, 1875-11-17
RAILROAD NEWS.

Fp&lFo CRc eNN MA les,
The Gcneta[ a1anagors Of the pooled lines 10
tho Ehss-the Michigan Ceutiaf, the Michigan
Southern, and Ftttaburg L Fort Wayne nailroads
-Lold tueattnR 1t tho otilco Of tho rittAburG
i Fort Wayno Railroad yssscrtlav. There MORO
present 1t. J. r. Joy. President Of tho Michigan
Central, ht J.. n. McCoi'oush, Gonoral Man.
ager of tho ponnsJlyania Company. and Mr..
John Novel; General aianngnr Of tho Michigan
Southern. and also the 0enarat Passenger and
Freight Agents Of tl,oao lines. Tho subject
under consideration Was tho raising ct rAtaa
oolh on passengers and freight. Aftor long
dobato 1t mas dectlod to DO iDadvlsablo to
mako Tho passenRef ratea from Chl>
e.Eo to Now io,k moro than s2a,
figute. Thero was ohango maue aB regards
tho amount OF baggage allowa1 to 90 FREQ with
pasaenger and this change is tn favor Of tho
travelling public. 'Ieresoforo but 100 pounds Of
bnGgaRe has been allowed wlll EACH passenger,
bnt hereafter 150 pounds will be allowed.
Tia afternoon uhs entirely devoted to tha
freight busneas 1fesBrs Novel; and No
Cullough wcso hound to have tho rnteH raaed to
Joy and most Of tue General Fro,ght Aeenta, "a
the contrary. wsro opposed 10 any further hd-
vance It tho present time, arguing that the
present ratio (do centn) WAS I'll tue shippers
last Tow works had been voTy light, and II =
further advhuco in rstcs was attonpted
they would a!tnots entisc!y ccaso. Tho
meeting lasted until late in tho evening, but ITO
fesn'. vas teaeheo. Another moetlng Viii 30
promise will bo ctTsotod au1 tho rates liked 1t 45
cents.
Another subject under discussion wns the ro-
auct'on or expenses % the yAI,oua !ateH and y
- alaoelstooa taas ist8a nnMoer o. e9esks ana
ofhof employees "1il 10 thrown out or employ
mont IN 10" aays:
=. ihe H,1ness 1t Wisconsin ana minnesota Wero
- nAsn oeen heIe yeetefaa! TO consult Wlsh the
managers la. oI ne poolilnes IN regard 10 fcdic-
t1on VI tua fates On Hott nus up 10 lhat evening
aohe o. inen mad m.de their appearance. They
nnss ploeao!y Go"o 70 tno cnno!usion thht they
"oalu accomplish nothing by coming here. snd
neso tnoie!oto, heciuea 70 WA'e until tho foana
tneir own accord 1ouha 1t 20 their insafoeta to
mako lo"ef rates.
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Tho scn'i-aunual report Of tic Great Western
Railroad Of Canada has just been published, aud
it shows that shs earnings werc $2. 056, os5 OF
s525, 900 |ess than tho corresponding period Of
1874. Thia decrease is attributed to tho vcry
low rates on through traffic. both freight aud
passenger. A similar comparison shows the
working expenses to hayc bccn reduced s21o, 900,
which was accomplished mainly BY large ,oduc-
tionu iu the redundant atatr Of tho various do
pastmeuts and by tho o1osciso of great vigilance
in tha o,atnorv vorlino ~ .h. t,.t.s 49,
yioe. Tic salaries and wsacs srcr" rodn"aJ
in tho aggregate shont * mar cont 'aa ria
Dlrcotors hnSarcr nrc nnt pss,,s3na Wy ~
tho 1owc.t poiut ~ wnrp}n WI ~.
roschod snf thce h,vn drscta% ,I,o nanslsI is
Mansrer IN ccnnng1zs ~ liz ,,,rrs.s nd "nr
aumntion nf storn, eano,aIIy In fo1 ~ ~.
sn v,i1cs tnrn,gh ia dinoi,,.'ton ~ ,.. ~ ~
arm ara ajso cnntrmniatc ri ana srrsnnsrants n
aeo baiur medo for ledmcinu Inn heayx .nennv
Tha m.in in. any ~ rni,,,o-.,,,r
ported to be- in AZ, affic,en. comd,t,on ond sts..
progrcsa Ia bolng lnsdo in tho subssitutIon of
stoel for iron 1all4 nhen necessary. Tho Com
pany,s relations With connecting Amoricso linoa
w. eta'1ss WIZ, sa''elae11ry ospe9ialy Wlta the
tral noads. ria 1rotinrs a1ntoas t,e. a,,.;pa
snnrnvai ~ i'm aorvirn ~ Nj Tron-ot,. .t'
GrnnraI Manaec, ~ ia +o,a si,nn H. s".,ad sa1
mira. ~ NV ''S'N' o's'e' ~ 'so0s0eu
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ANOTHER POOL.
inc frnn, pcorfn Fuxt no,d \ ,noottua 49, -.
90. r.,;as 1,at.1 ..s.,..," At sno
". 'e'Ae ..ose. 1EDsos'a5' luz 'ao putpose
,a,,ahe eAius "'s ~" 1os poonng sholf
4.e.sn1 se o"''ncs7' t"o ioae"4ns toaos "efe
,ePlesauseo 70 ~ - Tue mces'ng: Indianapolis,
b'oomsngton q Western Toledo, Peoria i War
saw pok!n, Peoria b Jacksonville Chicago,