New-York tribune., 1880-02-18
THE DIZZY ON STEEL RAILS.
4 FORMIDABLE OPPOSITION TO 1nE PROPOSED RE
DUCTIoN OF MISUNDERSTANDING or TIF-
TEEN THOUSAND MILES or RAILWAY PROTEST.
fGRNERAL PRTss DIsPATCHl

A FORMIDABLE OPPOSITION TO 1HE PROPOSED RE-
pUCrIoS OF Observation-Disclosures or FIF-
TEEN THOUSAND MILEs or RAILWAY PROTEST.
(GKNERAL FRTss DIsPATCH.l
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Mcmorals having
recently been presented % Congress frn number OF
railroads To- reduction OF the rate OF duty on steel
ras and it having asserted at the hearing before
the WAYS aud Means Committee that the reduction was
demanded by nearly all the ronds in The country,
very extensive counterdemonstTation Of the op-
posing interes;s made to-day by the
presentation in the two houses OF Congress
through Representatives and Senators OF memorials
from the following railroad officers protesting against
the injurious to the railroad interests as
well rs 10 the American steel industry;
Franklin B. Gowcn president OF the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad. 500 miles Of road.
G. Il. Roberts, yice-presdont OF the fehnsyNanla
Railroad. 1882 miles OF road
j. n NcCullOuen. vce-president Pennsylvania Com
many" 535 miles OF road and vce-presldept OF the
PIttSurg Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad 2Ol miles.
A. Csssatt. vce-president OF the Northern Central
322 miles, yice-president OF the Baltimore and Poto,
mac 90 miles and vice president OF the Alexandria and
Trcdericksbure Railroad. 32 miles. ,.,. ,,.,..,.
A H. Stone, pres dent OF the 81 Louis, keokuk and
Norihwestern. 125 n'Iies:
T. Il. Blackstone president OF the Chicago and Alton,
r. Patt, president of the Southern Central Of New
JoSp s. Barbour, president Of the Washington City.
Virginia Midland ard Great Southern 800 miles.
Robert H. ssyre, pre- ident aud X A Packer. general
rnanager tr PENNSYLVANIA and Hew-York Canal and
kee aud St. Paul, l.5l2 miles
James Cdiery, president Of the Pttsburg aud West
ein, ~ miles
more Central, 81 miles.
a. st. John shelf ld. yice-pJesdent Of the Sew-Hayen
and Northampton, 100 miles.
Alpert Keen, Chicago and Northwestern. 215S miles.
LeGrnd Cannon. director OF the Deawate aud
Hudson Canal Company = Railroad, 665 miles.
E T. Hatnod. jr., president OF the Green Bay and
Nnnrsota pa meg, and the secretary and treasurer
of the Sussex Railroad, "a miles.
Ganlnrl Soat president OF the Delaware. LackaTanna
ana Western, $40 miles
N T. Ipga.is president OF the Indapap polls, Cincn-
uaf and Lalayettc 1875 miles, and president OF tue Gin
c,nnetl Iafayette and Chicago, 50 miles.
r. A. Comfy, president Of She North Pennsylvania
Railroad (mii.a included IN the Philadelphia and
q G. Knight, president OF the Central Railroad OF
Nev-Jersey SOL nies. and president OF The Delaware
and Bound Brook, 81 mi es , -, -.
william A. IugnaID. president OF the East Broad Top
Railroad, 30 miles
Charles Harisnorne. president Of the Lehigh Valley
Railroad. 3O3 miles. -
Isaac Hinckley, pre- sident OF the Philadelphia, Will
mngtOn and Baltimore Railroad Company, 2O7 miles Of
road.
These railroads. according 10 "PoOr's Manual for
1879 have a total length OF 1925 miles OF road.
The representatives Of the above railroad companies
here announce that large number Of smaller petitions
are their way.