New-York tribune., 1884-01-10
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
THE WAR IN PASSENGER RATES.
.,,,r,rrg PHASE ExPEcTED-PosIuoN OF TIE
TRUNK LINES.

zen PHASE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF TIE
TRUNK LINES.
announcement by telegraph that the Cm-
= 5sland and Pacific and the Chicago ana Atoh
sI, had made a cut OF 81 from the schedue I"'eS on
FAM hns,uess from Kansas City and other missouri
psssoHs -, tho Eas, was discussed with interest yes
NV - the oun!on OF most railroad men II tore'Aau
- ,vepcr phase Of the war on North"es'eIh pass.
,s Than has vet been seen. I1cke'-oroAeFs "'toJ
-, ,rd were confident that the apparently pe"cei u"
- aeairs took few days aso was AT an emu 4n'i a
N'e ,bo same as the telegIaphed statements reEHu
sc o., rsiands action but Assistant Commissioner
Tug "a received official notice only OF the cut maze
1hicaro and Alton Heretofore the open reuuc'ious
- erected only wes;-bOund rates. but tue s'ep 'SAen
., ,ha two roads named will compel feuuol'oH
.ho e,st-bound tariff by all the Iowa unes. iu0
-. and Rock Island are the ouy roads over Which 'ne
have refused toissue through tickets ahu 'hel
',..a 70 .ssent 20 the recent memorandum. maze at
. -, nv which the other Iowa lines agreed 70 pay
,ssous only 20 the regular uckeCdgents Oh 'uc inA
~, Their offer 10 limit their commissions ln a"io NV
them TO any persons they choose was ueo'dIe' "
F.,,sf,c,orv TO the trunk incs and the continued
s,4,uinatlon Of the Eastern roads against the Two lo
,r,nt Iowa lines has led the latter 10 retaliate oy
,,, ., East hound rates An official reduction oy INC
o,,,ors Of the Alton and the Rock Island OF these
rscs will almost certauly be maze 10 i & @ lines on
Ifaae IeduD basis that now governs West6o9na TaIsS
This II the agreement Is carried ouL ~ & g mnop The
pock Island and the Atop entirely -. a., o,,,,rsa
Tbe following official statement OF, OF '"S Ss.ier5sv
.7be position Of the trunk lines is lha' hicS tdc
have right TO name the CONDITIONS con w.rn 1hur roads
ihEweS,srp roads were sell tickets threugo 9tuel
agencies more favorable terms nSH Se betWeen the
onsct,ops of the trunk lines and nnally 70 wal ~
uS gTeat loss Of revenue The trunk lines thlnE
rates anu scticc Of 0aving commissions 10 mddenen
i nernicious and not In the interest OF Ine hst
Ine pep ss Than the published rates the pubc should
have the benefit and not the middemen inTre nt are
n.n,cion thai railroad agents and commission egehts
.,n en- conson and defraud the railroad cQnpSnSes S @ a
tbe public OF their Just dues TIE best ron
of ne country are totally opposed 10 tne nn Inv
o. % Tba trHnL fines are supported In their p0son Uy
and are acting with the roads In the JOINT
Committee"
TO CIT LACKAWANNA OFF ON MONnAf'
The ordsr of Commissioner Fink to suspend
all interchange OF through traffic between the De'a"
1ackawanna and Western Railroad and ls western pun
connections will go into effect on hohu4S' oHu'. N
ol ageenept the connecting roads must Tefnse 10 re-
- hrou,h cars from the Lackawanna.to honor through
os,adino to .'prorate" the through tarin ana to
advance the Iackawanna's charges Tor its hAu' 's ~
bcng mart OF all through agreements IL mas hot YET oo
.o,tled whether the lines west OF Bunao snsh cH u
Iackawanna local rates. or only their proporuou VI mo
tb,oueb schedule rates 1t is notorious that the th "
.ho-e actual rates aud hence the enforcement OF a
connecting roads proportion OF through tariff rates Wond
r,ccaly be as severe punishment as the enforcement
Of local rates. The Lackawannas freight agents
nav no regard to tho Commissioners e1i'O'
and profess their ability TO ma
I,bo,s west large enough for through traffic TO pass
through at through rates 1t was suggested yGslepaSS
that t6e Nickel Plate might find advantageous to MAKE
iocs res lower than its proportion OF through rates
fTom New York 10 Buffalo. The Nickel Flate ana t1e
Grand Trunk OF Canada arc the principal Westerh Qds
about whose sincerity the greatest unessiness u iel 1
10 them the IAckawanna has been delivering most OF s
west bound business. ,.,.,.,, ,r
Mr. Fink made public yesterday circular record, par
tally giving the proceedings Of the Trunk Line Kecntve
C"tGn'ittce on December 81 last IN which
is recorded: 1.-THE Commissioner reported that
the percentage offered Ia the Delaware, LackaWanhs
and Western Railroad. which would give that company
abon so per cent net revenue than they nave Oh
tapcd during ten months OF the year 1888 was declined
nv the president Os that company as not Delng snh'
t6af ne also declined submit 10 arbitration MS claims
Tor greater percentages and appears that the ea-
ware Iackawanna and Western Railroad mas ma9e a
large number of contracts reduced rates some OF wch
extend over period OF SIX months ana OJhers over
and which that company insists on caIEIns ouV ''e
maint nance of tariff rates would be Impossible
unless the roads could protect themselves aghs
IN unnecessary reduction by carrying out the rules estaD-
Isbcd that purpose"