, 1876-02-09


THE BOARD os TRADE coMM1TTEE's REPORT.
II il generally conceded by the railway mol III
this city that the report Of tho Hoara OF Trade
Con,mittco on Determinations, which appeared
in Tue Tribune OF yesterday, was 20 concise
aud convincing that but little room for doubt III
left tint the Determinations n1ade aGsinst this
city by tho Eastern pool woro as bad, if not
worso than heretofore charged. All tho rnnn~
agprs OF tho rai1rohds foaltng from this city to
tho Welt who Mhrd spoken tn On tlo subject
said TINT they had not yet had ouongh timc to
read tho report with that attention which It de-
scryod From i,asty pefnHnl Of 1t. t'1ey woro
convinced TINT 1t would layo the effect Of stop--
ping the determinations against thia city. and
ihoy llati during tho past fow mouths lost q
sfpNs Sif Of tho their business. TIoy hea done
all tlley could to bring business to Chicago UT
tho banltrapt cross-llnca, whope conaoctions Pro-
rated with tt,oh, wbiic tho pool llnna rofsri to
pro.rnto from this city. kow. however. since
tile u.orcllansa mud shippers, OF thta ,city had
taken tho matter IN haud and presented @ the sasS
DO but litt!o uoi,bt that the lines leading from
this city to the East would t4Ie aoino measures
to pacify the slippers aud placn Chicago Oh tho
same footing M computing points.
lines wsre III tho city yesterday hid hence thei:
loAtuo. Thur, iat however, but little doubt
| that tho Hasterl tnagnates hre considerably
Bucl, . posltion VI not to lose entirely. tho
b,laoas from this section, aud hare
| it transferred TO the Grand Trunk fsall~ayt
which IL gottlng snoio popular with our H!i!ppura
evs.y duy. Mr. ]. T. Joy. the Pfesldens Of the
0llch!gai! Central railroad. ID nov fully con-
vincea that he Inhdo a mistake III joining the
pool, M bis road has suffered moro than anY
other from tho falling UT III business, lio IN
nov in Now York consulting with Commodore
to got out Of tho difficulty and regain tug conl',
denco Of our shippers. slr. Strong. tho ucnotnl
Superintendent of tho Michigan Central, nlKo
left for tho East ycsordes, to aid Ar: Joy IN IN
efforts to oonvlnco tho Commodore that he hatl
pursued tho Eroug policy. aud that Mossra: Scott
aud Jarrett llal for once got tho bost Of llll!,.
In connection viii, th!a 1t is r,lnored Tint se
other EAatefl railway managers, econtthg tio
danHor, hnvo also goua to Naw York 10 eoo
whylher dissolution Of Tho pool cannot bc pro-
yuutod aud to this ord they looars tIot1aolYca
ready to Inato largo concosstona itt favor ui
Chicago and yanlerG!t'a roads. itis. however
tlro, AMI, It IL mt ,koly that the uonmotloro will
nlIow hnpclf tu 10 ba1nboo1lctl by !IiB Southern
antagonists. 1t in no louger doubtful li'at tht
days Of thu rool aro numbered. aud TINT on
Yesterday afternoon, vote al thanin waB elrel
10 tto Con,n,lttco on Discrln,lnattons for III
faithful aud oltloleut lahors since tta 0prolns
ttlat 5000 copics Of slo report Of tho 0ommltto'
| 10 l,rl,tol iu pamphlet form and distributed
among tho merchants Of tho city fl.e uolnmtt
too wns continual in oxlstellco to TAXI tito fecoa
sary stopn for tho foundation Of y TtauBposta
tlot Association, ~ recommended by 1t,
THE NEW OMAHA LINE. .
Mr. Cltrh, 0etornl superintendent, ana Mr
r, u. Viniug, General Freight Agent. of til
Union Pacific Railroad, left this olty yoaterda
for Now York attor having been in consultatio
! with tue uoneral Freight Aeonta Of tile thrs
Iowa pool llues fos three days. An immense oI
fort vas made by tho troo 1oala to Induce tn
, Union Pacific to btoak its agrecluont With VI
, how lino to Omahn Iasoly formed by Tho chlcaR
: Il Alton. the ST. I.ouis. Kansts City Il Nottlorr
7 and IT. Joo h Councfl ltlunA Railroads. Notl
I ing however. ~aa accomplished. tho represents
: tiyes Ut the Uuloh pacilc claiming tnat It y!
| nut within their power to do snytali1H IN u
,nattor without first consulting ME. Dillon. tt
suit hir. Diiion regarding ths matter, and glya
T definite answer when they returned.
/. Mr. Jnmea b1nIth. tts asnefal Freight Agent
!. tho Chicago L Alton ltstlsoa1, says ne IL uut
tho least afraid that tno onlon tasihu wy
: | tlfhe ago. Tho contract WkH nAda With ii
n sidpey Dillon himself, aud thst gentlomam
o greatly ID fsyos Of sha hsw lsne This asre
with tho statement herbtofoEn utdo that Ii
q jar Gould ID NJ the bottom Of tho now mo.
i meut and shat 10 engineered 1t for The purpo
Il Of getting cumtrol Of u,e Ut tho pool laes. 10
q 10 iuym : through line from the Atlantic 10 Il
:. paoino 0eesn. The thtoe 1owa pool luea soc
+ to 10 alarmed regarding this uom rival, And mo
y ing haRvsn And aassh to dfiyp It from tho tie
II ls claimed that theJ arc making through rAt
= from New York to Missouri River points I
y ncnrly tie aAme ls1ros ~ from Chicago, no
!, to provsnt tho nov line from getting any Ea
o ern buaineHA. 1t IT, however. y0ry doubtful
o the new lino csn bs tlriyen from the aela
- ioug ~ Nj. uould champions it, cause
HANNIBAL ST. JOE.
~ &p4e1ai D,spdteh 10 Fhs CA,cdao ntb4nt.
Ss y QUINCY, ILL.,, Feb. S.-Tha freight eafntnge
II. h. tha Hannibal L Ut. Jpo laihoad tor January