New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-03
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
DOES THIS FORESHADOw A WAR;

DIFFICULTIES BETWEEN PHILADELPHIA AM
READING AND THE PENNSYLVANIA
The news was received In Wall street yes'eruay
that the Philadelphia and Reading kan'oau "a
issued freight tariff circular witndfaw'hs d" -
rates on coal with the Pennsylvania Rai'rota' tue
circular TO take effect ON September IL j"
currently reported that this fact oreshadowed contest
on rates between the two companies. "heu u'e
coal combination took shape through the Reading ;
lease OF the NewJersey Central and the Irmgh 'aheS
roads the Pennsylvania placed Itself on RECORD AZ op
posed to the deal" Its officers announced 'ht It's
coal tolls would be unchanged, but shortly ater"au
the Pennsyvana's rates were adjusted 10 naruio'""
with the advance made by the other coaicarretS
Al last weeks meeting OF the freight agents OF the
coal roads another advance in coal tolls was orderto
A commemorative OF the Pennsylvania was present
and was understood to assent to the advance SUI
seouently however the Pennsylvania decia'eu ''a'
II had not agreed to the new schedule
DISPATCHES from Philadelphia yesterday said that
the Reading had decided 10 force the hehuns ""u
would refuse 10 prorate a. heretofore Win the rem
svvanta ON coal traffic that nterchinged IL
WAS declared that the new circular meant p''o'
controversy between the two roads and Tears were tA
nr.ses that a war ON soft coal might follow COPIES
q, the new Reading circular conid not be obtained
here. J. Rogers Maxwell, president OF the New
Jersey Centrl said that he had not seen the CIRCULAR
He did not think that 1t meant any warfare re
looksd upOn the circular as Delng luleioeu W ."aa
i'm old rates preparatory ~ the ISSUANCE VI liz"
tariff ,. o.uo ~, ,ha roaeons
for the issne OF the circular by the Readng company,
General Traffic Manage. Taylor said this AFTERNOON
{. The circular we have issued We were forced 10
Issue by the refusal OF the PENNSYLVANIA Kalifouo ~
ion In tho tariff which had been agreed 10 Oh
August "a bv every other road CARRYING aItnsu,e,
cnaf The roads that have agreed to she rate anu
issued the circular are the New York Central New
YORK lake Er1e and Western. the West shore; me
Delaware Lacl1awahna and Western me New. orh;
ontario and Western: the Delaware ana HUDSON anu
the Reading -. ,,,,r IN oxn,anati,n Of
the company,s action said tonight: III we hzo
agreed 10 continue the existing farm rte WIN VT
Isnnsylyania we would have teen DELIVERING co;
cIan ncr In Philadelphia their lines IMAM our
own In addition Il would have been UNFAIR 10 INC
ther roads that entered into the agreement, no tic
Pennsylvania would have had cheaper rate thah
they viii have 1t is absurd for the iehnsy Na., h
:" 1--WE as q reason for their refusal to enter tue
agreement their wish not to advance tile rate on coal
When they were delivering coal at udewaei io Tl Az
top they were charging rate OF Sl.io 10 fnilauet
mia The effet OF the circular Will not be az gieh
- The pubIc anticipates The PENNSYLVANIA Instead
~ shipping part OF their coal tonnage over our nhss,
viii send II over their own, Bnd their ffeght liImc
will thus be about equalzei ana as great rs pcio'c
the circular issued ,.,,oa 20
NIGHT but n was learned that II informs the Penn
sy9vania that the Reading Will no longer Pfo-t s
,y,th them AZ junction points OH anthracite coal. Inc
~ has been mailod 10 NicePesiient thomson,
~ tha pennsylyania Railroad, and he will receive IL
" HE mornings mail. Mr. Thomson Tonight de,
lined 10 say anything In regard to the matter uhui
he has received the circular