New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-04
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
INSPECTING THE PENNSYLVANIA
PRESIDENT ROBERTS AND HIS PARTY IN PITTS
BURG.-IMpRovEMENTe PLANNED.


PRESIDENT ROBERTS AND HIS PARTY IN PITTS
UNDERGRADUATES PLANNED.
Pttsburg, April tspecaD. The leading officials
Of tho Pennsylvania Railroad system In Pttsburg, OH
their annual inspection tour. President Roberts said
to-day deotdedly that while retrenchment was neces-
sary the wages Of employees were not TO be reduced
He added The general average Of the earn
in@ Of the railroads last year was not good,
and this year the outlook is not much better.
Freight rates are extremely low, and tho general
depression in the mercantile lines Of business Is
evidence that there is no chance for advancing rates
There VIII be no cutting of rates the Pennsylvania
Company's lines. The provisions Of the amended
Interstate Commerce law VIII be strictly observed"
After referring to improvements contemplated in
the vicinity OF Pittsburg Mr.. Roberts said Local
trao has increased rapidly that It is now ninety
three per cent OF tho entire business Of our hnes'
President Roberts aud the other officials this afternoon
considered plans for Improvements, especially tho
proposed Ohio connecting bridge This bridge Is 10
cross the Ohio River few miles below Piftsburg
and will connect the Pittsburg, Cincinnati and 81
Louis and tho Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago
incISGes mammoth GIT yard and transfer station
at Wallo Station, fourteen miles east OF PitSonfB
T nss o Tss Of @ 81 F sS the %
inspect the Monongahela division and southwest
branch, and will then return to Philadelphia
EDWARD GOULD AND THE COTTON BELT ROAD.
ST Louis, April (speoIsD.- Bdvard Gould returned
from Texas with General Manager Dodndge, OF the
Cotton Belt and was busy all day at the general Office
Of tho company IN the Equitable Building He has
made an extended trip over the road aud expressed
himself as highly pleased with tho property. To
reporter no said Il Will go East Thursday and Mr.
Clark will 20 with me.'
Dispatches say that you are to succeed Colonel
Foriyce as president Of the Cotton Belt ROADS
Yes have read them, but know nothing about
IL They cay that have the place II 1 want It,
but certainly have made such request. Colonel
Fordyce Is president and has the fullest condolences
Of the management -.'-s~
1How about santa Re reorganization
"That road is evidently In deep water. They have
oyerb,dIt in Kansas and far away branches
which draw tho main line earnings 10 completes
with the Missouri Pacific in that State ara u IS
evident trait they must have some help 10 get through
We wouldn't like 70 sec thcm go into the hands OF
rccelvor though. That always hurts solvent road
near by and II would do the Missouri Pacific some
harm 10 have the santa 10 managed By reeelvers.a ~
You found the Cotton Belt line IN good oonoF
''oA Yes 1T is promising property. We have 1929
miles in tho system now
CHANGES IN THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO
Baltimore April alt looks as though eoiohet
orland Smith. vioe-president OF the Baltimore sAd
Ohio intended soon 10 retire from the service, because
late last evening President Mayer issued the following
once on the Baltimore and oho's lines:
The second ycc-presidenL Thomas NJ KING, WI
have charge OF all questions pertaining 70 me pnyss
and operStlng branches OF the companys scrviee,
And such other duties as may from Tune 70 ullc
Ia assCned him by the President Reports heretoioto
sent 10 the yico-president, Colonel Orana sLni,n,
on such subjects, will and aftor Apru - iee0 "e
peserrd TO the second vice-prestdent
Nfr KInR to-day established his headquarters 10
me Offices heretofore occupied by Vice. preslaent
snt,b and the secretaries and CLERKS OF ne ietst
spe nccunyIng the same positions Win Mr. Ahs.
GeneTal Smith, accomp panied by Mrs. smitn' loA'
1sjtimore Tor Cincinnati today.
DISCUSSING SPECIAL RATES TO PARTIES.
iont meeting of the general passenger agents Vi
the trunk lines and tho New-York state Passenger
Association was held yesterday AZ Commissioners
Office 10 discuss tho decision rendered by the inter
statn Commerce Commissioners on March -, mat
sneoal rates granted to parties were hiesai uhuer
ths law. as discriminating against the general puOi"
hitherto parties of from ten to forty persons nave
| obtained special rates from all railroads, ana
NOT expected that this decision will DO enforeoa' as
| n win make tho law odious to the pubic unuer
| this ruling the meeting considered that round rip
| convention tickets which have been ssuea uhaSr
| ne ccriiacato plan are also illegal, and Wss 70
| saIvsd IN ask me commission for an oAphcN eobur
| lion of the law on this point
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