, 1876-02-12
THE POOL DEFEATED,
THE DETERMINATIONS r+raEr.

The porsiatency with which tho merchants and
tho press Of Chicago have fought the un1ust
determinations made against this city by tue
Eastern pool-liuos and tlio interior cross-lines
has at last done Its work. and Chicago once moro
is triumphant oyer Its adversagies. Is lopg
as tho Eastern pool-iiues loading from th,B
city Btuck together tho roada leading from 1ival
points refused to como TO telme, or to listen to
any Offers for a compromise. But when they
learned through tho columns OF The TR1BuEE
tow days ago that the pool had
phsuol tho zenith OF Its glory and waa
about To sink, they became alarmed, because
II thc7 peraated In cutting tho rates q railroad
war would hecomo imminent, ~ tho Cnlcago
lines would not tolerate ouch action any louEor,
having tho proper support Of the lines loading
to the Eaet. Nono Of the railroads, oven tho
most prosperous Gro Ia condition at tho pros-
qaent reduction Of rntes. Still tho Chicago
r0adB would bo able TO stand II much better thnp
tho lines from competing points, moet OF which
uro already in the hands OF Receivers; aud,
therefore. these rival lines thought 1t was
ABOUT THE TO CONE TO TERMS.
Consequently meotlng of n!l the lines interest,"
cd n Western ratea waB called By telegraph, and
MAS held hero yesterday. Nearly ogery Wcgt-
ern railroad Hss represented at tho moot
this city to tho East. Tho meeting "as
tle most important aver held In Chicago rs
rates wcro adopted from all tho points which
fair and equitable, aud IT they are only main
taincd there viii bo no !ougor any CAUSE for
cons,!aint On tho part Of any OF tho Western
pointe. Chicago gained al innortant point ut
tho organization OF tho maestng BY securing tho
Chairman and hn tho representative Of q road
which had suffered more thtn any other except
ono t1om tho uujuBs determinations made
nsalnBt this city In favor Of tile Southwestern
roadn. AZ tho Chairman had to appoint Tie
committee to propose neT schedule OF rates to
tue meeting. It was quite tmportant that tnas
cEimiuations which had heon made In favor OF
other points. It WAS
yEnx 1uD1crous1Y sELEcTEp,
and contained, bestd0 tho representatives Of
tho roads leading from this city to shc East. The
Committee aborcl aaalduouslv for an entire day
to ngIoc upon just aud equitable tasIN Which
would suit most OF tho roadB. The greatest dif-
to the rates from indianapolis 10 tho EaHt-. 1t
waB from tho determinations mnde 10 favor OF
that point ttat Chicago lad boen suffering mont,
aud 1t as hut naturnl that tho representative Of
that pine 10 should mako dsto.mined light to 70.
tain tho advantage tiloy hnd gained. Tbey Weso,
however, signa!!y dotehtsd, but to THAR credit IT
must DO aa!d tnat they accepted the inevitable
with as good grace ~ possible. heretofore the
regular ratio from indianapolis to the East
Inns boon cents below tho rate from Chicago,
and during tho last Two or three months Tho
Indianapolis roads egou went 40 far aa to mike
rates from 10 to Is ceata below those from CHI.
cago. They niadc big effort to have the rate
made nRatn whnt 1t had beau for the las. fow
years, namo, cents below thogo from Chicago,
Tho Chicago rouds, howovor, ssoutly taBtated
tlnt. according to tho actuAl number Of miles,
Indianapolis nad all siong had tho advantage Of
cont ovcs ohicago, anu they finally succeeded
low that Of Chicago.
THE sr. LOUIS RATES,
which had boon cut down during the last fem
days to 49 cents on grain to New YORK, we're re-
THIS rates from Peoria were mado cents
higher than those from Chicago, which
Ii equitable, II tue roorls roads will only man
tain them, aud not cut. Us they have boon in the
lsolt Of doing. Another great Eoaait OF tho
! soa to it that tue rateB from kanBas City and
ailsaourt lAyor pollta to tho Eaat hre tnntle
more equitable tbao thoy havo boon. doods
couid be shipped from those polnta TO EASTERN
ctlos. or vice roraa, y neRtly ths sano rates as
from or 20 Chicago which had tho effect of in
ducln8 Western merchants to PURCHASE their
goods At Nov York. instead Of Ebiesgo Or st.
Louis. The new taritf adopted By tho mectspg
Ia Us falr and equitable - could 30 o1pectod,
aud by far sho best yet mRdo, There ts, how.
| eYef,
ONE GREAT DANCER,
that Rome Of tho competing polnta mlll again on
gage 10 Itar lIstle game 0f cutting wAe1erer It
dotcctod. Tho great trouble among raroaua
has always boon thelr inclination to broak sgrco-
tnents. autl no compact hss yat been mado BY
them WHICH was maintained more than = few
wooka. TheEo t. hoNeveE, prospect that they
will do batter this time. Tho rcsult Ut tho mcet-
ing waa tslographed By Tho Chairman to the
managers Of ail tue Eastern trunk linaa last
ossusug. asd thase cooperation asked for, 1t
these roads vii! support tho new tariff. And 1t u
expected thst thuJ are anxious to do &c, then
thero Is no danger that tho new rates will soon
DO ylolatod4 ~ no cutting can b done II theas
llnes REFUSE to take tho fselghta except mhen
| contracted for Ut regular rates.
| THO following Ia +
LIST o. THOSE IN ATTLSDANcE:
D. 3. Gray. Fcnnsylyania Company; O. @.
| Whocier, Michigan Central R25iroad Jaales
Smith, Chicago / Alton load: Il. ". usYor,
Je1ersonve, Alsdison & Indianapolis NoAd J;
G. ~. Gray. Lake shu1e { M,chigan soulhorn
| Road; +. II. K,ngsbury, J. A. 0sier, J.. A, Per.
kim httaburg, Cincinnati l. st. Louis Railway
4. L. Hopkins, Toledo. Peoria / Warsaw Road
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