New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-18
HAVE JARRETT AND GOULD CoMBINED7
RUMoR THAT TINY HAVE FORMED AN ALLIANCE
-THE TRUNK LINE AGREEMENT

THE TRUNK LINE AGREEMENT
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. II (SpeciaD .-COnsid-
cradle exists the neglect refusal OF
the Baltimore and OHIO Railroad Company to sign the
trunk line agreement All the other companies In inter
have, it is said approved the compact Some rail-
officials that the Baltimore and ONO Is
not at NcwYork IL cannot affect the general situation
The Pennsylvania Railroad officials are In ignorance OF
any step taken by the Baltimore ana ONO nut tney %
clare positively that thew have not assisted t1t ne
thus far in getting TO New-Iork In some sl'ecui"I'G
quarters the opinion was Expressed that Jarrett an
Could have entered into alliance TO join thelr lcu
graph interests and begin bear" campaign III the
stocks OF the trunk line railroads
The rumor that the Baltimore apd Ohio Railroad
Company had leased the property OF the Staten sahn
Rapid TRANSIT COMPANY Staten Island was revived
yesterday. 1t reported that the agreement n h
been signed. There have been NEGOTIATIONS beween o
two companies for several months. but While they nave
not Heen abandoned. they have not yet resnlte1 ln
dehne agreement President Emmons, OF tls ot" ill.,
erty to make public the state oil the hesotationS ""
though he stated positively hat no agsn~ hn ma
rcachcd. He declined to express any oplioh ao4u
probable result II IA not Improbable mat the al'oI
and Ohio secured the rctu nj OF the staten sl"hu
prOperty under certain conditions winch may no' Oo
fulfilled
ERIE RELEASED FROM IT'S GUARANTEE
CINCINNATI, Nov. 1.-THE Superior Court
to-day granted motion OF the Erie Company III the suit
and others against It anG the Cincinnati
Hamilton and Dayton Company. and others, cohSo'F
dating his suit with the of Haer against the Gin
decree the agreement and releasing Tie
Erie from guarantee OF per cent dividend upon
majority OF the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton STOCK
A motion on behalf the Erie Company to strike on
large portion OF Mr. Jcwctts answer IN the Haf"r snt
WA al ~ granted. The matter stricken out WIS o
history OF Mr. Jcwctts connection with inc Itlo "hI
the Chcaeo and Atlantic roads. in which he rnd'avor"i
defend tr cuuse he had pursued ana 10 cIlclSe nc
action of the present Erie management The c"uT 90
cIdrd that matter Irrelevant ana impeT lncht
To the questions involved in the Cincinnati Hamilton
and Dayton suit
WHY DISCHARGES Oh TIE CENTRAL ARE MADE.
Attention has been attracted to the recent
large number OF discharges OF conductors on tue Eastern
aud the Hudson River Divisions OF the Newlork Central
Railroad Division superintendent Ire't ana bi'S''l
sent III reports yestcr ay Of the dismissal OF niue aud
five conductors respectively who run trains on the TWO
divisions Many more dismr-~als are expected to be
mn.c /; Is understood The complaint against the us
charged men Is that they obeycd the rules OF
the company IN collecting ami reporting fires received
on trains from passengers who do not buy their tickets
AT the re- "a ar uic-- To put II other words Inc
company hts reason 10 that Of their con-
ductors have been pockctnc the fares collected rom
ra-s,ugr- ~ ho are not prOyicd with tickets before
tic, t,, the sand that IN same ct-'s W NE
rituIf profits made by conIut tors In this way nave
am. Ittcd 800 to 800 tram inc new uiN
Ccrf,nl manu-, cement nave resolve break all the
Rugs IND which can De- di.c"Nrr"i on me o
from here to iulA4u. Inc stem ~ oUtl"i"u on "c
Gem -uycrniu the lection 81 iarc, ON d"7 '''H
a whio ino hoe Tor c'liu,i"u h"i""h ti'H".r'' CON
dGctrTs amt passenger, n1snUch ~ 10 * COS" -
win pr0ti- i0n for rebate whn Do" c"hHhri" I'''
prose ted ~ rc- u!Ir ticket Office Is male on I"''
President Drow -,iI ye.jcrlay that tho Control was
not % tIItaolr institution nor = h"~p"I' '"l l.
ciucd ta 90, any details -arls natter whiri hc
Iurc,y. Nr tuucrJ ,ci.rIrd .quI. - To "'.-i"' '-
IcrIJ,lIcnts VINO were not around the II+Id Ce"''"