, 1876-04-14

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FIXING A SCALE OF DISTANCES,
A meeting which was attended, by roproaenta.
ttvos Of alI tho principal Eastern aud Wostern
4 railroads, except tho Grand Trunk was hold at
the Grand Pacific Hotel yesterday, for Tho pur-
poao Of adopting scale OF distances from com.
pottng points in tho Wost to EAstern seaboards,
on which through rAtea shalt hereafter DO based.
THIS mocttng became necessary on account Of
tho difficulty IN agreeing upon basis Of rates rs
short ttmo ago,
Alr. James Smith, Of tho Chicago Il Alton
Railroad, was choson Chairman, and htr, Vail
liant, Of tic Lake Shore Michigan Southern,
8ecrot1ry.
After, discussing the. abovo q,tcs.'ou for
short timc, and also that OF uniform through
ocean ratcs, tho following resolution was H.
troducod and adopted.
R,soistd. That eonn,Itsee Of eleven be appointed
potng points IN ths West to Nav YorE, rh,ladrphia,
and baitImorn which through rsses nha hcfraitcr
thes meeting IN No~ York March :. and that thls
rates, and tseco,nmhnd proper parties who sS1 ro-
eetve oeeaa rs'es from tho trunk limo Committee aud
ssns tasn sS wosefn agents. and report 10 this
Tho Chairman announced tlio uau,os of tho
o'clock.
Upon reaaesmb]lnE, tho Chairman Of the Com.
nittee stated that they had not got completed
tlcir labore, and asked for further timc, Which
WAS granted.
An Adjournment WAS then had until 10 O'Clock
THIS morning:
Tho Grand Trunk vsry consistently maintains
its independence, md tefuDos to join thia or any
other combination Which 7ould bind it to ctr-
tam policy Ia mantAtnluE ratos. Tho managers
OF this road asp OF tho opinion TINT agreements
BY railroads a1o made only to bo violated, and
$r& &ls
join combination.
It ia also tho intention Of tho mcottng 10 ro-
viso tho classification OF East.bound ireights
boforo 1nal adjournment.
oEs MONIES. W,hTERser & SOUTHWESTERN.
spseiat Correspondence Gf 7ie Chicago tribune.
DEs MONIES, H., April 10-At recent meet
Ing Of tho Dcs Molnos, Wintcraot d Southwest
crn Railroad stockholders (Winto1sot Branch of
sto Chicago, Rock Iaiand l. Pacino Aailroad), q.
D. Bevingtop, B. F. Allen. J. J. 1IuchtnB, II. F,
Royce, F. llWest, Thomas I. Wright, O. II. Catch,
D. f. Murrny, aad N. ". Munger wero eloctcd
Directors. Tho Directors eloctod tbs following
oflioers:
Prestdens-C, D. Dovington.
Vico-prpHtdent-F. Il. West,
T1oasuTer-W. ". Mcknight.
secretary-H- 2. Royce
E1ecattva commietco-D +. Ailen, c. D.
DoyinRton, +. Il Woat
This is ono OF tho bcst-payiug branches Of tho
msip limo, aud yet, under operation OF tic tariff
law doea not pay s por cent On ttB coat It iu
little remarkable that tho two countca through
whick 1t runs sent up to tho Legislature, two
years ago, two Granger membors who woro
lorce IN dennnctatlon OF railroads. md yot tho
btate Auditors books show tint tho teai estate
III those two counties, anco this branch was
opouod there, has Increased noarly 20 per cont
III valuation In other words, thn farmors have
made 20 por cent on thoIr capital, whtlo tho road
which made tho Increase has not uaJa por
cent.
THE root,
AZ stated yesterday. tho pool of the roads
leading from this city to The East 10 In imminent
danger Of collapnng. For BONO tino mast tho
Michigan Ccntral Railroad haa boon dissatisfied
Will tho way it has boon troated by tho othor
lnea In the combination, aud especially by
tho Lake Shore l. Michigan 8outhosn. Tho
!attor has boon cutting rates from points IN
Michigan TO the East On tho plea thtt tho hlicht-
San Central had nlso mado lower rates. Tho
Michigan Central howoyor denies this, aud
statea that tho lower rates woro made by tho
Grand Trunk, Which Is not In tho pool It is
trun that this line uses tho Michigan Central for
{. short distance. but tho rotations Of tho two
lines arc auc TINT to sever friendly relations be-
tween them would greatly cripple tho Central.
l1r: Joy, tho proaiden. OF tho Michigan Central,
ID diaguHted With tho way IN which hr. Newell,
tho Genoral Managor Of the Lako Shore 4 Michi.
gan Southern, IL carrying out tho proyslohs o.
the agreement, ana at q late mooting between
these gentlemen considerable iii fcollng
Was manifestsd. Moaars. Vanderbilt and Bcott
nso making desperate etlotts to proyont dla.
solution Of tho pool, and arc trying to concilato
nc various interests, which will. however, bo a
difficult matter. a meeting Of the Managers OF
tue pool 1lnes will DO held Ia New York uext
week, whom lna! struggle will bo made to o1-
toad the c1istence Of the combination.
RATES TO MISSOURI RIVER POINTS,