New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-22
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
THE QUESTION OF RATES
MEETING OF TUE BROADWAY FREIGHT AGENTS
CHANCE IN PASSENGER p ,rrs


NO CHANGE IN PASSENGER RATES
An adjourned meeting of the Broadwav
freight agents OF the trunk line railroads was hed az
the office Of Commissioner Fink yesterday Besides
the general Eastern agents these companies represent
atives of the Fitchburg and the Boston and Albany
Railroads were present At a previous meeting held
July ID, resolutions adopted which the obeerv
ance OF westbound freight and the continuance of
the pool were strennousy insisted 1t agreed
then that the companies should report al
once all outstanding time contracts. At the
meeting yesterday the Commissioner stated that
the extent Of these contracts was not sufficiently
large to make reduction in the present tariff rates
necessary The agents then rearmed their
luons strictly to maintain for west-bound busi
ness This action referred the trunk line presi.
dents for approval
One OF the agents who took part the meeting yester
day said with much earnestness: THE presidents
formed the trunk line pool they wish 10 break IL
up they must themselves do IL. For one I do
not propose TO be responsible for anything
of the kind. have done nothing that did not have
explct authority for doing. and IL had violated the
trunk line pooling agreement would be for nv speror
officers To discharge But will have nothing 10 do
with breaking the pool the presidents aopa must DO
that"
The holding OF the meeting led 10 the circulation
ports that meeting OF the trunk line presidents
taken place No meeting presidents was held and
no call for meeting has been Issued The presence in
New York OF President Garrett, the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, is unconnected in any way with trunk
line affairs
Up to last night the rates West-bound passenger
business remained fixed last Monday. The agents in
the Broadway offices were able state why the
policy OF inactivity had been adopted by their
superors, and they themselves had theories
10 advance. Two three OF the officers
sought TO keep the sembsnce OF competition
by putting pacards promising low rates in front Of
doors but In this they surpassed by the brokers
of whom openly published latest tariff OF
rates 10 Western points One OF these lists as fol-
lows Chicago So Buffalo S.; Cleveland, So De
troit 81 Kansas city. Ia; Omaha. Is; Denver. sac;
81 Louis Sl4 IL shows variation from the brokers
rates OF last Monday ia only few instances The
Road announces a reduction OF 81 fares
from Castle Garden the cities which are az
fected by the existing competition trunk
INES The agent states that the reduction made
view OF the present low OF hrst-class fare.
ana 70 preserve proper difference between
nrst-cass and cnigrant rates "a which
pronounced some singular in fact that
the rates are In some instances the others
trlhe higher than the OF the brokers' we'll
known purchase the tickets they sell directly from the
companies and at price which enables them under
sell the ONCE rate and yet make pronk
The eIngrant rates OF the Erie Road, beginning today
according 10 the announcement are az
lows: Chicago, 80 ST. Louis, $ll SO; INDIANAPOLIS.
- 30; Cincinnati 81 so; Louisville, $40 25: Fort
Wayne s. Toledo, s. Detroit. s. Cleveland 81 so;
columbus ~ %; and corresponding reduction of 81
to al points west OF Cincinnati Chicago and Louis.