The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-04
ANOTHER RAILROAD WAR.
uosrttrrIES BETWEEN THE GREAT
hV' xpS ICTiyELY REN EWED.


If-
,. oa,u,d in Earncsi-Proposiious
IN. roi,rond MaQnntcs cs-Rutnous Hcduc-
from ,r,isht and Passenger Rates-Ench
uo" s.,d 10 b. striking Out Tor Itseif
,er railway war, likely to last
and he moro disastrous than any OF Its
IO"Ss ..e.sora has Just broken out the contest
ss,ng the Ede. the Pennsylvania the Dllti-
- and ONO. and the Grand Trunk, on one
.l,a and the New YORK; Central on the other.
o. ,,esl II Marcn last represe ltatiyes of the
-, trunk lines came to an agreement IA to
- frei,nt and passenger tariffs, and Hxed a
..hodule which was to rule all the parties to
IN. compact for a specified time. Under this
schedule the Grand Trunk line and It's connec-
uons received difference of ten per cent. on
.ast-bound freight, owing to their long and DIM
cnr route and to climate causes. witch need
not be enumerated. This compact. as fir as can
be AS ,ertaincd was adhered to by all the parties
TO 1t until tho middle OF April. Then the New
York Central, owing to causes which are sum-
cienti, explained IN the lie ter printed below.
announced its withdrawal. This, Of course,
broke up the combination. but in the hope that
,l din FENCES might he 40 justed, Mr.. n. J. jew
en-, President and Receiver ot the Erie, Col
snt Ir. John KING Jr., VIE President Of the
Bdumure and Ohi, Hnlrosd, met IN tins city ON
1hur-dty laIt. 9th ut. ANA drew up "A letter To
uuudore Vanderbilt proposing what they
d"tmrd Just and reasonable tusis OF settle
n.nt. Thor proposition. : Iccinctlv stated, was
mas the Central should allow the Gr.ni trunk
traffic TO competitive points IN New Enii1nd;
esS s & on s s1' .Sas %Sa sqS e. pefssss OF Ssies
isiels04 04,ayc limited quantity, cents
S runs az 1 :. ea ~ er1 & asS eSts iSaTs sa's s
tlsal rat,s rs nxrd IRON tine to time lac mut'r OF
wi oouii ra,rs nom Nes Fngand rem in as ad.
fr-nk -ja.e.
should this agreement be entered into II was
sI Grand Trunk Mutiiu be-
comc onr OF tho l. stern trunk lines, no be
part Of the organization for madni snd adjust
iue rates and c,lssincItiOns On the b sis that
hls prevailed among the otner lines Tor the
i6S following Is the reply OF Mr.. william II.
Vanderbilt, the Vice Pre- -ident OF the Central;
NEW YORK CHSrR,t HNLwkYl
hKw loRK. April Is 1878.
..1TSri txRX Your et.er o. Apr =; der sara 1 g. C.
resiS n S, ,Hs w ah, H. rsqacs% Ts
tospnI mas arranS ~ MT WIN ~, u, C., npeate m y,
EeoO isi /, maint,ucl ,ncse arrans N .lts VIII en-
lAtion, AMI We are not ny vii ins but AaIious that
On Ware g 1910, we entered into IN agrcemcat with
iHe ess, bound IT, fc and pea nd Believed
MA bad ol IT, s'fl,tony settled tss dmsrrnces %
business OF the county over ihe great RUE, t. Tue
a. s Ss ms 70 S ws tI entsT ato it wc
knowo hove, er tnst MS no, been .rreh out ana
o. ~ ascu, requiring thcm 20 comply WIN iss pro
M, cnnpiny protested through It's Niec.lr sdcnt
tlft jul Ice anu Olu iAkn Al Almost tulA
ic.s ofLusncss ioloNcd, and We were nnay compcleI
. siYe n.i'r OF MithdraMa rom an aRi egme., aea
hal been isl hiuY kepi ~ US and constanty violated
Ills scton does not necessarily srec. any other
tucpirier. ana We shJuli gre uy dellorc any acil
railroid Interests cogruyersies rreu lical t. their
March smriy replaces the We tcrn rid, on csst
eou ou mess in the SANE potion We are on west
compliance with our aictaiou. We cannot for mo.
aSs s%a S' Sf tae eouSir il from .
OF yndetIyenss. Tor what we asre doae our CON ON,
country INTO disorder by genera reduction of rates.
Tue spscisi Of GraSd frslk referred to 10
most npor oranch Of this sueisc ma u eaao. is
& f;S our s to SSS an a. nssd
yonr letter the cause would hardiy sufficient 10
la'"'' 'D %ss Ifi9 NJ wv Is;
THOMAS A. SCoIr, Prest. PENS, wanna .srOad 60.
Ii. j.. .JKwkrr, ESQ. Receiver Erie kaii~ai.
This letter was received with marked dissatis-
faction 10y the managers OF the oth r trunk II es,
VINO looked uDon II as an ot en- declaratl'n u 81
wsr. and began to prepare for the coming rug
sic. One of these eniiemen 10 wnYm SuN
reporter submitted the letter of Mr. W. II: V an
darDilt, criticised II severely, aud asserted that
Il was neither rus IS to iac's nor logic us IL
- rhe true state Of tho case" said he. is sim.
ply this; Inc Central has not Duslu, $ enough
ior Two tracks ana owns four Hence IL "a. q
canvass very actively for trade, and Get n II can
Not long ago the Grand Trunk, having ADDED
lar.el, 10 It's number of cattle cars did big
business In the trlnsoortatian Of stock, line VI
trade " hIch the Central his always cul .iyated
sssidu ,usly. Seeing tnis the Genital, throu I'll
ia General freight agent Mr.. j. X. kutter. Issued
pifvate Instructions to its ostern AGENTS urging
item to resain aud hold tins trade either ~
mskln- ope rates or allowing l1era, ieLates te
all points In New Eugial d. he New YORK
Phil,dei phi aud baltimore tr nc iney wer'
directed to continue on tue OLD basis. lh'
eject of tnis order was almost instantaneous
1se Central. having the shorter route, anc
charging the smaller rate, soon tops tLe trad,
tlfn latter sent agents through New EngltnC
and und, rcut the Central for the hog trads o.
40 what road dos Mr.. Vanderbilt allud
when VS. that one party to the compact III,
NO. no,iiy It's agents for month alter 1t wa
"Iue Baltimore and Ohio. presume Thi
road can onoid 10 carry freight from Chicago I
baltimore cheaper III u the Central an cary !
from Chica-o 10 Sew York, (, its limo Is Onl
81 mites long, wnilo tnat OF the Central is ed2
BIZ opinion is that one rea on why the Centra
wnnufew VS. because 80 much ffeight was 10
ini TO Il tinore.
Sos; assurcdy; the worst we hive yer had
hheidv there Is most tn"roush confusion u
out fOg Itself. 1be Ggnt began Ia Boston be
cause al the Elste IN trunk lines were av rie u
taking tue loao, pr,ferilng rather 70 fyllow ~
the zoo steps OF the Grand Trunk. Wthil
day ot two there will nrobably be break Z"
from - to 10 yer cent. IN passenger rate, hnt
frr.u. Wili ne O'rrl d AT merely no Ni.al Lgures
u,nIuus mean hghi. lid think II t. going t'
b. t. some extent question Of r.nce. lh'
ro.d, tnAt are in the hands OF receivers sue,
tLe Enc and the vermont Central
Will have tue best OF tue Lgnl, Tor lhey nave
neit.tr DOuu interest nor stock dividends u
pay. ANA hi We oulY 10 LOOK out for their RUNNING
eSp~n-0s. but the solvent roads are pl &c Il 1.
the Ui-llou Of tne mcrcnant VINO DAYS dolIa
for urll,r, but VINO has u bankrupt neighbor OF
eJc. SIDE who T. selling N at If y per cent. b.
10" tYsi. IAcy cannot make interest and GiVi
denis .tihe current rates. When they go love
sdll ihot vii tave u run at "a dead loss. " hh
deai' tn his war Is tnat IL viii spoil our Cen
tonnlh lusuess. We all looked forward te
niaLtu@ s,Ie money from the blg SHOW. but
thi- r,lrs. competiiiOn Is TO 81 II VIII onl
m IKE our Losses all the larger. We will be hk
the il,hWan VINO bought mats at so doz I'll
and sold tuen al a. each. When asked wher
his proht cime itOni, ne repl, d Wei, iez sec
don't maze uIsch, out thin l sell the dlvil
OWL llt of EN- IL wo do business at these wa
rates (,nd tor a time expect to see the loves
rates We ever h-dl, tue more We do the NOR
We VIII lose"
~ -h'w che ruinOus rates TO which competi
Won lo reduced tie .Oads carrying st-bOuh'
iftl6a ~ IS tnh necessary u Cite one incident
lie laii "erk the Great Western, Michigan
Oehl'Al' ana New york. Central, whicn 'ios
SNhecNuhs, contracted u frausuOrt 1000
US el' oi grain from Cmcaen 10 New York "a
~ 'el lis b'f ltb lo4ud- AZ This .te the Grea
We-trtn nettrd exactly sl.Jl per car load, aft r
pDHlS h'ldge tolls u IdCK Rock, near Buffalo
Tue hl noe iTaFri-eIl. b IA .li a.