New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-01
ENDEAvORING TO RESTORE RATES.
THE DETRIMENTAL SYSTEM STILL THE CAUSE
OF DISPUTE IN THE CENTRAL TRAFFIC
ASSOCIATION.

Chicago, Nov. 3o.-A meeting of the managers of
the lines in the Central Traffic Association was held
today 10 consider the question OF restoring all cast
bound freight rates. There no difficulty In reach
ing agreement to advance the rates on grain and
provisions to the old tariff Of 90 and 80 cents, re-
specvely but when It came TO restoring dressed
beef and live stock rates the trouble began. The
Pennsylvania management, whose opposition to the
dlfferentia system was of the leading TO
the dressed beef dispute, does not seem to have
changed its position that question, and the lines
which were formerly allowed dlncreriial rate or.
dressed beef feel that they entitled now to the sane
privilege, the controversy renewed Tho meet
Ing finally adjourned until tomorrow without reaching
q conclusion, but the sentiment seemed to be that all
difficulties would be overcome and that all rates Will
be advanced about December IL.
Tho dispatches received from Chicago yesterday
In Wall Street, regarding the meeting of officers OF
the roads in the Central Traffic Association, were Of
the favorable nature expected after the authoritative
announcements in The Tribune of the personal under
standing reached at the conference with PRESIDENT
Depew OF the Ncw-york Central, by President
Roberts Of the Pennsylvania. and President King,
of the Erie Although It announced that favorable
report had been made respecting an advance or D
cents per 100 rounds by a committee to the general
meeting, It not positively known in Wall Street
at the close OF business whether tho advance had peep
actually ordered not. There was little DOUBT OK
pressed In railway circles here that the ADVANCE "ouu
be ordered.
The next subject to be taken up VIII be that o.
wcsthouhd freight rates. 1t is not yet decided
whether an advance I'm this tariff Will be made az
once little time allowed 10 ascertain whether me
cast b und tariff car be maintained at higher figures
Should Irregularities break out in Eastern rates IL
is certain that wcstbOund tariffs would
be left unchanged tho trunk line presidents ar'
determined to take no Basy action, which would only
result I'm another demoralizng reduction caused by
the misbehavior Of any line. When the rates
are ordered up they will not lie put to any figure when
railway managers do not believe can be maintained
With a reasonable prospect Of pcrmarency.
Tho attempt Of the morning bear organ to cause
alarm by sensational advertisement OF the Central
Of Vermont Railroads recent reduction in westbound
rates has fallen fat This road IS the Ne" England
connection of the Grand Trunk OF Canada. ana on inc
trffing volume Of through traffic 1t carries west II
has always claimed and taken large diherenial or
lower Its reduction has been The natural cosr
quence of its position in view If the NeW-fork Ten
trails heavy rcdIic ZION, and is looked upon with I'M
roncc-r by railway men The question OF advancing
ard tho methods for maintaining wcstbound rates
viii be considered and decided by the trunk limos
without reference TO the Vermont Central No icar
If decentralization resulting from any action 'ahch
by this round about line Is entertained