New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-10

banking
of loans will be fully impressed upon those VINO
| attend today's meeting ]. Pierpont Morgan, as
be was leaving meeting Of the Executive Committees
of the NewYork Central, was asked whether preSl
dent Depcw would attend the conference tomor row
SHOULDN'T Sei + All of the presidents win be there
Mr. Morgan added IN reply to SRorh from Pres
dent Roberts. of the Pennsylvania
TICKET scALpERs AND WESTERN RATES.
Chicago, Jan. "a local paper says The re-
| port yesterday Of 'the deal between the
| ticket brokers and the Kansas City lines
caused o great deal of talk In rail-
road circles and 1t is not improbable that general
reduction IN rates TO Missouri River points VIII
be the result. General Traffic Manager Wickes, OF
the Chicago and Northwestern Road, has given notice
to managers Of the Kansas City lines that the
Colorado and Pacific Coast business Of his road Is
being seriously affected by the cut and that he does not
propose to adhere to the SIC so raro to Council
Bluffs while scalpers selling tickets TO Kansas
City for from 80 10 S11. 1t is the intention OF
the Northwestern to reduce the Council Bluffs rate TO
$40 So and to less amount If II IS found that the
soalpers arc selling to Kansas City at lower rates
This action the part of the Northwestern Will place
the five Kansas CRY lines in a predfcament II Is Ger
tain that either the tickets now in the hands OF the
scapers will have to be redeemed or the Western pas
longer tickets are out after that date
Interstate Commerce Commissioners Aldace f.
Walker and william II. Morrison arrived in this city
from Washington last evening and took at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. Commissioner Thomas NJ.
Cooley also arrived from Boston and went to the same
hotel Their object In coming TO the city IS to meet
the committee appointed at Tuesdays meeting OF the
bankers and railway presidents.
WAIT THE INTERSTATE LAW AMENDED
Washington, Jan. tspeciaD.-M. J. Pickering, of
Philadelphia, president OF the Commercial Travellers
National Protective Association arrived at tho Ebbtt
House this morning Mr. Pickering has Just returned
from the West where great enthusiasm is manifested
regarding the Commercial Travellers proposed amend
ment 10 the Interstate Commerce law The Travel
lers' Protective Association reinforced by the Boards
OF Trade and Chambers OF Commerce throughout the
country, thoroughly organized preparatory TO max
ing unted effort TO induce Congress 10 amend the
interstate Commerce law so as 10 adj the following
to the eight exceptions from its operations originally
provided In fits Twenty-second Section:
Provided, that nothing In this act shall DO con-
strued to prohibit any common carrier from giving
reduced rates Of transportation TO commercial travel
Ter, whether employer or empoye; who travels TO sen
merchandise foi wholesale business, taking orders
from dealers for goods for subsequent delivery
MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE
Jefferson NJ. Levy. Of No 1o2 broadway. declined TO
director In the Syracuse ana Badwlnsyie Raj.
road and directors meeting held yesterday No. 10
waIl-st his resign ton was accepted
General Scroll the chief engineer OF the Hudson sus
pension Bridge and Eew-Rngand Railway Company. in
order thoroughly satisfy himself and the public o. 70
the soldy OF the the side Of the Hudson
Anthony's Nose upon which the east tower OF the Peek
skill Bridge is be erected ordered special examination
made. diver was sent down. and although his report
entirely sasfs nory his investigation was supple
mented by boring win diamond drill and taking out the
for hundred ana feet six inches The work was
performed by the American Diamond Rock Boring Com
pany. It found that the rock ana solid
for the whole distance.
Philadelphia. Jan. (speelai.-John O. Built and
Richard c. Dale went TO Richmond to-day argue the
Shenandoah Valley foreclosure Tho Fidelity
Company Of this city as trustee OF all the
road IL the nal plaintiff in the suit although the real
controversy among bondhodes rs 70 the form OF the
foreclosure Before leaving city lawyers
said no plan for the reorganization the company
yet been formed and efforts VII 0e maao In this al.
rection until foreclosure entered An az
tempt will then be made 70 effect Arrangement
taking in all the interests the company"
The Erie Railroad viii close its Philadelphia once or
February but will be represented In this city by
sigh Valley. At present Joint agent is maintained by
the two companies but the Erie prefers TO discontinue this
arrangement The Erie will withdraw Joint business
at several other cities the day.
The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company to-day
Issued an order to its agents conductors and baggagema
ters instrucng them carry free until January l. 1890
Of young sh and crates of FISH eggs checking
destinations line when ordered BY either the United
States the State Fish Commissioners
1t stated In railroad circles to-day that only twelve
miles Of track remain be completed give the Baltimore
and Ohio road double tracks all the Philadelphia
TO Baltimore.
Topeka Kan Jan. GA charter has been hlod with the
Secretary Of sstc for the Nebraska and Colorado
Railway Company. The company will build line OF rail-
road Ienora, Morton County 20 Allison Decatur
County thence southwest through the
Sheridan, Thomas. Logan Wichita and Greeley
line Of the State OF Kansas thence Trinidad Col
line from Allison northeast through the counties OF Nor
ton and Phillips, to the north line Of The
win be OF standard gauge and about 300 miles In length
The capital is placed 100000 The following
directors; Thomas l.. Kimbal Omaha David ID. Hoae
Kansas City; J. Jansen. Genova. Ncb. John O. Cass.
Allison; Isaac Mulhoand and s. o. wanser Hoxie;
Charles Stevenson. Russell Springs; e. Seife New.
Almelo and t. Jameson, Sonora.
lincoln, Neb., jan 9.-In tho Legislature yesterday
Representative Hall opened he question railroad les
stlon by introducing maximum rate BILL which the
demands OF the aggressive element OF tho State The blu
has new by which aimed avoid the shoals
upon which many bills OF sort have been wrecked
This feature the incorporation In the bill Of complete
classification Of all freigh the classification well the
maximum being part Of the law The penalties pro-
vided for violating either tho maximum cassn
cation features Of the extremely stringent
Kingston, Jan. 0 (speca).-It Is announced that
the tunnel West Point will reopened for
travel Sunday, January 13 Train No. SO. leaving
weehawken 15 m, win be the first pass through
the reconstructed tunnel
Atlantic City, N. j., Jan. Cspecial).--A delegation
OF New-York newspaper spent to-day Atlantic
City the guests Of the Philadelphia and heading
and the New-Jsrsey Central Railroad companies. IL
the occasion OF the opening OF the new be-
tween New.York and this city, made by the recent
time was made between the two cities The guests
were welcomed at winslow Junction by Mayor Holman
and number Of prominent citizens