New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-03
SHALL THE CUTS BE NET :
CAsrsHN kND WESTERN ROADS AND THE
800"
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Commissioner rrns's Office yesterday had moro busy
rsnroJ cc IN q ,ban ba, been the for some tine
Tho y, s.erer cenarrwent had several quesuons VI
moment to dispose or but the most i,n , ~ 80, e
WAS that Of the freight men Excep,lns '"o
and OHIO the trunk lines werc Iu'' iop'0''H'o'
their ,cep-esidrurs and generai freight "se's d. 'uo
-. - "a in a,tfton there were present Com
,e,a- ca,rcs Y Blanchard. Of the Central Traffic
l. A.so.;otion. J. ~ FahoTn caaiiluah Oh inc NORTH
.N ~, ,c Association: II. c. Wicker. traffic
=, rho Chicago and Northwestern, and A. c. Bird
-, ,re,c,t agent Of TIE Chicago Milwaukee, and St
-, ,rray There attendance of the general
..ars ar general freight agents OF the Boston and
x,narv che New-York and New En- gland the Central OF
vermont aud the Fltchburg Railroads j. E. Childs,
general nanaser. and j. C. Anderson. general freight
AGENT Of NewYork. ontario and Western, and h. "
skinner general Eastern agent Of the Canadian Pacific
Railroads. present to defend their lines against
accusation OF demorslizing rates.
The trunk line executive committee In the morning
up the subject OF the method OF m ,Kne rates
port freight 10 Europe For two thee months the
roads from Chicago the Atlantic seaboard have feen
working under plan by which through rates on export
freight determined by adding the inland rate the
average Of freight from all the sea-
ports and making the resulting figure the UNIFORM
through taria bv of AL ports 1t has been found
that this plan enabled the lines to extort nore
their fair proportion Of the through rate and the
Western roads have been demanding ITS abandonment
The lines resolved take Of the Joint Ex
ecuve Committee Of the Eastern and Western railroads
on the question OF returning TO the old plan OF adding
ocean rates the inland the former varied at
each seaport make through export There is
little doubt OF a favorable result from the vote
wEsI-BOUNp TRAFFIC AND THE 500" ROUTE
The afternoon conference of the executive committee,
10 which all the Western participated was over the
decentralization in rates caused by the new 500 route
especially affecting The westoound traffc. The
800" is made up Of the Minnea oils, Saut Ste
Marie and Atlantic, the Canadian Pacific. the ROME
Watert wn and Ogdensbure and the NewYerk. Ontario
and Western Railroads and the East houHd cuts from
S. Paul and other Northwestern points have led to
asking the Eastern lines to pro rate on
70 ag meet the soo eompeon Tai. point was not de
cided upon at yesterdays meeting. which Vas mainly
There has been heavy cutting OF to the West both
= from New-York city aud England points by the
boat TO vLOndOn. thence the Central Vermont
The main line Of tue Grand Trunk The cuts have IN
cused the ground that the 500 route was m king
rates the arm Inc am ha bad made
any issued any tari or carried pound OF felgn
harmonious relations wtN the trunk lines, and only
asked for low rate to the West "a their competitors
enjoyed The Ontario and Western Is entitled by agree
men to daerental rates West bound freight ranging
FROM cents per 100 pounds to cents On the lower
plantations IL the Eastern connections OF the 500 road
apparently satisfactory TO the trunk lines Com
missioner Fink Instructed to telegraph the facts 10
the Grand Trunk officers and ask whether II wond re-
and maintain rates On the answer received Will
largely depend action taken bv the trunk lines IN
the Western controversy The meeting was aulourneo
Ill to-day.
An indication that the Western roads do not expect
that the decentralization of Northwestern rates VIII ex
J. G. stohr. general Eastern agent OF the Chicago 81
Paul and Kansas City formerly the Minnesota ana
Northwestern railway issued late yesterday as lOo"s'
Failing in the endeavOr to make pro-ratlng arrange
ments with the trunk lines, the Chicago. st Paul ana
Kansas City railway that taking effect To dav
FROM Chicago to Paul and Mime spois, subject 70 the
official cassihcstio of The trunk lines, VIZ ftst csss
50 cents; second. &c; third 20; fourth Ia Il; hith
II; sixth. Q cents.
GRAND TRUNK AND THE CANADIAN PACIFIC.
At the meeting OF the trunk line passenger committee
The subject of agreement recently made between the
Grand Trunk and the Canadian Pacific to abolish the
payment OF commissions their competitive business
was considered The New England roads attended the
meeting II decided that they should bold COP
ference Boston week TO endeavsr 10 induce the
two Canadian roads extend the abolition OF conms
sOns their New England and New York state agenies
George H. Daniels passenger commissioner or the Cen
urged the adoption Of severa OF reform ID con-
Quoting passenger traffic. There was warm discus
sion of the traffic with relation TO the rates 10
which the weaker roads entitled but conclusion
was reached To-day there Will be meeting 10 prepare
for the Investigation into the Castle Garden relations or
state Commerce Commission. The Investigation was TO
have begun Tuesday, bur owing 70 death
or n member OF the family OF Chairman Cooley IL has
been postponed until April 2l.