New-York tribune., 1890-01-18
IMMIGRANT TRAFFIC METHODS.
TRUNK.LINE PRESIDENTS MEET.
RULES FOR THE CASTLE GARDEN CLEARING
HoUsE-THE LACKAwASNA NOT IN AC-
ORD WITH oTnEE ROADS.

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HoUsE-THE LACKAwASNA NOT IN AC-
CORD WITH OTHER ROADS.
The runk-lnc presidents met at the rooms Of their
association Yesterday. The attendance was large ana
nearly all the roads represented directly by
their presidents. The most conspicuous abseh'ee
was President samuel Soan Of the Delaware, Lacha
wana and Western who adopts the custom OF deleeat
ing his general manager the duty of acting for MIN
the meeting Of the presidents, The subject that
TO be considered at the meeting was one oi con
siderable importance in the eyes OF most OF inc PcS
dents although it affects only a comparatively small
portion of the total revenues OF tie ROADS MI
Sloan did appear at conference early IN l7'" "heh
the pressure of the banking interests was being ex
crted to bring about the maintenance OF better rates
by all the large railroad systems Of the country
That occasion was the cause of congratulalon among
the trunklnc presidents. but the legislation uieh Sc'
in motion did not provide for definite detail arrange
ments without further conferences.
At yesterdays meeting the question ot ihpor'anoc
was the method Of handling the Immigrant frame
Passenger Commissioner Tutlc submitted the com
plcted rules for the Clearing House organization at
Castle Garden. They provide for the control oi
the whole traffic through central bureau ana
cNtngui>h all outside offices and all independent
methods Of Consigning business to the west iho
maintenance of soliciting Offices outside oi '">'c
Garden i, regarded as an evil leading to the cutting
OF rates, ana IL Uol b'I''N'"
a proper distribution Of business can he maze
among the trunk lines unlc,, all the lmmlgrah'
traffic S>subJcct to the Castle Garden Clearing houSc
organization. The Lackawanna IS determined 10 IT,
serve to itself liberty To keep mp outside ohc'S anu
to send its immigrants beyond trunkHhc territory
by any route it iii 10 select. The objections
urged against th, are that some Western connections
Of the trunk lines NAV receive larger or sn'l!'i
proportion Of the traffic than their nclghhor' an"
competitors may think they are entitled ana It'
the doors opened 10 improper manipulation. &
subject Wa, thoroughly discussed hy Inc uuhh i''o
presidents. , ,..,,.. q,
Commissioner Tuttlc pointed ont me r.llN :"
referring the cmgrant agreement 'h'k u dlN ""
ordinate committee. The LachavannA~ r'pr'9'n''
tive refused 10 vote i'm favor OF the Nltdl i''uIt> ~
the agreement. although otherwise the VOC VIII, ,t
have uccn unanimous. II was then rf~"lN'" III l,tn'
President sloan. 10 avoid the need "i hIlhthE tlt
subject in dispute T. arbitration. II is lci'u l',
the pressure of the issue to that POM may ,
the complete -uocc-, of the objects ~ the IUHh NM
association. The name of the committee "i one VIZ
not announced. Lut n l. generally ~uppn,'" L" Nv
that of the president of the N"W "Fh ''h',.'l t.
The only other subject of important az. "-lpn
related to the request ~ some ui the Nc" fI-l
read, for what would Doe pracu'dlN a conn i '@ui' @
tariff on wr. i'm the Wc~thOuud -chcdul'7. It VIZ
referred 20 tire Executive Committee Ihc pIea'ueH''
then adjourned.