The daily gazette., 1881-08-11

TEE RAILROAD WAR.--Just a. the
GAZETTE stated . few days ago, it
now turns out that the sscuttina'' of
the railroad fareswas done as q money
making business. That sumo of the
roads would GET very little Of the
summer travel unlSss the rates were
put downto an inducing figure. In
an interview yesterday, with Mr..
Vanderbilt, that gentleman said
"Before we are through there will
be great many things to be settled.
Take the Baltimore and Ohio, for in,
stance, which was allowed 8 per cent.
Of the New York business. That
road cut on every hundred pounds of
freight In order 10 get even that 8 per
cent. Of the business. What right
has the Baltimore and Ohio to any
New York business at all? It 10 not
New York road and Ia not entitled
to any Of the business. The roads to
Baltimore and to Philadelphia have
built up those ports at the expense of
this city. II is about time that an end
was put to 1t. They have been al
lowed differential rates to thoae cities.
If they can cut rates to New York
they have no need of the differontials.
l do not say these will be abolished
do not know and have no pro-
positions to make to anybody. But a
good many serious questions have got
to be settled and l guess the present is
just as good time as any. When
railroads can carry goods around by
Baltimore and Philadelphia and New
York to Boston at 10 cents less than
| to New York, then all have to say ia
that the New York rate is too
high that's all there is about 1.-THE
New York rate is too high"
"Hew about the arbitrary rates on
roads west of Chicago9"
"Ohl that Is all right. Those roads
have pool among themselves, and what
Is more they live up to it. It's - pity we
did not have some Of their sense and
honesty, and not have pool merely to
violate its agreements. Is there anything
smart in freight solicitor going about
and getting thousand tons OF freight
at cut rate? he has that much freight,
but In doing so he has caused Lis road
10 violate solemn compact. Is there
anything smart IN thata
"The Central Road is perfectly salts
fed with things as they are. Some Of the
companies have lots of idle cars. do
not say that we have none. We are do.
ing great deal Of work, and we are
getting our money and recovering our
business. Why, this passenger business
Is good thing Tor US, notwithstanding
the low rates. The passenger earnings
Of the Central increased SIS, 200 last
month, and those of the Lake Shore in
creased $45, 900. My attention was called
the other day TO the Grand Trunks
rates Of $5 between Boston and Chicago,
and some Of my officers wan.ed TO NEE,
the rate. l said 1t would be foolish To
do so. Our trains were going full all
the time, and IL any one was willing TO
go around through the woods $50 miles
further to save q couple of dollars l was
perfectly willing that the Grand Trunk
should get ten or dozen more passen-
gers. or course I paid no attention to
the Grand Trunks rate. The Central
can hold II own In both freight and
passenger business for little while any
way. l am perfectly satisfied, and when
people get tired Of this thing they can
come to me. l have no propositions TO
offer. l meet the others rates and that
10 all there Is about It,"