, 1876-01-13
RAILROADS..
Conference Between tho Pooled
Lines and Board Of Trade
Committee.
The Former Endeavor to Explain Away
Their Unrighteous Dealings.
And Put All the Blame on tho Dankrupt
Roads.


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DETERMINATIONS.
The Committee appotuted by tho Board o,
r,.do In ,nve,,roatn Inn alleged t,irosd d,.cr;,n.
~. .s.ts.t ~. ~. rso, =. hs,s 49,. n
inauou7 nBA",e' 'o'o t4'J nlo' ~ aa'i'p"7'
ocloek yesterday morning, Mt' =. II. o1cssoN m
tary,
.i1,o e.c,o,s-v .t,a TN, h. haa r..ni,o,, .
"o .'oe''"s' "sa's1 ~ ..A' y. ~" '.
letter from tho tnansKe,s OF mo Lse!efh poo 10
Committee and Lava talk with them nj lu
o,ctont ~ ti,e of,,co NJ III. pi,tshutv Fnt
,.,.... :. c,I...,o 1,,t.o.s
"n5nu ' on's"t' 'a'.,oAa'
,r u.'osa once s .d md 1l ~h. IL, ' sPea
Ruis ha d 10 Say for themselves.
Tim following ,nonbar, az III, commiti.o
.s .,,s1as .1aosxs =, u,ou... 10 n, ,,..n.
"en' .Ao''' 'ie"o's - - 1:se"' ". - 'aA',
Josiah Stiles ana William j. rope. ar. Noboft
Wasron could not 20, OWING TO somo important
private bualne.H.
-, Arriving ~ me ofncc OF tho tfstsoura d Fort
Ma5ho thos ioIho tncIo Ut :. r; 1o7, tfes,-
dcnt or tAe alichl9ah tentfa!, hlr. !. y. AcGu!-
tougl, leoofal Manager o. tho Iittsbnrg d
Fort Wayne, and several OF thu General 81.
pcf1nto'iaents and denetAi Freight Agcbts of
tho pool lines.
After ex.shanesns nc q compliments @ of tbc Sea-
mttseo stated that tho Chlcaso me7chants aud
ahtppera "efe not opposed TO the railroads; on
tho contrary, they wore rather friendly to sheua;
romcmoefi7g fui! we'll what tho railroads. had
done Tor chicago IN times gone bY. Nor wore
thoy cndoafonpg TO obtain 10y rates. they
Were willing 10 pay TUG raifoaas iAlf ano reaaon-
able fnsos a. winch tnog con!u maRo pfoht'
BY they m muHt protest pro seanst tls @ Unfair ds"
ethaasions laeoly maue hgainst Lno Guy, wna.a 70,
nV competing lo'uih "eIo enaulea 10 Boou!e up
the business Wnlcn othef"lse "ouio COMO 10 OF
60 !htongh thla city
Me. = =. toy. WHO assea ID Principal spoKos-
man OF tne pooI managers. Iatllcu tnRt tno
toaoe ieading PROM tuicaHo 20 tho Ehss cou!a
not naoId 70 compete with tue banhrupt roads
leaatn2 from oihes polhsd 10 INC Eaes. II tt1cS
Nont 70 war "itu t9eso lloes because they were
CUTTING tatos' tue OA1caHo foAae "oula eooh DC
nanRsupt tnonbe!7oa' no Ie!e1lea 70 nia 'aat
roau bau eanereu on aceonnt o. tllo psihk CON.
petition amonE the various linea during she past
summer. Ae "eht on 10 etatc thas ene rases oh
inc Mestcso Foads owe! when thoY mao any coll
lrol whatever we're strictly ma'htainea On tho
basis OF tho th!cago rates. nut with tho roada
oyer which they had no contro! they could do
nolhlnS having no power 70 compel them 10
maintain tho rate9.
WAS confident that rebates had boen SLOWED BY
rooda aesing with and controlled by the pool,
lla showed that ffo'Rata had been taken al cut
rates out or beardssoWn. teoria, any o.her
Southwestern towns by tho sprnGticd q
Southeastern mud OHIO q Ml1slrs'ppi., which
were virtually owned W TUG balt'mofo
q Ohio. Tho Toledo. WABASH Westetn. which
eonuecsed with the SscbiEan Southern at Toledo
vas n!ao carrying lEotgllt a. cut rates. Messfs.
Joy and Mccullough seemed to bo greatly sur
prlaod at Ibis snd doubted whether tho reports
regarding the baltimore j Ohio were truc. AS
| regarded tho Toledo, Wabash l. Western, they
atated that large amounts OF freight wolo now
PILED up at Toledo, which their lines rcfAsed 10
take becauRe they we're contfhctea 1of At leHB
thnn tho Established ratcs. IL regard to tho
favorable rates made from M!!"Aukea, lilo
managora stated t1ns thG low rates "ote ~ nado
| " tno uetrost d Mal"auXeo anu Grahd lf1nK
we're ran Nltuoas "a iuoa or ra!ins expenses;
Il they wons gu Hnd mot tho present rates of
theso foahs' thcn i1rthor lcanctioh "ouin pc
| iuado by thoiH, and hcncc no notirc could DO
| taken Of tAo rates made py saeh'' Ino
nool-managers iatd particular ftsess on tho
1aet ihat the o,amo toe shnse asef'tniha.ions y.
WAS "Eoheinhy plaeea upon the roaah ieA0'nR 10
tne East, aat whe tue .Haas i leaang = SeAgo
aroul -, t!lo Mest Me1e tlu - ~ u'Ao1
lhey hhowea oy iKnrea thae tne i.ah1efh soAue
iecetSea lor tn9 ito'enta ,noY eaIsGa a ou!y iioa
u o. cent 70 eent pes NV, m!o, "h!'o tno tnaos M
iSaalns Ion tho "eas 10 Iplcago @ % otlaosea lroia
- 20 eents ler 1nio' - usl' tne Mss.eta soauH
isd VIII. =. Go": ~ s"",a mr. nil, ~ tha frn"n
] ~. l..
they calued, tAeil' o. eonise. lucy Eou!a fake
n"hT tho nuslneso sIoa ,CnteaSo. ~ Wns W
,no Cnleneu soaas eounte.aE "tn .!,oeo Mes.c,n
Ines 60 M co" no"n WIZ ~ tet snten, & anu 'anat .a
mem TUG same ns lug Eas.elh i,.ies' 9na tnct
taoTe coula % ho conp'a'l1t shsas1,ms usc!lnl',
hatons aRatnst Ch'caEu. Us pooi l'nes oAHc'eo
thee 'esuaar pro Iata @ tsol na;. "a 'no !.ues ,es
"Getues colhlaE 1oGi oneaeu " oshsl
poiots. ano "non nes'c1u ioaus naat
through contracts ION ,,aa ~ auy po'tls ~, u, q
| !esa tnAH 1esu'nE Iaken suei sio !oos 4eA u
cl.siyeiy unoh tnen. ihey admitted tnat noa' ,ss,
haa peon taAen IRON all"huReo any utueI nls
cohsih paiats. anu Msnnsaota ~ ~ een.s peaoa
tho regular 1ates. nnt tn!s Was . ma..e1 Wy, ~.
wllch tho pool had ~ no control. rsesaGus re- 70 t!le
ostholi5nmenl Q! tho pow, tAe toa LIne lias'
trelehtJ Jag haae cohtracss A. .no ao1Ss sesia.
Httn nu'noeI o. tao a.uuesesa anu m'ssunhaL .fa.
| shipPefa ana thosc contracts nau 70 w cattHt
on. now .9 no new eontsae'a ,n s haa ocon maui
sltaco tho lol1nalIon q sno poo!.
Ihey. however. tailed 70 explain snesr ac.on 10
regaraln9 tle rasoat,on thes Passed Mhon tael
| Horo "Rlted upon by Tue hIlnheeota Hs!serH