The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-09
TOILET THEN FIGHT IT OUT.
While the Western Roads Cut Rates
the Association Will Stand.

The Meeting in New York is for the
Purpose Of Perfecting the Machinery
to Preserve the Association and Pro-
tect the Railroad Territory Which is
Not Concerned in the Rate War-It
VIII Have Nothing to Do With the
Fight Between the Louisville and
Nashville and Other Roads.
The indications are that the meeting
Of the Southern Railway and Steamship
Association to be held in New York next
Tuesday will have very little to do with
settling the rate war between the west
ern roads.
1t now seems that the purport and
intent Of this meeting has been somewhat
misunderstood. A well known railroad
man said yesterday that the meeting was
not to be held for the purpose Of adjusting
the differences between the belligerent
roads. The resolution adopted by those
roads at the Louisville meeting which
agreed to remain in the association had
entirely another object in view.
TO PRESERVE THE ASSOCIATION.
The object of this meeting, according to
the resolution adopted, is to preserve the
association at least among those roads
which are not fighting among themselves
and those which have agreed to remain
in the association.
The resolution states that notwith-
standing the action of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad and other western
lines, the association is to be in no way
impaired by this action, and second that
in order to perfect the necessary ma
chinery for the preservation of the asso-
citation south and east of line drawn
through Montgomery, Birmingham,
Chattanooga, JellicO and Oakdale, among
those lines which wish to have the asso-
citation held together meeting is to be
held in New York March ID.
you can see, - said a railroad man in
speaking Of the matter, that this meet
ing will have nothing to do with the rate
war. The object of the meeting is to pre-
serve the association among those lines
which did not withdraw, and which are
not concerned in the cutting of rates"
MAY HOLD TOGETHER.
"Do you think then that the association
within the limit mentioned will hold to-
getherfn was asked.
II can't tell definitely about that, =" was
the reply but you see the purpose of the
meeting is to make some arrangement to
that end.n
Then the rate war will probably con-
tinue2"
well, it may or 1t may not. That de-
ponds on whether those western lines can
settle their differences between them
selves. This is not the first time they
have had war of rates and they NAV
hyri tov,
IN case they keep it up will it affect
the railroads in the southern territory
IN that territory where the proportion of
rates established by the association is
maintainedf
"Of course the action of the Louisville
and Nashville in cutting rates will affect
the rates to this territory but the rates
within the territory south and east of
the line mentioned will maintain their
proportion of the rates, and all the reduc-
tlon will come out Of the road making the
cut. do not see, however, that the rail
roads will be materially affected in one
way or another. There will hardly be any
increase in business, nor on the other hand
is there likely to be much reduction. Ii
the price of corn goes down there will not
be any more people who will buy corn I'M
less they want it, especially when there
is a probability that it will 90 still lower
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will result in holding the association to-
gether among those roads which have not
withdrawn. The result of the meeting
however, is yet indeterminate.
NO FURTHER REDUCTION.
There was no further reduction In the
rates yesterday. The roads within the
territory north and east of the line de
scribed have all met the cut made by the
Louisville and Nashville, and the next
step is for the latter road to let the rate
| down again. That, however, has not been
| done yet. Even those roads between
| which there Is a war may await the
/ action of the association which will some
| what settle the situation
Those roads which operate in the terri
! tory in which the trouble is in progress
and which did not withdraw from the as
ISOLATION gave notice that they would ex
pect to be protected by the association
! They will be allowed to meet all the cutt
made in order to protect themselves, but
they will stand in this on the same foot
ing with tho Louisville and Nashville
which is that the entire amount of tn
reduction will be taken out of their pro
portion of the freight