New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-07
DIVERSION OF TRAFFIC RESTRAINED.
AGREEMENTS MADE WITH THE ERIE ROAD BY
wEsrFRN Inns TO DE- TESTED.

AGREEMENTS MADE WITH THE ERIE ROAD BY
WESTERN Inns TO DE TESTED
An order restraining the New York, Lake
Erie aud Western and the New-York Pennsylvania and
Ohio Railroad Companies from diverting traffic from the
Chicago and Atlantic Railway Company has been grant
ed by Justice DunOhuc. Frederick Brcughion Amos ;.
Crane Joshua D. Kershaw. Samuel W. Snow, John II.
Parsons Samuel T. lockwood ana Orange W. Child In
aiiiayts set forth that the Erie Company has been d.
verting traffic IN violation OF the Great western Dis
patch contract and appropratng money belonging To
tho Chicago and Atlantic Railway Company. The
Pisburg Tor; Wayne anu Chicago and the Chicago. ST.
Louis and Pttsburg Railroads arc mentioned
as those TO which the Erie road diverted
traffic The order directs that during
the pcndoncy OF this action and until the further ordero
the court" the injunction shall continue In force
The Chicago and Atlantic Railway has been operated
since It's completion nearly two years ago as the Chicago
extension OF the Eric Railroad IL was in process OF con
structonhen the fast freight lines were thrown
of the Lake shore roal after brief notice. The Erie
management made temporary ARRANGEMENTS for It's
CHICAGO business ard az erwsrd e9iesei into eonTaG
under which the road completed ana became Prnct
esy Psr o coo S , Srst mortgage bonds of the Erie
and tie New-York Pennsylvania and Ohio, which was
he hands that n The net eaynngs OF the Chicago and
Atlantic insufficient for the payment OF the inrr-
est he two companies would set aside enough 10 make
good the deficiency from the earnings from the business
exchanged with the new road. This agreement
,be Ere and on Noyember l. default on the
Interest was made Ia addition 20 this Arrangement the
Erie agreed advance money for the completion OF the
road on the condition that the advances should be nrst
lien on the property after the first murtgege lhe
amount OF the advances was about Sl.1JoOOO. A
tr ac agreement also made by which the Chicago
and Atlantic all ts business To the Erie
while the Erie reserved the right Ia send part OF lts
busIness by other lines with which IL had been con-
nected stu later the Great Western Dispatch fast
freight line was the new line under con
trtrt hT which tho business not 10 be
diverted theshree roads forming the ine east oil
ChiragO. . 80, o,,-.-, ,.,..,.
Railway who was also president OF the Erie when thes
cnntr cts were male said last evening: The purpose
Erte Railroad Chicago and Atlantic, of cOufse.
moi Interested that made with the purchasers OF IT'S
bonds who must settle that question with me Erie ana
The York Pennsylvania and OHIO. IL does want 10
know whether Erie will observe It's truc contracts
m INNS. fulfill or surrender them and do not think that
40 care much which alternative IL chODses. Tho Erie
las retained money heOng Ing 10 MS which u has col
ecfes m advance on West bound freight ana when we
have presented the freight bills to the cOnsignees nj
Chicago we have been shown tue receipts or the be
mad sent by 10 from NewYork The amount due MS on
mis- account Il about $4,000. Recently the company
mas Isued orders forward its West-bound freight by
other Dads aud little possible by the hcago anu
Atlantic and Il has also sent the Grent western DIS
patch cars other lines We seek TO enforce the
contracts and TO damages by the diversion NO.
n belongs 10 tho builders OF the road. who placed
80 900 600 or In my hands In trust Thoy refused to
surrender It the Erie although they were asked 10
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