New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-03
RAILWAY OHANGRS.
FREIGHT CHARGES AND WAGES.
DETAILS OF THE "PooLING SEASON '-EFFEcr OF
CUTTING DOWN THE PAY OF EMPLOYEES

DETAILS OF THE "pooIING SEASON "-EFFEcT OF
CUTTING DOWN THE PAY OF EMPLOYEES.
In conversation with TRIBUNE reporter yes
terday concerning the division OF freight among 'o
trunk lines gentleman who has had large experience
In all matters pertaining to freight interests salu a' W
believed the new arrang would be lasting lie con-
timed: "The new plan Is sometimes caheo 'no P
ing SYSTEM but that name is calculated 10 give i"
impression. Under the arrangement now eslap'snu'
the trunk lines divide the West bound freight the Ne"
York Central taking per cent, the Erie 80 per cent
the PENNSYLVANIA Central 20 per cent, ana tho b"i
timore and Ohio per cent Heretofore 'o
contract system has been In operation' "
the injury roads and the people alike Now raes
are uniform for all shippers Ii Is easy to see that
the old arrangement large shippers by obtaining enenp
could m0nopoze business ana rum siDal M "nb
II is important to the people to know what they must
pay They have not to fear that some one else Is h
M lower raes The roads find great advantage Id De
ing able TO MAINTAIN paying rates IL Is Impossible 10 es
innate the loss to the roads and hsee'y 10
mercial and invested interest from Inc cutting uiu0i
system" -..,.,,... -, ,,o ,nev
arrangement guaranteed the reporters runs
said: Heretofore the roads had no means OF
Good faith or course il was Impossible in drawing up
an agreement include specifically every del, aiid
by some road immediately for itself. Perhaps snch
settlement would appear TO another OF the roas as
breach OF faith involving violation OF the agreement
As result cutting under would begin again But under
the new arrangement Albert Fink has been aIponsqd
by the trunk lines their Commissioner, and to nm VIII
be referred any question which may arse nc i ii3
binding themselves 10 accept ms decision ne Is . him
agent of the lines, which thus act as one through NM
This is great benefit TO the roads ana 10 the peoPe ~
made for he roads could not worked much longer
at losing rates Mr. Fink has been attempting to nitro
dnce THIS clearing house system, as 1t might De ceu
for long time; as the only practical method 0I nH
tanning equitable and Uniform ra.es nnpeiiIo1
10 the agreement the part of large shippers "hoa'e
been able in the past 10 obtain great redicohs III
tuatons in such that shipper c0ud NOT nc
week what he should be cohpel,eu ~ , I'm
the next and thus his business was Iene I ha ony
and The losses were very large me Pubic mas ony
inquire whether the rates now etapsned arc there
able and proper and on that POINT snou t s' Sundred
could be little question. The basis ~ 20 cents nun, o.
weight 1rstcass freight 10 Chicago ana 80 cents To-
hfth or lowest class freight Ihat - 10 d2 f cent
ton mile for hisclass ana about 10 I io,vr
a ton a mile for fifth eidss-chafges ~hsiuei az" ~ st
than any re glar rates hitherto established. fCr "es.
bound freight the trunk lines establish tne aatfs n
his of adng over roads which do not mastan the rates
believe the present system unu'r '"'
NO STRIKES CAUSED BY REDUCTIONS.
With regard the reduction OF pay and salaries Oh
ra road this gentleman said that he believed tue move
ment WAS very general one The reductions announced
by leading roads, Including the Erie, the PeunsylVana
Central and the Kew York Central were commented up
or i'm the papers but similar reductions made by smaller
roads throughout the cOnnty often passed uhno,ceu
The recent reductions had been almost unoInS ~
late wears certainly other of 10 per cent since
There that there might be Vple on on 1
Eric Railway Yesterday in consequences OF the ~ per
cont reduction which went into effect on SUNDAY, anu
lcb cal led ont a protest from the engineers Ieuien,
aud h,akrlncn At the Office in this city no uformoh
had been received any outbreak among any OF tne c
nloy6s and none was anticipated; certainly np'
al his end of the line. So confident was M
Abbott, the passenger agent that no ifOuole Mo ~
t an order which issued in order To provide Tor
strike II one should Saturday last counter
maudng previous instructions Tor the sao % eHouI-
sion ekets oy0r the road on July 4, was resShuu yes
terday and kilograms from various points !hci zee,
that tile trains running GA time, ana ihal INC ei
poyts had accepted the reduction without serious oppO
sitlOu. = ,,..,.,t
The reduction Of per cent. the New Ork CentI
has thus far given the officers no trouble Whatever anu
seems to be accepted by the men as Necessity OF me
times The General superintendent SAID yesterday Lat
he did not apprehend any strike OF any annoy act inc
men i'm the employ OF The company had the confidence
of the officers. and lie DID not tmnk they
would do ANYTHING to interfere with Inc peIIcct
regularity OF the rans. The Engineers Brotherho0d
had made expression OF dissatisfaction WIN INC
reduction, and he did not think 10 would -, a.,
The superintendent said that by arrangement VITA ihe
Pennsylvania Railway, The NcwY0rk Central YESTERDAY
mt on train, westward bound, leaving tH' CIT! ~
D. u and making the To ST LOUIS III 80 hours the
rur,uy fine of the PENNSYLVANIA fast tram westward,
YlicA also started on its first TIP last evening