New-York tribune., 1876-12-18
TRUNK LINES AT PEACE.
AN AGREEMENT REACHED AT LAST.

AN AGREEMENT REACHED Al LAoi'
UNBORN RATES FOR EEw-YoRK, PHTLADELPHiA'
AND BALTIMORE ON FREGHTS FOR EXPORT
pIscRimINArIoss IN FAVOR or PHILADELPHIA
AND BALTIMORE ON GOODS FOR LOCAL con-
sUMPf1oH-w. n. VANDERBILT CLAIMS THAT HE
HAS CONCEDED NoruyG-AN OPPOSING VIEW.
The agreement terminating the railroad war,
which if was announced in Saturdays TRIBUNE had bean
consented TO By W IL Vanderbilt, finally closed on
Saturday morning at meeting OF the representatives. Oh
th. trunk lines aud other railroad officials held at the
windsor Hotel. There were present W. H. NanderDiu
and j. H. RuttCr, representing the New-York Central;
FL J. Jswett, O. X. Blanchard, and Il. c. Villas of
the Erie; A. ]. Cassstt s. B. Kingston. A. Mutt,
and j. L. Gossler OF the Pennsylvania; John
King IT,, and N. Guilford OF the Baltimore. ana
Obio John Newell and Addison Hills OF The Lake
Shore Samuel Sloan fthe Michigan Central; j. n NC
Culloueb and william Stewart OF the Pittsburgh, Fort
Wayne and Chicago and J. II. Devereux, representing
tho Cleveland Columbus ana the Atlantic and Great
western Railroads. Thomas A. Scott Of the PennsyE
yana Central had previously signed tho sgreemenh hr
King was the last person 10 sign IT,
Tho agreement provides that the trunk lines shall
mako all the northumberland through rates and the
westers companies all eastx bound through rates. it
ter9 understood that ~ 20 both Eastern and West
ern freights the rates shall be the same be-
tween all Western cities and points in Europe,
the British Provinces, and on the coast OF
America whether the freight passes through
RoltimDre, Philadelphia, NeW-1OtR OF bOst ~ hhu "pV
b,t m fre icht shipped TO any Of the aO0ve-iheh
ored cities ns terminus, and then restpped or sod
t,r xport or import through or at another OF tbose
,tiaz ia cnueting business within the meaning Of the
,reemcnt and shall be governed by the same rule All
which IL purely local to and for bona nde se or
,,,,-,,cp nj Baltimore and Philadelphia VIII go 10
p,a,hia NJ an average Of per cent lcss aud TO Bal
ir q, I 2 u,r cent less than TO Ncw-York The basis
>, ,l ra,es IA 70 cents from Chicago To NeWnork Ior
~ n,ber of miles between these points by the shortest
r,e the same rate per nile will then be charged rom
al o,bar coupcing Western points 10y he shortest ne
=. N.,, york AIT which the aforementioned percent
go ,yi no deducted from New-York rates IN order TO
rve at the rates for local consumption az bdlti"ic
and philadelphia The agreement, which goes INTO eHec
to-day is without limit time, but apPended 10
~ c-inaI agreement ia another silpuating that none
f tbe partics 10 the first shall make or extend any uo
.octs The COMPACT is sgncd in the following order
hv u IT Vanderbilt, for the Ncw-York Cantral' H. D.
r,,ctt ft the Et- Thomas A. ScJti for the PehhsHl-
vopo. and John KING, jr, for the baltimore ana oAio
Railroads ~.
meeting OF the freight agents OF the dn'reht hne'
was subsequently held at the WINDSOR Hotel an" 'no
following rates among others were adopted 10 lhA' eco
,hs ,rornip: From NewYork to Chicago, on eaeh loo
,po. NJ fright frst-cass 80 cents; secondchss 10
cuts. thirdclass 40 cents; fCurthciass 30 cents !;
s.c,, % cents Tho rates from New-iork 10 C'nclr-
rat arc AZ. 3s 49, %, and 2l cents and TO h"'' -
Iis ~ .. 49, 3d. and 30 cents. In no case however
bu tc rnics be less than iO 49, 30, -, ana 20 cents
frnu Srv-York 20 any point West. on rastWar"Douuu
t,cbt tl,e rates ou fourh-chfs dncluding provisions
and Grain and Hour arc ~ ioliows: