The New York herald., 1877-10-05
THE GREAT RAILWAY INTERESTS.

PRESIDENTS AND FREIGHT AGENTS IN coSYER.
4YcE-rHE POOLING" ARRANGEMENT BKrxo
coSsIDEBEp
The adjourned meeting OF railway mon was held Lass
evening at tho Windsor Hotel Tho nrss session OF he
conference was held week ago The place. and
after along and spirited discussion upon the feasibility
Of enforcing uniform schedule OF rates, .'pool"
Tor eastward bound freight II resolved 20 await
advices from some OF the prominent lines not then
represented. Prominent among absentscs at that
time wcre the officials Of the Grand Trunk Railway
OF Canada, and their arrival yesterday morning
In the persons Of Sir Henry Tyler president; j. y.
Rcnton, secretary; j. Hickson, general manager; A.
J. Sargent. W. Wainwright and John Porteous, pointed
TO the beginning OF satisfactory arrangement OF the
matters Al Issue Two meetings wern hsla last ever
OF the hotel there being present che following
Mossrs john Newell Lake shore; John King Jr.
and Clifford. Baltimore ana OHIO; Ledy ard Michigan
Contra Roosevelt Toledo and Wabash Ruttcr. New
York Central; Noyes, Indianapolis and st. LOUIS,
blanchard and Villas, Eric; William Duncan, Ohio and
Mississippi; J. " McCulough and Stewart I'tlsburg,
Fort Wayne and Chicago; Perry. Canada Southern}
Spriggs and Broughton tircat Western OF Canada;
Muir, Grand Trunk j. 4. Cassack, Pennsylvania Cen.
trial. and Albert Fink the latter tho commissioner OF the
npportionment OF pooling ireighs Whne tnorc no
formal action taken by the meeting upon tho important
quceions before them, there was general discussion
upon the eastward bound rates. and a disposition to
maintain those already agreed upon seemed almost
unanimous The report oil tho committee appointed,
at the last meeting 10 consider tho question and re-
rate tor tho transportation OF 1.-Two stock was pro-
secuted, but OF acted upon, although the Of
tho document regarding The eastward bound frcghts
was already agreed informally in the general dis
cussion to DO satisfactory. suggestion being mado
that other prominent raIlroad gentlemen, now
route would be IN the city tomorrow. u was deemed
advisable TO adjourn until ton O'Clock this morning,
In order to gvc them IN opportunity OF being prcsens
before final action taken.
In upper pnrlor OF tho hotel. and awaiting the
suit Of tho freight agents. meeting were Mr. W. X.
Vanderbilt representing President Vanderbilt, OF tho
New York Central; President Scott, OF the Pcnnsyi
vania; Receiver Jcwet OF the Eric President Garrett
OF the Baltimore ONO, and Sir Henry Tyler. Of
the Grnnd Trunk Road Of Canada. Nothing was done
by them, soon they were apprised of the nd
jurnmeht OF tho ircighng conference they deemed s
best to do likewise. Before this meeting is
ovcr there arc good reasons for believing that
tho "pooling" arrangements OF tho west bound
frcignts viii be satisfactorily adjusted. As IL
snnds tho New York Central receives thirty shrce per
cent, tho Eric like amount tho Pennsy twenty
1vo cr cent and the Baltimore ani OHIO the balance
There has been considerable dissatisfaction this
aot ncnt and now II Is beloved that a differences
will bc amicaby arranged before tho nna separation