New-York tribune., 1886-03-07
FREIGHT ThlFfIC PROBLENS.
NO PROMISE OF SPEEDY SETTLEMENT.

TEANSCONTINENTAL RATES GOING OUT or SIGHT
NO TROUBLE FROM TUE GRAND TRUNK.
There i, 10 apparent promise OF speedy
settlement OF the JctReen tho transcontinental
roads but freight rates drifting to such Idicnousy
low that termination OF the contest can hardly
he postpOned the opinion of many railroad men, Tor
long pcriod The Achison. Topeka and Santa Fo Rail-
road yesterday tie rates to Sau Francisco from
New York to IS cents the higher classes and 80 cents
per 100 hounds on the lower grades OF goods These
rates are the lower in some Instances than
the trunk line rate to Chicago. All the Pacific coast
merchants who afford to do so are stocking up with
goods while the ruinously low taril prevails. The
Sunset" Southern Pacific rOutc is meeting tho new
cut There has been change in the passenger rate
situation as regards overland travel Tho fact that
there competition from the Sunset ronte on this
business may for the comparative rmness OF
these raos the first cut when the war began
Meantime the trunk lines continuing their efforts
to bring the rival lines TO understaniing 1t is
strenuousy denied tna ary OF the trunk lines are assist
ing the Pacific roads by secretly operating" on the
cut in freight It would be folly for them 70 do so,
as a trunk line officer remarked because they are now
getting full rates West and each road is receiving
its percentage under the pool
The protest fled by tho Grand Trunk OF Canada
against the new rates dressed beef has caused no
alarm among the other trunk lines II is regarded gcn
e1ay as action Intended to placae the dressed hecf
shippers with which tho Graud Trunk has close rela
there is fear felt that the new tarin VIII not De
observed AS matter Of fact the Grand Trunk was tho
first road 10 agitate actively for advance IN live and
dr. ssrd beef from the extremely low hguros mat
have raed ny to March 5 drcs'ed beef tralic Is Iho
largest single in It's whole business, aud It's Interests
are strongly bound Ut, in consequence, with Deef
taIh. ft was told frankly by the other trunk lines
that IL impossible control live stock rates ht Tue
old basis Of difference letwen the two kinds OF trac
II the situation u be improved the 1--we stock rates
would have he basis to enable the shipper To
live under dressed h6ef competitions Tue Grauh
rrunk consented to leave the matter 10 Co-
missioner Fink and II shows no disposition not To abide
y ais decision. serious feature of this controversy
said railroad officer yesterday ais that tue dcSsed beer
men al driving the saughtercrs out OF business in the
interior state and destroying business OF taten
ING and iaising cattle wch the farmers formerly we're
lI gcly engaged in TeI Tlan OF operations Is 10 go 10
the clei buloner of village or town and y to MN;
n YOU take hold OF dressed beet We will sell II TO
you at prices that VIII destroy all other compet"n II
you viii n1t do Will introduce an independent
agency aud sell beef rices that Will Imn you lhe
butcher generally snrrendcrs and after the i've stock
Industry wiped nut. 20 the rates on dressed heei
Tue Vanderbilt roads, contrary 10 Chicago lspach III
Yesterdays Times, making mDvem,nt 10 secure
any change In accepted tarh aud settlement. The
camO OF the Chicago packers Is thought to he Intended
10 Iighten the roads oDt OF any possible iurther
advance In cattle and dressed beef rates.