New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-05
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
Mr.. GoULDs sANGUrNE VIEWS.

AN EXPLANATION OF THE REPORTED CUT IN SOUTH
WESTERN FREIGHT RATEs-RAILRoAD EARNINGS
AND THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE ROADS
An Associated Press dispatch from
Fl. Louis yes erday announced that the general
freight ageut OF the Missouri Pacific road Company
had given notice OF reduction OF Is per cent
In freight the Goui SOUTHWESTERN system to
take effect to-day, to all points in Tex as
ana Louisiana from east OF st. Louis This was
the subjeo1 Of considerable comment in Wall Street yes
teidny afternoon and the Windsor Hotel in The even
Ing ATRIBUSE reporter inquired OF Jay Gould regard
Ing the truth OF the dispatch last evening.
II Is perfectly ridlculous" Mr. Gould replied; the
dispatch has no lila Of foundation beyond this;
that We have made into Texas and Louisiana over
the southwestern system. which virtually abolish
the bridge tolls between East st. LOUIS
and ST. Louis Here Is dispatch
have received ON H. VI. Hoxie. general traho mana
ger OF ire SOU ,hwcstern system teiegraphod an Ill
curry regarding the dispatch Captain Hays the VICE
president but ne is down Texas. Mr Hoxle sends me
this IN reply"
Tue disJatch received by Mr. Gould as follows:
General fro cht aseuts rcuar Of December mere y
announces the Ets5 D. LOUIS 10 points
Louis VIA Cairu snort line to pom an does
not an CT our rates except 10 the extent Of Tue - Louis
Louis, whlcI Il hmued in lu.no.
rhat i all thero ia to thar story" continued Mt
Could " We nave recently opened Inc from ~, Louis
~ New-Orieans on the west de OF the Mi-sssi, pi
River over the Texas aud P4c fo and the lion
Mountain, and tne made SIMPLY the
same as by tue Illinois Cenual 10 New Orleans. Tue Ill
nos Central Is suo,tcr line, bat He Texas and pcino
lhe nae 10" grades all a.Oug aud other adVah'a-es'
Iney have very little business yet to New
Orleans; IN fact you cIE say the line Is just opc"ed
There Is no clttug OF prospect o. trouble
between IA. The relations win Illinois Contra! are
OF the most cordial KIND. Oar lines each other at
many places aud at Iuost poinss pol the treLo
Iucre - nece ,sity for cutting ratos
when We have more business really than
our facilities provide for We are compelled
cons andy TO odr 10 e euuioment or the southwestern
seh tho AIs-Our PacIdc has haI to 40 oy 80 tas1
r,s- o. me son hyT.a ern n ar M. ioart We,
III NoicHner-tucy alOun. % Sl0J3,941, and tue III
snuuin We car rae when tna. i the way eanlngs IN
no figure in the tnr,u "a rates to t1e 5cuta-
west lne Union P.ohc you know, nas been
compelled vr,a..y re.nOye .uc Tolls from COUNCIL
bulls Omaha II hud 20 De dO'e 20 "a 1919 ioca trII
H. never Knew tne rahroadS u he IL hetter conuon
or Ia have ,eder uIdcr- andihX be- ore re /, %
trouo~ eNcept IN hat snal secuon III he Nort""s 81
whtT ne rJads ar Inning lac r. "a re- uds ','h
Oc lied .nr roads Ia t"e Onaa pool dafc agreed NO.
! To- lrt the wa alice O.nnna r,tcs."
! Dut are H. Races All Ct,d Dy the cuts 10
Intermediate FONTS. ne GU Rae, all tn; 1ai ra.es
20. tue relns4uer of tne dis anco being ovo" the
"U4. on pncd Mr. Gould che-rfully. "You The
r. IS '".io al, 10" ahy "or i"er Pa"7eng ~ as " rune
nave 'icl d A. th"'@h Dc,O-u v 100 O~,o4' a.
rcacA C4IcI-O never icIt mo Cudhdent rc-d dinS
/ ra4ilOAu 5-Cu4liCs tan itOt nov" Inc io""S
Oc6 ,nnluE Jnry ar. ~ ~ or on ~ tho
! ri.d nDsCnucrsBau L4E Gu n ,hry were D.
! fore. What tus puuLC wants Is siGD4O
Tltcs, AM tue roads are D,Eunlug % sc tlls IAcr
eurllnl- ar enur.Ods. SluCc NJ up "est am W.
councI., llu not IT4II ID -Olt I4IJd = c.,i,ts'
" W lot ri' road CiruIuE1 Wy JUS Dco4c lhh
| panic ~ 1915 = 4ucr4ci Lac teD,,
" lat t. rue 81. Gould pic, hu; thc cond tons
~ am Gu, tloL. I.ct t-cre was an liiicu''
| cunt -. sccliluca J-u- CARR Ou l"duo' a-u tAc
10 carry construction ocCutl ICES O 90 rs.
4. ,Jt LID. 4 COL-pir Adi CJAi5. Dts sec a."
utOtir way stOChs lFOii LAt r rect
hff,ltI Ii ItiF
ihst,lAo.. EIJW cad OF every week J4>t no 4"
uCu took Tile street Al tie Close OI az DOCKS on
arp,ouuor - IssI. .Okors ned 3J4,U14 snare, -nd
iryt-.urs iU5 .y4J l4.rl-. NAcl Lac Cvs~u o.
ocp,enUci Or0krrs md 3DO,zT rna. - AMI IA
| 4.iJ,fpo. W oatd44t4 the 10 As
! sawed -D5.3J shares hciI b. 10. III. 55J.4 -
| 81 Ies % IuYrs1.ra. lOu sct 10 ocp,tnD-.,
| ISL the nOA.n5s Dy hIoA Utereascu nCary
lz.,uyO suIIrs. .-pIr iu ntuda ui
rsr,,Ors cont tnIuS prospect looks WcA Tor the
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