, 1881-08-07
TIE WAR At 1'ITTSBURG.

| piled that he wished they were yet lower.
TIE WAR AT 1'1TTSBURG.
| Special Dispateh to The Chicago 7ribu'e
| PHILADELPHIA, Aug. G.-The official re-
duction Of the rates on west-bound freight
has been good news for the agents Of tile
fast-freisht lines in this city, who have been
able to do little or no business for several
| weeks past, owing to the vigorous cutting from
! New York. \ large amount of first
class freight goes west from this city, and
shippers have not been slow to take adj
| vantage Of the war in New York, which las
| reduced rates to such n point that
they could afford to pay local tariff
from here to New York, and
| then have their goods reshippcd from
there west. The Erie and New York Cen
| trail fast-freight lines-notably the Waver1y,
Erie tS North Shore, and Great Western Dis
patch-llaye suffered the must in this respect.
and it is more than likely that their agents
| will now secure Us many contracts
rs they can for the rest of the year
at these rates. Thomas J. Klase, the agent
Of tile Waverly Line. said that so many CON-
tracts had been made that lie did not looK
even then it would make very little
difference, fur the roads would be loaded
up. with contracts ut low figures.
Tile Penhsylyania has made no time COLI
tracts, and has withdrawn its cars us much
' possible from the lines Of business which it
has really been compelled to do, irrespective
Of rates, OIL account of tile enormous amount
| Of local freight offering The shipments 1T
eoal, ,,t.; co;ke, aud ores is very heavy
ured iron, is also going over the road.
General FrciEht-4igelt Creighton. of the
PENNSYLVANIA, said the other day that they.
had been astonislled to find the earnings Of
hd dd ot roa4 tnE 'I!dn t 9yt roaa 50 woa We sow @
loss for the month of July,
compared with July of last year, although
July OF 1850 was a very good month. The
passenger earnings have shown an increase
week being S1!0oo oil the Eastern lines,
and for the whole month about S75oOO
The pennsylvania Railroad Offices presented
reai holiday appearance yesterday. Presi.
the office at all, and starts for Il fortnisht's
stay at Saratoga OIL Monday. Capt. Green
was there only short time, and Mr..
Cassatt left for the country early.
The other officials Of the Company
they are satisfied that the Pennsylvania,
which last year received the highest average
rate and carried the cheapest OF all the trunk
lines. THUS making all average Of 20 to
81 per gent more per ton than either OF the
yet The only element Of weakness in their
position is the S9,00O,uNO of new stock issued
last month, OIL which a dividend will have
to be paid in November.
NNETY-FIyE CENTS TO NEW YORK
Special Dispatch TO The CHICAGO Tribune.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. G.-The cutting
of passenger rates from this point rapidly
reached the climax Of the ridiculous to-day,
when reduction from S14 to $40 made by
Motherspaugh, "the scalper," over the Bee
Line Road, was promptly met by Mr. J. H. +.
Martin, agent for the Cincinnati, lnlianap-
oils, st. Louis & Chicago, wilercnpon
Mothcrspaugh Immediately made another
cut to 50, declaring that he would sell tickets
81 lower than anybody unless they sold them
for 81 to New York. Each new reduction
10y Mothcrspaugh over the Bee Line
was promptly met by the kanka-
kee agent, until finally Motherspaugh
bulletincd "To New York S1.'' Martin then
offered tickets for 95 cents, good for
to-day, via the Baltimore l. Ohio road.
There has been considerable iIl-feeling over
the heavy cuts, but the affair became SO
ludicr0us at length that the agents an
nounced to the astonished traveller:
"Ninety-five cents to New York" Mother
spaugh declares that lie will agree to CON-
promise. and that he expects to sell ut the
same rate on Monday, and rs long thereafter
as there is any Warclotid visible in the sky. |
TIE BELLIGEREST MAGNATES.
Special Dispatch to The Chicago 1rfbun<-
SARATOGA, n. T., Aug. ct is reported |
here tonight that the railroad managers
conference touching cut rates will take place
at the United States Hotel OIL Tuesday next.
Tile prominent railroad people here tonight |
include ". II. Vanderbilt, Jay Gould, Hugh |
j. Jewett, G. r. Blanchard, L. ". Soper,
and John II. Rutter. &, 3. Roberts, Of the |
Pennsylvania Road, is due here on Tuesday
next, and possibly john King Jr., Of the
Baltimore Il Ohio, may be here at that time
1t is also stated that Gould and Vanderbilt
were in private consultation today The
railroad representatives are extremely reti-
cent III regard to the exact object of their
gathering here at this time.