New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-21
RAILWAY INTERESTS.
EAST BOUND RATES AGAIN REDUCED
THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD DEMvNDs LOWER
SCHEDULE TO MEET CUTS.

THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD DEMvNDs A LoWEf
SCHEDULE TO MEET CUTS.
Commissioner Fink issued an order yesterday
for reduction cast-bound freights to the basis Of
10 cents per 100 pounds from Chicago to New YORK
20 cents on provisions and live hogs ana 20
cents In bulk. This is reduction OF Genus
per pounds from the basis established by the Presi-
dents at their meeting March 10. and made upon
the demand Of the Pennsylvania Railroad under the rule
that any road mny require the reduction OF tarn rates TO
the level Of the lowest cut rate. The reduction makes
the tariff the lowest east-bound trainc ever
known in the history Of the railroad pool The reduction
caused surprise among railroad men, and 1t had been
foreshadowed In the columns OF THE TRIBUNE OF last
Saturday
The significance OF the lower rates lies In the fact that
1t Indicates the persistence OF the Railroad
presidents meeting Of calling for official reductions when
ever tao established tariff not maintained 10 I'M
derstand the position OF the Pennsy references 20
past events Is necessary Last year while the Erie Rail-
road was cutting rates to meet the Delaware lacka-
wanna and Western the Pennsylvania followed the cuts
times and other times upheld rates 80 long as the
Erie and Grand Trunk captured the business OF me New
York Central system the Pennsylvania was compare
lively Indifferent Within the last rev months
dn Ta'ei the we've NswYoR CENTRAL the Baltimore
and Ohio also cut thereby striking at the Pennsyva
roads business 10 Philadelphia. The warfare recently
developed between the two last named rOnds on coa
business has also tended to anger the Pennsy roau
Still another that has led President Roberts 10 ae
his present position has been the recent uo
by the pool arbraOrs in the percenteges OF he fthy
vania system. The general basis OF these awards mas
been the course OF traffic and the Pennsylvania people
have declared that they only suffered In thelf per
cenages from their policy OF maintaining rates better
their competitors maintained Them they Intended
what the drift Of business would be with all lines
placed equality. =,
The arl rates under the figures made on the
grain contracts from St. Louis To Baltimore In the interest
of the Baltimore and Ohio These is cents per 100
pounds. On Is cent rate from Chicago to New-fOrk
The from st. Louis Is cents. As difference OF
cents per 90 pounds allowed In favor OF Baltimore the
new official tariff places the ST. Louis rate to Baltimore AT
10 cents or cent less than the Baltimore and Om0s
contract rates Railroad men fear that even yesterday )
reduction will not the actual that likely 10
be made when the completion Of the water lines begins
The Erie railroad has been strengthening It's fleet on inc
lakes and the NewYork Cenrars lake facilities have
been increased by the reorganization OF the
Western Transportation Company The situation -
further disturbed by the low rates made by the west
Shore road grain from Buffalo 10 NewYOrk, winch the
other trunk lines VIII be compelled to meet.