New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-11
PROBLEMS OF TRUNK LINES.
NO MORE EXPORT RATE CUTS.

oo,ro mack TO THE OLD PLAN or TARIPy-rHE
JOINT EXECUTIVE SETTLES AN UGLY PROBLEM
PEACEFULLY.
There was an important gathering of railway mon ut
Commissioner Finks Office yesterday, and wall street
waited upon the news Of the result with deep interest,"
IL was meeting OF the joint Executive Committee OF
tho trunk lines and the central Traffic Association to
discuss the decentralization OF the export freight rac
All the trunk lines and most OF the western rous 'nis
side OF Chicago well a. the leading Ne"-bhei'nu
lines we're represented Commissioner Blanchard OF inc
Central Traffic Association was In attendance IL had
In the Street that there woEd be present
representatives of tho granger roads, but this was
60 far the action OF the trunk lines has kept
the rate cutting west OF the Mississippi and to day the
Joint Committee will meet again to Try to clinch that
action.
The export traffic has been knotty problem with the
associated roads for year. The Graud Trunk OF
Canada has made disturbance by claiming and taking
diherepa rates ont OF Montreal Portland and Boston,
bur IL has not been greatest element OF disorder OF
late The Pennsylvania Railroad has been accused OF
heavy cutting by Of contracts with the two OCEAN
steamer which 1t practically owns That road was
strong advOcate of the system OF making through ex
port by adding the inland rate average OF the
ocean rates prevailing at all the Atlantic seaports aud
making this through the same by way OF all sea-
board ports This svsem at Its urging, was adopted
few months ago. but under IL the Psnnsylvana' oy
means Of lis control Of ocean lines. was enabled to
going from bad to and irregularities In cen
necuon with elevator charges and tho Weighing OF
goods have been INDUCED In by most OF the roads All
these unpleasant controversies fully discussed at
Yesterdays meeting but the ayers In hunor
for avoiding general Generalization and the result was
that the Pennsy vana consented 10 abau Ion the expert
mental scheme back to the old system OF adding
the ocean rate port to the inland tar In making
the through export rate to Europe The following reSo
lutons adopted ~ oo
81 Resored, That taking effect Monday. February 20,
1883, the system in operation OF making lnrougn
EXPORT tariffs be discontinued and that thereafter the
rates on export traffic tie sum OF the inland tarlns
plus the ocean current from time 10 time, except
tnat the inland Boston export trac NAV he
the same TO New York: II being understood that on
II shipments the elevator charges at point OF export
shall be also added.
"Resoired That the inland rates be filed with the Inter
state Commerce Commission with written statement
that the through export rates made by adding such
inland and elevator charges to the rates OF con-
Meeting ocean carriers. ,. 4.
The addition OF elevator charges the grain rates 10
is hoped will stop great deal Of the regent cutting
and the publicity of rates in the hands of the Interstate
conservative in the matter OF charges The JOINT Com
uitee adjourned until today. when an important topic
discussion will be fer providing an inspection
system the termnl OF the roads to prevent the VIDE
spread practices u cutflng the tan by means OF RAISE
billing OF goods AID under weighing car lots.
II Is understood that contracts are out NJ CUT
rates export traffic. but Mr. Fink says that these VIII
be cleared up the return to the old plan or CON
Quoting the export traic February 20 III tais can
be done will need OF reducing rates AS mas
been expected at the West would be done.