New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-13

HOW TIE COMPACT HAS BEEN VIOLATED
The clerks in tAe different railway offices were
busy engaged, yesterday, in preparing complete ia
bles Of rates to the various points IN the West to
correspond with the figures given above. The rates
from Boston to the West will be the
same as from New-York, except on goods
shipped by way of the Grand Trunk, on
which. according to the ruling Of Commissioner
Fink, rebate is allowed. The compact between the
trunk lines, which was signed April ., 1877, pro-
vides that on all West-bound traffic passing over
the roads of the parties hereto from competitive
points, east of their respective eastern termin
to all competitive points west, northwest or south
west of their western termini. the differences III
rates from Baltimore aud Philadelphia, below
New-York, shall, on third class, fourth class
and special be the same as the differences
fixed on East bound business three cents less per
100 pounds to Baltimore and two cents less per 100
pounds to Philadelphia, than the agreed rates estab-
lished from time 10 time to New-iOrkl aud on first
and second class. eight cents less per 100 pounds
from Baltimore and SIX cents less per 1C0 pounds
YORK. '''''' ''"' '''' '' 7'''' '''' '''
This provision would make the rate 90 cents per
100 pounds rst-ciass goods from Philadelphia TO
Chicago, under the reduced schedule which will go
INTO effect tomorrow. But 1t Is clear that the old
schedule has been extensively dsregarded for 1t Is
positively asserted by persons having good opport-
mites to know the facts, that contracts were made
within the past few days at 40 cents from
Philadelphia to Chicago, with pledge that
the rate should not be any higher be-
fore tire opening of navigation, the shipper
also to have the benefit of any reduction below this
price thar might take place shipments were made
last Saturday from this city to Boston, the goods to
be re>hpped Immediately TO Chicago by way of one
of the trunk lines passing through this city. In
some eases the high tariff has been evaded by plac-
they belong under the schedule. A large shipment
of calico was made within the past week TO Chicago
at cost of only little more than half the regu-
lar rate the goods being placed III the fourth instead
of the first class.
DISCLOSURES AT MONDAYS MEETING.
At the Brevoort House meeting. Monday night, it
was admitted that there were no fixed rates on
East bound shipments, and little effort was made
to defend the recent action of the Western roads.
Mr.. Vanderbilt was very positively as
sured that Mr.. Newell, of the Lake Shore,
gave instructions to take freight at rates
much below the schedule prices within
twelve hours after the previous meeting at the Bre-
WORT House, at which Mr.. Vanderbilt had given his
word together with the other presidents that Fast
bound rates over all the roads under his control
should be Immediately restored and maintained. 1t
was also stated positively that the cutting had gone
on without interruption from that date.
Mr. Fink at the meeting, gave expression to his
surprise at the large number of contracts for future
shipments that he found on his visit to Chicago
last week. He stated that there were extensive
contracts for the shipment of flour from Chicago
and other points in the Northwest which would not
expire until next July, thus cOTroboratng the state
ment published in The TRIBUNE last July. The
contracts for the transportation Of provisions
extended to the opening of lake navigation,
and there other contracts that would not expire
for n year from this date. In most cases the con-
tracts for the shipment of grain had been made for
specified number of carloads, but many
of these would also continue for at least sixty
days. Mr.. Fink admitted the impraeticabil-
ity of rcestablishing East-bound rates on
the basis proposed at the Chicago meeting last
week. He thought, however, that a pooling ar
rangement of some kind might be effected. IL was
proposed TO adopt resolution recommending that
the Western roads devise and adopt pooling
scheme, but to this Mr. Vanderbilt objected Ho
thought that the managers of the Western RAILROADS.
knew how tn manage their own business without
the interference Of the trunk lines. flnaly
it was agreed that Mr.: Fink might
prepare the details of plan that appeared prac,
ticable TO him for pooling OF the East-Oound
traffic the scheme when completed to be submitted
70 tbe presidents of the trunk lines for their consid
Grafton AS the president of one of the trunk
lines recently remarked, there are no fixed rates
from the West and contracts are being made ut such
prices as can be obtained.
Joint meeting of the committee appointed at o
recent meeting Of the Chamber of Commerce, Of
which Charles 8. Smith is chairman, and the COM
mittee subsequently appointed by the Importers
and Grocers' Board Of Trade to cooperate with the
committee first mentioned in devisng means for the
prevention Of discrimination in freight rates against
New-York's interests, will be held at the Chamber
of Commerce tomorrow.