, 1880-12-31
THE RAILROADS.
Western Lines Still Wrangling
Over the Emigrant Rates.
The Burlington Reduces Its Kansas
City Rate to Four Dollars.
Mo Change in the Muddle in Pennsyiva-
MIA Yard at Philadelphia. V.
1vl:sT-1sOuND EMtunANE ,..Nus1.
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1vHsT-nOuND EMfu1sAN'r ,,..Aus1.
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1he General Passenger Agents Of the
Western rDlds WIRE aGEf1l III session yestGr-
tluy, nnl lsatl Il f,trtller discussion tegnftanK
tin aEtlon rt:ecsSary to cstahEls, d h'nru uiil-
fnrHi xystc,u for ttnlts,lcslnE. tie west-b6tld
cmfgrant business, AMI IL make a,t nrrhI'gt:'
mcnt tl,at will te satisfactory l,ut! 10 tic
Etsterti rs welt rs thu Wcsser, Hines. BE-
sides thuse present 1T tho injecting t'Ie tlny
previous. Mr. GDorgo Daniels, Of the Wa
l,ssl,, tslnk part In tlIu proceedings. Mr. Rug.
giles, of~tho st. Louis, lron Mountain Is
Southern, arrived llcre "Wednesday evening
/ tn atlelKl tho meeting, but had t0 return to
st. 14ou!s n4ain yesterday morning. having
beel, cn1ietl buck on urgent business. As tho
real objpct vt this tncethg las not yet hccn
fully reported, 1t will '>a well to
eiyc t,le causes which Icd to the 3.
difficulties Which u,adc IT. necessary. j..
For,ner]y tile Emf9rant Commissioners
ut Castle Garden, New York, wcru l'utpsitted
tn il!alse rates over Western lines ,lntAr MI
agreement t,y which cach line received h ;er.
tain proportion Of tho through rate. as tho
emt1unt business Increased, uctivo compeli.
ton lGtl tho Ecw Yorle trunk lines tn pay
commissions Tile cot1petitlon becanc
stronger continually. until ut M INT commits
s!oi, wls tffr,.ciad by tho trunk ilncs fr1n.
Tie protnItIu,, Of the Yves tern ltat!s, which
thereby were mulctet! out Of II larse nnrtfo',
Dr the revenue derived frn1n tho cin!grallt
froln New Y'urls to Council D!ntIs is S11, tho
Chcngu, burlington IL Quincy, for Instance.
woult! gct ~ Its proportion ~ ont o. which
sum tue u per cent c,nllilEsson ls taken.
Omaha Itle hut Si.m.
Wien tic ctn!Hrant combination of West
eril rontIs was f0rilietl Inst spring. 1t was toc
for tnf }cp psro*s H. u ssF4n S!oSFnns s this
were willing t1 ncccpt a net rate. orevcn pro-
| rate with tic EASTERN lines at my rates they
slnllltl s'.u lit to make, but they wcru hot
sofsto %f Il b. s Tey staSsy eSa Sf s i ss psS cst e
l'icket-IAntliior of the 'pe!l,,sylvania HALL
ronl, WIS appointed ColninEssioncr to carry
carrsd ont, rs sonlo Of tho Western roals
w0uitl continue To accept the terms OF Tic
trunl! lines. Tho lato reduction Of 70 per
csnt u elnlE;rant rates n fr9M ,,St MY York hy
The revenues Of tho Western lines frotM this
Source. Thcref9lo Commissioner Il. ".
Gwnncr cal!ctl this meeting to consider, tho
situation md take sn'ne action calculated to
make tic combination tnnru efficient, aud
fMrce tho trunk to accord fair rates to tic
Western lines. .,
lnG f}fHptiHllt0n WIS 11lNue hI $cSteTulyh
rl,eetlng 10 form Il pool oil the eltligrnnt blsl.
ncss atliong thu Western lines. Itw,.s argued
that nothing clsu t!lnl n pool cout prevent
sonsa Of the roatts froin going astray. i WIS
argued that n considerable reduction iii TIC
t!iruuEl, eniern.lt rntes could By made. nnd
tlloy would still! Ect moro tltr they now DO.
lor i,,stnner. will S15 rate from New
York, tho incs between Chicago a1nl Onaia
commission ont If tl!ls, but 10 j. !cft If,
therefore. NE connisslo' Is abolished; and
wond still get IS ,is. tileir proper
tion, Or 10 cents, moro than they
now d. ,:nttor- tlot, present system
Ing MI understanding wps. mntie ut yestcr-
day's meeting tuln at tl!e 01le the tlny proyi-
Gus, which ,%as principally due, 10 tlic io,!-
!. irnpiasantatIo,htof" several af thu st. I.oul.
fIlilirat niA adtourln,entt was therefore Ind
INIT, II n'clock Monday, wssM ii. tho ronds
Interested arU eXIMctctl tp. By present, unl
a.lotter e!lnrt will Then bn inat'n to settle TIC
Western pool on wcst-botind cnligralt busl-
tltas. ii"