, 1877-12-11
Probability that Their Rebate viii
Soon Take Some Other
Disguise.
Present Aspect Of the Coalftfon
Against the Ticket
Sca1pcrs.
Serious Charges Made Against President
eowen, Of Philadelphia.
ne Is Alleged ta Rayt Paid Dividends SsY,u TIM.
Greater Than His Earnings.


THE EVENERS.
In spltc OF tho numberlcsa pools and comhfn,.
tions formed by the railroads during tia ps,t
year, That unity and harmony among the vartous
railroads which tbey were confidently expected
to bring about hare not been realized. On the
contrary, there have been mora quarrels and
complications during tho last Six months than
ever before. Scarcely Jay passes that thoro
asc not ono Or moro charges preferred against
some road Or other for violating agreements. Tho
latest trouble that las arisen among tho yastou,
roads loading to tho East Is lu regard to the iva.
stock business. AZ Is well known, this buslne,.
Eoing East is poolca both from Chicago and
ct. Louis. Tbs Chicago pool was formed ahnut
eWo ycass ago, but the st. Louis pool dIl uok
20 Into effect until about six months ago Ever
slnee tic formation Of tho latter pool the ii.
Louis and other Southwestern ruads bnre been
complaining OF unfair dealing on tlto paTt Of
tho Chicago lines, because their busitcss
naS esmed ed'' tat H1ataa'S Se 'e!has ehsea OIL rd, y "
or have been cutting tho rates, but
nevertheless II "a charged that they are getting
the bulk Of the business on account Ut The "
rsnEcMents tbs trunk lines havc With q ring Ut
CheaRo sarpess known al "oyencra." These
"eYcnesa " ire combination of about dozen
OF tho most prominent livestock shippers, who
rGcetye rebate OF <l5 q car ou all shtp.nenls
made from Chicago. In consideration Of thia
their business eaunlly among the roads belong.
lng TO the pool, aud in ease to smaller shippers
combine and throw their business upon ono
linz. Or limo not belonging to tho pool they
shiphents oser the puoi lines aud prevent them
from tclng damaged by such competition.
Several months oEo the Inanagcrs Of thu
various roatls met tn Now York and dccide.l 10
abolish tho payments ol drawbacks aud rebates.
Pains wcro taken by tho railroad officials to
make tho peop1c believe that by that actton tllu
"cvcncss' ring" was leglslated out Ut e1iit-
cnee. nat Tna TRlnusR insisted Ut Tho
tho cveners, and that rebates werc received BY
them with the same regularity ns 1ntofe. ii
has aimee transpirel tlat tic position taken by
THE InlnuHE ras correct, and tiat the action
to some ot tho canada nes whch s;sa aI couces. Se,
rates on thclr part. Tho st. Louis roads eiaim
that, tnasH'uch rs st. Lous haa no evcucsa' ring,
H. tG9' a5S a. a'ssasa1taxG h5's + . tre
!iayo tho sanle advantage ~ tha Chicago roada.
Willie tho rebate Of $15 goes to the eFqners On
ChicaRo shipments. it goes to tho roads on tue
IT Loos c inpments hs The rods q The tts.
them at tie time ot the formation Of this pool,
but they preferred to hare the money 20 into
tho pool: But while the St. Louis roads hare
no earthly cause for complaint, yet Tuz Talp-
of paying rebates, whether to ring OF sl,ippcrs
or ring Of railroads. was wrong, and catcu-
lated to pIscsilninRte IT, favor Ut tho lurgu SHIP
.oa& psos f g. s ahossa ss'F s waa. W. .Re
ciains TINT thu cutting Ut rates with winch L
was charged during tho last few months wero
nude necessary by this arrangement, as 1t could
gut no business wn!Ie II existed, and II refuses
to abide by any arrangement until Tic matter Is
rect!tted, md IN this position It IL backed BY
several other et. Lous atil southwestern ruads.
As tho position takon BY tAeso roa1s Is doing
grcat harm to all tho railroad tnteruats IN tha
country, tho managers haye become conrlnred
That something hos to bo done to rectity tt,esa
nsatters and stop further troubles. Thyrrturu
meeting OF uencral Managers anu Gunernl
held ut Cleveland Thursday, when tho ercner
arrangement will be fully dlsclssed. lhe prob.
abilities now arc that tho eveuers will be Iegis-
fatc1 out Ut existence, and thu livestock pools
rcotgantxcd on different 'basla; but It srtllaIns
to BIZ seon whsther such action will havv tho
ELECT Of stopping the Wabash and other South
western roads In thels mad career.