New-York tribune., 1886-02-12
ont OF Buffalo came to naught and the business was post
pOnod.
no DISTURBANCE OF THE POOLS.
HARMONY OF TRUNK LINE PRESIDENTS.

THE OLD EASTBoUND FREIGHT DlFlsioN 9'0iH
UPHEID-To ADVANCE LIVE STOCK RATES.
A meeting of the committee of the presiuehts
OF the trunk lines was held at COMMISSIONER fi" :, .
Office yesterday to consider the eastpouhu s'"a'io NJ
OF the pool roads represented 'lee-rres'"0". .
Spencer appearing for the Baltimore ana ohio anu
General Manager Hickson for the Grand Trunk OF
Canada companies. The conference was HARMONIOUS
and its result is likely to lead TO an improvements III
the maintenance OF eastbOund freight rates. Ihere
has been more less complaint OF Irregularities ~ .u
West recently and tue charges or complaints were Iuy
discussed 1t the general opinion afer all the eF
dence had sted that most OF tho ground TOT ra
ton by shippers who desired TO fracture the
existing agreements. Each road pledged itself to
strict execution the presidents agreement insgood
faith and many points Of Misunderstanding were ex-
planned satisfactorily The case OF the Chesapeake anu
ONO was considered. That road is not member OF
the trunk line pool but 1t enjoys diferenual rates
conditioned upon s adherence to the basis OF the trunk
line schedule Recently 1t has excited criticism by tax
ing eastbound business at cut rates AS one railroad
man put it THE Chesapeake and Oho reaches so few
pooling points the West that when the total move
ment OF small 1t s 1t thinks that its
natural proportions Of tho traffic Is being taken away
from 1t by uuderhand methods" In correspondence
with Mr. Fink the Chesapeake aud Ohio officers declared
that the cut they made were adopted only to
prevent loss business resulting from cuts made by
their competitors They expressed their intention to
do nothing disturb the trunk ne harmony anu thelf
satisfaction existing rates including the differ
ence allowed favor OF the Chesapeake and ONO The
presidents consider that any OF the causes OF com
plant on the OF serious enough to re-
quire action by them.
The subject Of live stock and dressed beef rates was
discussed lt agreed that an attempt To advance
the tariff should be mido March l, but no definite
measures schedules considered pending the re-
CENT OF Commissioner FInks decision the differ
which ought be allowed IN favor OF the dressed
ago. but lie not prepared 20 submit ue
The main topic required the attention OF the pres
Executive Committee composed OF tho vcepresiients
line eastbuuLd freight pool. IL had been pro
posed that "A change be made in the present
system OF dividing the traffic which is apportoned as IL
passes from the Western termni OF the trunk Ines
such a.. Buffalo, Ptsburx Black Rock salamanca etc
some wanted the business to be subject 10
separate divisions according as IL was destined Tor
points strictly each line, for New-Engiand ana
for places. The argument In favor OF the Oh ~
TEN that although large ansunt of non-cOmpetl
tive traffic wa- mcuded IN the gross division among
roads that could compete for IT, this fact was con
sidrrtd the award of percentages 80 as To eqh
Zc the end the loss which the lines Win larZe lca
lack OF separate apportlOnnenJ
It was finally retain the old plan OF division IN
the consrctoni OF the Inew eastDound pool Inc meeE
! then adjourned.