New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-24
Mr.. GOULD'S PEACE-MAKING
THE CENTRAL POINTS OUT SOME sNAGs.

SUDDEN AND INEFFECTUAL AGREEMENT"
The correspondence between Jay Gould and
the presidents of the with regard the
toration OF railway rates was made public yesterday
the reply Of the NewYork Central being included in the
batch OF letters and kilograms. 1t is not true,
stated In some OF the morning papers, that any
correspondence has passed between the companies
themselves the subject Mr. Goud's personal efforts
have drawn from the roads separately the expression OF
each In the matter In Mr.. Goulps dispatch Presi
dent Roberts, OF the Pennsylvania he says that Mr..
Sloan, OF the IAckawanna and John A. Stewart trustee
OF the West Shore Railroad have assured him that they
woud Join In restoration OF passenge and freight
rates. and then asks: "W your company cooperate in
such restoration OF rates r. Mr. RObertss reply
follows "our company will certainly cooperate in any
restoration Of passenger freight rates. and will make
every effort possible to strictly maintain them. Havo
you communicated with the New-York Central and the
Erie to know whether they will join Z"
This WAS the response President King. OF the Erie:
" This company will cooperate in the restoration and
maintenance of both h passenger it being
understood however that the tern-assenger rates in
cludes omigrant rates as we'll"
The replies OF the Lacklwanna aud West Shore Com
panies were general iu terms. without containing the
features to which the Of H. j. Hayden, third vice.
president Of the New-York Central called Mr. GOulds
attention. Mr. Iayden's communication to Mr. Gould,
which was approved by the Executive Committee Of the
Central yesterday, IS as follows:
DhAh DIX 1Ouf IdFOf OF tne SlSb inst, Wltn en-
closures concerning aresoration Of through rates.
duly received by the president You interpret the
plies Of the Pennsylvania and Erie Companies agree
ing TO an immediate restoration of rates, but they
rather to express q willingness to cooperate
In an effort toward that end, while the former
implies doubt 10 its power to main
tain them and the latter makes a condition that immi-
grant rates shall be included. which would mpos-
sbe IN face OF the welknown fact that thousands Of
orders have been sold throughout this country and
Europe at rate Of 81 from Now-YOrt to Chicago and
are now flooding the market and good for future
transportation for months The records
will show that the recent reductions in rates both
Eastbound and Westbound and the termination OF
amcnbo arrangements for their maintenance have been
made against strenuous efforts for better state Of
affairs. We feel, however. that present difficulties can
be overcome. or even iesscned by sudden and In
cnrctual agreement upon an immediate restoration Of
rates, but that careful examination and serious
discussion needed ut such crisis and,
II meeting be called for the purpose
we will cooperate heartily in devlsng aud carrying out
practicable measures for the restoration maintenance
of all rates. both passenger and freight 10 would
impossible for the frank lines Presidents Committee
GioHr to bring about any satisfactory result but will
be happy 10 have any all of their Western connections
invited to be present AMI in the past, effort shall
be wanting on our part"
Mr. Gould said. IN reply to an inquiry to what had
suggested his Interference In trunk line matters that
President Roberts Of the Pennsylvania Railroad. had
asked him to his influence in restoring harmony.
81 think | ought TO be well satisfied with the
results even II nothing more should come from my
efforts. one has bcon shown plainly and that IS
lines No such railroad war WIS ever before seen; II
has been The bittercst I'm all my experience hope that
II r. approaching m cnd. but OF course cannot tell until
after the meeting"
Mr. Gould has sent all this correspondence to Commits
sioucr Fink with request that he should call tho
managers together early possible this week
The officers ofthe NcwYark Centralarc more emphatic
In their statements IN confidential conversation than Mr.
Hayden was Ia his letter one OF then occupying high
position company said yesterday: The public
ought To know, every railroad man knows that 1t IL
rrposicrous TO talk about advancing III lhe present
condition of Generalization. The Chicago railroads.
with the approval of the trunk lines. have been trying
Tor day past 10 pu up the gram rare To ~ cents ioy
pool but they agreed TO maintain rates and yet
no higher rate Than % cents can be secured Inc Lack
awanna ana West shore have cut th7 rate heaVy part
rail AMI part lake. Tho rates from Chicago To New
Ann rate ate OF ~ cents Then as regards
wcs,.bound freight rates; how can they
contracts out 1T the cut running to July and be-
yondi Why. the West shore has made contracts Win
Mr. King I'm his letter. continued tho speaker in
siss on restoration al immigrant rates. II any move
mont toward advance Is tobc made. Mr. HaJ dens let
ter glance how impossible 10 carry out Is the
Mas NO. l immigrant order. not to speak OF those
in lis reply, VIII only say he will make
every effort possible 10 strictly maintain rites. What
foundation Tor restoration Is There IN that language
Mr. Roberts repeatedly declared in the pool mcctiuSs
held last winter that h. would never again agree 20
maiuti that be would meet every eat tde by
a competitor. We VIII not agree To any restoration OF
such an unstable basis rs that An excuse can
always Ice found when a road To meet rivals
cut. such All agreement TO restore rates would not DO
worth tdo paper II was written GU
The Pcuusy lvauia Railroad announces that beginning
tomorrow. reduction OF about - M hrst-cdss rates TO
Western points reached b. will be made. The fare 10
CHICAGO viii be 3d. Cincinnati ~ !, ST. Louis Tl9Lous-
willie 81 80, Kansas city so %. Omaha S2s. with
spondug reduction TO other points lie lines To-
dl} important changes la the running limo of
through trains are begun The limited express the
twenty four hour train between NewlOrk and Chicago,
will start . instead Of 10. On sundays the Phil
adc phid cypress. which mas been leaving NowlOrk at
o'clock ia the afternoon VIII DO abandoned and In It's
stead two trains Will bo run, starting at $40 aud
the other at D. m the former having through for
Baltimore, Washington aud southern points Inc $50
and p. trains. which on the old table ran only
weekdays, WILL under the present schedule run also
sundays.