New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-15
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
FREIGHT AND PASSENGER RATES

FREIGHT AND PASSENGER RATES.
"Esi-bouND FREIGHT RATES SAID TO BE HELD
FiRM-RArLhOAD TICKETS STILL LOWER
AT the Trunk Line freight Offices it was said
Yesterday that Westbound were held firm 1t was
aoht'ed That the stability of these rates depended
largely on the amount OF outstanding time contracts
e W the various lines and also the permanency of
.i rates ar Boston. An officer OF of the trunk
hs expressed the opinion that the railroads had made
"" tlhie contracts for Westbound business because
there mad been snail inducement to do So The business
was so hight at that the water routes were not
eager To compete for it because caused
'nem more delay than it paid profit This officer said
tn' he knew no why the trunk lines should not
stricty maintain schedule rates on Westbound traffic
ne seemed apprehensve the same time that the ont
Sng contracts might prove to be larger he had
anticipated In that event there would be no escape
rom the embarrassment except for the Pool Commits
soner 10 reduce the present tariff rates.
Thcre was little change in position OF East-bound
rates. ana no attempt has been yet to restore har
"ony' NO information about the action of the South
western pool at its meeting at Chicago had been re-
ceiVed In this city yesterday afternoon. The Trunk
nan 5 roo ,1mmissoner has the power to divert
ness rom the Western railroads, known To be cutting
ing Of the trunk freight agents held June o. IL was
Uecnen mat the commissioner should strictly
slightly steadier Yesterday but trunk line officers felt
degree on Ge na sf et as scarng the slightest
reported in Wallst yesterday afternoon that meeting
ing report wthon onDd"" G far tn as coS
pe ascertane ana not more than of the presidents
The pa Sc rate was lowered YESTERDAY 81
NAMED reasonaG steady at ~" to p cGcaso nS to
to unite in looking to the Se%.York 'S @enTa
W NIX tb ns rate which they have resolved to meet
price asked by the brokers: The Pennsylvania COM
peced, maintains unchanged position It does
no business through the brokers and thus
y '' last the ru pSaay %%sil
talk of the in the Offices there was manrc yestcr
daN something OF change of spirit They were ont.
gun and that much than the present would
come before IN agreement could be patched up wec
vo sd soHd time for this FIGHT said them
yesrl'aN' hccase there Is very little doing pass,
d%Tn so TINE yet possibly tir viii by ti~kc ito to
tMcago hui then, Just b. fore hrgus
the prcs'd"nls WI got together and fix hin IS up
Central II was the agrcs-or here tbomgh if claims tn
have been agneyed by the PENNSYLVANIA Comp9ny f,r
Central au9 BOSTON aud Albany from Boston to CGcago
mir 'ne Ne" orr Central people announce the pr-
mary ca'lSe OF the hght; the other is an attempt 10
f F the lialtimore and OHIO ana Erie Roads
I" reenhe the brokers for giving in their hu
ns- 10 those two roads OF course the dealings between
"hliule. ana me brokers nave been reciprocal The
n",lotr an! ono and the Erie Roads paid the highest
l,o nIslhss from the Ncw-fork Central 10 well
The freedom Of speech which i, now cultivated in the
lchcl AGENT" l. bringing 10 light the instability and
,o"7,hecs tiaj nave prevailed In Passenger well
IN Tn TnInuSf several weeks ago The agents are now
Wiling Ia admit that the present warfare ia
only phase OF that which has been waged fo.
nearly Two years. There have been cpnpciitinn and
cutting under the tariff for long time only If ha- NOT
hcen open. The New-Nork Central Road has given il
thAt phase. Persons who chose to barrain for their
tickets have been able for year aud a half past
TO get them al price only fraction
higher than the present office rate. The
sale, n We're made under sembance Of secrecy now
thcy are open I'm IN" brokers' Offices nght was de
V"ped 10 the present height nrena had 10 hc
changed because the result was that all the ticket selling
Dizziness Was rapidly passing into the hands OF the much
denounced scalpcrs."
Lansing broadway broker, asked yesterday
nb"ni me correctness OF the position taken by the
New l"rh Central He said Thc whole tro,hlc was
caused hy not than halfadozcn Baltimore and
ONO tickets which were sold cnrap and got into
Tue street Ihoy were short limited tickets and out
ny the 2Wh OF July They undcrsoh the New ork Cen
tral and snc got angry"
- l. II true that tnc NpwYork Central does dpol
with the brokers now ?" asked
Yes, she has sort of shut down us. Tho fact H.
though, she has shut door AGAINST Is opcnod
another Brokers can buy tickets now, in an UNDER
handed way. haven't money for all buy il want
to-" " '
" Qua the company formerly deal with the brokers' :"
les, Tor years. and 10 the extent Of thousands of
d'h%fr AMI II paved pretty good commission, too"