New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-18
TRYING TO HOLD THE POOLS.
WAITING FOR THE RAILROAD MEETING.
Mr. FINK STILL HoPEFUL-FREsH CUTS BY TICKET
BROKERS

Mr. FINK STILL HOPEFUL-FREsH CUTS BY TICKET
BROKERS.
Pending the railroad conference to-day
little sensational developed trunk line mat
ters yesterday Vice President spencer, of the Patti
more AMI Ohio Railroad. and General Freight Agent
H.rriott conferred with Commissioner Fink and tho
trunk line Executive Committee. but no action was
taken. 1t being recognized that conference with the
Western lines covering the whole position would be
nee lei TOR satisfactory adjustment Commissioner
Fnks thus iven respecting the existing
complications:
"Whsn the pool was formed a money penalty was
suggested but President Roberts opposed this measure
stating that Whatever the trunk line presidents agreed
to do should be considered binding One clause in
contract covers tho disability of auy road perform
its ull WORK. For any Idle day propOrtonae amount
rom Months allotment is deducted Tue pool roads
IN the past six months have been earning FROM
$l50.000 to $95o.0O0 month than when the cut
ting prevailed Hence 1t Is to the benefit OF all
concerned t, maintain the integrity OF tile pool. The
contract provides that anv dis atsHel road by Civ
Jug notice TO Commissioner Fink October next,
terminate the pi esent Decemoe 81 other
wise pool will last Just as this annual notice
Is gwen President has cabed from Europe
tnst Ne des res 10 keep TO his rhe pool
mis-cners ito not believe that any night Will be forced
but s,Ould such be the the this
AMI the uouoie would DO limited TO Tho dissatisfied
road"
These sancuine views universally entertained
In fact the question OF continued Tate cutri will
depend largely O the attitude u he taken BY the Penn
sylvsnia and the Baltimore and Ohio when confronting
ch Other In tue absence IN Europe OF most OF the
tunk line pres IL Is possible that nothing will he
AFFORD urety that rates will be preseive Railroad
recall that in the last bitter the presidents
suspended all the agreements useless and tscifly
reached understa ding that each line should make
VIII Il rates II pleased.
one resd of the recent hostile action OF the Penn-y
wanna has becu AL aggressive pushing b. the Baltimore
ana OHIO its contest for the controlable passenger
traffic. Its rate To the West ever since last January,
President Garrett failed to make satisfactory
mt with hls rivals passenger business, has
been - tue tariff OF the Pennsylvania aud the
New YORK Central roads 80 under the Lacka-
the Erie and the West Shore. which are allowed
lower rates by Tue stronger pool roaLs ridiculous
rulnr preva led yesterday that tho Baltimore and Ohio
ID made new cut OF S5. Tie grOubo Tor THIS was
1t hal placed big placards. calling on people to
Ia going West by Its route at the
fIIy sd SPREADING posters around the ofcts OF the
Latter road to tie same rnect really new feature
OW ling the sale of Baltimore anu OHIO tickets at
Sons Of 81 10 81. Recently their Chicago rate
been SO 10 Sl4 30 but new II ranges ON Sl3 10
$l3 80 TIL are able to do this through heavier com
allowed 10 them. The pool liues, II is positively
class PASSENGER cuisines by relaxing e lnls as 10 the
mOer- 10 be considered" a party eniit- to special
fares II SIN le PASSENGER can be captured from the
Baltimore aud Ohio by tue rarity rate Ii is Above l.
The ticket oroAers are In gee over the prospect OF
further tro Ibe.
The Baltimore and Ohio still refuses we~thcrnd
freight. Ii has not arranged Tor it. new line bus de
OF interest looked tor before next week
PHI ADELPHIA. Aug. l7.-Oficals OF the freight de-
psrtmeDt OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Company deny
that the Baltimore AMI Ohlos freight refused ship
menI the Delaware ami Rarits Canal has been
reported and the southern line thus smut out
irnm Ncw-York. The same officials declare that the
Canal Con. pany made several contracts with the Bau-
more Company special rates, ami az soon a.
rvirnt that the canal WIS 10 he usei AS con-
yrurnce the tware AMI kAritan peOpe hfor ned the
specified time u wOul nave To pas regular tdrH
rates. Inc Baltimore and Onlo simply refused to do