New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-15
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
TREATY OF THE NORTHWESTERN ROADS
DETAILS OF THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF


TREATY OF THE NORTHWESTERN ROADS.
DETAILS OF THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
RAILROAD MEN.
The settlement of the Northwestern railroad
war by the agreement signed on Wednesday left the
presidents OF the roads at liberty yesterayo give
their attention to private business OF their respective
corporations President Riddle OF Rock Island was tuo
only who left the city, He started for the west ID
the morning. to be followed In day or two by Generai
Manager Cable. President Mitchell, Of the b. fau'
probably will remain In New-York for some time nc
seldom visits the CITY, but at this season he usually
makes long stay Mr.. Merrill expects to start TOT hoo
on Saturday. President Keep. OF the Northwestern
will be detained for few days by ahAi'o
connected with his company It Is said that Presiden'
Porter. of the st. Paul and Omaha road VIII make 'p
to Europe before long This is believed by some 10 DC
merely in anticipation OF the changes in the
of the Omaha Company rendered certain by the transfer
OF the control of that property the Northwestern Inc
officers OF the Northwestern had little TO say yesteruny
upon this subject. and 1t probably VIII 10 e
time before any alteration will be made In the e1isns
relations between the two roads.
An important feature OF the contract or settement
between the four Northwestern roads Is provision TOT
a commssjopership TO superntend the execution OF the
agreement. The Commissioner is to have supervisory
power all the details OF the contract ana Is required
to enforce the penalties provided Tor any lhracVoh
OF schedule rates Reports be made TO him OF all the
rived from the traffic He is invested with discretionary
power to scunize the books OF any OF the companies at
any time All disputes that may arise under the agree
ment TO be referred TO him for arbitration Com
missioner Carman of the Omaha pool has been asreed
upon the Commissioner under the agreement. MI
Carman is Western railroad man OF considerable ex
peT1ence and lie now has the same control over the
Omaha traffic he will have over the eastoound bust
from ST. Paul I'D Minneapolis under the new agree
ment.
There ia ample provision made in the agreement for
the sfct observance OF its terms In addition TO inc
has been agreed nat tie gross earnings received from
the business upon which any cut be made shall be
t sd 5e.teSay By raiiFOnd d men that
proving Of any possec cut in rates would be
Carman Tue greatest reliance for the preservation OF
tine O II f@ 40@s1e rsaS bv tSe
Northwestern. prominent St. Paul officer SAID last
the ST. Paul the Northwestern since the organization
Of the companies We have generally worked tosoueT
tremendously. OF course there have been periodical
differences between but there never has been any
dispute which not readily arranged after an eLpa
nation between our general managers Our roads have
too large interess-not exactly in common, but TO
great degree sympatheofor us to indulge in any Wig
orous warfare Each knows that it suffer too much
damage from the other between US to be kept
up long The absorption of the Omaha by the North
western. which believe has been accomplished, re
moves disturbing element in our relations As 10 inc
Rock Island, toward which OF course our ISStloh Is
different we believe that the agreement has made an
obi ect for il, as well the other roads 10 maintain
rates At the time the St Paul Is perfectly salts
fed with the agreements on east-Douhd business even
no pool has been made"
The territorial question is incorporated into the peace
compact Ia no way whatever. No understanding mas
bpeu reached which will limit extensions by any OF the
roads President Mitchell. OF the St Paul explained,
however at the recent conferences that his company
had no intention of constructing any more roads than
had been already laid out Similar statements were
made by the other roads but perfectly understood
that all existing projects would be finished.
At the Windsor Hotel last evening large attendance
of stock operators and railroad men discussed the stua
t,ou cheerfuy Western railroad man said In CONVEX
sation What use is it TO make pool from ST. Paul or
when all the roads will probably have all
the siness they will want for some time yet Com
missioner Fink expressed qualification that the war
had been ended hut hetad that he had never feared us
extension 10 the Eastern roads He was confident tnat
they we're TOO securely bOuRd by TIE present pooling
agreements to be affected by outside OF their ter
I1tory 1.-THE Northwestern roads" he said, might
inst as well have done what they did yesterday when
hey first met They have settled points OF dispute,
bur have only restored rates. They might have done
that at first