The New York herald., 1876-03-03
TIE RAILROAD FREIGHT POOL
ANIcABLE ADVANCEMENT ARRIVED AT BIZ THE
ROADS.

ROADS.
II Is well known that some ino ago the Lake Shore,
Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago and the Michigan
Central railroad companies, known as the Chicago
'pool lines entered into an agreement. to strictly
maintain rates East bound frelght For some umo
matters went along smoothly. ard all were well
satisfied with the condition OF slairs the lines
Meeting with New York getting what they considered
fair sh,rc OF the business. Two or three months ago.
however the Baltimore and Ohio company mado rates
much In favor OF the port Of baltimore tha: they
succc-dcd securing the largest part the grain
trade From many points the rate ol freight charged
gram thirteen cents less than to New York. Be-
Sdcs this reduction the company allowed rebate OF
three per l0c bushels all grain exported from
BALTIMORE The company in many instances made a
further rccu1:oG from the rates published ~ the
printed scncduls2 The managers of tho Penn
sylvania Railroad following tho example OF the
Baltimore and Ohio In rcbating made the
allowances on grain exported IRON Philadelphia
as ON that exported from Baltimore BY these means
the grain trade was largely diverted from New York,
tho Baltimore receipts having been for the last eight
weeks nearly double those OF Philadelphia Under tins
condition o affairs the New York Central issued
notice 10 its connexions that It would hold them TO
thc regular rates but would take It's proportion Of tho
rates made by the Western roads
In the early part of February tho managers OF the
Western roads at Chicago and agreed upon mile
age basis, making the rates from an points "est 70
New York rates THIS was not satisfactory TO the New
York trunk lines however, and the notice Of the Now
York Central 10 It's connections having caused some
disturbance, reduction OF i've cents per 100
bushels determined upon and conference
between tho trunk lines (the Now York
Central and Hudson River, Eric Pennsylvania and
Baltimore and OHIO raroads) and the Chicago pool
lines, was called by the latter The FIRST meeting was
held on "Wednesday at the ST. Nicholas Hotel The
roads represented as iollows:--The Pennsylvania
rond, by Mr. Thomas A. Scott President, and Mr. A. j.
Cassat Vice President; the New York Central, by Mr.
j. H. Rutter, General Freight Agent; the Erie Railway,
by Mr.. IL J. Jcwctt, President; g. R Blanchard, Vice
baltimore and Ohio by Mr. john King,
Vice President, and Mr.. n. Guillord, Cen
sra EeEHt Nso Agent the Lake sSo sSCrO by
trail by Mr. J. +. JOY, Vice President; the Pittsburg,
Fort Wayne and Chicago by Mr. John McCulloch, Vice
President, and Mr. W. f. stewart, General Freight
Agent, and the Boston aud Albany Railroad by Mr..
William Bliss, General Manager aud II. J. Hayden,
General Freight Agent
Alter a long discussion, which wss quite warm at
times, the parties adjourned tothe residence OF Mr. W.
H. Vanderbilt who was unable to leave his house in
consequence of a cold There the conference
resumed, and after further discussion demand
was made by the representatives Of the Erie and Now
York Central that the discrimination against
New York should cease ana that tnat city should be
placed upon an equal footing with Philadelphia and
Baltimore. No satisfactory conclusion reached
and the meeting was adjourned to meet on the next
day the residence OF Mr H. }. Jewet President of
the Erie Railway Company.
They accordingly net yesterday. and after another
long conference agreed that the rebate OF three
cents per 100 pounds at Philadelphia and Baltimore
should be reduced 10 and halt cents per pounds
the New York trunk lines insisting that II the rcduc
ton OF the rebate enough do away with the
discrimin ton further change should be mado
The Erie and New York Central, particularly
tho latter, made determined stand upon this
In the course OF the discussion the question of an
port rebate which had been allowed Boston
taken up and adjusted amicably During the con-
versation the port charges OF New York were COM
mented upon, and il stated that they greatly
ceeded those of the other ports in question.
The representatives OF four trunk lines agreed that
they would fully maintain all rates. and would that
they kept by their connections They also agreed
that the verbal contracts West bound freight from
all the scaboard cities should be annued these con-
tracts having been obtained by Misrepresentation
the part of the shippers.
The meeting broke up with an amicabe feeling and
final agreement that rates should be fully maintained
by all concerned