, 1879-08-13
The Trunk.Line People Object to
Round Tickets.
Another Cut fn1 Freight Natos---
Western Lfvc-Stoclz War.


FuHHtl.trlp tlSkcta u htstelh hHcs viz lnI
trunk lines, nor honor rountl-tsip tickets
tsaucd by Western lines, nor orders for cx-
curston t!ckot3 or tickets at reduced rates,
Ever sincu tho railroad officials hero received
Information Of tho above action they have bean
reading tho resolutions backwards ard forwards
tlruo md a9ain to discover whether tic trunk
lines themselves meant to discontinue tho salo
of ro,,nd-tsip, tickets, hut nothing Of tho kind
Gun be found in tho resolution. The trtlnk lines
arc evidently hctatetl by The same nutives tint
Artcnus Waral Wus WHEN he alEeset 10 sacrlLlcc
ali his a6le.bodled relations for the good vi Ills
country. .
The Western roads have been selling three
kinds OF rounI.tro tickets. Frat cheap routld-
trio Tickets from Inferior points in ulu Wtst to
niagara Falls and other Eastern SUMMER 1 re-
sorts, for whcl, no rates are provided. Second,
regular ruuntt-trfp tickets TO tourists iBsued ny
thu various railroad companies At thu regular
established rntes- Third, tfckets to laud-seok-
crs lroin Eastern points to lhl1d.Erant rnads
The resolution docs nut state which Of these
thrra classes fs nhoishe, or wlcthcr It 10 all Of
them. Ihey sisnply say no roun!i.trip tickets
s1sa'l be sold by Western roa'is' It is hardly
lines will bc subn,isted to By the Western roads.
especially as long rs tho trunk lines thcnl"
selves continue to issue such ttcketa.
l}cforo. Thy. trunk lines nttctnpt to re-
form the Western roads AcY ought to reform
themselves. The Western roads soy there aro
instances where they must give reduced rates,
Mnl II s,opped frnm doing u they will auilcr
trl hv Il. Hcforo tha trunk lfnea nt,cmpt
to euf0rce such nn order As the ah0ve they must
Themselves cease to ISSUE roun-trID tickets aud
pny commissions to outsiders on the san OF tick
far defeated thc attempts If tic Western roads
to refuru the passcnvcr.tralllc, md dune more
linn anytbtnr eiso tn mnka tho bus1ucsa OF lis
sealpcrs profitable.
Will NOT MAINTAIN RATES.
7. 10 -r,norc1 t,,nt I'm frn,vh,. .rntos frou
,,.'.., 20 Ill., ,' ssS Wv u,a ~. s"e e," .se,..
Mlssouri-NaFeF polnts 10 tnc EAST are again
helng cut BY the st. Louis, Kansas City d
Northern md Wabash combination, md Com.
iso,,,.r Ei,,, I. nj .,,l. a,r,,n +,vv n sott1o
.s.'a s,,":s,." ,r,s :. t.,..a a,,",
week, andcvery ssInc tue Trunk Limo Executive
COMMITTED 1uccts ai1ti instricts Commissioner
Fink to Issue ono Of his famcd circulars that the
rates must bc maintained AMI that tic tftfhk
lines will give no lnslncss to tho roa''a tlt r[o-
lnte the order. But thus laf the "nrash, Ut.
| Louis, Kansas City d Northern, alld all Other
| roads controlled by Gould have shown the ut
1nost contempt for the action of tl'e lrunk-Lino
Executive Committee and Commissioner finls's
circulars, aila wnctsevef an nppoFtpLlty olcaS
tva 20 mi Enmm,.si,ner tni. v:rc i,
exie,eure. And s3Inollov or other the utter
llave not vet displayed sufficient backb6ne to
entorco thclf aGilpfl on uoniAs ronas, oslieNGa
ef ~ o ~, u'sa .naa. .9a nnt ~ H. Tr,,nE
~. G9uld knoTs the wcas POM o. !he lfsink
i.ne E1ecusVa IonmltteE; ano ne tnKes auyan
tage ot u ~ oiLen aS IT, alSes' - .no pscsun@ ~,
| polley 10 Pursuca muen !onEcr Nhu ;nt.
ttnula'6 rohua arc W.E']teu ~ sio!ntu @
tllef agreemehte q VIII ,l,,. amatnee sevele ,,o
railroad war on east,bo'inu business nay 10
safely pfea1cien ~ spsto ot tto late ponlthE ar
fanes1aents. y y net.efel W taanY tiaat IL y
taouls ehloh ueslo ~ kecp t!sc Eastet. Eoaae
| Ill ITOl3l0 WILL EllEn Hl1Gfs Huh
Fn1'l lfnln poaee anu pool1EG hsrnhHe.nentss; ,ts !;
lle ca,t curry W uis btosk,.apccunt!o!s nni.
as well Wteil all ss peaSe Al,u naF.1oIy 10 "!.e @
everythtHE ~ Il, tnsino!. M1.'l npssue.oo"n. ito
t!unk my iaaaaes'1 ologao{ hnoM .'a .l.o ~ w
si1e VI NouIo, n!I4, u! osucI " preYent u Gea'
eral eol1apse, taeY 4u'''os mn 81! lucy eau'
| 'ElsNItAj4 AND LAKE stiokE'
s'<sta1 b''rats" 10 o. lns IHo"ns,
NEW 1oRR' aug '@'-"aI1 ateeet 70 1ut1 ol
rumoss reearah: leaso OF aae Lake snose
Nond to 1He NJ" orR tehtea'' ana speculation
| IN the stocK OF tic l0fmcf Ii hccofulnEly very