The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-04-06
VOLUME XXv--NUMBER 1911.
A New Trunk Lino Compaet.


NEW YoRK, April 5.-AIemorandum
0i an agreement made this 9th day Of
AptiI, 1877, between the New York Cen.
trai and Hudson River Railroad Co. the
Erie Railroad Co., lby H.J. Jewett, re.
ceiver), the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
and the Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad Co,
witnesselh; To avoid all future misunder.
standings In respect to the geographical
advantages or disadvantages Of The cities
OF Baltimore, Philadelphia and New
York, as affected by rail and ocean
transportation, and with view Of affect.
ing an equalization Of the aggregate cost
Of rail and ocean transportation between
the competing points In the north.
west and southwest and all domestic or
fsreign ports reached through the above
cities. 1t ia agreed
!. That In lieu Of the percentage
differences heretofore agreed upon,
there shall be fixed differences up.
on the rates on ale east bound traf.
tic from all competitive points beyond
the western terminus Of the trunk lines,
whether on freight shipped for local con.
sumption or shipped locally and after.
wards exported, or shipped for direct
export. These differences shall DO as
follows; Scents leSs per 100 to Baltimore
and z cents less per l00 TO Philadelphia
than the agreed rates established from
time to time TO New York, and all such
traffic shall be billed at the rates thus
fixed, and no export or other drawback
shall be paid thereon. Il being further
agreed that the cost to shippers deliver
Ing grain at each port from the terminus
oi each road TO the vessel in which It is
Exported, as we'll as the number Of days
free storage allowed thereon shall be
the same.
9. That the rates 10 Boston shall at no
time be less than those to New York on
domestic or foreign freights.
5. Should rail and ocean steamer
through bills Of lading be Issued, neither
Of the parties hereto will accept as It's
proportion less than It's current local
rates to its seaboard terminus, but no
joint rail and ocean sail bills Of lading
shall be given or recognized by the par.
ties hereto.
4. That on all west bound traffic pass.
ing over the roads Of the parties hereto
from competing points at or east Of their
respective eastern termini to all compet-
ing points west or northwest or south
west Of their western termini, the diff.
ferences in the rates from Baltimore and
Philadelphia below New York, shall on
Sd class, 4th class and special, be the
same as the differences fixed on east
bound business, and ON lst and I'd classes
eight cents less per 100 for Philadelphia,
than the agreed rates from New York,
and that afler the existing contracts gov
erning the foreign business can be deter.
mined, neither Of the parties hereto will
accept as its part Of through ocean, steam
and rail less than the established local
rates.
.. All agreements inconsistent here
with are hereby annulled.
In witness whereof, the parties hereto
have affixed TO this instrument their sig
natures, which Is intended 10 be perma.
nent, but il either party desires modif-
cation three months notice must be given
OF such desire, said modification to be
made by mutual agreement.
[Signedl New York Central and Hud-
son River r. 4. Co., by W. Fl. Wander
bilt, President; the Erie 4. R. Co., by
Il. ], Jewett, Receiver; the Pennsylvania
+. r Co, by Thomas A. Scott; the B. &
o. K, +. Co., by John W. Garrett, Presi-
dent.