New-York tribune., 1886-01-19
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
ANOTHER STAB AT THE TRUNK LINE

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1S (SpecidD.-A meet
ing between leading officials OF tho Pennsyvans Rail-
road Company and prominent shippers OF coke called
for in Psburg Wednesday will be the most i'm
portant that these interests have held The policy
OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. 1t Ia
threatened will extend coke traffic and thus make
another stab at not only the Pcnnsylvauia Railroad
Company, but at the Vanderbilt trunk lines through the
Pttsburg and Lake Eric and tho McKoesport and Yough
oghony Railroads which owned In the majority Of
the stock by the Vanderbilt interests The situation in
the coke regions at this tne when higher wages ue
manded and strikes have occurred. ia such that the
Baltimore and Ohio by lower rates OF freight win enable
wage, and and market for their produet at the ex.
pensc OF the shippers the other limos For several
sharing equal percentage OF the traffic 1t has been
hoped that the Baltimore aud Ohio would be content to
tain t cooperation in the soft coal pool but r.cent
velopmens tcnd to show that tho Baltimore and Onto
is not disposed to enter into combination Of any kind
with trunk lines.
PHILADELPHIA. JAN 1s (Sp,eidb. b.-Passcngcr Agent
r. Wood. of the Pennsylvania Railroad said this after
"What the Baltimore and Ohio trying to get at
is TO work dissatisfaction among other lines because
will not permit it to build up business lines
which 1t would transfer to it's own line as soon rs it is
completed. This does amount to anvthiug
pect as for the bear0 to hammer the MARKET
torr indicate that the Baltimore and Ohio Is not car
ryg more than ten passengers day out OF New-iork
and Phiiadelphia through Baltimore for the West
THE TRUNK LINES HAVE NOT MET THE CUT.
The Trunk Lines as yet have taken no steps
to meet the lower through passenger rates to the West
established hy the Baltimore and Ohio and the time for
holding meeting OF tho Passenger Committee ia still In
definite The general expectation is that tho pool roads
will to make a solution OF the difficulties by reducing
secondclass rates These by the dherental fare
routes the basis OF S7 to Chicago the rstcass
fare basis being SIS so Holders Of secondcass tickets
not entitled to the privilege Of sleepngcar accom-
WodatiOns II they willing TO pay for them. but
they On tho trains nrstclass passengers do.
good business is sul being secured by the Baltimore
and Ohio road aud II reported sales Of about 50 tickets
Saturday and 100 yesterday General Passenger
Agent Lord who expected to lie here to-day Is not
likely to come, he Is busy with arranging TO care for
tho western and southwestern travel from Baltimore.
The large increase in the number OF passeneers has
created good demand for cars. Mr. Lord telegraphed
TO General EASTERN Passenger Agent Craig here that he
was TO push business as much possible as the Bat
more aud Ohio determined to carry tho " war into
Africa II necessary to force trunk line recognition.
Mr.. CORBIN HAS ALL THE ROAD HE WANTS.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1S.-A dispatch from Indian
apolis says: Austin Corbn, president Of the Indiana
Bloomington and Western Railroad is in the city, having
West to inspect his railroad property Speaking OF
Interest in the stock Of the Cincinnati. Hamilton and
Dayton Railroad was for his company. he said IL the
Indiana BloomIng gtsn and Western Company, o the
COrbln syndicate has bought the Ciaclunatl, Hamilton
and Dayton Railroad don't know H. The fast s.. e
Indiana. Bloomington and Western has road euG1Rh
until its present possessions put into 1rs. sass
financial and physical condition. Until that is done