, 1880-04-17
High Joint Complicatlons-Van.
derbi1t and the Western
indiana.
Troubles About Train Timo-
Rates to National Con-
ventfons.
Pullman Cars on the Erie-The Mil
waukas d St. Paul Looking
Southwest.
The Route Of New Road Now
Under Contemplation In Penn
sy1vania.

nrG1I JOINT COMPLICATIONS.
Thu "1fiRh Joints will hDfd another meeting
Mt Now York 'Tucsdny. Tho subjects to como
up heforo tho meeting havo not yet been an.
ttotinccd but It Is safe to say that the meeting
Will ho m important ono, and thore Will bc less
harmony thnn at my Of tho previous gather
tngs. Thcro will be no discussion regarding tho
reduction Of freight rates. ns this muttcr was
disposed OF by tho reduction announced April
II, but cloud has lately appeared on Tho hori.
zon OF tho "Jointa" TINT Is continually growing
lnrger, and which threatens to discharge
storm Of rather largo di1ronelos,A Mt that meet
Ing. A Is welE known, tho Wabash. st. LonIs &
Pacific and tho Grand Trunk ilailwnys havo
1nndo nrrangcments with tho Chicngo T. Western
Indians to usc that lino To come Into tho heart
of tho city. 10th these lines Ind made ttctr
calculations to bo ready to open business over
that lnc about Mny l. Tho Western lndlann
would have bccn casity completed by TINT timo
had not Vanderbilt stopped In and prevented It
from crossing tho track Of tho LIKE Shoro ut the
corner Of Sixteenth and Clnrk streets. lfo man
aged TO secure m Injunction aRatnAt tho Vest
crn Indiana, which is likely to prevent Ita COM
pictfon for some time to conc. Nov. II is gun-
crnlly known that vanderbllt's motive in this
mattcr is bis desire to keep these rondB, and
particularly tho GRIND Trunk, from gotting
adequate terminal facilities ut this point "hllc
Vant1crEllt's s n,Aneuyrcs nro principally direct
Cd against mo Hfanh lEuElk+ yeL tHlH 1DnG
suffers less from his action than the
Wabash. Tho former bus temporary
arrangement with tho burlington for using
tho iattcrs trnck and freight houses for Its
frnight business, and consequently Ia only
cstonpct1 frt,m opening it's linz for pnasenger
business. Int the Wnbnsh hAs to depend en-
tlrcay for both branchcs df tho business upon the
Western Indinnn. 1t has In tho COURSE Of COLI
str,ction extensive frclght-honses on Third ave.
nue.. ncnr Twelfth atrGet, which Il cnnnpt rcach
until the Western Indiana Is ablo to croAa tho
Lake shnro tricks. Tho Wabash and Grand
tho position taken by Vanderbilt, and for somo
tjnyH pnBt they hnvc boon considering measures
which will bring Vanderbilt to terms aud compel
him to glyo them n fAir show.
They hayc GONE to tho concl,ls[nn that tho best
bound pooling arrangement until yander-
4 falr show at fhta point. They Intend 10 open
thor allegiance to tho IS High Joint organization
upon tho condition Of Yandert!lts withdrawal
from tho fight aghinst tho Western 1nd!nna.
Tho EnsteEn Poo is P.rthnepn!y vsnqesbi!t's
most benefit from It, md It is believed that
rather than allow It to 90 10 pieces or even havo
its existence endangered, he will come to terms
As regards tho CntchRo tern1iMl facilities Of tho
two roads. Should Vanderbilt remain stubborn,
however, thero ls crcry prospect OF lively
tight rs far ns tho cast-bound business is con-
ccerned; q 1Eht in which every road east Of tho
test tho ronda lighting Vanderbilt will havo
public sympathy on thotr side, It Is ensy TO
prHphcsy TINT Vanderbilt will como out Of tho
Hn,Mll end OF tho horn III tho Gnu.