, 1875-03-28
RAILROAD NEWS.

Earos to Hevv York Reduced On All
| the z1oat;s.
I TRE TRIBUNE is in q position to announce
| positively tia: within dae Or two tho railroad
Tar will become general, and that al the Lines
! Leading to the East will tako hand in it. After
/ nrmbsrless consultations it hes been decided to
! roduco the passenger rates on the Michigan Cen
| trail. Michigan Southern, AID P;ttsburg Il For!
| Wayne Railroads IS follows: To New Tork,
from e22 to SIS; to Philadelphia, from
$50 to S12; to baltimore and Washing
ton, from s19 to 50; to Boaton and
New Eng1.rd points, from G227 to S1S.s5. Tho
t:cksts will be limited to foiv-eisht hours, but
10 ether restrictions or conditions will be made
Tho printing is nor being Done, and the tickets
will be ready tor sale on tho 1ss Of April, or
sooae-. Tho neutral Lines ha7o beao forced to
take this action, II their traffic to the East has
E-eatly fallen OF during the lsat month. Thus
tar 40 redacod tickots hsye boen sold direct to
New York and Nu:s England poin:s, the reduo-
tlons boi1x to Philadelphia Baltimore Eud
Washington OILY. Du! tho low rates to the
latter cities seriously affected tLe traffic to
tho former a. s.nted yesterday, the passenger
traffic Of bota toe MiebiEaa Cent1nl and Alichi-
gan Southern Railroads has fallen oh 50 per
cent during the last month, whlle that OF tie
con!eaung roaGs, on "h1cb the reduction had
been made. has increased from 50 to LEO por
cent Had :he Michigan Southern aud Michigan
Central remained ncuzial sny longer their pas
neuger traiic would have suffered still more
31r.ng the coming month, rs the spring travel
Ii now culil!oelclnk.
This reduction will either bring the war to
close. OF it will make It the most violent aud
destructive oFar carried on in this country.
The rates Oil tho Baltimore i Chic are
higher than these established by the nhovs
ra.es. aud comes doEu Still lovec; it's
traffic WILL be transferred to the other lines.
The !ch'is VII. no. ply *1525 to New York, aoa
30 r1bjccted to . t::asfeE aua the reckccking OF
basga5a, when tley can 60 direct for SIS. It 10
toe general opinion, hos over, that those rates
viii not be maintained any length OF time.
6sreauous efforts aze nos being mn3e TO bring
a5ont s1s;c3l!a settlement besween tho Dslti-
lnurs i Ohio and peuus:iyAn's RSuroads. ard,
Gould these Efforts p1ovo s!cceeaful, tne rates
figures
TIE WAR ON FHE1GHT-E4TEs.
which Wss mads ssauersl few DAYS ago, Ia still
carried On xith unreioutinG vi9or, aad the rates
gro still being cut by somo OF the fnst-froigks
l;:,es. At q consultation between the GonerI
Freight Agents Of aIl the lieea leading to tho
East, except sha Baltimore + Ohio. hsld yes:pr-
day morning, 1t Tas aectdad 10 re3nce :ha rates
tn Eo.ton fr,,a - con.s on fourth class nad
grain 20 50 cents; no cisnnga wss made IN tue
EAtea 10 othor Eastern cities. Tho independent
1aat-ffeight iines however. do not slick to these
rates, aud come Of them ara reported III having
ncde contracts for grain to New York yeetcrcaJ
6. 23i3 ccaE-
TIE GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS
OF all che uuea leading to the East and West
held i messing at the Office Of the Chicago 4
Rock Island Railroad yesterday, for this eurposa
OF coinrafiag tAeir sheet rates. At tho SAME
t'Icc action was taken in regard to tho l,npenti-
ing reduction Of rssos by the 1,nes lending to the
East Coupon ticketa at the raducei fates viii
be plac4a On sole from all the Western pp,nte.
IL. c. q. Foliett, General Passacge. Agent OF
the 'andatia Line, in the citr yesterday, and
had CONSULTATION with tie 1nan.ge1s Of tho
Illinois Central Railroad. end also with DIR.
Ro!d, tho General Passenger Agent Ct Tue Peun-
sslSania Railroad, aod nr. Myers, tho General
Passenser Agent OF The rennsy!vania Comnauy,
both oi whom ire at preaent in tho city. These !
confersnces were in relation 10 tho reduction Of |
ratoa ffom st. Louis, but no particulars aY to ths
results Of tha meetings could be obtained.