, 1875-08-25
ILLINOIS FREtCAT.S.GEnTS,

ILLINOIS FREtGA1.4GENTs.
meotlng OF this Association OF Illinois Gem
cral Fro'Glt-AEents was held at tho Graud l's-
cihc Hotel yeaterday for the purpose Of agree
ing upon arbitrary rates TO TO charged Oil all
business coming from paints East to Cincinnati,
Columbus, md Cleveland, except fre:glts from
Buffalo. Plitrburg, and Wloe:ing destined to
Peoria mud pekin. aud freighss originating n. all
points west Of Buffalo, p;tt.bu.g. nud Wheeling
to points in Illinois. Auasl angemeut to charge
arbitrary rates on business originating in the
East ~aa made 1Aat March at meeting bold At
st. Louis, tho Illinois Freight-Agcuta claim
ing such action necessary On account Of
tile sharp. competition on Eastern ner,
by which g0ods to interior points
iu Illinois could be sent cheapcr than to Chi
tago. aud tbs was avoided bv making those
ART 'rnEY ratios. S.nce ttlat k!mc. hoWeget mAuy
r -ose limos have violated that agreo!Eeps,
I'd GoodB to be taken 1T 4 teK,llar pro-
stop tl,s. aud to mato tho ,a,es s4sis-
rall, Tas the main object Of yesterday's
i: following General rreight-Agents wero
's mt: John $. Cook. Peoria, Fci,n l. Jack
'.fi!c; Lowis T.c!e, Chicago. Rock Island l.
Pacific; Jsmos Smith, Chicaro 4 Alton; H. ",
Hlbbazd. Fanda!ia Lire; U. n. osLorn. To!odo.
Mabas, L Western; IL. C.. Diahl. ludlauapo'ls,
D&oom,neton i Wetteru: ". s. Hpiers, Toledo,
Peoria l. Warsaw; n. C. l1inmau IlIInoIH Midland:
y. duncan. 0luo 4 MIaslasirp,; Z. y. stanton.
Springfield i Southeastern; and I. J. Huisou,
Gilman. Clinton / Springfield.
Tho meeting Vas organized by the selection
Of Janoa sm.th "A President, aud II. G. DiehI
as Secretary.
After loug debate It was decided to clnnqe
tho tariff adoptel AZ St. Louis March e, 1875.
and make tho has1H OF rates to crosB puiuks in
Illinois 10 cents on tirBt-claaB front Sow York to
Chicago, instead Of IT, ~ heretofore. Tho
rhtca OIL f1efghts originating at Chicago lomau
about tho same urlos tho nnx arrangement.
Earh l 1Iirr1.k tr1A -S..;.
ins It Indianapolis Cincinnati, Toledo, Fort
Wayne, aud Logaunnort. The new rites arc to
go into effect Sept /.
A there were several OF tho roads uprcpre-
soutcd at tho meeting, there is probability Of
anothaE disagreement bofore long. a. nome of
these may not bo willing to accept tho new rates
and Fefse 10 indorse tho action taken yesserlAy.
TOLEDO. WABASH d WESTERN.
Mr. 3. F. Ham, Chairman OF 1 committee ap-
pointed eomo tins aga by tho equipment etock-
holders OF the Toledo, Wabash i Western Rail-
road to protect thoir interests In the courss has
isaued call to she hoIdeEs Of tho per cent
equipment honda Of their roAd asking thom to
sign IN agroement to dsfray the expenses whic!.
will necessarily hnyo to be incurred. Tho circu-
lRr contatnA the following statemont OF the A.
faira Of the Company:
The total laaue Of tLeso bonds amounts 10 s3p,efo,
and was made in 1865 u provide equipment for tho
road. Although, 1t Tho time when issued, the vquIl
1nent bonds ~ers not secured by 1nortg4ge OH III
property nf the COMPANY, Jet, by snbsoluant issue
VI bonds made 10 1851, known - tha TocIo, Wabash
Rc4teEn 1A1!~ay Company consolidated mortgage
aud declared In tho uten,ure of said mortgage, su-
tEoszins si5,onooo Of b'uds. TINT tbetu snu,tl be
rcta!nod *l3.0o. uo Of said bonds to rerc Ill the
previous asut4 VI Londt representing the funded drGt
of the Company whether secured by inartssys Or not
Tho conl!ttee having lean advised that foreclosure
protcedugs havs bet1 c1lnMtncea by thu hpiders Of
thu gold tutore.t nort2ago bonds issue. iu 1875 aud
tue Directors q tie Company having failed TO enter
for The consolidated alostgaYo bonds at 1861, II te
eoea necessary now 70 Appeal 10 LIS eou4ta su.taln
ms in mir