The Portland daily press., 1877-10-09
NEW YORK.
The Anti-Conklins Meeting.

NEW YORK, Oct. 8-The Union League
mass meeting will be held in Cooper Institute
wednesday evening. Noah Davis will pre-
side. and George w. Curtis will make the open
ing speech.
Tue Conference of Freight Agents and
Railway Managers.
The meeting of railroad general managers
and freight agents, which has been in session
for the past few days, came to a close this af-
ternoon. 10 days session was occupied princi-
pally IN listening to report of the committee
appointed yesterday to confer with the Presi-
dents, and form some plans by which previous
complications in regard to the contracts for re-
duced rates of freight could be avoided. twas
deemed advisable by trunk line managers to
call this meeting for the purpose of obtaining
the views of Western railroads, and also to
convince the Grand Trunk Railway people
that combination could be formed and rates
maintained. An agreement was drawn up and
To-Day was signed by every representative. The
present rates have not been changed, but will
be strictly adhered to.
A representative of QUE of the prominent
Western roads remarked: "We have all sigu-
eo document agreeing to be honest and to
OF cutting each others throats' The onIy
change made was the adoption of a resolution
passed at the meeting of The freight agents, held
two weeks ago, merging what is now known as
fourth and fifth class rates into special class
The meeting was said by several of the particle
pants to have been very harmonious. There
was nothing said in regard to pooling freight
earnings or advancing rates, and it is not ex-
pected that any further combination will he
made until the roads have ample opportunity
of testing each others good faith in the matter
OF upholdiDg the present one. 4
The World asserts that railroad alliance
was formed by the freight agents and railroad
managers, that a complete schedule was not
made out but q special committee was an
pointed to compile one upon basis of forty
cents per 100 pounds for east bound freight Of
the fourth and fifth or special class, now
merged into one class, called fourth class, from
Chlcago This class includes grain, flour and
similar freight, for which the present rate is So
cents, with uncertain and irreg Mar rebates and
special contracts. West-bound freight rates
Will be the same as eastern, or 40 cents per 100
pounds for fourth class freight The first class
rates, now rs ce nts per 100 will be made 81.
The committee meet in this city the present
week. and the rates fixed upon take effect on
the 18Th inst. AS to the question of live stock
transportation, the World says it was agreed
mat hereafter the Grand Trunk shall accept no
i've stock at Chicago for any point upon the
boston q Albany road. or south of it, and for
ooston they shall be entitled to receive 80 per
cent cen OF inc i've stock shipped from Chicago.
Inc o. per cent. Is to be divided among the
New forB central, Erie and Pennsvlvania
with the New York Central as the chief fac,
tor. ANo
The Coming Boat Race ON ,,,a sus
mama.
OswEGo. Oct. S.-Complete arranpements
have been made for single scull race IN The
Susquehanna RIVER Oct. II. Courtney. RILEY
and johnson have entered and Pat L1therl of
Pittsburg, and Teneyck are expected The
race will be one mile and a half and return.