New-York tribune., 1885-03-24
FRESH LIFE TO THE POOLS.
THE PRESIDENTS GRANT A REPRIEvE
rxrrSn1yG THE AGREEMENTS THIRTY DAYS PEND
PLANS.

EXTENDING THE AGREEMENTS THIRTY DAio r
ING DISCUSSION OF NEW PLANS.
The conference of the trunk line presidents
nj Commissioner Finks office yesterday fe'u,'.u
postponemspt of the date fixed for the iorn" ui'',
ton OF the east-bound freight pools IL wes asreeu
extend the Chicago pool thirty day anu ., -,
line nool was to be abandoned only In case 'he "eso
oero,t WAS annued It also received the same tease
NJ life as the Chicago pool Owing to the iiine's "
President Rutter (Which painful but NOT seino"
New.York Central was represented ny -. T,o,
HAYDEN President Roberts and Nlce-i ia
son appeared for the Pennsylvania, Presiuen' n"e -
Traelc Manager Villas for the Erie, and Geher'i ''a
ra'riII "a rr,eso Manager Sergeant for the Grahu
rrupt The baltimore aud Ohio was represented W
subordinate officers. President John Ne"eii, W 49,
Lake Shore also attended the mee'ins IA
meetng IL was stated that the -. ,,h
narted amicaby. when Mr.. Newell shooh ,,, =
Az poberts "a the latter was going away nc S"iu '"
MI Nv doro more soolding about Mr. Thomson
in the last two months than hope VII, nav. NO
-, tso vearsp Mr. Roberts smiled, but made no
answer ,,,., . Lang nd
When the meeting assembled hr. fink reho 'one
ss Getting forth the benefits which the poohS asrec
ments had conferred the railroads ana eAni''ns
,o,,s,cs IN show now small had been the payments vi
NANCY balances which the roads had been cohPeieu "
o IN the trunk line bound pool within the IasV
,brao vears he warmly urged that another attempt
should be made to devise means for securing pon!ao
80 "a tho companies 1t is stated that in tho suose-
discussion the presidents expressed their desire 10
end e fru,less war in rates which Is now being carried
IN It's not concealed, however that the dHicuiteS
nresented by the complications in the situation were
freely discussed as being many and serious IL was
generally agreed that agreement was worth con
sderng which did present stronger lor TIC
OF rates than those furnished by the Oh ones
Not only the Pennsylvania but other iolus arc too @
to assent 10 no scheme which end as the Ola agree
mcnts nave in general dissatisfaction inutu'i u'
and irregular tariffs: , ,or soorri,c
the result which all interests agreed they hruehy u
sired Finally IL was decided to throw the burden OF re-
oreanization upon the Western roads The Chcago east
bound pool which TO be abandoned on ApIi Ws
eytcndrd 10 MAY l. and II was also
resolved that the settlement OF the ba-
ances i'm the trunk line easbOund pool which was 10
h s aside on hpri l. should be kept up for thirty days
lancer call for conference Of all the western ra
roads TO be held in Chicago on April j. was anoiheu
for the purpose Of whether they coud agree upon
some n an which wOnd the maintenance OF rates
future No action taken with regard to the actual
rate situation. --,,, ..,o,o..,,, ont,
railroad men do not regard possibly successin out
come of the Chicago conference us likely to uet'iho
finally the fate OF the trunk line agteemehis. bnon
shoud the Western roads into new pooling CON
tracts Is recognized that trunk line matters cannot DE
improved so long the West shore ana ths lackh"a
reflse TO cooperate with the other trunk lines III Is
feared that this exert an unfaVOraDe nuenco
ON the deliberations of the Western roads when hey are
called together "what encouragement" said we'll
Informed railroad have the western foads 10 ~
tempt maintenance OF rates when their Eastern alles
are Unable TO give that their agreements can
he executedl 2" felt by many managers, neNeTthc
another attempt be made to rehabilitate the rail-
combinations.