New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-28
TIE DISTURBED FREIGHT SITUATION.
A CONFERENCE OF THE 1RANscONTINENTAL ASSOC
CITATION To RE HELD.

A CONFERENCE OF THE 1RANSCONIlNENIAb AoSO-
CITATION To BE HELD.
There were no new developments In the war
on frog rat the Pacific yes riay, and no change
a the stuation IA likely TO occur until after next
Tuesday. On thai d y a m etnS Of the repre-
seutlt'ves OF tn, various roils In tho trans
@ n men al ASSOCIATE vii DO he'd Mt Saratoga ot
which the Il IA ON win DO discussed W tn Wow TO
endn tn contest II the percenaR of business can
be- agreed upon aes vii 10 ordered % be restored. III
po rcenent is reached iaih DAD expect that "
more whoe-a cut ing Wi take plao' than has yet DHen
witnessed It admit cd that the prob EN- OF roconcun
tine different claims " the roads ia kuOtty one AID the
fee ing Genera oil 10y the present 1gnt is bitten
The friends Of the overland o. in tat that the re-
epon.i,ily fot tho domoraM ton sts with Tho "Sun-
SIT" line trunk inc officer smd yes orday ASK th'
sunset r,1d how II f. thlt they secured 20 nrge per
eontnpc u. the through husutss ~ GO por cen HOW
wlai mt 20 ii from tho int ror to ma "'ro toul ny
tna route spite OF the unnsicr' rendered necessary
a the At anc port. and again AT NoNpr'an-' Whoh ~
oau,i rate. thIppcts Wcr. Olctcl tho AVIAN ag' OF
Tn ugh shipment, 10 lliornn wit ont oInngo nom mo
po nt NJ tYmcnti Tho orly answer can bo that Inv
Southern T. ciAc allowed LIBERAL cNntos whe tho over
Ia d Ines were holding 10 the mrih 1na WIS dNoov'
or Il WHEN he southern Pacific l'onl wm Doo"deu ny
Wlslrouls md naturally tuo other llno' fuu'ol To CIV
M br.lnc.a NJ onward mt percentage or tho -unst
u.e n yer 60 id unve been b.nncd l. rat lhl hnrn
reg ,Hn', ny rtsttrorIn nv line Freight Trains ON
overland shpment dcl'y GA "a. entn IA me
+ eH rdmecd and the wtrr and IA route wi have 70
bo go tDut with IuaOlc 20 conagc # peace 10 DO
No Igfrc,slve step has ycl been ken by any Of tho
trunk hncs iu the assem- val and - 80 Sdo p oh'
are pclUll tickets a. duccd IA 90 without any change
ium tho las, few dUA
TIE UNION PACIFlCS FLOATING pEBL
Ain meeting of tho Executive Committee ol
tho uuion racnl Hallway Company l'stcIda" ih'"
VIVA omc diacu,,iou Of N ana FOR tho payment Of ho
flo ,tne debt which a,d to nc not 0nout tooooooo'
# WIS slprc.iod among othcr thug that the company
should rnl.c funda 10y the ,nl ot ~ Joseph nnl Nc7on
frat ortgi.r hons noe o. tho Treasury, and b, that ol
A. remainder n Che collateral trust tuul1. II wan 'hld
that u sole ct tnoac ac,uuuo, coul ho c'iy made n"d
tInt certain uort1na would t,o tlou on l'fmt not ndu
lubic 80 definite acuon was wbcn
Ch,rc, Francis Adams. r, Of BOSTON, president o. the
COMPANY, ruid after he mortug; W" never meet OF
coursc without talking ubou the affair OF tho road ANA
ucr, WAS something said to-day about reducing the
floating debt; bat part ot II IL pr s'g u.s. ald W. dl
nothing beyond e. about A. Ire ty do Lot think OF
o,,tlin. that we id today which Is Of public interest.
The road Is Going GOOD business at fair rates, ana It's
r,l,tion- with other lines ure extremely friendly. have
not received the statement earnings iOt july and nave
10 later informal on tuat already IN tie posse sion
Of the public our statements are published the instant
that they al. received Last year We received soWe
appro yimate reports Of earnings, but have ordered
| them discontinued. They were deceptive; they ms ed
me md a good macy others, because cnan-o in The
metro Is Of bookkeopn made the comptr sons with the
preceding year utterly yalucless. These approximate
s,sec - ,yer, fraud-that is To the change In
bookkeeplng / may order them resumed when oar new
methods snail have been in operation long enough u
/ afford "A lust COMPARISON of earnings .
! The subject al discOnllnung the NrW-1ofk oHcci
w'ics 1t WIS rcportc would be discussed, was no!
/ alluded 10 81 the mce lns