New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-11
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
MORE RAILWAY DISCORD.

ANOTHER MEETING OF TRUNK LINE Presidents
CRITICISMS OF LAKE SHORE AND NETWORK
CENTRAL.
The presidents of the trunk lines will hold
another meeting in this city to-day The meeting OF the
Executive Committee OF the Western Association with
Commissioners Fink and Guord, at Chicago last week.
having proved failure, II is proposed TO hear Nj.
Fuks rerort and either TO remove the difficulties
so far as the trunk lines are concerned or 10 lay the
blame at the door where II properly belongs was
absurd remarked prominent Official OF one OF the trunk
lines Saturday for Mr. Newell to assume that the Lake
Shore was without instructions how 1t should act al INC
Chicago meeting, when he attended the meeting ~
the BrevoOrt House the previous week ana heard
the resolutions adopted there and the remarks OF his gu
perior officer Mr. Vanderbilt. Mr. NewePs action at
Chicago was simply subterfuge that VIII not bear the
light Of a moments investigation. such tricks az are
apparently being used at present Tor the purpose OF gam
ing momenary advantage in the control Of The trans
portaton o. the country, are entirely beneath the
dignity OF apy railroad official. and 1t is diff
ncult TO believe that Mr. Vanderbilt would be
cujlty of showing any coUntenaLcc to such pacices
INT II IL even more difficult understand tie pFescnt
situation of affairs upon any suppOsition that does not
recognize the fact that he Is cognzan Of or at least
that lie makes effort TO prevent all that u beng done
wc, there was ro agreement between the trunk lines
Of course there no moral Unit 10 cOnpclioh auo
ono road secured the most OF the business there was no
one blame; but after the pledges thai nave Deen
made and repeated in the recent conferences OF the pres
idnts Impossible to understand the recent OF
the managers Of the New-lOrk Central and ITS western
connections" -.
Respecting the action Of the New-York Central and its
relations with the Grand Trunk OF Canada, prominent
official OF the Grand Trunk recently Wr0lc that u ap
peared perfectly obvious that the Grand Trunk had been
drawn INTO the dispute Simply the purpose o covering
rho Intended Of the Central in withdrawing rom
The pool has been understood" nc continued THAT
the New York Central dissatisfied with its proportion
OF the New York business. Any person having the
smallest of common sense can form an opinion
OF tho probabilities in respect to the main
| cnance OF rates and agreements by the
| action OF the Ncw-YOrk Central ON East
bound traffic Rates have been notoriousy broken
down and admittedly the Lake shore NewloTk Central
was the culprit. A TO West bound tlaiNc, the Grand
Trunks proportion merely fractional ana 1t has made
offers TO the other lines ana over AGAIN That ought
TO have deem accepted Is IL not evident that. as wa The
case when Rutter issued his manifesto Arr ., 1876,
ordering his Western agents Ia regain aud retain traffic
alleged nave taken by the Grand Trunk tbc lat
ter il 10 be made Of preteSt MI vanderbilt adj
do with the question between Inn and the other com
uanics and after the battle Of 1873 has been fought or
when the facts out, he Will probably DC equally