, 1877-10-08
Formation Of Gigantic Freight
Combination.
rhirty.nine Roads Unite upon a Plan'
to Maintain Rates.
racts Urged In 1,chalf at the Northern
pacif1p as 1t ~.
ro1;v Of Asserting that Cars Arc Boing
Held lack.

M" ,a,r ~ ~,,,ro,,, n,ornocrs tt,ot crcr
Tsehtl,o ~ i:n,tod atatc. rto.c1 n. tt,rcc
assc'""s "rnso,,o, Ma ,nnrn,no. having arcotn.
aass "a ~. ,,,rno.cJ. 1+he oblcct Of The
r'sneu a. ,,,,,',,v r., f;n1 .onc nlat, hr which
,hseaI N. aa ri The trunk linz. Il, enforcing
70 seas ~. aerconcn,. amo,,r The western roa{a,
nSn 5Ssst tho Western rtmds themselves found
rrrat difficulty In sfo'nE. A petition 3os CO.
nnncra.fon to this end brnneht toEtther
tto Presidents anil Gcncra1*Afanarcrs OF nla the
lines Interested, 'arse ~" s"a''. M .at,.,,, ~.
object nf tho call an "ese o. onu o'"A'on ~,
rardinc the necessity Of combined act!on' ING
r,Ilroals were to ba rim for tho purpose Of
making tfoncy a. well ~ o. easrs,nR ~, .'easn.
and passengers. laese "elc "".sS o..a"o ns.', "p"
Which differences ot oph'on weto e"ptcsee"' .''
ltahK '''es .,."s.,-., .,a,r. a. ,oro ,,,t.r.5
but ls espnnaton sec".s ~ nv s'v s.,.Inm ~,
thcm that heea us ue ease mn. 'os m ~" %
.sst,an. To the agreement wcrc overcome, ansi
ltsa.,v les'."s, ,,,au,,nn,,. action was secured,
perleeu9 et..'..., ~ ,,,a vnn1olta nat1roai1.
Co.. l1,n's. J,lS n,pb'' ~ - ,ho @ p.ts,,,rc A. Furt
waync: w, K. Miner, Of the GFand Trunk oi
n...',,. ", II. Perry. Of tic Canada Southern;
.A A' f.h, trcyc]l. Of thc Lake Short. were ap-
pointed n committee to carry out tue '1e.a's a!''
srraugo such further business between tho lines
:. snail be necessary In carrying out tho terms
Of tho agreement.
In RESPONSE 10 1ane tepo1'e,' .ss,., .". |r.n,o
Vanderbilt, who was IN most ehecft"' 1s"'"e
m mind, said llo considered tho work acccnl-
nit.hrd by tho meeting subject for congratu-
p"ms,, p'.' hr III c,o.aos nj husincss.mcn, It was
hsloa W ~ ,o,"i,e sao ~ roi,roa,.mcn In
eestaluly aetoh'shshG !" ta''p"'en ~
tco such meeting Aes noa ever
contemplated 60 complete and harmonious
nnIun OF nil the railroads Ut the
u" ,,r NJ oh,cct wh,cb n,t knew
country ior y" vses ,".,a,. w., .,,soys
wasn common necessity &c. "A'eH "aa ..'',.,, a,",
Wwhv. n .a.l he, "hcrc were gathered, without
...,r. ~ ao,tc,toffnn frotn tho trunk lnc*, all
pressure ~ ,.ot,soon nno,,o md Cbl.noo.
tha Western roads oet"ech Vaa''ana =. ....ar' oa~'
.netitton to the trunk lines to assist them IN
.,,t.,<. -, ,ha n,ett,od by which
oreaA''s ~ ,.n ao,rr iu.nc,. tn cart,
otners' ruin, and to tho unscttIng Of
t'a"s. ..,ra a ~ .n,cryi,. we,t.bouul freight,
We aie a,S' 49, ~ rsI,rn,d ritz ,,n,,cr.t and
further, to withdraw tho patronage u Tue
,xun, iinca fron, the first roa TINT treaks away.
There was desire awh''o ago to force this rlan
uron the "cstera Foaaa, nut "u"t, naeo"o
Ing to 10 with 1t, ANT would only consent
to iotn witt, the other Presidents In pro1nlStnR
dss'ssunso ",H ."s ..,....,t.1 H., .t,,o,r o,I
western foaus VIZ soo. ,,,t, ~" - ,on,,oc,tnns
white. This plan does not blnti tue connections
10 existing rates. 1t 1t shott1d be considered dd'
s1.ato r,tss ,rf,,.bt inrrcascd. but thcy will Ro
Nsaocs satos w.. ~ ~, ~, s1c rood. nn1 will
up ~ .,,tt,.,,. ~ wceu thc tynnctn, t1oints.
Asp ee Mu. sas sne1"ssr Ibat thIs aetio. Of tic
,s'.s, ,,snannrs wM,5;1 haru favorable effect
fahFoa1 ltAaEfs!1 snn" "uu W vaniorIitt 1conS.
on SHOCKS Ill NnH atstHLt ''1. sHlue. "..s - -.