Morning journal and courier., 1892-10-28
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.

Meeting OF the New England Tramt
Managers-To Restore Rates-Sena.
tor Chambers Leader-Baltimors
Interested In the New England Deal
-Rumors of Another Alliance.
BOSTON, Oct. 27.-The New England
traffic managers meeting to-day was pre-.
sided over by Chairman Midgley of the
Western Freight association. 1t was agreed
to restore rates November 90, the close of
navigation. The schedule of rates to
st. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth will
then be as follows: First class, $3.50; SEQ
ond, Sill; third, 81 cents; fourth, So
cents; fifth, 40 cents. And on the 500
line and National Despatch as follows:
First class, $1.20; second, $1.03; third,
81 cent?; fourth, "a cents; fifth, 45 cents;
sixth, 80 cents. There were present at
the meeting A. @. Bird of the traffic de-
partment of the Chicago, Milwaukee and
ST. Paul, h. G. Barlow, traffic manager of
the Wisconsin Central, Mr.. Hamblin of
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, LA.
Cameron of the Central Vermont, ]. F.
Goddard, Trunk Line commissioner of
New York; w. F. Barrey, general traffic
manager of the Boston and Maine; Arthur
Mills of the Boston and Albany; Mr.. E. @.
Gooderich of the New York and New Eng
land and Mr.. Gurley, assistant general
freight agent of the Fitchburg.
CONCORD, N. H., Oct. 27.-Senator Chsnd
Ter in leader in the Monitor tonight will
say: "The Boston and Maine and Reading
railroad arrangement puts larger share
of -a;1 nod i,fa ~ ha,,
of $500, O0O, 900 combination. How shall
the Concord and Montreal railroad, con-
trolling the remaining New Hampshire
lines, maintain and strengthen itself and
protect the people of New Hampshire
against such huge organization az is now
making Roadway against it and threaten
ing to swallow ita Its pathway safely is
in a counter combination of the Concord
and Montreal with the Old Colony, New
York, New Haven and Hartford and Penn
sylvania railroads. This new combination
would be $400, 900, 900 association and it's
organization is inevitable. We expect to
see it arranged in less than thirty days"
BALTIMORE, Oct. 27.-Baltimore is tax
ing particular interest in the dealing by
which the Reading system gained control
of the Boston and Maine and New York
and New England roads, because this city
has both the Baltimore and Ohio and the
Western Maryland railroads, which have
important connections with the Reading.
When the Western Maryland shall have
completed it's York extention, now nearly
finished, and added twelve-mile line to
Chickies to meet the Reading system, Bal
timore will have through route for
freight to all New England points. Freight
between this city and New England now
goes around New York city on transfer
barges to reach the New England lines,
which mode of trans shipment is slow and
expensive. 1t also demands the running
of freight trains through the depot yards
of large cities where other delays are
bound to occur, all OF which the Pough-
keepsie line avoids.
CHICAGO, Oct. 81 Wild rumors were
afoat to- day to the effect that a big rail
road deal was about to be contaminated,
involving a practical consolidation of the
Reading and Pennsylvania systems, with
the Reading management in control. Rail-
road men pronounced the rumors the most
absurd that have yet been put into circula-
ton. 1t was also reported that the Read
ing people were trying to secure control of
the Chicago and Alton. The officials of
the latter road laughed at the report.
NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-A meeting of the
representatives of the railroad lines out of
New York and into Canada was held here
to-day. J. O. Anderson of the Ontario
and Western was chairman. Others pres
emit were ]. B. Coyle, Portland S. g. COM
pany; Isaac Odeli, Providence line; II. Hall,
Maine Steamship company; A. N. Harris,
Grand Trunk: E. V. Skinner, Canadian
Pacific, and J. NJ. Williams of the New
Haven and Hartford road. The meeting
lasted more than two hours and rates COW
ering wool, molasses and tea were agreed
upon to and from New York and Canadian
points east of Toronto. Inequalities in
freight charges were readjusted, and rates
were put on an even basis.