, 1877-03-24
TILE RAILROADS.
PLEADING FOR PEACE.

PLEADIN1 FOR TEhCE.
Mr.. Robert Harrts, Prcafdcnt Of tho Chicago,
Burlington ~ Quincy; Mr.. Marvin 'Hughittt
General Manager OF tho Chicago Il Northwest
ern; and Hugh Riddle, Vice-i'resl1cnt Of tho
Chicago. Rock Island d. Pacific Railroad, arc At
10 consult with MIR. Jay Gould anl
other autocrats Of Tho Union Pacific In rcgnrtl
to The recent changes In the Directories Of these
toatfs, md to Aet whether disruption Of tho
Iowa pool and general warfare nmong these
lines cannot be- avcrtcd. 1t is tho prevailing
he is determined to forco tho Chicago, Bur.
1tngton G Quincy Railroad, and tho tyJscon-
tn kves nsroad IN Nebsaska e soan.on
argues tl'at thc Chicago, batliagten 4 Quincy
l,as nothing 10 DO Vita the. .dlfllculty, between
tho Union Pacific and. tho Missouri River Rail-
roai IN Nebraska, aud should not be held re-
euesi tint ! bursting of t!'e Iowa pool and tic
consequent competition wifi hurt tile Chicago,
ltoek lsian'l D. Pacific, md the Chicago d NORTH
Western railroads to tho saflc extent % tho
Il Is reportc!l, turns icaf ear to all teac argu-
nlents, ant! 10 bound TO make war on the Cllea.
70, Burlington & Quincy II Mcssrs- Perkins and
Forbes, WHO arc tho loading officials and stock
traskn, continue to hold leading positions with
the lasi-nancd road. The annual n,ccting Of The
stockholders OF this road will TO held In this
esty, as already statcI, next Wednesday, when
tue Issue will undo. htcdly take mora definite
purchased some Of tho stock Of this road, but It
is uoubtfal whether ho haa succeeded In getting
a hold Ut enough to prevent the reelection Of
Atessrs. Perkins and Forbes 10 tho directory.
TRANSPORTATION DIFFICULTIES.
The General Freight Agents Ut the railroads
1eHI1inv naat from this cttv will soon hold n
meeting at the Grand Pacific Hotel to discuss
thu alylsablty VI continuing tho live stock
pool under the present agreement. TlEs agree
mcnt provides that the live stock
trofle shall be proportlonatcly divided among
the Lake Shoru d Michigan Southern, Michigan
Central, tlttaburV, IT. Wayne u Chicago, anil
l'altnoro e Ohio liairoa,fs. This ~ done by
compelling the shippers to give eacl, road ~
nuct, q their shipn'ents., Tho shippers de9 not
kicking against 1t aver since It was entered Into.
Eaels shipper has tls favored line AM! lEkes to
| ship by tlat n prcltreueo to nny otlleF.
But Under ttle pool Arrangement he
r0ads.. Besides thla, tho roads themselves havu
been q1larrrlng on a4runnt Ut tllv arrangement:
The uyslons It is claimed, ,:arc t,lequally u1adc,
an,i sono Of THO roads say they DO not yet telr
Ohio IN particular is dissatisfied With tho amall
proportion of the business II gets under the
tVh7Io In session, tho General Freight Agents
will AIso discuss tlla ndytsabtllty Of making II re
ductlon IL gr1!tn RITES. business has been t,!l'
usually dull during the last month, and gralr
shlptncnta havo Utmost entirely ccascsl. II
Is clamcd that tho shippers arc waiting fo1
the opening Of navigation, when large fr1lc
ton in tlle ratcs Of transportation is expected
4 reduction in thu rates BY tho railroads, d
this ting, 1t ID believed, will layo tho elect 0
| bringing forward lnucl Of tic grall ut once.