, 1881-10-23
was unable 10 do It, he had the Injunction
papers Issued against us in secret manner

EASTERN. R.AI1.R, AD WAR.
There has been no chanxe in the Eastern
freight war during the past week. The rites
are still quoted on the bass OF 12h cents for
grain and Is cents for provisions, Chicago to
New Yurk. It is claimed By: shippers that cneap-
er rates than these were nude In some Instances,
especially On provisions. This however. Is nart1-
Is prubuhie. for the Pennsylvania has carried
more than one half OF the provisions shipped to
the East during the week. aud the officials Of this
route emphntlcalty declare that nnt pound has
been taken tit less rate thhn t3 cents, and that
they could have carried considerably nlnre had
they had the cars to take 1t. Like the Vnnder-
bilt roads. the Pittsourg s. Fort Wayne is suf-
feriIg severely from the scarcity of cars. and is
also much emnnrrasscd by the tasdlncss Of
shippers ip removing the incoming freight from
the freight houses and curs. II this condition
prevails uluch lunaer every roud leading East
frnm ths city will be completely btocsatlei be-
fore the end OF the week. The ra.lrotd officials
express the hupe that merchants will shuw more
alucrty hereafter iu removing their g.ods trt,tn
the freight houses und cars, Ur else tney will bc
cnmpsled to increase thvir detnnrrase charKcs.
The Pttsburg s. Fort Wayne Is also badly bl"cK-
aided again NJ P,ltsourE: and nus given nnttce
tnut unris furtner nullce itn.vlit NOT be able to
take new business to TINT point
Owing To tnc scarcity Ut cars and the freight
b.ckude5 ut this and other points. cast -bn!lld
freight sh pments continue light Under o:ti-
circumstances
rutes the sir Eastern lines could easily take out
fruIn 8u.OD tn luU,uO tons: in fact. they bhvc
frequently taken out the latter amount. Hnt ut
times wncn the rites were much higher than
they are utaw. get The shipments during the pust
Week amounted on!y tu 4G,0W tuu3.
There Is MS yet no pr.,spect OF II cessation OF
the freight war, und it ltHskS HOW rs II the fight
IS tn be kept UP throughout the winter: Great
Efforts have lately hetn made to Induce Fanter-
bt to agree ru un advance In rates on the basis
Of ~ cents. gram, Chicago TO New York. but
and refuses TO bulge un Inch. He maintains
his original position. that he will mot ngree ~
Uaitm,re l. Ohio R,hds nKree To make The
rates to Philadelphia nnl Baltimore the sasue as
to New York The latter say they canuot posi-
much they would like to have the rates ud~
vanced. President Roberts. of the Pennsylva-
p1 Il l q rye Iyas oaI ne o
snuull be ugree to ya1nlerb4tt's d-mtnds and
allow the rates to rhiadtlpnta to be MAZE Cd
ies Peausy1aaa is.'s Us and 10 patt%ore one
Roads NOT beng. able TO bring about
uu advance In rltes to tile seAboard paints. uw-
stop Mt ieust the cutting OF rates to interinr
points On their lines whicn CANNOT be reAched by
the Vanderbilt Lines, and have advuncf39 their
lvJ lbs grain Chicago to New York. They do not
expect to get much business ut the new rn.es.
but they prefer TO d. little ut paying rates
Mr. Vanderbilt pretends'to be fighting the
Pennsylvania and baltimore & ohio Railroads
nniy, aild thus far hts studtouslr avoided taking
auy notice Of the Grand Trunk ind Erie Roads.
It Is hard tu see, however, how any settle
tnent of the Eastern war Gun be brought
about. without taking these lines into @ con. on
the Pennsylvania and Baltimore & Ohio lines
should COME to an understanding. and DECIDE 10
advance the seaeoard rates, sncn adsnneo ca.a~ A.
Grand Trunk and Erie continue to take buss-
ness to Boston and New York IL. the present low
li'ues uc 10 noston % vim the Vermont M Central. and
/. another good line to New Ynrk and, Boston Sia
Buffalo n11d the Erie. Besides. the Erie expects
subn to have m indeoendent line into thi3 cily
rfa the New Yurk. Pennsylvania Ohio aud the
Chicago s. Atlantic Railways.
Vanderbilt evidently thinks ne will be able. oy
continuing to depreciute railroad stncks ana
SECURITIES, TO gobte. up the Erie and tho Ne"
York, PENNSYLVANIA & OHIO Railroads. 1t ls setl-
orally believed that bis principal object 10 cum
menctnp this war was TO enable htm to 9uople
up the Erie, and thus plnce himself In the almost
exclusive control OF the New York business.
acknowledging the Pennsylv!nia only - new s. =
York competitor which he thinks be Will be Aole
70 oulldoze into charging any rates TO Ne" ao[k
| ne may chuose to dictate. The Hobu!tng up OF
Cleveland co9mbvs Gnsa91t. ,ta1 ;,nS rpe and
tie election Of sir. ]. n. Devereaux as rrest-
| dent shw that he IS also after the New to1x;
Pennsylvnn'a 0nin or IT: peysre4mx ws"1q
| Is alsu the President of tina New York. pennsyl-
wanna s. Ohio. which ut present is controlled n5
hnye hue et toiued vanderbilt and also continue Presi
Dcrcreaux Dew no douor. cxpects that VANDERBILT, !
onio TO Roud and that this line is the. tneu
| to be consolidated with the Clexe-
| land, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis, . rs
| and be will be plnced at tbe head OF pntE
| cnn,pnuIes. Should Vanderbilt secure the Ne"
| Yurk. Pennsylvania s. OHIO. the Erie. OF course @
wt,ld ne cut of frnm It's Chicago extension. tne
Chtcagu s Atlantic. and. in order to make use i.'
of it, It would be compelled to build new lins
from Salamanca. n. T.. to Marion, y. wniGa s,;.
would be r,.tner tedious job. The suits late!s
ferb.l1, and his success yeaterday 10 securing
| the II upp,!ntmenr Of IL Receiver for the tieve"
| land, Columbus. Cincinnati s. lnd'annpol1s tiai!.
| rr,ad snow rhut the Erie Is not yet prepared te
allow Vanderbilt to eobbie up rs pr!t,Gapa
Western and Southwestern connections wltno,1'
IL serious strugKle, and eanasro..E "as sct o'
1'he oninion is gail,.uT ground every day that
Vanderbilt and Gould are working Ia harmony
and thar Gould IS ciande5tney @ aane ro,1.
| links ns If au AGREEMENT existed bet%ecn INT
| Two powerful railroad mhgnhtes ty wh'ch van
t,erbilt Is allowed IL contr1t the entire sys1en
nasf nf ChicaKo, while Gould Is 10 be the undts
turbed dictator OF the railroad system "est u
The Mississippi River. In whit 'nanncr tne1
| wpnn 70 divide or dispose of tue railroad st5
| ,tcms between Chicago and the MISSISSIPPI pnt
Missouri Rivers has not yet tsansplrea. aae:
| prUbnbty nean to secure sufhc,ent !n1erest :!
the various roads running west from CncaEo -
| az ~ he able to secure their csoperauon al!o"
ny them ut the same time 10 remnln sole -
nn,,fraj rerritDry so us not to arouse tbe S'tTnt
snirit or opp,,sirion among the Western Grnn
.rers as wnu!d be the CASE wcrc they tu MAKE
..itmn divide Of I'LL the railroads In tho country.
The total shipments nf grain. TOUR and pro
visions for the week ending Oct. = oy tne =,
r,,a,is Ieud,ug eust from this city announced :
Is JKH tpns. against it;+aE2 tons the ~crk pre-
vinus: II decre.lse OF 57o tons. The iolo"1ns
state,ncrt shows the amount Of grain. honr I'M nn'
provisions carried ny the variuas roaos eas
from this city during the past week:
n Gratn; p,"o's;i aa,a