New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-08
UNIFORM FREIGHT RATES.

TnR WESTERN ROADS DESIRING 70 MAINTAIN RATES
APPOINTMENT OF A c 'MMIrTEE-sHARP TALK
BETWEEN MEssRs VANDERBILT AND GARRETT
The conference of railroad officials which be-
gan its sessions Windsor Hotel last Thursday ad
ourned on saturday afternoon There present the
presidents the trunk lines, including the Grand Trunk
OF Canada. and the general managers or general
freight agents of most OF the leading western
railroads which make connection with the
trunk lines; also the general freight agents OF the
latter II was repeatedly spoken OF during the week by
those present OF the largest and most important
meetings of railroad men that has ever taken place In
this country. Throughout the conference the deoera
tons of the presidents OF trunk lines were kept dis
tnct by being held in different apartments Of the hotel
from those OF the general managers.
The sessions held in secret, but II has been
learned from trustworthy sources that OF me time
was occupied considering the best plan for establish
ing and enforcing equal and adequate rates over the
Western roads east-bound traffic. Prior to the meet
ing at the Windsor, paper was circulated among
the managers OF the Western ROADS to Wmch
many OF them attached their signatures. This
was an agreement to maintain such rates on
through competition traffic might hereafter
from time be established and appeal to the trunk
lines to enforce these by the adoption OF such
measures they might think best TO use when the
managers together last week there was SUI WANT
ing nunber OF signatures Among those lacking were
the names OF the managers OF the ana Irhk ahu rne
Great Western OF Canada and the haD 81 uiW"ys. dnT
Canada railway men were .e lTds9s r. them tne adyan
ges ana the IT at Importance Oh ali lhe Io"uS "o-
in complete harmony. ,,, ALL. o.o
hr.t attached document was Win thr pr1Nls on
mai they signed only Tor portion OF The road lying
between Buffalo ana Detroit 10 this the Great western
OF Canada objected, and several ddOurhneALs De1ane
DecessIrv before the ma ter settled with all the
roads Finally, the Grand Trunk Withdrew the reserve
con aforementioned and The agreement anu pc'Iuon
we're presented TO the presidents OF The trunk hnes WIN
ulu
and Great Western, Lake shore Gfthd iiuhA, VI, AT
West IN of Canada; Canada oVutbe.h; Michigan Cen
trIl: Flint ANA Pele Mdrquete Wabash; Cleveland
Columbus, Cincinnati and lndianapuilsi FittsDulg Ch-
cinnaii and 81 LOlIs Pttsburg, Fort WaYn ana INCA
70; Baltimore, Pitlsburg aud Chicago; Jefferson Maol-
son and indianapolis Is; Louisville, tIncinhiu Nal
line; ONO and Mississippi; On eago anu Alton; inca
20 and Northwestern; Chicago, Bufnh-t0n anu
Quincy. Cncae0, Nj yankee and ST. Paul; CAcaso
Rock Island tni Ptchc; Chicago ana d"caH' haHs's
Pacific Louis ana san Fan lscO ~ L"hs ahh south
Eastern st l. us and iron Mountain; Z, ahsVhr' terle
Hau.e ana Cnica-o; Louisville Sas.-. ..9 - 5t ulg'
Southern; dIanapois p u aud Chicago lndanapols'
burlington ami Ounce Io,edo' FgoIa Anu hai saw
retta ana Cincinnati; ST. Louis, Nand"ha aud Iefie
H4ute.
frnk me. nnf they declined 10 fix tue penalty for the
vlation Of tue comrac From the begnnin- the trunk
lines refused 20 act IN any way except as drhheg
requested 10 WruhS ana I'D t-Is Vdse 'i'ei ., th'
II Western roads agreed among tHeh eiNt' a. 10 tle
yenay for vocation # the aErecnrh ines couid nov
complain hereafter II IL snoHiu o. Isla5 ,uoIoc a.
ter further discussion the meeting OF man sels
could not dgree upon the penalty, anu Tue
manner Of enforcing IT, aud committee was ,
az Onied power 10 settle the question: ana also 10
IN
as committee may think desrtDle TINS COMMITTEES
consists OF j. McGuI,lgh We es!det i9'pl.n,
eral Manager Lake Shore ana Michigan s"thern; IL
b. Ledyard, General Manager Michigan Cenuhi !. =,
McNullIn General Superlntcnicnt chicago anu
Alton; A. L. HopAms' Grnerai aanaSJr Va va
bash Railway; Jonn h. SIMPSON General Man
ager Ind annapolis and 81. LOUIS; JonI King, Jrr
49, pnIvar Atant1c and Great Western IL il
exrrcen thar this committee Will agree tns week upon
some plan enforcing establish d RACES, Wnlch VIII D.
ed TO a meet n OF the trunk line presidents next
ttp
advance freight rates rom the west ana IL was
thong that advance oil five GEMS On eacn HundreI
bounds would probably be made by Tie 2Oh Of ti.S
month"; No atyauce, however mas yet been agreed TO,
except that mad some nc ago Nhlci tahes eHec' 10
div consolidating special and fOUrtlc HeShi, ana
fixing tile rate IRON Chicago 10 New-HOrk at fort
during the conference agreement was made be
tween tue Ntw-IOrI Central aud the Grand run. OF
porauon OF live stock from Chicago t. points in Now
England, south OF the Boston ana Albany hillIOdd
The Grand Trunk does NJ sie t"a' u WIN nv az
1--we south OF tls luc, nut IL agrees Jn"t
IL vii not solicit suSh Dsles'' ~. ~ eeno - u 90,
sipuates lhat to all competitive poln's III Ne"-LnS,
land north OF the line above menuOued aud
shall he divided between the Othu@ anu tHv
Grand Trunk. The percontye.of tbs business allowed
the Grand Trunk could not be ascertain yesterday Du
positively stated that the IuOsued repore u"' II
was TO Ouy SO per cent was untrue the per
also 10 receive portion OF the livestock traffic from
Detroit to BuGIo comins 10 this city. Inc asneuent
confined to the East-bOund livestock uafc.
The only questions settled a. the conference last week
IN question OF continuing tho present PercthtAges IA
tine appOrOumeut Of the est-bOdud onsincss over te
trunk lines discussed at length Dy Mr
Garrett and Mr. Vanderbilt 10 WAS shown Dy
hpure, taken from the books OF COMMISSIONER
Fink that the appointment scheme Went
INTO Operatlou three months ago thv Baltimore ana
ono ad not received. through natural canues,
tnre per cent OF Wes-bOuud busln. s. from ms ciy
Mr. rrt told very PLAINLY that THIS Was evidence
which ought be- sufficient 90 satisfy a lar Hlh-td
d con max road not naturally entued share ia
tur New-Yor Lu,.n aud any port on OF tuat business
which the other line N gt permit ID o. nave was gwen
quiet ana prevent ais maAlhR lulthcf
trouble by cutting rates On other had Mr. Garrett
shortest route ID ,ne sr. ana ne
su-ss NeWIOrK tnan that at present agreed 10,
3 he sl. make the effort. MitHUut coming 10 any
understanding on the subject iuIthef uScHsSOh "as
postpoued uutl next week but from the temper mani
tested Messrs. Vanderbilt ana Garrett, VINO look tn
most active parts te debate II is ceded that here
Is little cope long maintaining the present appOrton-
unless one OF them can DC hductu 10 ycld
for the sake Oi harmony
The rrsO u0n y adopted by the managers OF the
Western railroads. requesting the presidents OF the irunk
lines to abandon evening up stem or procuring
a Presidents meeting, hut no action WAS taken,
and the matter lad over until next week.
IL is claimed by the advocates OF the sys-
ZEN business not nearly prOnidDe
TO the eyeners nj ht supposed because they
oft compelled 10 purchase stock al disdd yana-e IN
order Keep up stipulated percentages. AT nrst, II
stated the agreement was that the eVentis should
NOT be heavy dealers nut " was FOUND 10 he neceH-
make large purchases frequently To III tniHln
averages ueiw en- the different roads 1t IL, however,
.o denied that lines. not including the Bdlt
aud ONO, have pad IL 100000 Tor the purpose
oil having tine agreed percentage maintained Oh class
of traffic la carrying out the agreement between the
Grand Trunk and tue Ncw-GOrk Contra II stated
YESTERDAY The former Will not pay anything towards the
expenses OF the - evrners.'
lie presidents OF the trunk lines Journed to
again Monday, October 10