, 1877-10-03
TILE RAILROADS,


Important one. Us ujun It's result viii ticpcnu
the further continuance of tho New York pool.
While tllis pool has ''ocn advantageous tn
tic trunk lines as far US Increased rccp,pta nre
concerned, there have heen encountered, 10 far,
nutnberless obstacles which will have to be ~.
n,ovc't II tic combination sflait prose a rcr-
n.nt,unt succcse. The greatest difficulty grows
out of the schcne for npportionnx tho west
bound freight between tho different lines cnt,-
Meeting with tho trunk roa4ls Tho Weatcrn
foalls arc almost unanimously opuosed to Mr.
Fink't plum Of dividing thu business proportton-
atey, ns tiers is a number Of shippers whu pre-
fer to ship over certatn routes, md do not like
to hc compelled to scnlt their Euo.ss over roals
DESIGNATED hr tho pool commissioners. Several
meetings between the Managers aud Hei1cral
Freight Agents Of tic trunk lines mil their
Western connections lnspp 1'een held snec tho
formation uf The pool In ur1ler to bring ab0ut a
satisfactory arrangement, and, st meeting
held In lllts city so,nc, weeks aso, <omtutltrcs
were appointed to work out plaii which would
provo satisfactory to NIL concerned. Nothing
hAs yet been hcard from thcsc committees, nt,d
Il u understood that they hayo ~ fur hcou TN
arc atout to give tp the job as hopeless. 1t Is
not jet known whether ths question win ho
taken np !9r discussion It Tho Now York meet
ng l. "a and + !: rfeaba1'o tl!at special meeting
Thc livestock business IL another difficulty
which nerds adjustment, aud Tits subject wifi
probably take up all the tln,o Of tho New York
meeting. As Is well known, tut: business
Chicago rs well as by tbs roadb leading Enst
from st. Louis. The ChlrnGo pool was lt,r11cd
two Or tflrto ycars ago, hut tho st. Louia COM
htiat!on WAS nut organized until about eix
No by thc Chcago roatls, which had been sllilcr.
Ing very much from tho cutting ot rites and tho
competition uf those roads. When tho Ut.
Louis pool was organized It sas agreul tllat tho
.&ssf l,. At
than from Chlcaeo. Thls WA n eoncsssIon to
tie st. Louis roatls rs tlle difference, basc on
t1e regular HlilcoEI, would ho ut'out cight rcnta,
Yet tug st. I.ouls roads nrc nut satisfied, and
sineo tty formation q thssr pool they have been
OIL, claiming that tho Chicago roads wcrs nut
q thc large FiiprGrs q Chicago known as
"essncssn '.,1,; received rebate q SIS cer,
81. Louis shippers, They % aiso = ehatss tes
that certain roa.ls leading East from
Chicago hui been cutting the Fccgular tariff
rates. As fur a. tho former charge Is cot,ccrnct,
!. is correct N 40 fur that thu Now York trunk
lines pay rebate to the ''cycncrs" md then
charge hack to tlls Westcr, roads tlle,s pr1por.
tion. but ~ fur rs eau be- learned tho same
rebate Is pull by thu trunk lines TN shipments
low VI Louis Inns disadvantage on tlis A.
count. The tnjusttcc Of rayEnE Such rct,ats to
certain cfass Of favored shippers lns often been
pointed out by TIE TRIBUNE, not BECAUSE It Is
a!iseriminatton ngai'lst tttr cttes, but hccause
ut Chicago atll 1T. 1.''iis. It 10 evident tliut
such All arrangement rannot last any length Of
time, an it IL thc3Intcntton t laye this matter
corrected Mt tic Now York meeting. Tho
ehargs, that son,s Vt the Chicago roads
aaoas Fe Ss e'ttss 4sua t1s F''ef ,us1 Il et5sy S
Cas,a1a Southern ltoa1s uro said to layo been
detected In cutting tho rate.. The Grand
rrunk has foF many years laast been fighting
the New York trunk lines, and 1t is q larI
matter TO- control It as regards tic rnain-
is willing 10 loln an arrangement for 90 doing,
md that Il will send . representative to tho
New York meeting. a. fur as iis Cauada
Southern, Is eallccrnet, 1t Gun easi1y be brought
to tcEns by Vanderbilt, who cohtrols 1t. TITO
cutting of rntus ~ these roaas, however, does
not Justify the 81. Louis rt'as ft charging That
y gircs Chicago an ndyAntagc. While tho cut
ting by t!re GRIND Trunk night benefit the Chi
cago rtatts soHhuwhat, the scatEut, VI rites by
tho Canada Southern ollscta that advantage,
ns 1t gets faost of its 1.-Two stock husi-
the Wabash lsoau, whcl. has bcen tho
wurst grul.lbler Of Ill. 1t is evident from tho
iosegu'H1 that the livestock pools as at present
orTal!lzcu atu not q A0ccess, anu that they need
tslnrnuE'i 0yefhauling, II they alall not 10 to
pieces before long. 'lic Now York lines, how
eycr are to blanc f0r most 0f thu troubles that
llayu titus fur prevented poDls fruu becoming q
success. As soon as thcy decide that no rchaica
should be paid anyl0ly and that thv niles tFUln
tue various points 1nust f,e based o1s tho actual
mileage. then tllinss will work smoothly a..I
pleasantly, and ona Of tho problems towarls
solved. ~ loug ~ thy Western roads aru ut
yaFiaNce as rtEarls East-louNl shipments, there
ra1t he no harmony ~ regards tho wcst-bouul
fretghts.