New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-01
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
A BEAR YARN OF " COLLAPSL7 EXPOSED.
NO DANGEE oF THE TRUNK LfNE ASSOCIATION DIS
sOLYING-rHE SITUATION IMPROVING.

NO DANGER OF IHf TRUNK LINE ASSOCIATIONS DIS
soLYING-rHE SITUATION IMPROVING.
Railroad men were amused and disguised al a long
article which appeared yesterday In the recognized
organ Of the Wall Street bears. According 10 tbs
publication in The Tines disastrous condition
VI Generalization existed "a tIunk Llc rates and tho
pool or association was on the verge Of dissolution
with 10 hope existing OF any renewal OF Agreements
The article contained not enough truth to make lts
eNsggcr.'ioas cxeu,able plausible. Its statements
thsl Commissioner Fink and Passenger Commissioner
Person taking their ustomary vacations could
hot Lc controyerel but gross oversight apparently
prevented the that Acting Commissioner
Hayden, vice president Of the Ncw-YOr. Central Rail
road also deserving his post OF duty-that IS to
say, also taking his customary vacation. Tho con-
hmpt with which the sensational fairy story IN Tho
Tines received Indicated hy the remark
Of we'll known trunk line officer. that he guessed
The Tmcs's7 railroad column being um b. a
Western railroad writer rr0vcrlal for his rekc
less AID Irrelevant style OF whiting.
The general vicws Of railroad men OF standing
and reputation the stony Of tn probable coilgpse
o: tie trunk ne poJl m9y be summaI zcd T.. those
remarks Of Nathan Gull,oM. general traffic manager
OF tie Hcw-Tork Central whose former position n;
Assistant CoMmiS Toner IN the trunk line poll
slvc lin fun ins sht into It's WEAKNESS well a.
Is strength:
Tie published story f. ridiculous and urfounAcd.
ion9 src. the Interstate Commerce T." won't into
effect The last settlement U,d.r dvi.o OF a. u-
.s vas medc MP 90 april Z, 10, when Cd, law
became operative. The present a socaf 90 {. ?
valIslIe one to the roads a hureal o.; Information
snG sta,stics. oyaIa,l, 20 all limos. that co1l! uDt
be obtained b. any single company. r. .s valuable
and Is operated a, central o1ic' mr confer uc".
cooperation aud mediation or all questions which
mutually interest the run. lnes l. coe, not nov
srl never his attempted to prevent compcrfion-not
even r,liuous compcnuon-bu' g. has facilitated tie
settlement o. Disputes furnished statistics necessary
TO tine Intelligent management of cur rl.iioa-i proper
ties. and while conf .seA!v uua5ls 10 prevent com
petitions Z, has douc gent deal Of goo- 90 p.crcnt
Ing and limiting man. Of them. Ia'lc has b'en 30
declaration or iunu.aiiou b.. ery o; "a. trunk Inns
Axt lie trunk Inc sssocal1a wOui1 b. abandoned
or tie Commissioners Office abolished ratio
agreements entered into. c, nos believe that any
rslroaA msnasrr would dare to assume tie ic>Vonai-
brl,y u abandoning tbs central ohco q conference
..a cooperation and taking or himself the buidcn o.
lie naturalization In rates tha, would po1Atiy
ge.ulL
AS regards the rate situaton,- Sir Guilford said
"Wllc there has been great dsa. OF irfeenlaii'y
IN r. ht matters this summer aud while The siun,lon
: FAX from VIA, It ought to be, there IS obviously
t,tlrrt irlprovcrcnt oyer the situation month ago
m tie .io..ce a. dressed beef aud lsc sock rates
tie abandonment 81 unauthorized dIeicntlal rare, h
territory essf uf Detroit and Toledo. a-d u; l'-J-
ua'iouS 70 advance faI and lane fair, II po>'..'.,
IN the passenger department., re immigrant ia'c
ritn.ilon certainty e. o.I. bGi w. havn s..n worse
eiat. Of agails when the RAJ We down 10 - TO
Chicago. TAe Nr'l ana Second ci',, tfil D. .l %
o. lie trunk Inc or.aaizauol, tneie Is not tho
Slightest ground for tie printed so'y.'