New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-10
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
HAs THE ALTON YIELpED OR MOTIF

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HAS THE ALTON YIELDED OR MOTIF
~ APPARENT DISPUTE AS TO THE FACTS CON.
cEHNINe TICKET COMMISSIONS.
rn,caeo. March ispeclaD. "a The Journal says to-
r,eht: After twenty threemont battle the Ai'on
800 has finally won the boycott Of the Eastern ROADS
ssv,nr been withdrawn 1t is well known that tss
hoycott was declared owing to the action Oh tne oh
N continuing the payment OF commissions Inc Alton
rrompsiy met the situation by ESTABLISHING aRencles
throughout the East and at present " claims 10 20
doing Its share of business 1t Is diSuncuy unoer
od that the Alton has not receded an ota from Its
s,,,on an the commission question The lifting Of
=, hoycott Is due to two reasons the baltimore and
hio has all along been friendly to tho Alton, and be-
,,nu,nr tomorrow II wa run its trains into New
yyo,s CITY. This alone would insure large amount
~ traffic 30 the Alton. In the second place, all the
hovoottfng roads were convicted at the late New
York meeting of being sinners IN exactly the same
s,yect,on for which they were ooycotting the Alton
s nox,t,on was contradictory for even railroad prin
ciples'
pitssburg, March tspecial.-The Pennsylvania
company has obtained complete victory In It's tight
10 nut stop 10 the payment Of commissions to ticket
.ennts In March. 1887. circular was issued oy
sensrai Passenger Agent A Ford. stating that the
s.ssats Of roads which insisted paying commissions
would no longer be handled In the Offices Of the Penn
sv,vanis Company This was severe blow at
which had Deen IN NOkuo tOI yOete CANSs
ss 'yieorously fought and only few roads signed
H. circular as once One by one h1yeyer, tney Pe
ds s1s Alton an &e sni sae zoe only holding
The former came in at length bus me deSieea SIsnd
,csuit n return to the old system and the defeat
~ M. Ford's object The end at length cane and
ne Ches rs sed A'G Time p'EpG two
fckets of that line were sale In offices OF The Pom
sys.: r.. Sssioyc deprived sn Of the income formerly
derived from commissions which in some cases greatly
exceeded their salaries but they must s'n anu 0eSr
LOUISVILLE AND NASHvLLES PLANS:
no OBTAIN AN EAsT-AND-wEsT LINE 10 NOR
FOLK By PURCHASE AND EXTENSION.
Philadelphia. March (speciap. Prominent railroad
men here confirm the report that extensive improve
rnonts are being msne the Atlantic and Danviiie
Railroad which viii DO operated In conjunction with
the Ncw.York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad
Fourteen miles Of the road have recently been opened
making ninety-one miles now In operation Tho ROAD
win be completed to Danville within year mo
Danvlle and New-River Railroad narrow-gauge
line which has boon IN pecunary difficulties for some
time is to be sold within few months, and the AT
lantic and Danvo is the only road mentioned as us
purchaser Its acquisition win give the syndicste
control OF line from Norfolk to point seveny-iNe
miles west Of Danvine. This line VIII DO puSfseu
westward to Bristol whore It viii connect win inc
South Atlantic and Ohio road. partially compIe'eo
lne from Bristol to Big Stone Gap In the Cumberland
Mountains, to which point the Louisville snd NASH
Vile owns branch
The three roads would make east and west hne
sr the Louisville and Nashville to Norfolk running
through the southern tier of counties OF virginia ana
would sof course parallel the Norfolk and western
II is saa that the cost of construction In that section
Is light and that many of the counties through when
the road viii pass have subscribed liberaly LOT rs
stock There not much ioc business Sss e9 for
through traffic ecnsdsIsel%S amG phnaSepbia and
viii Dc turned over TO tss ssc Advancement has 10
Gently been made between the two.
x,psNToy,s RAILROAD BUILDING BOOM.
scranton, Penn, March tspeeiaD.--A great build
ing boom has struck the railroads in this section'
nesriy every one of them having prolecteo now
branch on hand being interested In some ne" roaa
The Scranton ard Forest City Railroad, which mas
been consolidated with the New-York, Ontario ana
Western under the Of the Scranton, CafoondaAe
and Ontario Road is building new line between hero
and Carbondale, at which place hn 'Soad VIII meet
the New-York Ontario and wests. yhich Is building
a line from Hancock, ". Y. This road VIII be hity-
three miles In length and WIZ through rich coal
and farming region. 1t win also give an outlet ior
Isckswanna coal to the New England market
ana wssfera WIN starr
next week building branch from bore 10 moutrose'
which VIII be about twenty miles long Inc ERE
also intends 10 build branch nom Honesdsie 10
Thompson thus cutting OF about fifteen miles between
that place and SlSQucnauHds ~ 10 oASS o~'N $3.50 -
pennsylvania Company has bought the New-fork'
susouehanna and Western Railroad, and VIII buiid .
line from Gravel Place. Its present terminus % nis
civ This VIII give the Pennsylvania what II mas
fields. 80 90, f,or,r.nv will
distance of thirty-two miles, as soon Is INC Hos'
cut Of the ground.
AN EXPLANATION OF A RECENT DEAL.
philadelphia, March 0 tspeciap-There was
report In Thiid-st to-day that the Phliaoeipma
and Reading Railroad is about 10 let'the Bailmore
and Ohio Raflrosd through to Now-fork over Us
tracks and that President Corbin has decided 70 90
bouua no longer by the Pennsylvania Railroad. When
thn Baltimorc and Ohio originally reached this city,
the understanding was that It should have facilities
from the Philadelphia and Reading koaa ior new
York traffic but the concession did mol come. IL
has been said that the friendship existing between
Messrs Corbn and Roberts has prevented the Phila-
de,nhi. and Reading from encouraging tho trunk
line Competition of the Baltinore ana ONO Ids
snasnR mas and Reading has found in pushing its
ferminsl plan This is said to be the explanation
~ the recent Baltimore and ohio-Reading deal
puIUrH PROFITS BY THE CUT IN GRAIN RATES
chicago. March Special. -Rallroad men are hop
ting thai nexs Tuesdays meeting here will find some
way of settlement of the present difficulties III West
ern and Northwestern grain rates. representative
Of one Of the St Paul lines said to-day: Any rate
the Chicago lines make is cut by the Duluth, SCUM
Shore and Atlantic and the Canadian Pacific, thus
diverting the traffic to Duluth. cry is going up
from the Western roads TO the trunk lines to help
them out OF the difficulty The trunk lines solve
tho problem by either reducing their rates 70 tno
Canadian Pacific figure by refusing e. carry the
Canadian Pacific traffic when II is brought into tho
Cnted States ct New-Hampshire points Action
must be taken soon, experienced lake men
pfuphey that navigation wiz open carly IN April
THE pENEsYLvANIA's REPORTED PURCHASE
Philadelphia, March Special. lit was reported IN
the Street this afternoon that the Pennsylvania Raj
md Company had purchased the New.York, susque
hnns aud Western Railroad Some changes have
ncontly been made In the MANAGEMENT of tho latter