The New York herald., 1878-08-24
The RAILROAD CONFERENCE.
CUTTING or RATES AND ALL HOSTILE RIVALRY
AMONG COMPELLING LINES TO cEAsE--siIGar.
ADVANCE IN rArLs-A GENERAL SPIRIT OF
CoECILIATIoN.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD


ADVANCE IN rATls-A GENERAL SPIRIT OF
CANCELLATION.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
SARATOGA, n. Y, August IS 1873.
the Railroad Conference met at noon, but - I'M
mediaiely adjourned, tho varous mi,tess we're
still in session discussing the several important mat,
ters intrusted 10 them without having reached any
conclusion Al four O'CLOCK the general meeting again
convened, with L. J. Sergeant, OF the Grand rrrnk
IN Inc chair, In the absence OF Mr. Devereux The
following - the substance oil resolution Introduced
BY ID. j. Jewett frcsident OF the Eric, and adopted
by The Convention:
Resolved, That the Convention IN favor ot and the
companies herein represented W II agree TO- sucn pool.
ing arrangements as may heros devised the
pooling or division OF the East bound that
voaas ,, ~" pr.pasAuoa o. such trognmme the
from iime 10 lime be- established; that the executive
committee OF inc trunk lines, tosetrer with repre-
prepare an agreement tor tho pooling oil such tr ic
10 the several sesboard cities aud by each II tue
committee prepare an agreement ior me d
vision OF tranhc from the several Western COM
rates up TO each OF The trunk lines; that heu inc
committee nave prepared the details OF sucn pool
they together adjust the same to eacn oner
and put the same into effect
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN LAKE LINES AND ALL-RAtL
LINES.
Addison Wells, chairman OF the committee 10 con-
slider aud perfect plan locking to settlement OF
the differences between ako lines and all rail iines
reported that II was resolved that no agreement be
made between the all rail- lines ne Lax lines with
reference TO rates on gram pork barrels lard Ax
grass seed. II was also recon me nacd thai ina
agreed disr be ten cents Der barrel and
all iourtn class gut other than a oy excen,ad
thast be- nve cents per hundred pouHds. 1t mas re-
solved, mo, cover, that IN accep me ,ha
published RACES OF all ran i,nes rs a sis Tor
hxipg the dineieUc~s agreed upou lax. aud raj. tts
unders'oou tn thv saia rates sbsi be ine ctu Al net
4 ten re We r4Ii mo MI
wauEee II was iuraer resolved tnat the terminal
roads a' Chicago have agtecd upon terminal charge
oil iwo cents per 100 pounds properly Tor when
Car are sent o the slork yards pflvate packing
houses and on property winch they take iron The
s,o Aards or private packing houses at thsir ex.
pcuscs; that the propeller liues running in runnac
non with ths trunk lines hereafter charg. the same
the same ponls rhis was ado pted On motion a, M
Blanchard, VICE pres dent oi tue Erie
ADVANCE RATES
On motion II was resolved that tho fourth class
rates, excepting gram Hour, ue advnncea NV,
cents per hunired rom september l. I he passenger
Tatcs rum ST. Louis eust restored 10 tie regular
schedule figures. The convention then adjourned
until ten O'Clock Tomorrow morning, when 1t Is be-
leved the wnoie business likely 10 come before IL WI,
be closed up
GENERAL RESULTS
The sessions have ali been very har N on,ous al tha
unanimous disposition to secure air rates
without oppressing The pubic. The advance IN udr IN
does not make them ute eouaI Il, ho.c h
tanned last year In addition work acuaiiy com
pietcd by tho c0piereuco IL Is thong It's WIN
establish ; precedent by which 0i1ereuces between
lines may be settled IN future Without contlu nv the
warfare until one party snail DC exhausted rhs viii
not oniy be al immense gain to ths roads, but the
public VIII be better servoa Than by huctuang tariffs
cusuged from greed or caprice : to add
greatly TO the uncertainty oi business All
tho trunk lines ana the controlling lines lending
east from Chicago aud ST. Louis ed AID
there Is a general spirit OF conciilaton prevalent
which has made all the proceedings perfect mar.
monious, Mr.. vanderbilt ana the other mavna,es
oi the great a es beiug foremost thor
10 adjust diner enccs and secure fare OF AL
PATHS FOR LIVE STOCKING FREE RETURN PASSES
Al the meeting OF the " eslern Executive Commit.
tee It was agreed that live stock rates from h,cugo
to New York, taking effect september 2 snail be 80
cents per 100 pounds; from East ST. Louis IS
cents, and olncr competing points to be IN pro.
portion TO Chicago rates II was agreed that no rc
turn passes whatever shall be gwen shi pers of
live soCk or men IN charge Of the same but mn All
issue oil froe passes account o live stock shall be
msdo TO men IN ohargs OF the same, and good onIv
On trains on which tnctr stock Is beng hauled.
rho Western Executive Committee adjourned to
mcot tho Executive Committed Of tho trunk lines and
take up tho subject oil 1--we stock evoners on SATURDAY
a. ten A. NJ
sf.rt ARBITRATION.
The ST. Louis lines presented their claims' to Will
lam Hiss, oi the Boston Albany ROAD aud Air "a
Gather, OF Adams Express Company, Cincinpati the
arbters appointed IN relation 10 the OF
1.-Two stock The arbers have not yet submitted IN cir
report. gratrfa ~