The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-23
TIT WIZ or TIE RiIIRO4ne
Mr. Vanderbilt will not Consent TO Depart
frnn IIis Prcsrnt Aititude.

Considerable excitement was occasioned
In Wall street YESTERDAY morning by "a dispatch
from Baltimore announcing Mr.. VIM. VI. Van
derbilts runored surrender to President Gar
rnt's terms OF compromise in the present rail-
road war. The des patch seid that II was under
stood in Baltimore that Mr.. Vanderbilt, Vice
President II the New York Central Railroad, had
surrendered his demand that frephts from the
West & New York should be as cheap rs To
Bait more or Philadelphia. aud that he had
agreed to a discrimination a. against New York.
The report led To considerable fluctuations In
the stock market. 1t was not generally trusted.
however although there was growing belief
That the great railroad war would shortly terni-
nate. reporter Of TIE IT'S called on MIR. VIM
ii. Vanderbilt I'm the Grand Central Depot yes
terda'' aud ssd: y despatch from Baltimore
published this morning. Nr. Vanderbilt, says
that YOU have just proposed a comuronise t.
called railroad war"
wei, that sounds as II it came from Balti-
more, r"sp .nned Nr. Vanderbilt, but tn ere is
Then tue reeort that you have rcceded from
your demand Of insisting for ECU rates ON
through freight from the West TO New YOrk.
Philadelphia and Baltimore Is I'm true =
There t. not a word Of truth in IT,"
" Aud YOU have made no proposal in agreeing
to dlscrimination as regards through freight
against New York p
" have not, recently, nor shall do so. /
have h. ard Of TIE report but you could not e.
poet lnuch else from BALTIMORE
" Has any proposal Tor compromise been
recently made by YOU to Mr.. Garrett on whic1
sucn report could have been founded =
.. have had no communication with MIR. Gar
rett. recently, at all. | know that there Was a
meeting of the directors Of his road, YESTERDAY,
but have heard nothing Official ss to what was
done
" li,s any date been fixed for another con
ference ~ tho railro d lines Interested In the
uiicable settlement Of the railroad diniculu -
heie has been no date liked for another
meeting
" l. IL probable that there will he one soon at
tledi'
In relation TO tina: will say this" said MIR.
VANDERBILT: "ttete H. every respect at
and another Conference VIII probably be held
shortly. ali hOugh no uate has as vet been Fixed.
Attn ugh not So understood w all, perhaps. Yet
the points OF difference were really settled AT the
last conference. although a lie" uihOr ones may
remain 70 be adjusted. No compromise, how
ever. looking 10 any but ecu ! rates for freight
from the West t. New YORK, Iniade lpnid, anu
" limofc Will lie agreed upon under any err
cuinstgnces. ] shall insist Ola protecting the
vast interests here. H. - dcsirous. in COuse-
qucnce Of the important Interests involved, That
thia controversy should be speedily closed, and
there Is every prospect thar 1t viii be al an early
date; but II would DC ridiculous now to suppuse
mat would consent to "A COupTOullse Oh any
Other basis Of agree lent than that Tor which
the New Ork Central has so long Cunteuded.
On the street dud IN The mercantile community
thefe was, late IA tue day, a disposition to te-
lletc tuat a HARMONIOUS duJ ustment would
iracts for Stip.ing are being made IN view of
the poss bleafrv !. at an early uate. OF increased
Quantities Of hreDu-tuns aud urUvi-iI ns from
Tue West. ow ne To the tcrnin 4lion Of the prn-
ttacted railroad contest anQ tnc increased faei-
tiles 10 be thereby given Tor transp oriatiJn IRON
the " est 10 the seaUOag4.