, 1879-01-10

Manager OF the Nuw York Central; UcorKa Il.
blanchard, Vtce-presilcnt Ut ths New York,
Lake Eric d. Ncstern; a. J. Cnssat, Vico.pEest-
dont vi tho Pennsylvania Railroad; iand John
King, Jr., Vice. President, and N. l.. Smith, Cen
cral Freight Agent, Of the baltimore i Ohio
Railroad. Tie Western ronls wcrc represent
cd by J. II. Mccullough. 0oncrat Manager. aud
William Stewart, General Freight Agent, of tho
Ponnsylvanfa Compsny west Of pit&shurg; d.
s. urny, Western Manager Union Fast Freight
Line; Johr Muir, General Manager Laks 9iioro
& Alichl0aa Southern; II. +. Lcdyard, General
Manager Of tue Michigan Central; A. l.. Hop
kfns, General Manager Toledo {: Wabash:
r. u. Thomas, General Manager Cleveland,
Columbus, Cincinnati & indianapolis; James
sInltl,, Oonerul Freight Agent Chicago s. Alton;
John G. Noycs, Gencral Freight Ageut Indian
apols 81 at. Louis; Jonn r. Simpson, General
Manager st. Louis, Vanlalia ts Tcrre lIautc;
William Duncan, General Freight Agent Ohio
s. 3tIsstssEprl; Henry Dhl, General Freight
Agent indianapolis, Bloomington & Wcstceu;
and ". DsouRhton. ureat Western OF canaln.
Tho Grand Trunk Line Of Canada WIS not
represented. Commissioner Fink prcside1, and
N. Quilforl, OF Chicago. nctcl Us Secretary.
TIM object Of tho Conference, a. announced,
was to arrange details for Western pools otl
Esst.bounl freight. It WA stated that, at a
tueetiDgof Committees ia December at Chicago,
after session OF several days, It
WAS agreed to form ali East.bouud pool. Tllc
representatives Of other places cia!tnctl IT
would make it Impossible to maintain a pool
until Chicago, whEel, was regarded Is the kcY to
tic situation, should taku tho lend, 1t was
aysccd TINT tho new pool should 70 into effect
acc. 10. Tic managers Of tho Tarions
roads Ia tho meantime wcre to agree
upon division OF trasf!e. Ihua fart IT was
said, nn arbitrator Ind been agreed upon. eaell
roa,l demanding that It's nominee be accepted.
1he st"tenlcnt "4s a'so o.aao 'ha' tnc poo'
was' III effect, and would bo continued.
After an, animated discussion, It, was agreed
to submit tho aelcctlon Of an arbitrator
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"aFsct9' VI ''e .ne tsu"k i"es' Wy 1Pl'o'"t'
rncnt to bo made next Tuesday. The report
from thu VI. Louis roads was that tho pool was
cutlrvIy satisfactory, aud II was dec!l-
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ca t!at t"e oA".'"@ "@'teacSe1'pt'ona
should DO fcncEea Tor anothef year
Reporta from thu Clncinnati aha Indianapolis
ruads were favorable to the pooling OF East
tonnt1 frccnt. the alott,,ent To bo lett to arh,-
.'.,'s s.a>1 - sn's .. "'t... .,''I,.t -. a.
tsatloh' A'u eo''''nt'ro os,".eo 1ns. ''o eo'
lcet1nC OF aFottFato1s shou'a ue !e!t' ~ foaus
directly interested. Tho Peoria roads were re-
nortcd favorable to d pool, but, IL
tl,.. fo,,cL n .rr.. mum n ,ftyfz,or
thcf 'a'to ~ Aa's' "p"" ''o"'
the Joint COMMITTEE telcc.ed thfee afhitfatofs
tu visit Peoria and adjust tho allotments. Tho
pools OF, tt,e other Western roalls we're reported
n. h,vtnr 1ren arranged. Thc e.purt h,1stnc.a
As uas'". peea ",3a'sea. -: e.Ps p"s'"sss
waa next eoheNlcfea. tue ooleet pel"E 10 80
cqnalE1o the through ifeglts from tlie "aat to
Boston, philadelphia, baltimore. and New York
a. to establish uniform freight charges. Wtn-
ou. ~ rcn,,l,g % nv con.lu,inu, the Joni Commit.
oa' 1sae'f"R w, .one'uH'ol' NV '''a' soa'"''@'
tee adjourned ahtt to-hloflo"'
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EltN,
Tbe long desired rcport of rrouc!s r, I[tnck.
,o, n.,c,v.r m ttr Chiooro. prkIu (, so,,,b,
4ost HssI, ',,", w. *''. ~ ~. NV, 1v-.,a'S.
day afternoon ut the very pressing request of
Judge Drummond, and ca,nc to licflt yesterday,
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