, 1876-05-05


Tho war botwcon tho various roads IetE'tnE
from this city to tho East agettDE aercer e"'er1
day, and 1t was rumosed yesterday that few
email contracts uoro mndo for grain at Is tspntn
per 100 pounds from Chicago to Now York. It
the preaenk stato Of affaira continues 'oluch
longer, the railroads will probably take aghts
for nothing, and gigo shippers q fine chro mo AZ
Al lnlucsmont 10 Ahtp with them.
Passenger rates had thus far boon lot .llono,
aud no reductions rnade, but now 1t sootuB that
thesc rates also will havo to como dowu. Tho
Vermont Central Railroad took tbs inttfatoEy
step day or two ago, and began
to soil l!miiod tickets from 13oaton to G hieaSo
Wis its own liue the Grand Trunk, aud ali ch;gan
is 923.85. Ir. Iedyard. the General 5 uper,n-
ever, atatoa to = TlunusE reporter y sstortlsy
that his road IL no party to tlaia rate, aud has
In any way sl.aro in Il, they being dis posed to
cons their competition to tho lines ull ectly in-
torested, which ara tho boston d Ataany aud
Cantrat Vermont 1sal'roals.
peuuHylyanla. Baltimore i Ohio. aud .s1ie IIail.
roada, tow days ago, to induce Go mmodoro
Vanderbilt to coaaa the pFehent disast roua war.
and mike such concessions 10 tho Grind Trunk
follorng is n lettor eont By tho above limos to
Mr. Vanderbilt regarding tue above matter:
MY Yeat. Anri! 27 ls1o:=co'nmelers .: Z; tsnder-
III regard to the transportation Of eastEounl traffic
and that these differences sIoula bo djuxIed on
base Of aqaty to s Interests, We hare hro'gh te!a
Sa I aoy r j. 9f tae
Cextral to III Nuw Yurk and talk tho suhtect
over, to whether cpud nnt arriys 1t ass-
factory basiS of adjustment. Wn leuYo that your
shorter limo tctwcen tic WeH aud New Eng1aI Ought
to mats = reasonable cuuccsson to tho u1and Trunk
aud other connections, owing TO- its location and cl.-
tnato and ether cauaes lclaeusal u !. through
routa.
Ia order 10 project and promote tho tnrrcsa Of the
various roads 1 tho country, ~ well as The hst Inter-
est. Of thn pbl1e 10 trust 5en may an ysnr iucs;
Trunk NontS tls following scale Of differences gu
castbound trat'lo to competitive ponts 1t. Now Ea-
Rtapd which glitch feat than t0as ftrGtdfore
satug, lnd which we deem, under tue circumstances,
70 bo reasonable:
property ccnts Of, rrs and sceouI sasss, or wh!eh
thsTs 4 = hut n rery limited Quantity. & e'uts.
equal rsea tixed from tto to tins. TAo matter Of
Wsst.bound rates frunl New England to remain aL-
ussel bsiweea your uno md tic uns' Of tie asanl-
Looking the whole ground, It stems to III that
u - a s
e~s those Of al tho othar nncs IN the country. 10
make Ill., adjustment, .nd y y T. Ia.ds. .h.t "
Eastetn trunk nes sud ho part Of tbo organization
for a1lng md adjusting rates and Tram
tins to tno On sha general bAHtu thIt AkS prevailed
| among Tho four trunk uue4 during tie
ra.t ,geaz. uy adopting this pal!cJ ts result
ia iii sad otsr caansf!es fro.a dcsraaon ths ~e
think under tls cirCuHstancos Ia nos warranted, and
bellays thAt tbs adjustment Of lA1 whole tnater
Fnsla entirely With yon. Tho pending
In opinion seftouA that respectfully
request you 10 give pnawoE by Saturday morn
tag ct shts .sss. II {aa xta sdlress your 1sply to
W shall 10 glad To eooperAte 70 TIM end t1t u sijus
ment Of existing md autlosated dincultles may 10
reached and dsssucsso congestion avoided. Very
| truly yours THoIAs T. BcorT,
Rrca'dehs fenns{lfsnta 1lilsoad.
President Erle Hallway Company,
souK KING. Ja.,
! yloa-preaidsnt Baltimore u OHIO Hailrpad.
Itis undsrutQod that Com modorp Vanderbilt
has refused 10 comply with tho above request.
aud that ho tneaus 10 go On With the presput
war until New York hgatn oontrols the hubiness
which has been diverted from II by tho troa ~
| Of Scott and Garrett Vanderbilt haa bean
| caught Ia trap once, aud it III not likely that
tie old fox will bo caught again.
KANSAS PACIFIC COLORADO CENTRAL.
LAwnxacx. Ksu.. May 4.-A mestiug Of The
| stockholders OF tue Kansas Pacific l. COLORADO
Oentral consolidated lfnoa MAS hold in this city
yesterday for tic election Of board Of Directors
The following Wero electau Robert E. Carr,
John d. Perry, Carlos h. Greeley, Adolphuu
! Msr, Btephen EdGesi Jay Gould, Oliver Ames
/ Hldney Dillon, aud JAtna8 s. HpilA. Qlhoess Of
| tie Board wers not cAQsou.