New-York tribune., 1875-01-26
cnMrINrD rArLwAYs At pIsCoRD.
TIE GROWING WEAKNESS OF TIE SARATOGA COMB
NATION.

TIE GROWING WEAKNESS OF TIE SARATOGA CONBl-
NATION.
There appears 10 be little doubt relative to
the faiure of tho ren mceiuR OF the Railroad Com
niissioner AZ Cleveland flo Wing as Ii did An equally
disastrous meeting at CAicagc. An attempt Will he
made hold n"euas "a this city o. Feb g. but Win
very little prospect Of a hctter result. The Mchlsan
Central cannot be induced rotuer the railway comb
nation and the Grand Trunk and Great western RI!'
roads OF CAuada are ensa;d IL little connet' eaoh
trying uu1erJl the other IN order 20 secure freight
and passanrors from B-iilO 10 Detroit ana tho west
Thr lines 70 tho scaDolsd expecting TO become In
volved ia tbis war, ana tre preparng for IT, Already
fbe roads I'm the West are making contracts from
Ccago TO the at 10 and 2a per cent below the
ratcs established by tho Commissioners. The coupe-
ttion was begun openly by the Michigan Central out
faid TO have been started wh tue Pittsburgh and Fort
Wayne, the freight agents OF which are said TO nave
been quietly cutting under tue fxed rates to the injury
q tie Michigan roads A. present II Is difficult to see
where this plan OF cutting uadcr viii stop A conflict
has also arisen between the Vandaa and the Ohio and
Mississippi lines causing reduction o. fully % per cent
in the previous rates.
At the Cleveland meeting II asserted by some OF
The managers fyOra 10 to the Saratoga compact that
ne combination should be broken, not single road
would be able cxis year; Willie others claimed
HAT the sarstoga agreement had already cost several
pi the roads SOo0 without Tie companies being
N tie lsAtest degree benefited. former railroad
president who has been connected very prominently
Sh fri ght tran-por for 20 years, in answer TO
DGulhes by TRIBUNE reporter last evening made the
following ateu4cn. ia regard TO the Railroad eonbina
Non:
lie believed that al railroads should he left perfectly
fr,c 10 cVu zee win o.,I o,Aer toI ftgEi Any COM
mGajtUn u .tIIc C..Tlers Was, IN his opinion,
contrary 80 punhc v0ucy. Toe great Grain-2rOwn9
region along thr Mississippi valley must lave an
Uutlct - "a, searUtrd, and 10 ibe manufacturing
Districts OF the EIht 10 provide tAS outlet great
many roads L. De- pat into operation ana these
roads ucTsect uue another, ana each place
II intersection .tCJICS JutfOg competition. because
uTOducers Ia s4uuE tEtli goods expect Que fOdd or
Inc Other 10 ~ tLen special advantages The object
OF tue Railroad Commission Is tO do away entirely with
this heahfui competition, aad 10 establish h4ed rates
fgtgLt which AL l.. .Is shall 6e bound Inc sara
tuga conference as mis.ake. II Tie managers OF the
ITOais COUi their Own business ana make
thtIr agreemr 40 Commissioners coCld poselDy
90 u tVT tueu RItO. ds sDGuld not combine agaInsi
ito farmers ai pUlutug ciasss, they arc doing Ia
because thas OIpOsrd Ia the puDc eOOd ana
detrimental 10 all Tue railrO ID business Is now
VeTJ bad condition. Tue year 1875 Will be- in t1e
q revenue, more IA, OlaUo TO the Iallr0aGs
than IVES year 1874, aud this account the com
psnies Should Practice strict ecoaomy and stop
layiug dy!Gtis Uut OF the proceeds OF the sale OI
bono, 81 a .ulL JilS ui*cOunt.
FLalY, jddsu from wnat the Saratoga, Chicago and
ClcVCldud conferences bad accomplished. ths railway
manager tnot olfoTrHcc 20 Do held u this
Cijy on FeU 5 wOdld accomplish nothing OF moment
or thc Railroad Commissioners would, naturally
euuugD eud tO bolster up the syste but 50 lar as
he tsCrTIn, tuUse who have Dceu lplgco III
traus por, bJoursS nave 10 falth IN rarOat
continuation "a means II Uetteung either the carrier
producer. TIE combination has been injurious
To the road. aJJ las cost tLcn millions cf dollars
already. lucy carry II Ou aud I've. Ine Wl0e
system Is lltte DciteT lLAu IdTCe.