, 1880-01-23
The Bulk of the Eastern Busi-
ness Moved by the Grand
Trunk.
A Temporary Adjustment Of tho
Southwestern Pool lAssOcia-
tiOn Troubles.
Railway Construction In the
Western States Last
Year.
Tho Endeayor to Unito the Pennsylvania
and Louisville & Nashville
Roads.

THE GRAND TRUNK BOOM.
A private dispatch received by rairond mnn- |
niger hero yesterday fran New York gives tho |
information Tint ut tho meeting Of tho High
ports that tho GRIND Trunk and Vermont Cen.
trat Railroads mai been cutting rites on canor1
;n,n con .,,cra,ton mn, thu mcttcr tnycsl,patcd.
II il c]ailncl in tlo sIlspatch Tint It was proycn
that those fnatls hhd really beeh cHtt,ng INC
rates.. Tho wny they succeeded In doing this
shc. ~ ~ y. ,hnso wv ro,,,a ,ns,n,d ~ ,tnr,ng
,hn,n TO tho h snncrs s % n. "a Gnn., nv ohcr mi.
qn ep lines, 'e s'n thn s e eharse t ho res
ntes, but did not include tho tcr1nlna,
chnrrca' wb,cl, ia vtrtun,1,, cut Of from
i've TO ton cents m'she'. It Is atso stated ~
the dispatch that tho Grand Trunk mud Vermont
Gent pnsea 70 Try n" more .. sacn 1ot,on III
INC .s.n .as.se ana tMefenpo'' tA0s "o'' 'o's'''"
Tor thcsr phst if''stcens' 49,.
nodc nny sncc,I,l ..ontrnots with ehirncrs here,
nn1 tho immonsc iu,stncss their rpua has ,,ccn
doing the last two weeks WIS cnt'Fciy que 70
preference for their rond on tho pnrt or tho
shippers Ilowcvc4 that nay lc, tho GRIND
Irnhk aurhg 1ho iast ~" "esns ..,. 1.a..,s Ho
az lmmcnso export busncs' vIa Portland ..n, an, a."
their yards fuIl Of tdo cnrs and cun vet no busi-
meas fur them. tbis line hus been taxed to moro
linn its capacliy. Tho imtncnso business tho
best be: he seen en- by tho stateinent showing
os !e sa r", =, IN ga r. WIKI js as fows W Mch
nm CcMt mi. WIi1 tuns over: Furt Wayne, J,Svl
TINS pvpr: Lake shore, 10,!Ml tons sllort; IMn
s3l toi,s short
ThG SicniEan Centf wnleu it, gets anY hrnnu ~.
~. a.,st ,,ta; @ tt,s ,s n J Il Il c"1 4 III
tot,s n showing tilt must ccrtMny bc iIrrlcls-
mt 10 tho ntlor rods, who havo I'LL fnllet! ct,!,-
FtdetnhIy bshina n ltat tttie. eshesiily tno
1n9si MnKG Nty n,n,,d tsancytnns ~ the MIcan
fcilirni nn( (;1UnIl Trunk WhIlr It Es nFnfnsltc
that tho Grand Trunk has given srcciut INDUCE
ments to shippeFs ns Indicated n tno aboFG nla
@ @M.GM ~ ,no p"i1 i .nsue ~ tI.at 1" M nTonn ~
rathcr looks ms il tho shippers dIscrilnIunto
In fnvar of this rnuto ~ brcsik the present. high
rltes 70 stnbbory Mnlntni1G " aho aas!sTm
aIa - @ Eafe H.. au ,,, .tr tho 1;rnna
Trunk runs into ills cIty pyer tts nwli Iine. in
spito Of tho action reported to hayc been taken
by tho High Joints. tho tirnnd rr.ihx cnhti1i.
r mGn - ~ ,t r. nnntor ,arus Snn,int ~
irnirht. If fiiis stuta t,f things "a continued
much longer tho Enstcrn managers will be com
pclleu 70 cnlnc down win tile fa1cs NJ nHttcr
doSn y III so n nnrd ~ int thor cm
e ,tle While rival line Is seoop'ns In nearly NIL
q 81" fhe I1s 4ns19eT r,nk ia M we'll satisfied with the
hurry now hastc'l tho eonpIot!ea Of ahasw ,s ns
that tho now line VII! not no opened for bust
ness before tho middle Of April. IA It gots tho
business anyway It can atror,l to pl'lco tho track
IL well bnl!astcd and settled before attempting
10 do any business over 1t.
!. 4~.,
rbo ,nononors >. ~ ~ tho Mis.o,,ri i,;yar nno oro
Still cngngcd In settling tho difficulties from
which tho southwestern Railway Association IL
, ~" ,a..,. w ~. tss ~
asnin Yesterday morning mo tomn'!t1ee On of-
10 asreo upon u plan to settle tho
uoupcs reshruh8 tao ",sposstion OF pus!-
S srss ,h from inc a"ue ,s.ee IN
After short discussion tho matter WIS reforrcd
back 10 Tho sa1ue Committee for further cons!a-
sIatlon' aha Ms. A. aa!!nause, ucncsa' supcr-
.ntcndcnt of tho Missouri I'ac!ilc. who Ind tlr-
rlyc.i from Now York tho eypntng previous, ,yta
,tlled to tho Committee. The Committed thea
-. ~ So 49, :, - 49,. - -I... 80 - :
tKuiH Ill 1sl0 VI lu3 pr!fAlc ElAal1Ia u