gono there tn consult with
tho managers OF their roads. and got further
instructions. 1t is intima:eii that tho I.nke-
Shore Il Michigan Southern will commence re-
d,,cnr itH passenger rateH tomorrow, anil tho
other rnnis miist necessarily follow auit. 1linta
nre also thrown out that. OF, tho return Of tho
General Freight Agents of tho Michigan Central
aml Michigan souti,crn 1spats from tho East,
freight rates will so down to about 25 contB per
Grand Tr'sa't aul dreat Western in raging ptl!
! M fnrols}y III over. Tic Grand Trunk IL said
to tnk. rasectgerA from Detroit to Eufraio for
anythinE it can get. md tho roople along tho limo
II,
visit Detroit md Buffalo in great numbers. It
is Mao stated that both tho roads arc paying
hall dollar commission to agents and
.enloore. Thoro iB not tho 'cast prospecs
will end very soon. 1t IN u fight hc!ween tho
general management Of the two roads, which. it
is said, cannot ,n Bcttlca in this country, but
laH to DO referred to tho Directors at London
Englapd,
What tho final result OF this general railroad
| fight will bo iH hhrl to conjecture One thing,
hnwcSer. ia certain: that before it is over most
Of tho roads will be prostrntcd. and hive to 70
that aomo OF Tie rontas aro tho verge Of ba1E~
ruVtey NOW, and that thia wnr haA been conf
mencel 70 bring affairs to a climax M speedily
! as possible.
Tlla yurious roa1s hava during tho laat fow
| days buon comparing notes Ms to tts wages paid
| to tls employees. with view at general rottuc-
tim. Theirs il not tho lcaat doubt that within
few ayH ting wages Of oil tho oinplovea. inc1ud-
! ing the engineers, will bo reduced 10 per cent.
The tailrona managers clam that, with the pres
| cnt business. they aro losng money oYery dnv,
and caiinot afford 10 ray n9 high wages rs thoy
have 9oen in tho habit OF doing It is expected
employees will GO on a Htrikc, nnd zaroal bnri-
ncs'' viii como to q dead lock. but the managers
expect shin, and apparently tlloy arc but
Of n utrike They stato ti,at railroad busnors business
might just as vol cn'no to complete stop as Eo
OF un ut ntcKont, toHlng mcnsy ovcry day. They
threaten that it. cse Of slrikc They will reduce
! WAGES 20 Fer cont fuatead ut 10.
Tho baltimore 4 Ohio l,ailroad las Tins far
taken no 1and In Tho present difficulty beyond
ratlnclng their freight rates to the aamo figures
| aH those mnae by other lines. The managers
nro sory setccnt aud do not forosl.adow what
they intend doing. The probability il that tloy
will ksep entirely ont Of the fight and do III littlo
business III possiblo while it asss.
| THE HAhNI8AL 4 ST JOSEPH.
TliOro bl3 bonn G1nBtternlln tr1fh1a t1t1rinsr
tho lust yoas Or two in tho management OF tho
Hannibal It at. Joe Railroad, aud it Ia claimed
| by various peraons TINT tt will 60 into bankrupt
| cy yery soon. The fnct that tho ahlo General
Superintendent Of tho rond, Mr.. L. ". Towne,
has Just resigned hls position Beems to verify
these predictions. No general officer on this
raad las bcsn able to ROMAN in his position
moro than n few months, and changes after
changes aro mado, which undoubtedly work
much ueaiuat tho prosperity OF tho road. About
two yoarB ago tho General Freight Agent, 3Ir.
J. T. Goddard, one Of the nblost freight men in
tho country, and who graduated in the freight
Office Of tue Chicago, burlington l. Quincy
tl th7 ,1r city, s,asr va forced o "a resign s
earned wages. but after = tedious controversy
| the road consented to pay him, probably because
tile managers of the Chicago, Burlington Il
Quincy laii Interested themnolyes in Ills boha,f
Tlten Atr. i. A. Parker, the General Passenger
and Ticket Agent, was forced to resign. Alr.
Parlscr'd wages, which, 1T thu timo OF his re-
| signation. an,nGuted to $1,000 we're also WITH
hsid, aud hayo not bceu paid un to tho present
! tine Mr.. FRrkcr. wlo il d. proAHHt Ticket
J Agent Of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad,
| has brought suit against tho Company To recnvcr
his wngta, and tho tria will come or In a short
tinlo The road. ii IL clainiea IL actually mnn-
aged by tho paymaBtor a1r. L. J. Morse who rop-
rcsbnta tho New York Directors, anl his demands
upon the general officers Of tho road said to 10
50 unjust and arbitrary that after n,olllor is
compelled to rcpign. Almost every on'p!oyo who
| hna worked Oil tho road complains Of having
lad difficulties in obtaining l.is pay.