New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-24
RAILWAY MEN IN SESSION.
IMPORTANT CONFERENCES AT MANHAT-
TAN BEACH.


STEPS BEING TAKEN TO CARRY OFT THE AGREE
MENr REACHED SOME TIME AGO BY THE
PREsIDENTs-A COMMISSION LIKELY
TO BE APPOINTED
A conference OF railroad officials represent
ing the principal trunk lines east Of the Mssls-
sippi and north Of the Ohio. the outcome Of
which is reasonably certain to have far-reach-
Ing Effects was begun at the Oriental Hotel
Manhattan Beach. yesterday morning. and
will be continued to-day. Two sessions were
held yesterday. presided by NJ. e. ingalls,.
president Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
road Reporters were not admitted and those
present refused - tell what done
II is doubtful If the broad verandas Of the
Oriental have ever held q larger gathering OF
trunk line magnates than is assembled there.
and the fact that the representation is so
large and that plenty Of time is going TO he
taken by the officials Is looked upon in
dlcation that unusually important matters are
on the programme for settlement.
Present yesterday at the two conferences. cne
Of which began al II and the other at 2 were
l.. j Seargeant W J. Spcer and G. b. Reeve
of the Chicago and Grand Trunk Railroad; II.
J. Hayden. second vice president OF the New
! York Central ID. a. Heseman and A. Fell oi
rho Delaware. Lackawanna and Western; r.
3 Thomas president. G. +. Cochran ana ~ l.
Roberts. ~ the New York. Lake Erie and Vest
ern: Frank Thomson. first vice-president' W.
H. joyce. general freight agent. and +. 81.
E,ngsburv Of the Pennsylvania: J. Il. Garrett
and - ~ Kingston OF the I.ehgh Valley; &
f. Maver president Frank Harriott. ana e. H.
Skull ~ the Baltimore and ONO; NJ r. III
gals W T. Walker jr.. and r.. O. Iroup' OF 'he
/ Chesapeake and Ohio. William Duncan second
vice-presldent and general manager Oh '"e
baltimore and Ohio Southwestern A. n. Nc
Ieod OF the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton;
Oscar J. Murray and Mr.. Mccormick. OF the
.pty rour.' Mr. Mcdowell, Of the Monon; ;. K.
| callaway of the Nickel Plate; d. ". Caldwell.
nresidaut A. J Smith. general passenger agent.
and q J. Granmer. OF the Lake Shore ana
Michigan Southern: D. $ Gray, representing
the Pennsylvania system west or PittsburS
| Charles T. Hayes. president. and Milton Knight,
general freight agent. OF the WABASH besiues
these were n number who did not register. and
/ others arrived late last night George NJ. fuii-
man wa. present unotlcially.
WHAT WAS DONE YESTERDAY.
The work yesterday was largely preliminary.
| ard the feeling apparently harmonious II
any one was there 10 ali grievances or settle old
scores against business rivals. outsiders did not
learn ~ IT, The brilliant crop prospects In the
West together with the manifest revival In bust
ness seemed to have gloi effect upon the freight
carriers and the discussion would now and then
turn upon the millions " bushels Of corn and
/ wheat that would be carried "lthih the next SIN
months
| The meeting was pursuant 10 call Issued by
the presidents oi the trunk lines. who on June =
met in this city and resolved 10 make a weii-di'
rected effort to pool issues and erect an agree
mon, relative TO freight tariffs and classification
between the trunk lines east OF the MISSISSIPPI
and north OF the ohio. which would II iaithtully
adhered to. result In decrease OF 'nroa'-cut
ting comn.tition and the thousand and one wor-
ries Incidental to II. AS near as could De learned
Yesterday A committee will be appointed to-day
or tomorrow t. nominate "A permanent commit
tee with voting power. which shall nave the al
| hstment Of ell questions relating to freight tar
| iffs and classification The committee 10 MAKE
! up this commission will II is said: submit theii
! renort tc the presidents OF roads represented
| In the proposed agreement. VINO IN turn VIII SUI
! nit Il TO their executive Doarus' "hile tnis
| I,o.s on It's face ,o be something Of long drawn
out nrocedure il is believed that II Will be pu
through in short order. 1t Is believed that on ac
| count of its representative character the conclu
sons of the conference now In session VIII not o'
| reversed or materially changed.
THE MAKEUP OF THE COMMISSION.
4 good deal will depend. according to one OF
the presidents with whom the Tribune's repre-
| sentative CoflNrTSti s'N''iNe'' "f''' ''N '""''N
I'm of the commission its head and managers
Whether Mr. ingalls, will be at It's head remains
| 10 Inc seen He is regarded by great many o
| thc railroad men acceptable. but the selection
| will not be made In Il hurry
| lust how much consideration passenger rates
| will receive has not developed as yet. There
| docs not seem to be any disposition 10 reduce
| Them The most OF the talk up u the presen
| time has been relative 10 strict maintenance
| OF the tariffs and classihcations. and the estab
| ushment of system for the roads represented
| at the conference that shall be burglar PROOF
| against the attacks OF rate-brokers. This woul'
mean an immense saving in commissions 10 mid
| dlamen and would do away largely with n mum
| her Of bad features which AT present make th'
| life of the freight and passenger agent and hi:
| superiors a burden.
| President ingalls, reticent when asked
what had been done was to be dcne I'VE
haven't anything To give out" said he. "a
present We do not deny that exDec
that the conference will be far reaching In ~
results. and Mr. Goddard secretary OF the con
ference will tomorrow give out a statement o
all matters Of public interest.
"Will provision under the new plan be made
for Imposing penalties for violations OF the pro
posed agreement which will work any NOR
satisfactorily than they have In the past n
was asked.
I'VE have not considered anything Of that kint
yet" said he. a
Shall you begin a new war upon tn tcke
scalpers?"
The public will know all that Is interesting
about the conference before 1t adJourns, sai(
he.