, 1880-09-06
THE RAILROADS.
East'Bound Freight Tonnage Still
Continues Light.
The Wabnsfi to Build n Short Limo from
Chicago 10 Strent0r.
A New Project Entered fnlo by the Pittsburg.
TllusYt1lo & Buffalo Company.

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Tho east-honni freight movement by rail
continues very light. Tho ahipmcsts during tho
Tnst week wrrg uhnut tho eltInc III tho wcok
previous. Tho rAl1rund uslIc'uls feel rather
nlArtned IN uceUiht OF ths stat0 Ut affalrs.
Mitch nf tho new cr0p lIns been coming forward
during tho Inst fur weeks. hut tho rHlsls cast
frotn h1re got nothing ut 1t, rs MI went east hy
inke or l'r tho 'cross-tsncs Ieatiing nrn,,nl Chi.
cago. An IL us,talty tho ttse when buAInrss Is
light. chnrHcs uf cutting tho rcgtIInr rntcs nrG
hctn9 freely mntc, nf.l this ume there Ia, Ilu
doubt, sottio truth about II. There cnnnut bu
tho lcnst doubt Tint tho cross.llncs frdm reorIn
and indianapolis succeeded IN Keeping thrtn-
sclscs ln,sy By giving spccinl Inducements
attti haf bGcn for et.n,o tlno pnst BY tho r0a,ss
cnst from vlnconnc*. fafayctth and uthrr lntc-
ranKe1nent 'elara tis ron,ls IRON, ''o!,g az thoy
rftase.. Efforts wero nteiy t,,lttle by Commits
eoner Fink nNd tho trunk.ln r,nnnHcr4 10 cs-
tMtltsh fons from tht.sc points and stnI1 tho cut
ting thAt has lleen EsnE IN. hut nu result u any
kind hns rot hcul, rcuchctl. Onc wn,ll think
s% o ts rsefsea e. tas Msss e, a t.
c0ut1 cnAl!y t"sn. Al! tic measures necessary
to accomplish this emu wnuld by for the trunk
lines to stop tho interchange bllsnes with thont.
MT y II anxious to ',ave 4 stopped.
S.'sess 60 at,, chisaso No @ curgcs +, "iv Of cus III
ting rntrs wcru mndc nHll!nst tho ChicnEo Enst-
ern roAds tlp t0 about tw9 weeks ngt' but s1nce
ss.u.' <Ao ~ HAs HEGH tHA ~ 1A"'ole tAab &A11
freely charx.d tint tho Vanderbilt ronss at,,l
tho Grand Trunk nru emitting tho rates, ,lt, thus
marnRn tn secure the hulk Ut tho eiist. bn,lt1l
hIRfn'ss fr0in this city. No charges uf this
sort nro trntle aEnnst tho Pennsylvania nii lilo
t!a1ti1nore s. Chic. Hut thes1 rs'ua cnmp1nin
bitterly tint they nre hcng badly left anI ttua
they cnnnt stand ths state Of nfalrB nslY lonHcr.
During tho pnat week tho two 1'GnnsyIvn.llN
lince-th6 Fort Whynu mud rAn4 4flnntlle.-cnrrIr4i
hut G.6 tons, ind tho Baltimore i UkiO hut .,.IU
tons. nut Of total tDtls Tic Luke khore
nlnnu cMrricd 13.a5I TINS, tho MchIgnH Cc,ltrnl
G,fklT TONS n1ld tho Chcugo (irHntl Trunk g. tG77
tons. 10th tho Michigan Central i,l,l Grand
Trunk carrlel much less during tho rNst week
than for tho Inst fDw weeks previous hut lhs ~
cnmeh to tt, due to tho tnct thnt tlrs. runt!s
were short 1f ours ah.i unable tu llntlAic nlu1'o
thnn they did. THO rennsyivMnI4 penpte claln
thHt thoy hnvc plenty of u!ra, md yct thoy nre
unNete to secure l,Ialncas ngnnst their etinlpe-
tiiora, which, thug sny. Is surv proof that Tho
ether lines are Kiv!uE spcclnt inducements to
shippers, otherwito they would be eas[ty able to
get us much bus!ncss tls nny ut thoIr conpctt-
tors. 1t Is evident tlat II thoro Is
tho DISSATISFACTION. now 90 generally cxt,rcesct
lly tho roads eust from this city. there will l,e d
general fight hnl u scramble fur business which
Will bring down tho freight flea. and fssry aIlt-
inhtGly result In tho disruption OF tho cast
Mlnd pool!uY hrrunRcnlent.
Tho total nnollnt Of Krafh. Hour, md pro-
Visions carrief during tue pnst week by tho
roAdS Gust from Tits city. nmnnntcd to E,as]s
tons. nHainst e.. 8io TONS the week previous.
The following stntGnct1t shnws the nli,tDunt If
buSGsS iaUtlu by tho various rDntS lntlty3iuu{sY