New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-10
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

RAILWAY RATES STILL UNSETTLED
lack OF HARMONY AMONG THE LEADING LINES
pULLSEss IN TRADE PREVENTING AN ADVANCE
IN raEIGHrs.
The condition of affairs in railroad circles
Yesterday gave very little promise Of speedy settlement
OF the difficulties between leading lines and 1t Is consd
cred there prospect OF any uniformity ether IN
psssenger or freight rates for some time AT the Erie
Railway Offices II stated that no attempt 10 raise
rates had been made nor was there any LIKELIHOOD OF
sny change Mr.. Jewett was now working the road for
the benefit of the property aud to aid the interests
Of New-York City. He had had enough OF entangling
alliances and was determined not to be traInmeled
with them any longer When the railroad war
berween the Baltimore and Ohio and the Pennsylvania
roads was begun consideration was shown for the In
terest Of cer CON paucs All efforts to stop the con-
dict were treated with disdan. and now that the CON
tesans had ended their struggles those who had stood
BY and received OF tho blows were expected 10 Io
low In THEN wake meekly, and do what they desired
Such however was not Mr. Jowetts policy, and be In
tended to let NewYork that the Erie Railway could
and would protect the interests OF this city as against
those OF any other Atlantic city, The fire which Messrs
Scott and Jewet had started beyond their con-
troll and it would be long time before II would be ex-
tnguished entirely.
Al the New-York Central Railroad olccit asserted
that neither Col Scott Mr. Garrett could control hat
railroad any longer either directly indirectly and that
IN.
being in any way affected by the action of the Pennsy-
yana and Baltimore and Ohio lines. The managers OF
the Central had hardly engaged In any great railroad
combination without finding themselves in the end
euchered" and in future will conduct their own Dust
ness without reference to any other trunk line The
trouble between the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore ana
Ohio Railroad companies had driven number OF rail
roads ON 10 the verge Of bankruptcy The presidents OF
those roads did consult the other trunk lines when
they began the reduction OF rates and the roads that were
not In the conflict do not intend TO consult those gentle
men whether not they shall advance the rates ior
passengers and freight At present there IL no pros
pect that the rates will be advanced TO the west
nor AZ far as could be learned, was 1t likely that
any increase OF the tariff either passengers
or freight from the West to the seaboar would be made
by any Of the Western roads, especially by those which
have suffered severely by the conflict The western
roads know now what for their own interest 1t was
said and any attempt raise rates would be the most in
furious policy that could be adopted at the present Time
They had shaken off the trammes Of what was known as
the Saratoga combination and the arbitrary rule OF the
Railway Commissioners and they were not likely at TINS
early day to allow shsc8les TO be fastened upon them
again
The purposes OF the officers Of the Michigan Central
Railroad Company not positively known at the
EewYork office. but enough has been learned to make
the believe that neither the Michigan
Central nor the Great Western would join Col Scott i'll
movement to advance rates at present No notice OF In
crease had been received at the New-1ork Once; pu'
every communication that had come from the West a
peared to indicate the opposite tendency The duh state
of trade would any advance at tho present
time
At the offices OF the Pennsylvania Railroad complete
ignorance manifested 10 the plans OF the ocert
Of with regard the advance Of rates was
understood that advance TO have gone INTO eHec
This week; but far could be learned the through
tickets for passengers the West sold AT the same
rates before the conference between NlceIresdeni
King and Col Scott held Nochange had taken Place
IN the rates by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad II was
stated yesterday, at the NewYork Office, that lnorina
ton had reached the Ocas that agreement had been
made by which the Baltimore and Ohio Road was TO have
trains per day by Of Philadelphia to Baltimore;
but there had been evidences that such an agreement
had gone int effect The freight still conveyed to
Baltimore the water route Of the Inland Transportt-
ton Company.
The railway freight agents along Broadway state that
the system OF cutting under rates carried on at the
present time a. vigorously before the conference be
tween vcePresidrnt King and Col Scott The prices at
which class freight had been carried had been al
most ruinous II positively asserted yesterday mat
one shipper had obtained contract from Broadway
ship quantity OF freight TO ST. Louis AT 50
cents per 100 pounds for nrst-cass height ana tha6
several shipments had been made at contract OF Az