, 1880-11-16
Another Effort TO Bo Made to
Strengthen Eastern Rates.
The Hiyal Western Lines Doing a Big
Business nt Tho Cut.
A Most Favorable Annual Report by tho
Baltimore & Ohio Directors.
TrtE PASSENGER WAN.

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tins fnr remained neutral sla!I he drawn
into tho fight. II the present whr continue
much lnngur It wtlf not be possible for Tue
linus leading East from ChIcago ntd 81.
Louis to keen M tt.eir rites. Tho action III
the Alton ansl Missouri Pacific III largely re-
,lueng rutcs from Kansas City aM1 81. Louis
to Eastern tDints Is seriously nI1cct1ng tile
busEbc ~ OF mast OF the Eastern roatls, mid
ESPECIALLY tl.ose leating East from thu city.
,glHre Is much diversity uf opinion rs to
thu effect Tho war will hare In
establishing new avenues OF travel for Inc
future. it is tho prevailing opinion tint the
lines which now carry tic bulk OF tilu East-
crn travel, bccnuse Of tho CHEAP rites tlioy
o,fcr will cn,ltin.to 10 gctn lnrRa sl'aro of tile
business utter tho present wnr II oye7 sss 1t IL
always hart to ret business back Into tho
regular channel nftnr having been diverted
once tnto new ones. The war Il year ngo be-
tween tic Alton mil tho two old st. Louis
linus between st. I.outs anti Ka'Esas City ~
tnl,lishcu tho Knnsns City Il ST. Louis l.ineof
the Chicago & Alton So firmly that It now Is
as well know, md pntronlzel III either of Its
older co1npetitors. So has. this warr Eisc.,
thu Wninsh q "bsnm" H. tts ctty
wIs Sass It 1T c9h{d ,@a ""st "s Ss errsia t eors 4
mi lin exlpnllituro Of thousands OF, totlnrs
fus ADVERTISING. Tho game result IL llke1y to
!. retclsa 3 the Ess'erII IT.; toas a XII isinri "vG
| Tue.fc IL mnkiMg Low rates from ka',sis k Clty
mid 81. J.1,lis to Eastern points. T'ile 1.nke
Erie Is Western, which hay J.,lncii tta CMi-
K,'nwn buforr this war WIS con'tnenccd. Now
| It IL nj we'll known !ns most OF tte 1tt
through rnntes, nrra w'li hereafter no :!ou;'t
comtEl,ue to be in Eastern l!ae from Sa,,ll-
M',se sies Il Ein iiow suirsrs on accot oi tnking
business # such extr%1r!S;flSy 'Gw %s raassi a!i
the l%' low '''i rates of tlie Alton 10 *
,ye'" wSrE in 'ifs'a aIs"n wlt III ohio Mississpp
n,ld the utter will 10 doubt retain nucla & ot
nss,i ,MS SIn:;ai rsssahset but tho lines that haye
remained neutral IN thls fight canlnt attorl
to ;uIeratc s,,clt Diversion, VI business much
longer and they wil bo eDI'pg'ae p trc ,nNc
GacE 0gai.l. ii, effort Viii bo 1nade In this
city toay to brtnE atHgt < n nInrs nrragfe, FL ths
Hun tlSm " gois % over 10 lilo enemy. An effort
Viii also 10 matle at tho sasnn t91ne to re-
establish tl!e rates t3 Eastern iotnts tt; m sa maye
lcen "c,.t" fur to asl sIx 91'ins y VI ntfnr,li
IL liz re'eHr arrya al Of % Tic ,al,assfs and Direct
urs Of tlio Pennsylvania Company III ti'ls
city to-day, who fro now al q! , tour oi IT,
,nvit.ti to mcrt Vice-pres!lent MeCal!ongl.
n,ul tho other pennsylyania iila1,asess Ecre
tis aftfT9" f f ,aus 9G eysG WI cef t ao 81 m io 1T IT.
tendance. II tie 1nn'lnEers Gf lna1nfilS, %
tho Yoas.s respond TO tho cal coilaeraiI'io a
te way Of 5,'t Of te Y ~ eaaSg atfa.
uncc br sm ttc can ne accomplished, I,. \" It.
. lines to bring about = peaceabln os,fts sStt's-
mont ,tot or tho f,risx Mes.elh dcmorailxatio,, il
- Of tho east-bo,tnl rites. Tho iua'lasera
. OF tic Wabash aitd Alton, ~ll9 are now tle
principal contestants u tlo W. WesteFl, a,n,ar w,aF,
: @ standings nl,d Complications thnt lnye arisen
h siMco tic New York nseett,E, TINT they can.
not well come together to lnn9n oyeelliIes
: nscfs M q tlio Eaxterl, lles act Wisely aud II
. t:nncert they will probably |,c nolo 10 ptfyt',
i upo,, thu managers Of uae Wneasle anu Alton
to eou ogethsr, reconsider tlsf Erstyion; |'t 70;
+ Iy , satisfactory to oil CONCERNED. 'inert
It ought to be lo great difficulty +! makillt
= tlieso n,nsAgcrs SEQ tte futtllty ot their rres
ent warinre alia e. tien i1 sot o u wv a
Z Inferior facilities At tiiis point can no longss
t. iloll gopsl, since Tint road VIII w. an!,
i, street aud Tiird avenue in less than week
4 tine, nlMl no one will deny TINT tls l9catlo!
y Is fully ~ good II not bettGr Than tug nd a.
qs sGn a s sa s1!l'S9 ae '{ ss zee ts eot"o ne to %
70 ssst upon Its present positloii, Me Alsa" Msi
:, have Il liz its power to UT tint ot roHd rcha 1e
ts % n f = @ss!ssn :: as s1t ef ss
4 usins tho ATOMS truck through Groye stree
Arsef + av1n9 ntaPns f S1ft9s@ ot t. s''fe et u Il
e Wa YaDasI Mt0e COMO n il oser iii Ills trick
t Mnr eo"tasi te 70 S%stsy %ss|e! On 'ans v