The Portland daily press., 1890-12-18
The Frost Proof Cars.

The directors Of the Portland & Rochester
met yesterday and organized by electing the
same board Of officers as last year.
The Frost Proof Cars.
BOSTON, December IA special meeting
of the Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange
was held this morning, called by the special
committee appointed on Monday to confer
with General Manager Furber Of the Boston
q Maine railroad relative to Its action In ex
Guiding the Frost Proof cars from Its lines.
The report of the committee, submitted BY
Mr.. Jonathan Bigelow, Its chairman, says:
'Mr. Furber received the committee very
pleasantly and heard their statement In re-
gard TO the insuficiency Of the warm Car
service. He seemed to be convinced that II
was inadequate to the demands OF the potato
trade. and promised to furnish sufficient
supply of cars fitted up properly for the
transportation of potatoes as soon as he pos
sibly could. He declined to say much about
the frost proof cars, saying that he had not
6eeL informed Of the withdrawal of the COM
pany's suit against the road. Since our in
terview we have heard that Mr.. Furber has
discontinued his discrimination against the
Frost Proof cars, and has ordered that they
De carried over the road Ike other cars.
Thus we believe that the potato trade in the
future will have no trouble In obtaining ali
the " arm cars they need"
| The report OF the committee was accepted
and the committee on resolutions, which had
been given more time, was discharged.
The Western Roads.
NEW YORK December IA Tribune re-
porter last night interviewed j. PiorpOnt
Morgan. Sidney Dillon President Hughitt
of the Northwestern Road. President Gable
of the Rock Island road and others as TO the
probable outcome of the recent meeting Of
railroad magnates held In this city last Mon
day. j. Pierpont Morgan said emphatically
Il am thoroughly satisfied with the results
accomplished"
President Hughitt, in reply to an inquiry
as to why Mr.. Gould's plan had been reject
| ed at the meeting, replied. THE plan
| adopted met with unanimous approval and
was supported by Mr.. Gould himself No
one went there with pet scheme, and the
| general desire was to adopt that which
would produce the most complete results.
| This agreement centraliZes the responsibility
| for rates and the maintenance of traffic,
where 1t belongs, In an advisory board com-
posed of directors OF the road. The plan
has its advantages and disadvantages, aud
| the alance of the two, together with con-
| slderati0n OF public opinion, will determine
| Its continuance. l wish you would emphasize
this fact, that the public service will be bet
| ter. / look for great Improvement to follow
| as the result of this meeting"
To Rumford Falls.
| CANTON, December 17.-Hon. Parker
/ SpOffOrd Of Bucksport, engineer for tn,
i t&pnolOu VI Lue humIOTu fallS ana Buck
| field ROAD to RumfOrd Falls In company witt
Mr.. Lincoln and MIR. Bisbee Of the directors
has been inspecting the location betweer
Gilbertville and Dixfeld Upper Ferry with
view to certain changes In the location a
| nade
1t is understood that the new company
prooose TO break ground for the extension
10 the early spring, probably as early a:
April. 1t Is expected that proposals for the
building OF II will be made by Col. Greene
VINO Quilt the road from Bangor 20 bar IN, hai
Dor, aud Brown Bros now engaged In ouilu1
Ing the Phillips aud Rangeley Lake, marrow
gauge, and Mitchell of BuckspOrt; "ng Tn =
now engaged on railroad In Canaaa. 1e ,e
company nope to haYe the road eolhplete 5 ~
Rumford Falls In the early tall, anu possioh
| they NAV accommodate Fourth OF July
celebration at Dixheld'
Meeting tho Boston & MaIne's Re-
ductlon.
poaToN December 1.-THE Fitchbure
roaS mas met the reduction made by the Bos-
ton Z, Maine on second-class passenger bust
neas W 10 the West. The Boston & Maine will
undoubtedly make a further reduction Of rs
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