, 1877-10-06

Sp,efa' lhspateA to 1At Cateuan 7tth"ns.
NEw YpnK, Oct. h-At the meeting Of the
freight agents this morning a proposition
was presented and signed hr all the representa-.
tiscs OF the Western lines aeklng the President.
to maintain uniform tariff for all eastward
bound fseieh;s. The adoption OF the pronosI'
tion, thcy urged, would it,snrc Confidence In tho
future, and prevent the system ot cutting
which has provcd 50 rtllnous In the past. COM
n,tscc was appointed to submit the paper to
the Presidents, which they dill. II is UNDER
stood that tho paper presented by tho freight
agents las been savorably considered. and that
a compact will be entered into securing M
eaId. on authority, tint Mr. O.rrrtts claiiis
have been compromised. The full and ftnaI de-
cstnns, however, arc not yet arrived at. Mr. j..
y. MsCnllonRl,: Of the Fittsbuig, Fort Wnync
q Chicago is ,anSin 'Sa 'Ay on ,a the untfs sS5fs
eastward tariff rates: =" II Wilt surrly be adopt.
eli, anl its adoption means great deal" In
reply to question whether an advance from
tno, present eastward freight rates wonld bc
viii be taken, either to-day Or IN the lst, ii
the month, a,,sl the nlvancc will be + per cent
1t Is cccssasy: and L. but irst to t'iu Wcstcrn
trunk lines. We t,ow havo 'nore freight than
To me Hfstern Assotfatfd T'rvss.
New York. Oct. 5.-ft tsstatc.l Tint the mcot-
ting nf railroad frrlEht-1nct to-day vas lively In
character. and. bcflmes. tcnon*trattvs. 1t a',
Trunk f&aiiroad of Ca1,ma arc holding ott
against proposei1 schedule nj enst-lnunh rates.
mil aro not sattetlcd with the existing arrange:
ncnts concrrntng the transportation Of
Es;tsss Ms.e9s oi:f' a: 1sq1 arrived atas nssF a S
1he corridors of tho hotel were nllcl with
groups Of railFoni men, who. from their eager
business on hand. They were all very rcs!relt
wien questioned as to objects Of tho meeting.
and refused nll Information. The Presidents Ut
the trunk lines wcre assembled in tho same
hotel, and, when the meeting Of freight rcprc-
sentattse* adjourned, word was rccci7ctl from
Col. acott that nothing Of my importance
10 the public had been done. [.esponst-
bic ruItroal men any that, although an
advance oE five cents will be made on certain
classification OF freight. decline nj cents will
tukc plncc on utllcr classitlcat[ons, which will
make the agErcEatu receipts from frcsghts
a!nt the san,e ns heretofore. II Is intc1led to
nl,0ltsh tic spcrtnl eaats, eulbOdv'nV all g0ut1a
heretofore carrtcti under this head. III tlls
grade known as fo.,rtll-class thc rates Of whIell
are TO lie fuwcrru to mrct tho change, many
articles heretofore carried In tlc fonrth-class
will be transferred to tho tilir and so on, until
the wt,1lc list Ii rcarTangctl.
afternoon or evening, although the Presidents
nf the trunk lines were In session. 4 commit
tee. consisting Of Nal: j. e: Simpson, Of the
yanda!a i!allroa,l, ]. n: McCnlEngnt Of thy
and Jolsn Newell, OF the Lake sl,orc te MlcIli-
run Southern, mil l.. II. Perry anu ". K. Muir,
Of tho Canatla Southern, were nppointetl to
confer with thu Presidents OH grHcr:l matters.
Joined The combination with the otscr trunk
lines. Tho tnceting will b. resumed Tomorrow
morning, at which tlsne the iluui arrangements
arc expected tn bc made aud agreements