New-York tribune., 1878-06-12
DISCUSSING rBOUyD RATES.

MEETING OF WESTERN RAILROAD MEN.
A LARGE NUMBER OF ROADS REPREsENTED-CoN-
sIDRRING THE RENEWAL or THE POOLING COM
PACT.
large meeting of railroad men was held
Yesterday afternoon at the Windsor Hotel 1t
chiefly a gathering of Western railroad managers, and
the discussion turned upon the pooling arrangements
for Eastbound freighs. All the main trunk lines were
represented with the exception Of the NewYOrk Cen
trail which sent no officers but its Western connections
were all represented by their managers Colonel Thomas
A. Scott held a conference IN the morning with sew
eral OF the managers, but was not present at the
meeting.
The meeting organized at 3 p. m. with j. n.
Mccullough, chairman. and Commissioner Ma
than GmlfOrd. secretary. OF tho three trunk
lines which had officers present, the Balti-
more ana onto was represented by John King, jr.,
c. NJ Wicker. n. L. Dohcrty and c. A. Chlpleyi the
Pennsylvania Railroad by A. j. Cassatt; the
Erie by George H. Blanchard and r. c. Villas.
The Western lines were represented as follows;
Pennsylvania Company, by J, n. Mccullough and VIII
liam Stewart; ST. LOUIS, Yandaa and Indianapolis. by
John T. Simpson; Michigan Central. II. b. Ledyard;
Chicago and Alton, j. c. McMullin and James smith
Grand Trunk g. j. Sergeant; Indianapolis and ST.
Louis H. B. Hurlbut; indianapolis Cncinnatiand Lafay-
cite M f. ingalls,; Indianap pOs Bloomington and West
ern Geo n Wright lake shore and Michigan Southern
JOhn Newell Atlantic and Great western, j. H. DeVe-
reux; Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati ana lndianapo-
liz j. H. Deyereux and Il. B. IGurlbut; Canada South
ern j. Tillnghast Ohio ana Mississippi John King IT,,
and William Duncan; Marietta and Cincinnati, John
King ir and NJ. Frazer Louisville and Nashville,
NJ H. smith There also present L. Mills, traffic
manager of the Vermont Central Allen FINK, trunk
line commissioner, ana N Guilford. commissioner OF
the Western roads
TIE object Of the meeting 10 take into consideration
the report the committees appointed at the last general
meeting OF the Western roads Chicago. In March last
At that meeting the matter or the proportion or each
line In n general pooling arrangement for three months
was referred TO committees consisting OF sew
eral wellknown railroad men from each OF
the main pooling points. The committees de-
cided the percentages, which were ADJUSTED
ON of gross earnings for the last three years
Ths general pooling compact among Western roads on
East6Ouud freight expired yesterday Complaints have
been made that many roads have cut under the rates
and thus violated the compact,
The committees yesterday reported the results OF
the pooling compact during the last three months They
were OF the opinion that the results had been favorable
and that no better policy could be devised than
tinnauce OF the arrangement for another term
Tho general drift or discussion in the same
direction. Though instances OF fanre to carry out the
stipuatOns OF the compact cited, yettb feeling
among principal managers seemed 10 be in favor OF
a continuance OF the present arrangement Nothing
final was decided upon yesterday. Action on the re-
port OF the committees deferred uutt to-day. The
meeting viii begin at 10 M ana probably two sessions
will be held.
IL IL understood that to-day the question OF East
bound passenger rates will up for discussion, with
Wow to dcVisng plan TO prevent general war
Ia passage rates at 81. Louis and ChicagoS