New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-26
RAILROAD TROUBLES INCREASING.

RAILROAD TROUBLES INCREASING.
ANOTHER MEETING TO De HELD IN cHICAGo-A
NEW WESTERN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
MERCHANTS.
The difficulties attending the efforts that are
being made to enforce the apportonment scheme upon
the Western railroads continue to multiply Among the
Western roads that have failed to adopt the resolutions
passed at tho Windsor Hotel meeting on March
T. are the Chicago and Northwestern and the Chicago
Milwaukee and st. Paul. Another meeting mas
been called TO DO held at Chicago to-day, at
which Commissioners Fink and Guilford are ex'
pccted be present and more effort VIII be maze
TO bring about harmony Meanwhile, combination has
been formed between the railroads leading southwest
Chicago and of their direct connections Tor
the purpose Of working against what are known as tho
St. Louis roads. This action was taken immediatev
after final settlement Of accounts and the dissolution
OF the Southwestern Rate Association combination VI
the st. Louis and the Chicago roads.
The new Chicago combination will compete both for
East and west-bound traffic between Kansas City and
other Southwestern points aud Chicago. Oher enorts
are being made to defeat the operation Of the apporon-
ment scheme so far 1t affects traffic over the western
roads, and IL is believed that the Wabash Is taxing
lively interest In tho movement The diversion TO other
lines OF Westbound freight which has been
consigned to Wabash and OF the other western
roads continues the great annoyance and expense OF
merchants as we'll OF the railroads affected Some OF
the merchants have attempted to avert the evil effects
resulting from the shipment Of their goods by other
routes than those which they select by shipping first to
PHILADELPHIA and then re-shpping the goods by the de-
sired route Other merchants have bought their goods
I'm PHILADELPHIA and Boston instead OF IN NeW-IOrh 10
prevent the Western lines that have already
carried more than the percentages aliOted theh
from rcapng the benefit OF this action or the merchans
Commissioners Fink issued order last week, directing
the trunk lines running westward ron Pbaaelpha anu
boston not to forward goods by tho wabash, the
Chicago, Burlington aud Qnincy, the chicago, ROCK
Island and Pacific and the Chicago ana Atoh-t me sane
mentioned in his previous order re-pecting snip
ments from this city. Tho trunk lines nave agreed 10
obey the order OF Mr Fnh and the onending western
roads are deprived of the freight consigned TO thei1
The ANNOYANCE and delay OF this diversion oi INC
freight from routes preferred By the shippers mas pc
come SO great that the merchants have decided 10 take
some action IN the matter. An Informal meeting OF
Weste n shippers was held yesterday afternoon at the
office OF II. r. Ciafn & Co, which WAS attended 10y most
OF the represon tatves o. the leading western
houses who arc in this city. a re--
nutton WAS unanimously adopted that y gen.
oral meeting OF Western shippers Interested III tDe
diversion of freight from routes OF their own selection,
held at the cOuntingrOcm OF H. H. C!aln Co, "A
Committee has also been appointed 10 obtain counsel FOR
the purpose OF prosecuting claims for damages caused
by the diversion freight from the routes designated ~
the -hippots. .-...,-,... 81,
Rates Tor fourth class freight grain and proyisionsl
from Cincinnati NowIOrk were - low as ID cents per
100 pounds yesterday. The cutting IA rates
nom Cincnnlt other points IN thc west MLch was
recently mentioned IN The TRIBUNE also continue -
itkcs being sold freely IN Cincinnati yesterday at ~
10 Now. YORK. The regular rate Is sis.