, 1877-01-27
cr executive session, adjourned
THE RAILROADS.


THE SOUTHWESTERN RATE AssO-
CtArIOS.
Tho General Managers and General Freight
Agents Of the roads belonging 10 the 8outh-
western Railroad Kato Association returned
from st. Louis, where they had been attending
the regular monthly meeting. This meeting,
rs previously stated In THE THtnUsE, was Of
fact that It had t. consider Tho complaints l,adc
hy soEnu Of thu Chicago soa.ls in regard 10 tho
discrimination III fayur of Toledo, At tho
formation uf The pool It was decided to make 4
Vt. Joe la!lruaA a chance to Keep up
road; Tic rate iron. ,t!ssouri-i @ iilsyr poIats
to Toledo Oil corn was liked Ut 2114 and
business The regular tar'H rate oi the Eastern
roads. Ihia Ia but tire cents more thnn is
charged from Missouri River points t" Chicago,
giving Toledo IN advantage of five ce.ts over
thu ,Chicaso roa'ls were losing business under
such an arrangement, and they requested tho
st. Louis and Iiunhioa! roatls q short tin,c ago
to submit to an equalization Of rates. Bit
Toledo, and being consequently the gaincrs BY
thc discrimination. refused to tsavu tne matter
adjusted. This rcfusal enragcd tho ChIcugo
managers greatly, und they vowed that Il no
chal'gc was nsade they would withdraw from
tic mol. The matter waa referred to tho
monthly meeting held In St. Louis day or two
ago "a d leruler rcsurt. The St. Louis and IIun-
nbal roads, seeing that thu Chicago lines were
determined not 10 ata,M thts Kind Of work uny
longer, md not willing 10 have the pool
bursted, from which they a,l gained most, came
down from their high hotee and agreed upon
/ an adjustment ol rates., After long and
leate'l discussion t was decided To abolish tho
sperlal, rate to Toledo altogether. ard only
leave the rate to st. Louis anu Chicago. All
business to or via Toledo ts nov subject to tho
tariff rate 70 Chicago and 1t: Louis, and local
beyond. This removes t'!e Discrimination Of
fiys cents WHICH tsas existed heretofore in tasor
Of Toledo. This rate from Missouri Rvcr points
to Chicago Is now e33t< cents, and local to
Toledo lu cents, which increases tho rate to the
latter po!nt live tents. The rates from river
points sta st. Louis correspond With ttluee via
Chicago. THIS arrangement. whlo 1t prosungs
the l!f df the fool, does not cure cntrrl5 ifs
Ills. The Hannibal 4 81. Joe doea not like tho
arrangement, uttf, while 1t reluctantly anb'nlt
tcd 70 Il at tho st. Louis mectl,g. there Is
every Indication that 1t will suo1l kick over the
trares asVl leave tbs pool a.tuEet!cF. 1t cannot
! now compete with tho Other Hines .'a through
business, a1!d Is virtually prevented from ehlt-
one Of Its bcs. connections. TIC Wabash HAIL
way s now virtually cut ust froa, sharint. In lllc
husftisss from sIssou1i River rotnts. am! It is
not likely to tar!tly submit to being "bull-
do4ed" by The l'oul iInea. lu order u gel It's
share Of the business, It will, It Is salA, cut tue
rates between 'ruleto aud HANNIBAL tu suyh low
figures ~ to make it III object for THO Hannibal
d u; t!oe Railroad to e!ttaue to sitip Its Mis-.
sour! River fright tu Toledo.
Il, regard I" tic lulnler rates, about which
there was aiso some trouble, but little cuu!d
hc learned. It u understood that new roso-
lnt!on lnt!o WA A.!onteti, which will overcome the
difficulties. that have ur.sen frota II wrong
Tor'tlnx OF tho MD uns. 1hs rates, however,
rcnsahl uncangssl.-:1' cents pcr l00 puunla
from Chicago - Missoar! Niver points, aad i3' i
bc shipped at aetual weight. i,cyond this moth
| tnN VIA duUq ty the injecting cxecnt diTlfiJnR