New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-05-10
THE FREIGHT TROUBLES.
.n,nNs OF TIE TRUNK LINES.

nv, ATOMS OF THE TRUNK LINES.
,ocv vANDrRBII rs YIEws-Hls PiACiiOh
-, PICARD TO RATEs-THE POSITION OF ihA
Srw-YoPK CENTRAL ..o,5or
M" ,,as current in Wall-st. yesterday
:. - ., the railroad companies propose" W ln"ro
y ,.iop Of passenger rates TO pa Oot"'. ai,iro
ie"', The report was found To ne i"se' p'"
'D ,oipg given by the officers oil an 'i'e ~ .,o
deh''S ,s Of zach line seem TO be watching al 'ue
Tho ofn'-S 'o,cion fully determined not to he "cnt
otie'S al me action OF a single company Woulu
unu' orcrol decline in the price OF po'H
o- and freight rates MAJORITY VI '
I,,,aa AGENTS in tho city express the beilei 'i"'
.,orv understanding will he reached soou dts II .
.ho interest OF the country as wei rs OF 'he A.,
s~oid general railroad war. The freight "sch'' "
@, baltimore and Ohio, and Pennsylvania haFo"Us
cav that they ore adhcring closely to inc
freight rates established ""I0" -
nom headquarters. ,ro Wander
Tp,a,rSK reporter called on Commodofo '
hit Yesterday and found him fast reoo'c'i"e ,I,
,eoeDt sickness His long condnemen' "'' 49,. -.
vcas INIT he no longer suffers any pam aiH go,
Gaining his strength He now si's III .lll' - %
:, ,, A., and takes frequent walks from ohe ioo" "
VI '' U'' r.oliune on a lounge in tho parior en-
"'''u -, ,,ersation when the reporter entered.
in a mood TO tax on rairo"u
-, in regard TO wmch he mas
,n, himself thoroughly informed during MS Illness
~ r3,,ary cause OF the trouble, he sad Is the Iacl
.h., the railroad facilities OF the country arc
,,ora than sufficient FOR the WORK 10 DE cone.
nv ,,t,rl result OF this, each railroad
. -, ,s ,reat a monopoly OF what traffic there Is
a. s,ly can ard the law Of self-preseryaton obiges
- a 70 protect itself against the competition OF the
., The GREAT source OF income to the trunk roads IS
A. t,c,t which is carried from the West 70 the sen
800 For the sake Of Illustration, suppose all goods to
ia Skinned from Chicago 10 the seaboard TO be for either
postcn New-York Baltimore, Philadelphia. The dis
,,ce from Chicago TO Baltimore, by the Baltimore ana
ono Eo;lrosd, j. 100 miles less than the dis
t,nce from Chicago 10 New-YOrk by way Of the
NevYork Central, and the distance between chicago
oud pinsdrlplia by way OF the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad
80 a,u. 100 miles less than the Newly oFd Ccnttl
youte IN. Baltimore and ONO ana Inc frihsI lN"uI'
10 ,sy demanded from the Central the right 20 re-
dre er fares 20 correspond with the difference IN us,
lance bul Ag. Vanderbilt Thought that II Inc ttn.rd1
coud afford 80 carry freight 100 miles turner LOT ne
SINE charge and make living by w. tho dnn M ought
moi 10 he cona q with. On the other hani the Grand
TRIMS Railway from Chicago % Boston Is longer ioe
Nv $50 mic, tuau the Central route and on THIS account
the Grand Iuu6 demands tne right 10 reduce us ioe
below those of The Central 20 AT act shippers - 8,
Thus the Central Railroad, slr. Nanl,IDht ASSETS, 10
placed hs defensive Sy all The other trunk H.' que
road demanding The right 10 reduce iarcS cause j.
longer route and tie other roads donanuHs tV sun
right because they shorter rouiyS TIC teh'i L'u
woud be satisfied Win Uniform rates from the west L.
al points TIE sclb0ari 10 Tue suggestion tAtt SUN
,afs Nyud live NcYOrk the advantage over all other
ces and consequently give tht Central ROAD adVan-
tage over ail other trunk nca, Mt NahdciNu sdl ud'
81 tie natural advantages o. NeW-Aolh VI! ~, 90
port ana metropolis gave u superiority over olhcr
cities lie did MOI believe in making uIhdlIohS
which would deprive it Of The prominence Whch right
fully belonged toit He said N closing the conversation
M the in erect the Central road was 20 keep on TIE
defensive b1t 20 conform 10 >cd rates az iui -
through some letters Just brought 10 him. since nave
ieeu "A rltutd man ID has always been my liaclce 10
let my opponents make the rates ana Ioo" mem 50
long as they pat the rate SO high as to be al !mpo
OtOH tie public