, 1881-07-27
Tic Pennsylvania Road Cuts the Price
Down to $3.50 from New
York to Chicago.
Tho Grand Trunk Getting Really
to Make n Push for
Trade.
Excitement In Philadelphia Over the Movc-
ment Inaugurntoa by tho Penn-
sylvania Road.
Resignation Of c. l. Tinker, Superintendent Of The
Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph DsparL.
mtnl.
COMMISSIONER FINK TALKS.

COMMISSIONER FINK TALKs.
5ptesaf Hatpasth to M Chttaso Tribune.
NEw fDnK, July aN.-f'op1 Commissioner Fink
6nYs lit regard To tho wnr of rates botwocn rNil-
roads: "Undrr tic present organization Of the
commercial business Of tho railroad companies
Ht ono c0slttanv call givo nll Aesurance to cnrry
out Its agrrct.ont, ns thoro lre hun1retls nnd
hundreds oi agents whose powar It Ia 10 destroy
tho rorenl'e OF tho raiEroatl, ns thoy arn nut
Under direct cahtF0f Of ay eHe responsible per-
Sun. Ths organization Is got upf for tho purpose
Of competition and fKht, Guu nu bGtttr syatuin
could lic devised tU ruin tho revenues OF tho
roads and bring abo,,t lust such wars rs
aro now bciuE wagcd with tho property Of tito
fnnocunt Atocktullurs OF tho railroads. Tho
Presidents Of the trunk llhea ca1lnnt control
tnese organizations, and hcnco we find that 50
innny OF tho agreements thut shoso Presidents
hnve matlo nrc dlsregartlcd and not carrlcu out.
TherU Is no: moro fntiacious lllcl tn
tho minds Of tho people than TINT tho
Presidents Of tho trunk lines Or tho chief rail-
rond officers control tito railroad property They
havc practically nothing to do with It. 1t ls nt-
tcrly ltnposa!blo to determine to'day who Is ro.
RpHnslblU fur tho prraont unfortunate wrr
bctwoet thcso C0mpanies. havu no
.!nubt that all railroa'l managers IN ,Rood
xs e etos ssa,s sg.os Ul 1 s
tarr questions irc 50 imperfect Tint Il Is uitor
i1e ~ taH ~ Gu'ast nne ns.
the H,nlutenAncc Of equitable md tnlr tnei'fs
ialrly reInl,ilernttso Y the rallroa,l cn,npnn!.s
@ W.T. Js1 @ W. h reaHo,sn,9 10 9 punao' I rils
sa,i, SuHs oan a. ii, ~ rcatnMgn.'k mamtG, .tG, uMusr
Wmen eaeh eblpPer tnny KNOW oxaetty wnat nc
nas .,' 10 pty' ino INIT r. a1es t,ot nay my
E!Eat- c!asa sasssaRofS aso now belng carried u
rM,srst pMss1ix.r aces,l;,,1lo,int,ou. Xii
tiifs IL WRONG. nnu is dlscredft 10 tho ruft-
rau inaalaEenieat oi INC ,:'}it. GTiitry Mhua1
i,st ;*rtinunttor ~" l. T. it,tMssi},n Ti'nv u 49,,
nTl respUnsGu III il t,,cnsuru fUr falling to Co
operate With cncll otilar NJ ono ruilroud num-
uHer, nor my number Of thosil, c!t'l bring
W \ tt!3s t.' t Mtrepk ~ !nuy ~ ~, nHIiHG it
thu prI.,clnli inltaunrs III Tin rttronda In Tia
country 70 conduct tho ouslileys In Il G,lsess-
like. acnssb!o ntsicr. yGt It Is III the power 0f
saIo ssi ~, MaGrr esGa u W Mefta fay,
tlcstr1,y ihn ynll,c of Tho ru,lrta pr,rty Ut lii,
wholo cuuntry, Or or Rrrnt pnrti1ii Of tho
c.!lnlry. and to br!ug al,<''lt such y state ol
ara ~, hs 9w oxss. r,1os 10 s1' s,9test OF
bcnt Interests or tho Country"
"What aro tho p1.f si:,llar disadvantages 10 tho
Mr.. rlnk-" You iicnr ut thg present time
i"aaps. % 4or as.snee' eons' tbas ihoy y
do not kt1nw walethar tho presGIst tnrtf
FMtCs hFE urOpurtoHNIp!y! !s low Ifflllb lHuIhnH}~
oils us FROM ChfcaEo. Each ahIpppr dues nut
kflUw whether Ills ne!u!lbor alsd competitor IN
the business Inns uny lower rate tha1i hlmscif.
Thoro Il grcat uncertainty in tho minds of pgo.
transactions how to opcrata for tho future. rho
rites ,llay ho rnisu1 ngutn to-tnnrrow or tho
next Any. All these tltltcllt.cs AtH avoided by
tue rntlro9h col!irnNlgs bcttR obliged to n'aheru
tn tho published tNrlIfs officially promulgated
from time tu tlnip. nnd which hru ~
arranged anl adjusted FROM tho different local
itEca as tn Rtat.l III n proper proportion Ut tho
relative distances ot these localities from tho
hts been nceofupIssheu to Il great tlu.
linrs OH wrst-hunusl freight. nnd fur
tho lust two years on cnst. .b1,in1 business
through tho Jplltt Executive Committee Of
lsaaterIl 1nu Western r,ats. The advantages of
this system OF controlling tArIsla hnye becn
RO Eraat. both to tho railroad cnt,-
t,lnius ind tue public, thnt i believe
Stale of aIalra to const,.is for u ious tTuis. ii
1t were to continue for my loustl Of tllno Il
xt,oa tnnMy ot the roat1s w0,ll.l Jass Into tho
lIlltllB ur ituceiyArs. Fast experience having
now ustnbiishetl. tho fuct that tho t0Flir ,ups-
lion ctn 10 controlled. rallrtlnd nlulltxcrs
Will bN ohlFeutl 10 nuupt tho prul.-
er methods necessary for TINT pl,rjiosr
There is no nloro fut[acjnus ttrn than thst Iy
those combinations unreasonable hiVti r.ltcs
Il