, 1880-03-02
Annual Report Of tho Pcnnsyi-
vania Conpnny-The Years
Business.
California Passenger Business
The Chicago, Rockford
& Northern.
Important Agreement Between the Pacific
Roads and the Pacific Mail
Steamer Company.
TIE OFFICIAL REPORT.

the Julut, Executive Committee hGttpr |
known ns the "1iigl, JOINTS" ut their li.cct-
ings In this tity Feb. " mid II, l,as been pub
lislIed url submitted to the various ruutts tn
the Association. Tho nccnrilts heretofore
published were necessarily not It's full us
could have been desired, rs the meetings
were held with closed .lODrs aud the dolngs
great deal of lubnr frnu sticli Inch rs were
willing to talk out Of school. The official r-
port centaiMs several Items TINT will bu Of
interest. rho action IN regard TO the llew
classification ntlh the revision ii rates iO New
England interior pnintssswaS substantially re.
ported us published IN the official account,
mud so WIS tho action regarding tho revision
ratcs On 1.-Two hogs.
The proceedings In rcgnrtl to the reduction
Of grain rites to the East, as given III tile
Official report, wcro highly Interesting, and
are here given III full:
Mr. Kuttcr. Of tho New York Central, sntd he
opninn ot! tho question Df IL reduction of riIt's.
Mnny arll!ti-.tcaters ad aalu to him TINT re-
set Mo Il tt It vas WIZ prosaSc @ thas aur rcc, M IN
tho whcnt ,1lte would not luova The lri!.lD ut
present. He hopel tn lirnr fni!s frnm tilc Wnst-
rrn Mclntnrs Of tl0 Committee III this subject.
Mr.. Blanchard stuffed thnt representations
wero t,r!nE Mn,le e Wnshingt"n to in'iuerco
tho 1io,tsc, which so,'ght to s1lw Tint the Hys-
tom Of cntpcr,tivr nrKtnxnt!Dl 1T t,iakifg rlts
@ sve III Teah ~ wf to t, Fl!''s y III 10 .ry 'fyt
and hn Thought this ro,nmEttcs sha!1l.i
avoid tlio Mpl'ea1,,Ms& "a nSeM "l ,;. sxGi,'islnE
wns nlso alleged BY these letters ati'l statements
TINT through rntcs were tisprnM!rtlonhtely
sri, trrmlnl, a,ld tho tliscrlmtnatons tn this RI:
spcct Ind been transformed froa ts.e EHst anl .:l
n SS' nf"n ,a9 rs IS ;tS liz "er II erSiE WSa aa @
repIncul tho .lissenston] ,sllnult liz wisely md
cIutaby nsc.l fur tho n!lllte ~ wei ~ ,1,ilw1r
pctltion tlls yenr ira, iho like o'itle.s Us Il Mis-
ncr, cte.. would nut !caso much ,.iln',sc av,.!l,
nnso las gs..!s. 4 WIS s.:sthes e!"sn'sA a:s.!
!" y s" s"S st1 sf@s er III 4 as % %o a 10. a,t,s
would, 1n his upntn III i,otlcc shn,t l,c tnken
what Is right, ,ai!,. that thu Com'nIttta tiionl'l
be further though. 1t would hnvr hcet. ,IrslrnlIa
in October I" litss mndc tho nn,t'l,,Mnnelt lnt
Slnrci', ant 1rscr. tbat j, w" to i 'esi,7,Iic to
iad thr9xn H,t thoss remarks f"r ihe. p..rr.sa
u Etllng discussion nNtl tu keHr ft1,I tho
Western men 1,urn fu1nillnr with Tho Facts:
: Mr.; Kutter thought I'M r"littcul inspect nf tho
supposed tic cnr!ut nrtlclc n THE TntnUHr
OF "Wednesday l!,hfisI1I tnncerlllnE tho rnllrnltl
2os4es. a III s Sycr sf % ~ osy osa n''S1 II tic %5
.Sir. II. II. Smith. uf tho .1lnlttu,cre & Ohio,
thought Tho nrt1ett. referred to wu have hut
ltttte eileet, Ha thc Statements ,Hn'la therein
that previous e The clnsi,lg Of navigation Just
WIS u cel!ts pur l,t1 pounds t,etwcrn Chl,apn
md Ncw York NM, sther Wes1oru points rvI-
nysy ,o.,, t'o s a, "n ~ TINT Mwh1n mnt"r = cn,
] winter. TIT. rntc WIS advanced by. f1tiroAi
1eslcrathn to 10 cc,,ts On ar,sn nnl i cents on,
tycry shipper throughout thu ct,lilltry; that ii.
jung rites were ilx'.l on y husIs
cents mid Il cents; oil Aug 1T IN ucis ,.sl,l 4,
ST. ii t q" q CUE eeis Il a Il d .s's su sm and q o ees My Il
1T il ccrts a,s ID ca,r: wnltl, l.,ss huii tct.tl
adhered I" sinec tlat .!nte. 70 would favor !.
!, cnrs,, but w., ,lot ruvnr IL reduction tal wheat;
hY Thought Iho crn ra'te na, hcsn too hIa!, al
= whcAt WINS About II per cent nf tts rniuG, while
i on corr! It WIS nlnut;s, per uc,lt,
1'auit!c. suitt ho N.l IL, hesitation In slyI,g th.t
: tho generat ous!trss pnlllo weru satisfied with
tho tey hn f, 5 f "f r1s tss f.:
! ,ycre iii upun nj cs'inty IL r.tcs. in rrt,.1 Ia
fo ia'ni,a1 ,II; I;sti"'M @ It, t. VII ",yl"s ~ tit ta
~, ,i sM,u cu't." ,n ~ W mt W summer, a
IN s,,tncr ri. n,, M nh e , ! s " y, us !,t
: md h.. ti,",,ei,t il wn,ii r,,s h., w,,i tn rs.t,.
: Hitler tu question whether i rc,,.ctlnu OF iiy.
J, and lion ke @ % si,o ratr @ fro "a III hat HUI to ,;a K
+ cn,s. ta lnrt ni sllnsrlrr, and noliy tic p,,b,is
! to that eject. ~ ,,,.>
! ss, J.: H. ~; yersa.x, @ s tio Atinn'ls 4 1ron
! rs6rs M6rrE., 81 s tn no ~, m no. t @ t. TO- tnnkn ,,
10 i" ~ y sir. IT.. ii, iII",erIs rys' l Ms'' whiuh e ht
thot sr. @ 1's It %ci.i s.l,i'sGt1Id sou p e t
!, tuy,ltsl 10 newspaper nritccs, as,,I proper 1nu
!. tnkc, tn present Tho rrnl fM.h 10 Tho pun
:, llc: ~ niiuae'a to tho 9r.at chat,9u wh!et
!. NJ! tnken place u The matter Of rites n' thei
hmar; i,fe ;1,i, .'s,rnE E nn, in1 !St ytin a ssr,
. ao i.i' ,ah ~ ,u"., IL, uM ,a INV VI, IT, 3 sh
!: st,uI whit wi.s ycry tj,jlIit "n fnr "'s ihs1,
s., 10 unlcl.tatn., thnt tho combination !,
+ rnilrsu,ls fnr tiiu ,u,n tlnce Cf rates Was ft,
. tho rI,cHt IF thu lllnlt nild il,u Slatc .,ui 10
j ortho!r hurt. rhls rui' not le .lt'l,u by ,ner'
:. reconsideration nf rntcs !ild t"slutinns tsr thnt
mnint"'ia,ir hi!t ~ t,il1 rxplan4iiolts of "
.o,,rt,, ~" ,rt aHe ,;tt. m,t " & ~ % %..i!is,s
:, Sytrv Jncjl,y hid nj" f5r ta,.IwIsrasn H ~ nti
uom;nfttcna ~ % inr",,tc M s,,i' ,,, -! .: t1I
. nmhc sinu!si TO ,llc T. n,k" tMcjr nslncss mr. II
+ Engagements hase utsu tisu fsst tll.!t rIt,. ,r
:" going tu rcl.uln tI,ial.agatl far iixe.l pcrio,
., He then nlV.ti THU thu Ghnir npishi,It clll,