, 1876-06-19
RAILROADS.
Vanderbilt Denies that He Was the
Aggressor in the War Of
Rates.
Canada Getting Ready to Invite Proposals
to Build the Uanada Pacific.

TIE WAR OF RATES.
There have been tlo new movements Hauc oy
the Eastern railroads w!lcf. arc now wag!ng war
OF determination against each other. The last
move rms made By the Grand Trunk, which re-
duced the passenger rntcs from Chicago TO Bos-
ton to ste via Montreal. This was done IN &C.
corlancc will, the established rule Of this liuc
| 10 keen the rate to Boston vta Montreal 50 be-
| low the ratc Of the New York trunk lines, II Is
now believed TINT n further reduction In through
| passenger rites will bo made, a. the railroads
arc doing m unusually largo business just now,
anil II further fighting Is necessary IL will be
carried on IN local ratrs. No l.catlway has thus
far been made III the war, and nona Of tho roads
show any s,guB ot weakening. On
the contrary the reduction tn freight
ana passenger rates has stimulated business
very, muck aMl though tl'e ronds make but
o pfss e s sn tay iy vsfa ys eo ss
per callcd upon Mr. William II. Vanderbilt u
day Or two ayo asN! askc! what, II my, facts he
na sufa s%9oea a. war; ud ai IL how TT tie - st.c IT,
,cnta of Mr.. Jewett nf tho Eslu Railroad, that
the New York Central WAS the aggressor III thls
light, wc1a cosIect. Mr.. Vanderbilt snfd That
sr sur. w Wnen carneias w Vanderbilt eaine into
control af The roal he established the principles
to make rat.s, but to allow them
@ intarss" "e u 81 ' e W. ~ WIZ por sa .v H. ssn,ni wy" ,
fair prices, al 1t wns also to tle interest OF the
public that they should be nalntaincd. But
' ,r., ~ -t,. y. Ill, @ ~
share nf tho business and threatened to curry
the trade away froIn New York, tho New iusk
Central felt tsrlt compelled to tnko such actun
as would protect It md the 'ity.
that TIN NnN York $.rntrn1
@ aa a. any te .aksn Tue t'a!is. H., m .s ,s vo- s1na
aaom oi a.y aHIsesncse net"c! .o atanh i.ess
nhy .uIG; " thG i.anh't'Ent eonsta's
wase' ailu nf Je*stt lAa tseeiyca W. e9cn ~
,o.nai'on % eoil @Y soppcs ,lnn New Mis- io'k
psine,i'o mot TO- tMaSe 1 ooI u L. toh1m wv, satss, @
nelofI atiy 1emuetlon , maa snaue 10 naa n9l.
tha % liz liz lSaltnnrc @ dho nnn,,y w"r'. ."r.
wiz r .u freis1t fro "ston 10 y Ch!pasyy at ~. a
~ sehts W ~ rouhas oh loafstl anu speG,i!l
eiasscs ot lse'gat fesI'eetNely' llu nau a!so III
M ;1ssu .ne' ttnt ufss H ,'o sao W "as etnpPea
Sorqanco WIN thg uhuers tnnug Wish thc NgN
~, iolK tnctenansa, nc Wnuiu oe onllgeo 70 inake
to he SANE % 'a;rs s,a. " hi, a's wy A. msgIs q
wv uGStGu S ~ slanu , 'ro nGtcs"GEn' u .i'. n
tnniuta.n tlie lates, put. tHe ban1ltufe ~ o'tso
Milng 70 enansn rs course ~ nosto,' aett1ls on
1ne PIT, t, OF the BOSTON u AlbanY hha LII ING 0fanu
| Trunk Roatis became q hcccsaity. ffcVlons 70
taas tinlc passenger 1afcs haa beeh 1caueea ~
tMn 0raha lrunk to Slt iron, bosto1, to
,n,, Icasp, N.Y. .l1s' '.n n'et aew q'nys' 'yG,
ness Of tho boston y Albany Hailrond:
NJ flyal FURNISHINGS running INTO New EtBlhhu
were aiso uoihg most o1 tbalr btlsi'ltss TT eini-
EIall TILES ~ nrst-sass cars al tftllfis; Ut
tsuTss H. ta.o :" IT. m " tro, noston W u y G
S!sat; LIS ioston q hlpany snVe n.,lee ln g.. tne
ncW 1ofK tcItrAl ahl the otNer FURNISHINGS