The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-21
RAILROAD CONFERENCE.
RADICAL REFORMS DEMANDED IN THE MAN~
AoEMENr OF RAILWAY INrEREsrs-EcoNoMY,
HONESTY AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO
HAVE A SHARE FROM THE REVENUES.

HONESTY AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TO
HAVE SHARE FROM THE REVENUES.
lDY TELEGRAPH TO THE HHRALD.l
SARATOGA, N. Y, August 90 1871.
The general conference Of the managers OF
Eastern ana Western railroads. which has %
long been talked of, assembled In tho club
room OF the United States Hotel this evening.
There was considerable exchanging OF views
during the day, and when the msstng was called 70
Order this evening, II was ready for work. tn gem
sra purpose Of the conference may be stated as
iows:-To take some action wncn shall relieve the
railroad Interests Of the country from the abuses
which have SO largely destroyed the value Of railroad
property. and 10 place Thorn basis which shall
enable them 70 scrve the public a. fair rates
and still leave reasonable profit upon the invest
ments. From q somewhat extended series OF CONVEX.
sa,ions with railroad mon in attendance 10 evident
that this question 10 to be grappsd in earnest and
private profit in the shape Of sinecure onacss iasi
freight lines and other absorbsns of the profits
which iegitimately belong to the stockhold-
srs are to DO dealt with summary, and
the ruinous competition which has prevented
any profit from being reached, even on the enor.
nous business transacted. is 70 DO stopped. Spas.
modic Efforts have already been made this diroc-
ton, and this summer has witnessed Interchange Of
OPINIONS here between representatives OF different
roads under the same general management and be.
tween lew OF the great trunk lines, ana the pros.
ent meeting is attended by leading men from all or
nearly all the roads IN the North and West reaching
from Boston TO San Francisco.
COMPOSED THE CONFERENCE.
A. the meeting ms evening soolt ssventy.avs
ps.s HasseV Ks vanasro vee RI.
ter, general transfer master; Chambers, general
auditor; e. clark, Jr., general freight agent; Y. =.
Meeker general passenger agent, and j. B. Dutcncr.
livestock agent OF mo New York Central anu Hudson
River Railroad; II. Jewett. president and rscolyerj
York, LAKE Erie and Western Railroad; A. J.
Cassatt vice pre-, dent Of tho Pennsylvann
Ws
&c manager OF the Baltimore and Ohio Rallroaa; N.
Mccuilougn, vice president ana William Stewart. gen
manager, 2. .hs sos.oa ana Albany Rail
general manager; w. L. Perry, general .ioisn. aa.ns;
f. E. snow, general PASSENGER agent Of The Canada
saaSa1 5asn genera ss
agent; +: A. Howe, general agent, and
% Gl.ss TuDs sx.s asa;
eraI lrssh. agent; H. Valiant, ssslstaut general
freight agent; f. 4. Morse. general Western passsn-
ger agent ana J. A. Burch, general Eastern passenger
agent OF the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Rail
Chicago y; o and Alton kasirosd; q. B. ssayard.
general GWSSss general sssi
ID. Roonson, vice president OF the Troy and Boston
Railroad; W. B. stsarns. president, and =. :. Hart
j. Z. simpson, general manager OF the Vandalia Ra-
road; f. Broughton. general manager, and G. u.
ern Railway; 81. E. lngalle, receiver Of
the spoIis Cincinnati and Lafayette Railroad;
and cncinns,s Railroad: M. OSBORN, general freishs
agent H. G. Townsend general passenger agent OF
the Wabash Railroad; J. b. Casson general manager
Chapman. receiver, and T. H. wadron. General ss
perntendent Of the Lafayette, Mancie and Blooming
ton Railroad; II. Devsrsux, receiver Of the Aslan-
tic ana Great Western Railway, and President OF the
Cleveland, Columbus and CINCINNATI Railway;
G. W. Bentley General Manager: s n.n, g. Mvvis,
mont Rairoad; B. McC4be, OF tho Hoosao Tunnel
route; q. W. Smith, Manager Of rrafic OF the Chit
cYgo, Burlington and Quincy Railroad; ). +. Cale-
way, General superintendent Of the Detroit ana NH
waukee Railroad; II. c. Porter, General Manager; D.
General rcKe. Agent, Of the Flint aud Pers Mar.
Quette Railroad; B. Mulliksn, General Supsriniea-
sn ns s.. aAa a.n Of ns
Niss,ssippt Railway
Mr. W. H. Vanderbilt nominated J. II Dovereux>
president Of the Cleveland Columbus and Indianapolis
Railroad. for president ana William Duncan, general
freight agent OF tho Ohio and Mississippi Railroad,
for secretary. These gentlemen were duly elected,
when the President stated the object Of the mceipl
as given abeve-tns abolition OF passenger ticket
missions outside Offices, Inc fixing aud maintaining
Of passenger rates. &c as might DO suggested 10 ht
meeting. He said the dinsrent subjects would b.
up separately and he suggested that mitecs
DO appointsd consider ami report upon tncm. The
question stated TO be the proprisy Of abolish.
lowing committee appointed to CONSIDER the sub
Jecl-John King, Jr., baitimore and OHIO; William
X Vanderbilt New YORK Central and hudson RIVER
l.. j. Sergeant, Grand Trunk; O. W. Smith, ChicaEot
Burlington and Quincy; j. @. Mchulcn, Chicago
and Alton H. y: Townsend Wabash John =. Carson,
Western; j. N. Mccullough. Pittsburg. Fort Wayne b
Chicago; John Newell, Lake shore; II. b. L"dysrd,
Michigan Central; and William Bliss Boston h ALI
bany. The appointment ratified and the com.
mitlee requested to meet At $3.50 A. N. to- NOR.
row. Tho meeting then adjourned ON motion Of Mr..
Gass m 10 30. and tt agreed
should DO ned daily from 1880 A. n. 70
Up. d. and from 70 r. N until the business should
be completed
PROSPECT OF SATISFACTORY WORK.
This 10 the largest conference Of railroad men ever
hold and several additional representatives arrived
Tonight The SESSIONS will probably last two three
days. and they regarded by all who are In attend
snce as o. the very highest ,m9or'a1cs as ~, conn
for which II called There - certainly
great iriendliBess and unanimity Of feeling among
the inent gentlemen In attendance, and they up.
pear 10 be IN lead earnest II 10 indeed evident tho
most thoughtless among them that there must b
some radical reforms In The management Of Amorcan
railways, and time has come 10 effect them. This
10 the talk among The representatives oil the various
lines congregsed in Saratoga, and 1t 10 safe TO pre-
dict decided aud radical changes.
GRAND rgUNK AND MICHIGAN GENITAL.
MONTREAL, August II, 1873
The Railroad Conference which takes place as Sara.
toga on the goth inst occasions much speculation
here The Grand Trunk, Of Canada, being deeply IN
tsrestcd IN Mr.. vapdsrbt's proposition 70 place all
Eastern lines connecting with the Mich-
gan Central road on an equally advans
tagsous basis with the New York Central
as regards running arrangements The result OF that
conference 10 awaited with the hveliest solicituds
Mr. Vanderbilt will attend a. the representative Of
the Michigan Central, and Mr.. Joseph Hcksop, Who
has just returned from mission to London, will look
after the interests oil the Grand Trunk. Since his re-
from London whore he has been In consultation
with the Board Directors the general manager Of
The Grand Trunk has been very rshcens, and
from this II Is generally Inferred that his mission
has not been attended with any dehnttvs
result IL is now known that when Mr.. dickson
ga lied for England the Grand Trunk Railway had AZ
matter OF TACT already lost Its Western connections
Mr.. vanderbiit's agents, during that ssntlemanf
absence in Europe having given the notice required
terminate the arrangement by which the Canadan
line enabled to run IL taius over the Michigan
Central Into Chicago. Tho Grand Trunk ~
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