, 1875-03-22
Effort to Meet the Difficulties Of tile
West Wisconsin.
Ecllcmo to Provide for Interest
md Floating Debt.
Present Status Of the Railroad War
Efloot Of Low Freight Rates.
Congressional Action Relative 10 tho Wis.,
consfn Central.

THE WAR,
iilTt.H EIttl1i III. lLlttia.

HATES FROM 1T. lllufs.
Tho conflict bctwnon tho baltimore d Ohio
mud tho 1cnnBylvanin Railroad still oonttnacs
without any apparent change al faf as thia CITY
Ia concerned. Tho passenger ratoa from Vt.
Louis hsyo boon restored 10 anto.war prices by
tho rennsylyanla lsai1road Company. Tho
managers OF tlIo latter claim that tho baltimore
& Ohio ta also restored thoir rates. hut tho Of
fcors Of this Company in this city Say that tlIey
have not heard Of 1t, nor do they helioyo that
tholr road las restored thom. This astion lias
boon takon by tho Pennsylvania Company
OF, account of tho reduction to Now York 10
GIG from St. Louia hy tho indianapolis t.
st. Louis and tho Loo Line, both Of which lnvo
bean induced to restore their old rates. Had
this action not boen taken, oil tho roads would
have reduced thetr rakeH to Now York at once. 1t
Is asserted that negotiations botIoon tho two
content'ng lines arc now going OIL, aud that
shortly tllo rMtca from all tho c!tcB will bt TO-
stored. This, Lowovnr. iB conaldeFcd worry
tlouttl,!, aH tho Baltimore t. Ohio laas Hgniod
i,a intention to alilcro 10 tue low ratvA.
Filk10itTA Tu THE wEsT.
In regard to tho iato reduction Of freight rnteB
from tito Last 10 the Wnht Ivy tho Npw York
trunk lines, tho New York Time. has tho fol-
loving:
Tho l,ew plaec OF tho great railroad war yesterday
ao little nr no chanEo III Tho reatiyc positions Of
either Of the cuntcstinN roatls. Ths or.leh Of fo
Inca 10 tclr agents poaityo to adlare to tic
schedule, ellu Tho agents VI tbc baltimore \ ohlu
s ss s ts9 s s ; Fly asoss III
with such ruErsisng st'cccta that the Old Doinon
Steamship Con1msy wcrs colfHos 10 charter an OK
1taruad regl,ts, their eet betng inadequate for the
1ussnsss that n aecun,ulasg u1an them. Tho Eric,
ltlo 10 regard to tho c4eet u thu schedule
They claim that IL Is too soo ytt tnr any marked H.
tos,es coni.Ient that sicl an Increase must come
rho Dalt!tnoFe 4: ohfu aRcnss, On the other
an ;1sn nus It a ,o s't'%pt, Of tls .opP@H,I @
pacr. They elu! 10 10 better ahlo 10 old out under
E,are asid tlnanoni colldon. and aslcrt that they
wlll ae'tt 70 iho bitter end They TIL some curtoa
war is winged BY the sAsa.oxa lines or, aa tho 1la
mo1a oaio peSpo rts II # ths desperate s!n's n to
Ers % Central @ % md rsnss,aua asa siss aSe eaS rp
l nen whosu business 4 Il u nIcal the ral1 rks of
.he ilEsAs ah!pp!ug BY Tho "a poninlan Steamship
of ilo eom'A<d inss. who cl'esvor q aelaeo ihcr
trade away .ron tho p,no:9 on.o , l:2.d 9ue u
rytng goods towards tho Steamship cutnpny's wiar,
sul ao,Rautlod to tho siyers' llils Of hg. II III
t)j,!o TOAD Lave L.cn ofsrsI So sles tar nlanfo.a
If tho cartuea Of the Old Dominion s.canerH that
'hs snss Il e fatrrer. could e lssrEea
the cheap rates resulting FROM tln var, Will It II sd.
le followed BY reacsisa whsh viz pfoas1y ',e d,4
nas, Rud uhcs cities which ssn luztaesa Aa.clta nf
tho freight rates vera suc, tlat It ID now oloapr fnr
dealer IN one Of iio ad}acent towns 70 buy " nrat
lands in Hos York CIV aud have esnH shlpPel right
ud freight aud tho local freight. For natancs,
Lie freight on cnr:R.n articles t Cincinnati two weeks
ago Has Il eeutn and from, Cincinnati 10 Dayton, 20
cents. makng atotal Of u cents Tho through freight
10 DaYton la IS cents. Tbs consequence will ho
VII by tom nav Yors a o ceea o.
nsler 1abbor, bsng nn.t'n to soil h!s goods, will 10