New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-31
RAILWAY MOVEMENTS.
TRUNK LINE HOSTILITIES.
VIEWS OF OFFICERS CONCERNING TIE RENEWAL OF

1kDNh LINE HOSlILlllfo.
VIEWS OF OFFICERS CONCERNING THE RENEWAL OF
THE RAILWAY WAR.
As announced yesterday in THE TRIBUNE,
the railroad has been renewed with what promises
to years bitterness, the point at which the
agreement OF December was abandoned being the tarn
on eastwardbound freight to the seaboard. The New
York Central and Erie railways impute pad fth 10 Tue
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and lay on 1t the RESPONSE
billty for tho broken compact Ii Is authoritau'ev
stated that each company is now acting independently,
and securing all the business possible at
competitive rates.
Ungb Jevott receiver OF the Erie Railway said yes
terlay that his road and the New-YOrk Central had
maintained the schedule rates under duicuities, pu1
were convinced that it longer practicable, the
agreement having been broken by the Baltimore ana
Ohio Railroad which had been cutting under che east
ward ound feght rates. This the managers OF the lat
ter company admitted, but excused themselves by
charging that the Pennsylvania Railway had first broken
the agreement. President Scott OF the pennsylvania
road had denied that his company had violated the COM
naet Mr. Jewett thought another effort would be made
TO patch mp peace between the great trunk Ines
william H. vanderbit's views are in substance that IL
is well established the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
has been cutting under the rates on coastwardDouhu
freight established by the agreement OF December last
This has not been confined contracts made prior 10 Tue
agreement. The Baltimore and Ohio at the time pro
fessed TO outstanding contracts inc t S
Central and, ne DeUeVcS, Tue a'tIa
two months without cents deviation To the scneae
rates while the Baltimore aud Ohio has been taxing
freight for what IL could get. The economic prlnclp
pursued by shippers Of get the most for your MONEY
Is at the bottom the matter There are practicay se
railway lines out of New-York with business
enough for two :ony and lard ihefG TIMES Is
a struggle for the trade. In these harn tines
IL behOOves these railways 10 get aonS as
well and economically possible Till better Times puk
a paving business to al The Baltimore ana ONO us
eliminates in favor OF Baltimore, and III addioh pays
premiums vessels sailing from That port MOrcVN.I,
the merchants OF Baltimore and Philadelphia seek Tor
their grain trade by going West purchasing ana snpPs
to their respective cities, While New-fofk merchants
wait for the grain to to them and hanu!e IL OH
commission Mr. Vanderbilt says the New-i ork Cehtrul
ia narryinr eastward hound freight low rates as
any body and seek to carry AT sui lower dl
CONTACTS and agreements are OF little aVal wren lie
is disposition to cut under at the nrst opportunity
Motley of the NcyYOTk Central will be- ne declares 70
carry freight the metropolis at the lowest paying
rates. - 49, 49,. pou.oo5 ~ No
3l5 Broadway said yesterday That the Northern uuA
lines mad time sought to make scapeSoa y,
the Baltimore and Ohio. Mr.. vanderbilt hiiu saIu
that compacts were OF The Northern lnes q,
each rupture of the agreement had charged tne Dllt
more aud Ohio with violation OF the conpact Then MY
had admitted that they were mistaken ana hii ehtVu
into - new agreement. In tbs instance lie thoushti IL
was The Grand frank OF Canada that was IN" real source
of their discomfort, but usual, they had USED inc @
tinore and Ohio scapesoat The Baltimore ana
Ohio wa able he thought, 10 indorse this ahta5onlsuI
IL had advantages In shorter distance from ChcIht
and Chicago which enabled II To carry fciSnt rom o
Wes Baltimore rates DcioW "hat
the Northern lines could afford He dd not see ie pen
eft of great natural advantages 10 rallfoau ulo,s
these w, re used augment that railroads business AS
an i'm of the value Of being shorter uie nc
to the seabOr lie said that the Baltimore ana ONO Sot
large of the through freight from san illcisco'