, 1881-01-18
t,rcat Reduction in tho Thrift to
DIiclligan and Canadian
Points.
The Mexican Central Has Enough
Money for 1000 Miles Of
Road.
Annual Report Of tho Workings OF the
Cincinnati Southern Road.
rno Annual Showing Of the Lehigh Valley
Of More than Ordinary In
forest,

torest,
A NEW ATTACK.
'Thn Alton IsaitrUatt seems to be deter
ulny,l to make tho present railroad war
u)lois, mid force n settlement Of existing
iEllcn!tics by extending tllo wnr into the
hrJftory of Eastern roatls, thus compelling
Inc Eastern lines TO take a hand IN the fight
n,,d yet them 10 exert their Influence for It
speedy settlement Of tho troubles. Ycstcr-
day lhe Alton announced lnrgc reduction
in rates from Kansas City 10 lending points
In Canndn ns folows: Guelph. Ont, $40;
Hamilton, s0o5; Montreal, slo.os; Paris,
Ont, SEQ; Toronto, 5000. Thls Company
has also lnnde lar9a reduction In tho RITES
from Kansas City 10 NIL leading points IN
Michigan, namely: Adrian. Aim Arbor,
BATTLE Creek, l3ay City, Detroit, Flint, Grand
l,aplds, .1ncksot,, Kalamazoo, Saginaw,
aud Ypsianti. Tho cuts to those
POINTS nrU very largc, and nre
SAIL to make tho faro from Kansas City 10
shc above points from So to 90 less than tho
rates from Chicago 10 tItnsn pol,ts. It could
not be learned over Which lIne the Alton
made those rates, bnt they nro evidently III
conjunction with tl,e jackson, Lansing &
Saginaw, Flint u 1'ere Marquette, MD Grand
Trunk, as III no other way could tho nbove
points DO reached by tlo Alton. Should It
turn out that those ronds have actually
Iolurd tho Alton. there will necessarily bc n
0uiter III the camp Of the Michigan Central
and Michigan S6Vthcrn Railroads, md thorU
sles Gx nxaktns tic ',s aGoye ,eayct{os ,y from
KANSAS City, tho Chicago tS Alton 1ins also
Instructed lts Omaha ngents tu ninke the fol
lowing rates from Omaha: Indianapolis. 50;
Columbus, o., $40; and 50 to Toledo, Will
nbrrHG1Innllq1ttr Inv rAfAa In all fm1NrfItNf
toiuts. This shows TINT this latest atiack
BY tlo Alton Is not only nEanst the Eastern
lines tn fOrcG thgM Into t1!H Wnr, hut also
against the burlington artl other Omaha linua
Ing regarding tho rgGstnblisllmcnt of RITES.
Everything, Indicates exceedingly ItvG!y times
naoiiE TIC Western and Eastern roads as fur
ns the situation iii this city Is concerned,
there WIS lo clMtlge yesterday. Tho rata 10
bt Louis by oil Tic linus remained ut s., and
10 kn,Isus City at 81. tho ,Wabnsli. charging
!ha same rs TIC other roads. As fur M call
be learned. tho rntes to local points on. the
Alton and iYabasl, lnyo all beeil restored. 1t
lsAnlto likely, hnwcycr, that In vtcw Of tlu,
action Of thy Alton yesterday IN reducing
I sas City md U,nnha, tho roads thus attacked
will retaliate b.. cutting local rates agaln on
is there i niucii discussion regarding tha
responsibility. for preventing restoration Of
he meeting at St. Louis "Wednesday viii
provo OF considerable Interest," rs they tend
FoSaa nEo% senis % Est pG9 w. 4cl Ssesss; IT.: meet,
mg ca1lnot possibly result In anything, ns
there will mot bo n full representation of
roads, MI! oil that could l,o done would be
70 make the advance which was rroposetl
II Tho roads really desire 10 make the advance,
aud II NC call have these rates In elect II fcW
days before wo come togetlier to 1rrange re-
decide intclligent!y. and from, experience.
whether they can be maintained ms ngnlnst
Ne tickets in tho hands Of outside deaters.
j. CHARLTON.
CmcAGo, Jan. 1a:-S, 4. K,,fght: .Ycstcr-
aaay, at n meettng Of Rock Island, Chleago,
Burlington Y Qaipcy, and Chicago s. Alton
L wns found tllat the Representatives, Of Rock
n1a II Snd tS" %od not 70 9 DO
99Rreo to nj, advance Of rates. II was, there
fore, agreed between tho three lines that III
stead OF h0itting the meeting IN St. Louis To-
Sy TSa ts ases a2ft G s hasks hsy %s eyes
] 70 ai nslsaare of tho rAtes between CtIicnEn
AMI Kansas City, to s7.oo, and tint the CHI.
tago y Alton would agrco. to ADVANCE thu
aand between ST Louis and nd as Kans'as GIty ! L!
ttic sanap rate, on thu understanding that MI
lines in interest would ,4greo to slo tho samc,
w. Wy t9 use rebate tickets. Then. attcr hay
/ Nt .+tEA tlIO EApE441hE3lt lp& " NtEh VI h1J1 ~
nmRht n.y. DO possible to get . full meeting q all
i!Mo Wo would bo able from experience to lie.
siac sn intellIgently whether the ratcs named
rites with rebate tickets, which aro
- much objected to by .pnsssenrelx,
ssan bo ,hai! aga1nst unlimited tlckuts
IN tl!e hands Of outsiders sold vt tho rates Mt
.a'e been sold, and wo could not undertake.
I 70 make higher rites to begin with. As tho
hock "s ls;Md Will not be present ut tho meet
,ns ass, to,iay. and also IN c9nse4!,oncc Of my
u likely llut lloro can be tolo Than ia mined
n snae!S'n, and it tho meeting nlcases to tak1
01Gn aGtlon 1t Gun count OH our concurrence.
anssfH f,a te fetg tgs Is net ow
issGe, but 70 tho fact Of tho understanding
wilh tho Chicago, Burlington l. Quincy null
a9eK Island, and tic additional fact that
aSSancs rates, wi'leh Il tlrS % ca Sfs Ge s,e a
ehleagn i Alton holds Itself really to put III
~ ~ nglearance Mt any future meeting. wlicll
with lI[In ii necessary. 'Thc meeting viii ho
fsl ut tho Lindell to-day. .Diil air. TUCKER
IT, IT, NY w., llsssaEe 70 him ot last nslt2 Wo
morning. j. C1IAIsLToN,
e., CHICAGO, Jan. ll.--Jol!,, u. carxo,,, 0e,,-
Fat AianaGer: LII tho absence of 1lr. Cabie
! would sny tint this Company will unite tn
Ilo fest0rAtlon Of II rnte hctween ChlcaKo md
nt''sas No points, tiiat shall not be higher tlan
hnsa Ms lowest rnte ut whtGl. unlimited tickets
MW!'n Wa';n htcn s0tll between tfese pninis by tho
.Manasil .nssl Line, and n!so prnyiaetl that tho
."l ..a OF tlle rates between Chicago and kAll-
IT, IT, polnts, yfg, ST. Louis, s!luif not b% less
WALL withdraw all clutl for tlitterpntlnl rite.
llcaM Riddle, President.
~, TIE MEXICAN CENTRAL.
u L,o subscription to the Mexican Central
..s"nsnau securities causes considerable IN.
w'est III financial ciEcles III Boston and Now
e, eeVsk. Tho amount offered tho public wns
s9Tl5.00O; tho substitution uf,lin sgas dauhlu