New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-22
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RAILROAD INTERESTS.
A MEETING WITHOUT RESULTS.
THE TRUNK LINE PRESIDENTS HOLD REUNION

THE TRUNK LINE PRESIDENTS HOLD REUNION
BUT FAIL TO TAKE IMPORTANT ACTION.
The conference OF the trunk line presidents at the
Office OF Commissioner Fink yesterday was conspicuous
chiefly for what IL did not do, except In the way Oh
disappointing the expectations OF the pubic. lheio
was fuller attendance OF leading and subordinate
officers of the trunk lines than has been noted at any
meeting held for long time, the Grand Trunk inc
Lehigh Valley, the Ontario and Western ana inc
Delaware Lackawanna and Western sending good
representation. But the proverb that In mul'itude
Of councillors there Is wisdom seemed 10 DO in'e'
prctcd By the presidents and their eutenants as Only
requiring them to look wse as one Of the raliroao
men afierward expressed It, The meeting was ho'
called by President Roberts, OF the Pennsylvania ha
road, except in his capacity as Chairman oi 'no
presidents committee. In calling the meeting I"
order Mr. Roberts dsclaimed responsibility for It, pu
stated that bo felt in duty bound to assemble IL al
the request of two roads 1t Is believed tha' ono Vi
these roads is the Erie, but considerable secrecy
thrown about this point In fact there was such al carry
scattering of the railroad men and such relcenco a"
to the proceedings of the meeting tho part OF those
who could be seen as to augur little comfort for those
who had hoped for some promise OF aolus'non' "a wv
existing controversy over rates
The meeting did psss q resolution instructing 'ho
executive committee meet representatives oi INC
roads leading out OF Boston, 10 try to arrange al "
vance In rail and lake rates westoound foni NC"
England with a view I'm the event OF an ao'"ne0
those rates, 10 arrange for maintaining westoounu AL
rail tariffs 1t also adopted resolution Tor reierrs
the condition of rates to the Western roads,
with an assurance Of cooperation from the trunk hnes
In case any agreement was reached Just pciolo 'i0
end of the conference Passenger Commissioner fesoh
WAS called I'm and asked TO present view OF the pas
sencer situation. Mr. Person stated thal the hrSN
class rates had been largely demorazed by the scalp
ing Of round-trp excursion tickets issued Tor the nu
merous political and other conventions OF the year.
and that the immigrant traffic wss demorazed enureS
by the action Of the Lackawanna The presiuen'o
took no action this representation, but adlourneu
orderly.
The fact that President Roberts had not called the
meeting Of presidents relieved him from the necessity
of presenting any new plan for maintaining rates In
place OF the diderential system which the Pennsyl
vania VIGOROUSLY Is opposed to. 1t did more-t iei'
the meeting devoid of any suggestion to alter the SIT
nation The utmost harmony is said to have pre-
vailed but the innocence Of responsibility for oem"r-
alization professcd by the Ere the Grand trunk anu
the other roads rendered 1t embarrassing for any one
TO press any proposition of Improvement sugges-
ton pointing somewhat toward invoking an amend
ment in the Interstate Commerce Law so as to permit
pooling said to have fallen stllborn No expiana
ton was given OF the reason why the pennsylvania
reduced grain cents per 100 pounds from Chi-
cago to New York, with navigation drawing near a
close and scarcity Of cars existing at many Western
points The subject Of reducing the expenses OF the
bureaus of statistics conference maintained by the
Trunk Line Association was not brought M, nor was
any indication given by the Pennsylvania that 1t In
tended TO withdraw from any OF IT'S agreements The
presidents separated with nothing accomplished e1
cept the noise made their meeting, but WIN inc
satisfaction felt by most of them and their euehahts
that the existing rate situation required no ne" act 10
produce an aggrdNduOn OF H.