, 1880-02-28
RAILROADS.
The High Joints Finish Up Their
Work in Chicago and
Adjourn.
Investigating the Charges Of Cut
ting Rates by the Grand
Trunk.
Grumbing by the Stock Men-The
Pacific Passenger Busi-
ness.

Eac10c 1aSae4E5l puS1-
ness.
Branch Of the Milwaukee & St. Paul
Between Janesville and
Beloit.
THE uIGH-JOINTS.
The "Hfgh-Joints" finished their labors last
evening. Nearly the entire day was consumed
in Investigating charges against the Grand
Trunk for cutting or violating the regular tariff
rites. The Committee to whom the matter WAS
referred tho day previous discussed the subject
ull the morning md a part of the afternoon, and
ut o'clock D. m. reported to tho general meet
ing. The report was to the effect that the Com
mlttee, although 1t had obtained no positive
proof, was morally certain that the Grand
Trunk had been guilty as charged. and ought to
be severely censured. The discussion Of the re-
port took a wide range. The representatives of
the Grand Trunk-Mr. J. Morse, Assistant
General Freight Agent at Detroit, and 11r.
+. A. Howe, General Agent at Chicago
couteudcd that no cutting had been done to their
knowledge, and that all contracts werc made ut
tariff rates. This, OF course, referred to the
business done via the Michigan Central, as the
above gentlemen dfsclaimed any knowledge Of
"QAG Q0u UECL3 uUlG ~ tA4O AsNA NJ dAA
Trunk, which is not member Of the Joint
Executive Committee, and therefore not amen
able to its jurisdiction. A dispatch from Mr.. l..
], Sear9eant, General Traffic Manager, to Mr. ].
Morse was read by Mr.. Devcrenu1, In which
that gentleman claimed that his road had made
no cuts, and did not intend to, but that he had
no knowledge Of what his Eastern connections
had done. Several gentlemen expressed their
belief that Mr. Howe, General Agent ut this
point, acted fairly and squareiy, and that no
blnme attaches to him, but that it WINS their
honest belief that Mr. Thomas Hoops, Contrnct-
ing Agent ut this point Of tho "Nntional
Disuatch," who seemed to derive his authority
from the Central Vermont, had made special
rates or given special inducements to certain
shippers After considerable more talk, 1t was
decided to refer this matter to the trlnk-line
Presidents for their action. Nothing was said
or done about the New Grand Trunk. There
seemed to be special desire to ignore the ex-
istcnce Of this line altogether. It is the general
opinion, however, that the trunk lines will
soon find out that there Is such line In cx-
t also created surprise that no action what
rates by other lines than tho Grand Trunk: A
short time ago it was alleged that positive
proof was IN the hands Of certain rairoau @ man
ting tho rites In conjunction with the Missouri
Pacific. 1t was learned last evening thnt this mat
ter was privately arranged the evening previous s
| aud the charges Withdrawn on the ground that
the Ohio s. Mississippi clnimed that tho cut was
borne by the Missouri Pacific, which wanted to
v was probably tuken in regard to the charges
nclinst the other rouds. 1t seemed to be Il
studied purpose Of the Committee to whom the
iguore oil charges against other roads than the
Grand Trunk, and make it appear that the Inter
alone had cdused all the troubles which the east-
bound pool has lntely suffered. The action
| foknn vnstert1ay in no way changes the SituA-
ton. and the prospects IRE that the trouble be1
| tween the Grand Trunk andthe other roaus Wi!l
assume greater proportions hereafter, with fulr
| prospects for serious war on elst-bound ratcs.
The matter of fixing basis for percentages
business eeencd df9 the attenton
| of the meeting. AS stated 5esterday, Ine LON
| mjttee to whom the matter WIS referred recon-
noiuts be the same rs from East ST. Louisf and
! that the southwestern 1tatirqad Assocla4on 4on
| be requested to name their urbltrar1es 70 me
| above points, so as to make uniform rates tn
seaboard points by way Of Chicago or St Louis
| The roads In tho Southwestern AssociAnon
objected to such IN arrangement On tne @ g1ouI ,uat
| Of the above named points, as it would compel
these lines to carry the business from M1ssis-
sippi River points to Beart1stown. Ashland. etc:'
| far nothing. It was finally decided at yester-
dny's meeting that through rates should PC
quoted from Mississippi Riyer P9ints only on a 5hd
that no through rates be quoted from Ashland
| Dcardstowr, and other interior Iltnos points,
The question or estapilsn1ng lHu.osa M w se,1 fatu
year, commencing April vas next tnken af ateo tns
| consideration. 1t WIS decided that the rates
from April l. 1880 to Oct. 81, 1850. should be on
the t1 basis 9 Of q 80 cents from Chicago to New
| York aud from Nov. l, 1850 to April l, ies1, %
cents; rutcs from Toledo, Detroit. and l., Fort
Hnron to be based on 75H per cent Of the Chicsa-
% rates. An adjournment sine die was then
Considerable dissatisfaction was expressed t at
| the close Of the meeting by d number OF live
| stock shippers, who felt disappointed because no
action was taken in regard to livestock rates
They claimed that reduction there vas mnse mhe
| necessary than on any other article. 1ne
present r,tcs 65 cents per 100 Or $40 car,
were simply exorbitant, and were doing great
deal Of damage TO the trade. In ire ~ S,ar
| muctcd of about 81 per head by the exorol!lh.
chnrges made BY the propretors Of the nro yar.ons
81 per cur FOR bedding and a he bedding they
cot for that price WIS fork full Of hay thrown
IN the while the train WINS m moying, IN h mem +
wus little feed the cattle gpt, and 70 cents nd
dtional was charged for yarding: n formeo 1eo
yeurs the rtes were put ~ 20 % o not hear M
high and yet the railroads made good prom:
Tie great trouble, they say, arises from the lact
| are Interested in the various stock-yards which
| are n oreat source Of income to them. The ship
pcrs determined tnat thc raes on NV a stogS rs
shall be reduced, and will leave nothing undone
| to bring about this end.
| Shore. nnd Mr. H. 3. Ledyard+ General Manager
Of the Michigan Central, were not present at
yesterdays meeting. They received dispadcntes Is
That city mt once, 80 us to be there by Saturday;
Shortly after receiving the dispatch they started
York What tho object Of tns sudG
is up no doubt, but what 1t IS no one can telt ~
| this end.
PACIFIC PASSENGER BUSINESS.
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