Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-10-04
RESULT CFsTHE RAILROAD CON
FERENCE.

The great railroad conference is ended.
The Oregonidn Of the 18th has the fol-
lowing telegram:
SAN Francisco, Sept 27th.-No
changes have been made in through rates
| by the railroad conference. that is to say
the Northern Pacific has adopted the
same rates for through freight to Portland
as those which have been in existence on
| the other roads from the East to San
! Francisco. The question of control of
the Atlantic and Pacific was not raised,
an understanding on thi, point having
been previously reached between the
Southern Pacific and Atchi.on, Topeka
aud Santa Fe roads who between them
hold nearly all the stock. The roads,
outside of the Northern Pacific. will
among themselves continue to maintain
the same proportion Of distribution of
! through earnings that has hitherto ex-
sted
| WHAT THE ''CHRoNICLE' THINKS.
From an editorial on the result of the
conference which will be published in the
Chronicle, the following excerpts are
taken. The meeting can only be consid-
cred as a gathering of robbers of the
people for the purpose of amiably discus
sing the object Of a division of the spoils.
The result Of the meeting, however, has
made one thing quite clear, and that is
that the Northern Pacific management is
as shameless a vlolator of its promises, ex-
pressed and implied, as our own heartless
and corrupt monopoly. The agreement
arrived at by the roads shows that they
are not, in broad sense, competing lines.
They are rivals, it is true, but their riv-
airy is as that of IA couple Of robber bands
who harmonious, y determine to parcel
among themselves the public highways.
The fixing Of common route between
terminal points emphasizes the bargain
and trumpets to the people the fact that
they need have no hope of relief from
the new y completed transcoutinental line.
There Is one small rift in this pool cloud
through which ii ray Of sunshine may be
dlscerned. a continuation of the extor-
tionate rates now in vogue cannot fail to
make plethoric the treasure chests of both
corporations, and Il sight of their immense
earnings will be sure to tempt rival roads
into the field, Until they make their
debut the people of the Pacific Coast must
consent to be gouged by the amiablc rob-
bers who have just formed an overland
pool
THE "BULLETlN'sH COMMENTS.
Referring to the position occupied by
the Northern Pacific in the arrangement
agreed upon by the railroad managers
yesterday, and the raid on Willard stocks
in New York, the Bulletin says: while
Willard and his friends have been thus
treated in Wall stIeet, the conference of
railroad officials at San Francisco, with
respect to the position the Northern Pa
cific should hold in the Pacific system
of trunk lines, has been equally unfortu-
nate for them. The only point conceded
to the new member in the railroad family
is that Portland should be placed in the
same category as San Francisco as term
inal point. The Northern Pacific is per-
mitted to ship goods to San Francisco via
Portland on the same conditions as the
Central and Southern Pacific roads are
permitted to ship goods to Portland via.
San Francisco. AS there is no railroad
connection between San Francisco and
Portland, and, as the water route is prac-
tically controlled by the Northern Pacific
1t is difficult to see what has been gained
by the conference. The result is regarded
as defeat to the Willard interests. Some
thing better was naturally expected.
There Is now only one course open and
that is for the Northern Pacific to push
its route through to San Francisco and
thus be in Il condition to make its own
through tariff between San Francisco and
New York "