New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-20
THE CANADIAN PACIF1C's POSITION.
,rs ppoposrp ADMISSION TO TIE IMMIGRANT
CLEARING HOUSE DELAYED-THE EAST


c,r.prvG HOUSE DELAYED-THE EAST
BOUND FREIGHT SITUATION.
. A., o.,,ng ~ ,be Passenger Committee OF the
r,,n,, line Association yesterday, the plan "ue,
which IL is proposed that the CANADIAN raot". quo,
enter the Immigrant Clearing House WIS co"'''''.
snt no action was taken Some Of tile roads "ah'eu
moro time to look the ground over ana inc pau VIZ
no brought up for adoption or rejection mex. Won,
ns.sonror commssioner L. p Farmer says that AL
the roads favor the plan The hesitatOn osPla' =.
Yesterday however, would seem to noNa'e uia' .,'o
car.diar Pacific has tackled some conditions upon uio
agreement that IL adopted will bind 1t 10 accept '
mronortion of business through tho Barge OAAee
agency. ,,. y. ,bo
The Alton boycott received no attention az ti'o
meeting yesterday. Mr.. Farmer says that every ius
IN The association is excluding Alton business, anu
,ht In cases where tickets over the Alton held by
ninvauds or nersons destitute Of funds have been
bonored ON other lines the circumstances have Deel
roported I'm detail TO the commissioners IL mas DoeH
asserted by some that such reports have been maao
simply as blind" 10 cover an actual dircgaru oi o
boycott The Board OF Rulings however, seems 10 i'
content in the belief that It's order LOT '"o ui9
continuance of business relations With inc Anon
hoe besn literally obeyed. Mr.. Farmer has had
voluminous correspondence in the case Of Lou's
Seckel the general agent OF the Equitable Lie AS
surance Society at Denver who came rom tiiat oS
with his daughter last week in the expectation OIL s
ing on the steamship Columbia, whch leIt Ihis priv
on May IL Mr. Seckels tickets took him over lne
Union Pacific the Chicago and Alton, inc
Grand Trunk and the West Shore roads. They were
Skeleton tickets, Mr. Farmer says, with nothing
to indicate that they had been sold on account OF te
Chicago and Alton and Mr. seckel and bis daughter
came through unchalenged His baggage cheeks,
however had the letters /" C. and A. upon them ana
the baggage was stopped at Buffalo. Mr.. seckel
had il forwarded by express but he missed his steamer
The members of the Board of Rulings do not look upon
this case as all indication that the boycott Is us
regarded a., ,,, TINA
Association had special meeting Yesterday 10 con-
slider the eastbOund freight situation and reconnen-
cations were made to be presented to the JOINT CON-
mittee OF the Trunk Line and the central ifaIhG
Association at its meeting next week. tastpoun q
rates are thoroughly demoralizcd Two special tSllI
schedules have beel Issued. one for cotton ana one
for high wines and distilled liquors Rates on other
classes OF freight are similarly affected and the specal
committee which has been appointed VIII ma lB
hands full in the attempt to restore and MAINTAIN
schedules 49,, n, -
The Freight Committee OF the association did nothing
Yesterday in regard to the Canadian Pacihcs demand
for dferontal on rates 10 the Northwest Ihe
schedule based the rstclass rate OF 81 20 IS now
I'm effect but the Canadian Pacific wants concession
and apparently a big one. Definite action on the
matter will probably be taken at the meeting OF the
Board Of Presidents on Friday next.