New-York tribune., 1881-07-14
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
THE WARFARE IN RATES.
MEETING OF THE BROADWAY FREIGHT AGENTS
PREsENT TARIsF RATES TO BE MAINTAINED.

A MEETING OF THE BROADWAY FREIGHT AGENTS
PRESENT TARIFF RATES TO BE MAINTAINED.
meeting of the Broadway freight agents
of the trunk line railroads held at the office
missioner Fink yesterday. in compliance with a notice
Issued by him Tuesday. New-York Central was repre-
sented by II. L. Crawford, general Eastern agent the
Erie by r. c. Villas general freight agent, and A. H.
ward, general Eastern agent; the Pennsylvania by j.
McC Creighton general freight agent and J. L. ossler
assistant and the Baltimore and Ohio by the assistant
general agent in the absence OF james H. Ruer
president and general traffic manager Central
was unable to be present. but the Commissioner stated
that in an interview with him Tuesday Mr. Rutter had
promised MS earnest cooperation in sustaining the pool
Wcstbound business. A letter was read from George
T. Blanchard vcepresdent of Erie, which pledged
aid of that company in anything tending to the main
tenance of tariff rates Westbound traffic The meet
ing was hardly moro than conference for the inter
change of opinions, for nothing accomplished
beyond the passing of resolutions drawn by the Com
missioner which strenuousy insisted the Observance
OF schedule rates and the maintenance Of the pool
The Commissioner first asked the represent atives of
the trunk lines il they wished TO preserve the West
bound pool and the reply was instant and with one
voice III favor OF the proposal The next question,
'Can the present tariff West-b bound business
be maintancdf provoked considerable discussion,
and was not definitely answered The agents expressed
their belief that could be donc but It snggested
that there might be time contracts on the part Of
some or the roads, which might interfere rigid
observance OF the tariff The such contracts
in the West would not prevent general maintenance
OF tariff rates The importance of upholdng these rates
was urged on account of the large and profitable
ness between New ork and interior points, which
not affected by the emitting Of through to competi
tive points 1t was agreed finally that all outstanding
time contracts should be submitted to the Com
missioner within one week, when another
meeting would be held In accordance with this dec,-
sion the agents of the various lines the meeting
lesued instructions to their subordnatos rgdy main
TO forH r1 At
n All te coniracs made by them or by their authority.
~ - claimed by trunk line agents that the principal
cutting sn e in M rates on Wesbonnd business has been pac
IN the West The action OF the representatives,
thsri ivary. trunk line agent said Yesterday:
cent o ' s 40 "0an"g ndd TO put stop to that warfare ex
roads may cnt through reightssay Missouri River
the point Of connection we nave nothnr 10 av ' Th9 20
alone @ bear the entire loss OF the cutrate and do
cstbound pool. or Commissioner Fink may as well
West bound rates reported TO be trae steadcr
Yesterday IN conseGuence of the t
were not srcatly affected however and the struggle
business was continued meeting Of the southwestern
nHSocaioh was held at Chicago yesterday but private
dispatches received hero intinated that nothing had
been done. and that another meeting waste be held
On Eastbonnd traffic the warfare IL reported to be
more mo furious than before The Western railroads
meeting OF the general freight agents OF the railroads
SATURDAY, In series Of resolutions IT declared
enphatcay that the reduction OF rates in that market
pciT was Hprrssed that the agents OF those lines bad
received their Instructions from the managers Of the
Eastern trunk lines - N
Passenger for West bound business underwent No
material change yesterday At least this the eni
stance OF the talk OF the Broadway agents The oues
ton as To what the rate s. however. is not free
from ambiguity. Tho general agents, when
asked say that no orders have been issued
10 thrir Subordinates as Ia prices. Yet there ia
an understanding that for tickets are To no
treated very much customers clothing store or a
shoe shop The nominal rate is usually insisted on but
II Ia not di'fcult TO ind travelling have bought
at lower nlrc The bcha the agents has uu,lr
. W her lrlan eptor ab
an ONCE and asked tho ticket 10 a
city III the West the schedule rate announced him
without word Now the inquirer Is ed carefully from
top To toe, aud is asked he buy ticket II no
saws yes" the dlckcrng =" begins, he 10 is
as key Ia be Effected at 30 cents dollar II ia
NJ thc nominal rate. Runners might expected
10 Broadway II IL for the fact that
July - the lulcst month in the year the business
Tor which the roads competing II the contest
Ia carried GA into August and september will undouht~
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