Helena weekly herald., 1884-09-04
Railroad Matters.

New YORK, August 27.-There are no
new developments in the war on freight
rates to the Pacific to-day, and no change
is likely to occur until after Tuesday. On
that day meeting of the representatives
of the various roads in the Trans-continen-
tai Association will be held at Saratoga and
the situation discussed with view to end
ing the contest. If percentages of the
business can be agreed on the rates will be
ordered restored, and if no agreement is
reached the railroad men expect even more
wholesale cutting will take place than has
been witnessed. 1t is admitted that the
problem of reconciling the different claims
of the roads is a knotty one and the feel
ing generated by the present fight is very
bitter.
NEW YORK, August 30.-The Board OF
Aldermen recently passed a resolution
giving the Broadway Surface railroad the
right to run street cars on Broadway. One
hundred thousand dollars has been re-
Gently offered for the franchise. Mayor
Edison vetoed the resolution, and an in
junction was obtained restraining the
Aldermen from passing the measure over
the veto. Late last evening a dissolution
of the injunction was obtained, and at $
O'clock this morning the Aldermen met
passed the resolution over the Mayors
veto, and adjourned. Few excepting them
selves knew the meeting was to be held
and the Comptroller did not receive the
usual notification that meeting was to be
held.
CHICAGO, September 1.-General Traffic
Manager Kimball and General Passenger
Agent Morse of the Union Pacific passed
through the city on their way to Saratoga to
attend the meeting Of the TranscOntinental
Association tomorrow. Neither expected
much that the Association can survive un-
less the tripartite alliance is relegated to
oblivion. The conference will have num-
Der of knotty problems to solve. The Santa
Fe will not cancel its notice of withdrawal
unless the tripartite should be dissolved
The Union Pacific people, while they are
really heartily sick of the alliance, will yet
be afraid to promise its dissolution, for the
reason that president Cable boldly ex-
pressed his determination to hold them to
the contract, which has smOthered any IN
dependence they might have possessed.
The Northern Pacific will not come back
into the association unless 1T be trans
formed into the pool, and that could not be
done without running square afoul of the
tripartite deal The Atlantic Pacific
will not compromise except it be granted
additional concessions on account OF the
extension of its service through to the
Pacific coast.
NEW YORK, September 1.-The Tribune
tomorrow will say: The passenger rate
war to the west is regarded by railroad
men as in worse shape than ever. No
open outbreak between the trunk lines has
vet occurred but the general tendency OF
affairs shows an increased inclination to-
wards lower rates. The Wabash q st.
Louis railroad is selling tickets at SIT
against tariff rate of S22.25. How much
more of a concession will be allowed
under pressure from shrewd passengers
could not be learned, but some of the out
side brokers, who carefully watch the
situation, intimated that a cut OF S5.25
was not as extreme cut as that COM
pany could be induced to make.