New-York tribune., 1883-06-05
RAILWAY INTERESTS.
TRYING TO CONTROL FREIGHT RATES.
SMALL ROADS oBJFCT TO BEING PUNISHED FOR
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SMALL ROADS oBJFCT TO BEiNG PUNISHED FOR
GENERAL s1Ns.
The penalty for rate-cutting provided IN the
oereer,en of the Joint Executive Committee OF tie east
ern and western railroads Of February H. whca was
re affirmed subsequently, has Deen pat mo tte. lot t"e
third time. The Indiana Bloomington ana western Kali
road was on June deprived OF the exchange OF through
facilities with the trunk lines and their Immediate west
ern connections The offence charged was the emitting
NJ Grain rates j. d. Canpjs general solicitor OF tho
road Yesterday denied that his company had been
allowed any deviation from established east-bound rates
| by any device whatever. owe have not cut
a rate" he said, d" and the action Of the
Commissioner was arbitrary, ha5ty and unjust. We
were cut by the trunk lines because we refused to
deny a statement which involved matters which had no
connection with the agreement Of February q, and
which we thought was Of the committees business.
We offered to prove that had devlated from east
bound rates. and could prove it. Under the
ruling OF the Commissioner as applied to
our road, could If chose so to vent
our spite,cut of nearly every connection Of the
trunk lines" Mr. Campbell declared that tine order OF
the trunk lines had not interrupted the traffic OF the In
DIANA Bloomington and Western. IL had a line from
Springfield to SsndIsky, and was making shipments by
the lake and to the Atlantic seaboard The action
of the pool roads had effect on the connection
of the road with the NckelPlate and the New
York, LacKawanna and Western. Mr.. Campbell also
that the project OF connecting the Indiana Bloom
ington and Western with the Chesapeake aud Ohio by
building few miles OF road to Gallpols. on the ONO
River was " receiving serious consideration"
The penalty for the first offence Of rate-cuttings
suspension through privileges over the trunk lines
ten days, the second offence being punished by ss
pension for thirty days In the case OF the Indiana
Bloomington Western 1t is understood that the sus-
pension not definitely fixed There is great complaint
among the small Western roads the operation OF
the punitive regulations OF the Joint Executive Com
mittee They declare that the trunk lines punish them
for ofenses rate-cutting which are no worse than
those now committed by tho western ROADS
that are controlled by the trunk lines There has been
no change In the situation Of affairs at the West since the
last pool meeting regards the cutting of rates Hardly
one road is believed maintaining the schedule al
though the volume of traffic offering to the roads
has recently been diminishing The extremely
low rates by the water route render 1t almost
impossible for the rail bring grain east at the
tariff rates. The smaller roads claim mat they are
selected the scapegoats FOR irregularities IN WHICH
nearly all the roads participate.
A conference will probably be held mere before long
between the Pacific roads and the trunk lines The
latter a short time ago, decided not to pro-
rate on through business between the Atlantic
this action was the diversion OF through business from
the arail routes the new route Dy the Souhern
Pacific road from San Francisco 10 New-Orleans, ana
thence TO NewYork Morgans steamers The rail-and
water route was able make lower than those Dy
the al-rai route. the request OF the Union Pacnc
ference the subject could be held between all the
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