New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-07
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
ANOTHgR RAILROAD CONFERENCE

ANOTHER RAlLkDAl) tDHFLEb%IL.
TEE IROUBIKsOAg qCgsTIos IN TINY COXTR.crs-
FAILUkg Or TIE CHICAGO NEEUsG-LOE EArgs
Fxox TIKI WET.
An adjourned meeting II railroad officials
VIII be held a. tIs vlh6sor Ho:> ,sSJ. Ts>rs sn 10
present the executive eonBz>> - fas tsznr HneA
Albert Fink. conmi.s0Esr o. IT, :rsEx 5ss; ~ Guil-
ford commissioner o. tie Western As.o>sfo ard rep
reseniatlyes Of ysrioss yssST1 rNsrSsSs 5.e.ai,ng
the executive committee q tie Tsera 4ss> x,on, OF
which J. y. NcCuiIoagh s esaaiEDa&s.
AT the Chicago nesting bslf Ps5razry g. s1sfs wers
made decide upon plan fog eoaolaz 80 rates on
east-boUnd ;ra1e, snd vasiO1s rs.olH-s1s rsre pro-
posed BIZ Mr. In zal Of TIE Ind sn4O5s, Cincinnati aud
Lafayette; Mr.. Tiinshass, Of the ysrYOyk Central;
Mr. Hopkins, o. the Wabash: xr. NeH9ilin. Of the
Chicago and Alton and c.ber-. al Of which lost
A IL was necessary that all the compiling lines should
agree 70 de By the action o. the meeting unanimous
vote was required for the adoption Of any measure
Among the Difficulties IN the way 81 a
agreement were the tine enntrarts EsnT a. which ex.
So eo5rr.s we're a, gurss greafiT below the Trhed
ME rates After ersTleto1 81 'sf contracts. the
commissioner. recommended either that al special
confracts made 70 mat dste should be considered a.
having been made fOr the general sceolnt 81 Al eonDe
aousble division Of the frsgsi covered by The con
Tracts between the dierenf iDes OF tha an szreeeRt
bonnd freIrht business from each important com.
petiBg poEt division % De mace n klndi In
m
the con NAMES the commissioners we're % decide. The
later rlan had the cordial approval o, the commits
siooere bur failed receive roe import - the
ng Finally. NJ -eaF.ea1f, % tls Grand IfUIk, wn0
vas fhe author o. the uoti0n NOON the ddGytgn Of
zLich 10. rrne contracts vfre suDIn 70 the
Commissioners moved hat Hess-. Flnk and Cuiford
be requested to report the pTyseeDs % t.ese confer
erces 70 the trunk line presidents oT further tnstruc
tions that the meeting ~ acjounen SUBJECT 10 the cali
OF he chair: snd mat. pending adjournment each CON-
many binds trs-lf 70 make more TINE cuufTacfs'
Although fais resolution ges ulgLifnOnsly adopted,
time con tracts have continued 20 5e Eade nom That
date and rates from the Nt % toe sesb ard have de-
clined non dey day. Until shipments are now made
at s than OBeaf The prices charged a. the time the
meeting adiOuIne6 The primary Object o. tne meeting
;o-iay i ~ make another oTr 20 -Te - plan SINH
lar 20 one Of those proposed By the commissioner. by
Zhich an advance IN rates can q m2oe- ID railroad
circIes there u little confidence. hogeYer. that
the officials will be able 20 accomplish the
OBJECT 50 much desired. Even among tAose who
arrived here yesterday 20 attend the meeting II
frankly admitted that there was little ho o. attaining
any real benefit Iuey migt possJT resO 81 o. 90 GER
in things but e would De found iupos.J.e 20 carry
0ur their resolutions No meeting .! the PRESIDENT. Of
the trunk lines has been called.
meeting OF the managers q tie Er.e and North Shore
Fast Freglt Line held ~ The - N.clos Hotel yes-
.-iay Tor the purpose OF asTansllg certain matters N
the man 8gelenl Of THE line Nothing vas settled, 2a1
the meeting adjourned .Or two week.