New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-01
REpLYING TO M. VNNDERBILT.

WHAT Mr.. GA .RETr SAYS HAPPENED AT THE LAST
MEETING or TIE TRUNK LINEs-THE POSITION
OF TIE ia .rNoBE AND ONO ROAD IL TIE
CONTROVERSY.
John w. Garrett, President of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad COMPANY has prepared for pnDlica
ton long reply TO the statements made by William H.
Vanderbilt 10 "a rcportorof me TRIBUNE and printed ON
August TO- This he ha, done in compliance with tine
promise made by him hroIgn the Associated Press two
days after the publication in THE TRIBUNE
Mr. Carrot. b,-ins with account Of the last
meeting Of the trunk lines A,d here june
lG and l., 1881, at which hc says that Mr. Wander
bit made the assertion that the business Of
the Lake shore and Nrw-York Central Roads vas hring
"stoen by competing Huc.," and nftcrward aston
ishcI 10 find from the statistics, which Mr. FINK pro
duced at the request OF Mr. Garrett that the Baltimore
aud ONO Road had lost nearly pncnlf Of the Chicago
business which II cuicd" through IL honest 81
forts 10 maintain rates." while the Pennsylvania aud
Enc Companies had gained tine difference lost bv the
Baltimore and OAo,and Tie NcwYork Central and Lake
shore Companies were largely short Of their agreed per
ceutage The action of the meeting IN other particulars
which were also discussed in Nlcr-irc-idrut
Benchards reply 10 President Vanderbilt
printed in THE TEIHrSE last August
j. also reviewed the assertion made that President
Vanderbilt at that meeting was opposed 70 the submits
of any differences whatever ioa Board "I ArhiTa
tors and the history OF III, ih'ril, pr %LtS,, & =;
shows mat there was pr'dc'rhual"n on tue Ih,t 90
President Vanderbilt Ia accrdc 10 no terms except those
the responsibility for the evils which prosjratug
many Of mis- Western connections rests with him
Mr. Vanderbilt so far "a they apply to the Baltimore
and Ohio road seri1,iUi 70 the charge that the Bat
pound freight carried ia order to get the per cent ~
NewY Ork business which was allowed, hcrephes with
a denial and the assertion that hls company had NOT
paid rebates single pound, bat ad got more IMAM
gig per cent at pool rates 10 me culh tHat ne btii
more and OHIO road is not entitled 70 Ncw-Iork bu-
what night the New-York Central has 10 Boston bust
.css e d
tial rates on the ground Of justice 10 me popuau"
the South West ana claims for the Baltimore ana
Ohio Road that cheapest oi the trunk lines and
has the advantage Of defiance 10 Baltimore as compared
with the New-Gork Central 10 Ncw-GOrk for Chicago,
81. Louis, Louisville and Cincinnati As 10 Mr.. Van.
derD desire 70 prevent The building of roads parallel
Surely President Vanderbilt has not dcludcd HIM
self believe that his efforts 10 prevent the cOnstruc
on of riyal line to the New, ioIh Central road are ia
the interests OF the people Of INC state o. NeW1"rk or
wants is a line parallel to the NcwYorl Central what
the country wants II parallel ROAD 10 me Ne"-10rk
possesses by IL passing through series Of great cities
from New-York TO the North, and from
A 5TenG 10 oaH step forward and hrou it, ra
say, will strike The rights Of the railway interests
transportation to such unproiahlc ignres that rival
reached position when he whole interests OF the
country will be benefited and will be all graic to see
parallel line which wil divide mat vast business ana
bring the NcwYork Central lond within The ordinary con
di ions OF railways that should serve the country ~ mod
crate ana REASONABLE prices ana prevent IL IIom eAtois
ing such power can destroy The railway rates OF The
country. thus affecting properties which should have
regular, reasonable aud properly rcnuueratiVe rates
alike the interests of the producer the CONSUMER aud
pTOuTeOrs Of the properties Mnen TINS policy WAS
presented President Garrett De objected To IL
wise disastrous and calculated not only 10 lcadto
temporary but great permanent evils II would arouse
the whole country feel that competition must be en-
cOuraged prevent the abuse by lew controlling
parties of interests 100 Immense To Doe nccdicTsy and IN
judciOIsy leopard Lcd. President NandcrhlltS col
leagues representing other trunk Ines perfectly under
stand his embarrassment, hs anXiccH aud his dlicul-
ties; but certainly they cannot slmphthzc or cooperate
with him in his extraordinary ard destructive modes Tor
relief
Mr. Garrett TO show the righteousness OF the break
ing down OF rates to uICmuncrIyc standard, pre-
sents statistics IN regard 10 the tonnage ana
cue from through trinlc the Ddr trunk lines IN July
and August compared with thc corresponding months
Ia year. They as follows:
July ISSO-T0nuagc Observation-Disclosures. 1Of1 49,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. J12,2D7