The sun., 1891-05-01
WEST SHORE BACKS DOWN.
THE 500 LIVE FORCED TO wITHDRAW
THE TWENTY THREE CENT CUT,

couw,ss,oner NidRley Said that tho
cs,e.so Lines Mad n Knife Ready.
rur sus,s exposure Of the unwarranted rate
eating OF tho West Shore and Canadian Ia
oiac railroads bad spcely effect The only
si,.rnntiye OF disastrous war OF rates was to
h..t down. and after weak and ludicrous at
,.mnt at justifying tho 2s-csnt cut
,bsv took that iGnominlous Rtep. Both
~. West Shore and Canadian Pacific
acn,,a,s admitted that there had been
a thunder. and they agreed to recall tho S1.07
,st.to.dny. with the ton days necessary notice.
This last idea was amusing and 1t provoked q
.n,,,s in tho meeting. The two roads issued
.h. thrift without a moments notice. and in
d,,.ot violation OF the Trunk Line Agreement.
very likely It would have remained In force
,o.day unchallsnged. II THE SuN hadn't
sbovn Il up on Sunday last.
Tho effect OF The SUNS articles was imme-
A,,te Tho vory next day an officer Of the
Erie made complaint to the Commissioners.
And tho latter hastily called n special meeting
at lOh A. NJ. on TUESDAY. preilmi-
nary to the Joint committee meet
Ing at II O'Clock. He insisted on
t,ll attendance. but tho West shore and New
York Central people stayed away 30 nothing
VA done but to protest and wait for the gsn-
consider tho whole situation bearing on rates
between tho senboard and st. Paul.
MANY officials were called to New York from
the Northwest in anticipation OF big time.
Commissioner MidRley OF tho Western Freight
Association had instructions 10 inform the
trunk lines that II the West Shore Canadian
Pacific rate was allowed the Granger roads
w"pd ~ "%ks m.as asnsr eh.y
gained nv II. The lake mon had on their high
wading boots. and tho executive otilceLe OF tho
brought along AN extra supply OF ammuni-
ton The fighting element was well rep
rsssn nosicssby @ scarce. and Teore the end Of to
m.eting they hal nll disappeared ex,ept two.
4 West Shore official echoed It'll the general sen.
VII it hadn't been for the excitement created
BY THE Sun. this trouble wouldn't have hap.
ang Of sa %o we're
not in q position TO ascertain tue real faets in
ed.n,ial @ letior Of August Skinner to the ship
q nsch soSsa ahs ssss sbs
meeting w"ll enough posted to tel! the officers
Of that company in about five minutes what
sass FrssSt AGENT Percy Todd
forgot his piece. aud II the Canadisn, y, Pnc!as rep.
resentatiyes were tho essence OF meekness
The Chairman first called upon the rate
cutting lines 10 explain themselves They both
Ss%'Si 10 Ss Siie1entia is No.. the and W.ss-
ern, and the fact that the West SHORE took the
place Of the Ontario and Western IN the 500
But the Trunk Llps Association neyrs.
saiI sStSs The Laskawanns reprs: sntstive nor did
~ .s;Ssniye hs 500 = s@py granted shs
oedensbare or y spspenson % Bridge No other
Hs 0ss recoense I
Pacific. which is not party to the Trunk Line
Eut The Canadian Pacific has not simply
taken The er-cent difeIential." suggested u
worth; What Justification has it for doing
"We met the Canada Atlantic fast freight
line" ,said General Traiflc Manager Olds q the
e""fhe.e sThs CANDIDA A Atlantic takes tho 2s-eent
lion. and that eompany is not bound BY the
The West Shore and anadian Pacific officers
had nothing to say to these arguments. excelt
tariff had been issued. anu that the West Shore
S9in I'm rnss nso r es rsfuS
II tho West Shore doesn't witn'iraw that tariff
csieueo New Yor and am fs b. Pau rate OF
Traffic. Manager HeReman Of the Iorka.
wspsnaIApd I; ID we shall do the same; w wil!
General Manager Gordon OF the Northern
trunk line connections and cut ihe rate square @
in two
snS Mdfss Ts 5 the wssss9
ass the and s", sSs
vi" sn !hH sa s lose S IL
BY the breeze that had bean raised, and they
backed down without defence: Mr: Oics said
ton Of the West Shore and Traffic Manager
M;usson n OF that eomrnny said. IN Withdrawing
MI II mat ne ,ildn want 10 provoke ,ouhle. Mr.
oidS made n last effort at defence BY this
htange remark:
The lake lines mike an average run. day
there l., OK pen. for repairing the roa,lbei.
rhs t,N railroads dnn't avegnge nearly rs we'll as
sns,: nM: ad, snd We think that we are entitled to
=: The West Shore Canadian offence Of rate
cutting sInnl WAS lai on the she'll and the assoeIs-
,Le arrs.msn The West Ses Shore % has 'S1 alreads
ssh' 70 tsiax" and f'ts has n tie s' p1l Fl:
Ears "a s,,Ut1,In WIZ no doubt continue TO Ian.
Pacific alliance. W b. tho @ rate Viii not "" Se smsh
an indncernent. Perhaps the 500 line Will
;hov ,h"w ~, rat can make a. good or better time
promised shippers. il 40 The Erie and Lack
ATanna may demand q difrerentiul:.
Gssnf t.nehsrS !sn r"pk or LII: Il:
,ShranGer ,h m roads. and Cant. Gordon represent!n9
W. fa.is oi IS ali rn nH'sts' and lake Ak 'aad and
.sno is ratSs I" govern the entire territory be-
cut the S's soo OF w%out iGs eG%Hdtss ANN dsion,