The sun., 1891-05-02
THE WEST SHORE BLUNDEB
,xspr FACTS ExPLAxNrN0 HOW i
ALL HAPPENED.

r~Ser-4tate NOwSetoe 49,
Only rnitiai Lines May yssue T"r'fs.
A onsstjon frequently asked since the 500
NJ. v,tbdrev its 29-cen. cut on business rom
=. york 10 Sc. PAUL is: How did the West
uso,o come 70 make such blunder" Some
- ,h. west Shore officials admitted that the
.nmn.tIne trunk lines couldn't be expected to
a, nv and SEQ the 300" carry on all tho
Nsrtberu business without moving hand
nor would President Hill OF the Great Nortn.
A., and tho lake lines hold tho lake ana raii
tnrifr a, tl.Oi. with the West shore- oenaaian
p..,a. ali rail rate only six cents higher
rs... "a An interesting inside history. known
:. h., S.v. which throws light on the situation.
.Tbe SLOT tariff was not really the work OF
.,. Wsst Sbore traffic officers at all" said
"a, Yesterday who had watched the forma-
s,on oi tho New York Central.Canadian Paoihe
iiance from the beginning. 1t came from,
h,gbsr up-from those who do not dip into th',
details Of ftraflc matters and dwhoconseauenayl
Al M, sstima q tho ouble that certain change
And combin ations will cause. The idea OF the
t.rify came from tho executive heads OF th''
Nav York Central and the traffic officers
th. west Shore were simply told to work on
IN. details which they naturally did. withou
eonplnininc. although they sniffsd trouble.
ITO app, e,iate tho situation, you must g
hack bit Tho vanderbilts paid such oil
priee for tie Rome road that 1t was necesssr
10 foriiy it's 20 o,tion In order to be abe 10 pas
tbe 4 per cent dividend. There was the Cana |.
S;on Pacific threatening to run q parallel
throurh from tho North and Mr.. Cortin one
from the South. or they might join issues.
..We must to tho Canadian Pacific down. ;
sths ysnderbilts reasoned. and the easiest way
Was By a ,rn.Iic alliance. But Mr.. Van Horne
vas not rea tj,v satisfied. and before the Van.
berLl,s FUZZY IealiNo 1t the Canadian Pacific
had as good a thing ae road OF Its own into
Nav York. minus the rpsronslhilitiee. Mr.
hs INV Nest wSSa snore You'd Seeoms
al nix in III. Soc linz and Il @ would draw an
i'm bushes. rom ths nri1,in m s. pcsses, tin
tiss ss Ra. ha.n ut yet opened and Nj Pegsw may
NJ. ,.Setnt s.trh Sow AND hs II. fH lake lines saaprs
over IN. r tml rates. Mr. DcPew's assistants
ore the thar attend to Al these ram ana a1d
tossiUIy hu thou III. thHt the rows they told
~, i. lnppcned that the Vanderbilt chiefs.
oi.crs OIL sss -. the Grand Cenirai station with The
Can ,uinr Pac iir people. arranged the main
Of ssns%s srs to Sa soss
S ,h.wessr" ss ''S SSaescrst lines 6scams slsrmed
a. .s % "a sq1s pseis
they uida't open their mouths Inc pohcy o,
bs sS. and hs Se%
Central Is tho bright particular rsnr In the sys-
TEN. .,. ,,. 80.
VIA ,,n. zee what the Central would do In
conn rtion win its Canadian ally IN reference
u ra Ie or they dscided what to do them
lion with til, CntErio and Western, BECAUSE It
h1 s. p": q but 4 she s. uanaHisn Pacific generally
gets what i, wants, even II It has q seize It. Il
the new iork Central sent irstRnt over tne a.
ni.' isnl on Ha LIBERAL diseaiisI il Would get
plenty Of nusiness hecnuse its name is guar.
SEQ line. elevates the character OF the line
'"e s, S.s. 'ss' shors never had dn.rential.
and all its compe itnrs Thought that It ~ vas IN
Lsard-ot impuIence TO usurp p one Of ~ cents
o.! the sl'So standard rate. ihey 1mmediateis
Whydidn't tho West Shore shink Of i bsfote.
s. Afs ssSs sSs Il
connecti n with the Soof
The bluGasr having been cen made mad; BY % those IN IN
eh,irs satisfaction oi tho other railroads. They
had considerable iun at tho expense OF the
S's g big @ Slundss has ss,s Sesq :, s.s nsas 1y
St".f RAG p tx s'nssse sss'sa
yIa ne ' chsssreafe @ @ and S4'SE US!c Nsvposs News
h.- a three.ernt @ @.ifIsrsntisi oti the Chicago; ag
to New s1n e'is
eess. iiJhe l'is rours rate VA Newport News
WAS ~,ch tna none OF the New YORK roads BY
f. nE Lowest 'o SGHd nn1fst meet
she Bis hurt 'S ssR s eSesss
nm h9w Ss aS S. ~ npt snn "sSt Sns ssncs S
lit MOI I,nown how the tariff originated. .
In .LlI nttrntia Ia RnssR Nf fh.A
Vest b. re-, abadian aIliance-over-zealous
less TO fi,or on. member. reRardless
e rect Il. family Z! II The 'ss' sSa.hs2n Gn
l.nderbilt system-.he Big Four and Chesa-
ia pe,te No anu Nn 90 o-is 1atarelly competitor
busi, ,ess. B.t the alliance with. the Canadian
iarihc carrei t,e climax and established q
eaa aeSsss f sss @ssss fsss
Shore Western iailr pads. which used
:" IT, IT, 'tnfr"i z-h md TO work closely IN bar
m'nH lie $50 limo arrHnGement furnishes
iutnee, ,w,li tell on ali the intsrmediate lines
an VIII tven ufe.t the transcontinental stu.
M. Blanchard. Mt Thursdny,s meeting. called
hs o s ers of
bears on ils anud isn Psciiios anaa,hcrizsd
Hfs om ns .ssScs.d ssS hSa
sna nie,i comics with the Com mission. Shortly
snss ps, 9sssSi 9s s y: va. ancf5:a vos
fion of Of the Inrer.staIe Commerce, law. Tho
u Milwaukee. and only the initial line has any
right to issue tariff. Shortly afier. the secre..
Tord Tord from the Central Vermont people that
sio1 shoE' ts4, GSnndian Pacific case. then .s ths
Shore. being the initial road. issues the
Snl,, Ds q hlsiIg: AID i believed 70 be the only
ages. eome Of those at the meeting inter
Rseteq tho matter more freely. belieyiDg that
iSS.in iSrne y authorized 6y The West Shore. But
West Shore las" West bound freight tarifi. W.
=. No; clearly did. but the latter must ao-
kn0wiedge its sanction.
Nearly all present Ht the meeting agreed that
10 violation Of the Trunk Line Agreement
Ior any road except the initial line to Issue 3
ssriu reading over trunk line.
RAILROAD Notes.
a Chicago despatch says: "The vandslia
Railroad has Joined the boycott against the
Alton. 1t will begin ON Mays Although the