The sun., 1908-12-20
SAY UEWHAVEN BROKE PATH.
TRtFFIC MANAGER FONTS TO
MARCH AGREEMENT
To Wake No Arrange ement with Canadian
Pacific That Would Disrupt Schedules
ri:hDut NOtice--SOlution Possibly
IN Stnenlng the COastwtse Rates.

rl:nDut NOtice--eOlutiOn Possibly
IN Stnening the COastwtse Rates.
Members of the Trunk Line Association
who have been complaining about the
,serenta freight rates instituted by the
Nsw York, New Haven and Hartford and
canadian Pacific railways under the Cana
dian Pacific Despatch were not much
impressed yesterday by statement
issued by the New Haven TO the effect
that il does not believe the members of
the Trunk Line Association have been
Injured by the Canadian Pacific Despatch
trafhc agreement. Some OF them were
inclined to think that by attempting to
defend its position with regard to the
dferentials before the Trunk Line Asso-
cation submits to the New Haven figures
showing the damaging effect Of the differ
entails upon the other members of the
Gates in advance that 1t is not to be moved
from It's present position.
1T is very easy for the New Haven to
issue such a statement. for it is not the road
that is being hit by the present arrange
ment- said the traffic manager Of one of
the largest trunk lines. 1T is quite
natural that in these days. when busi-
ness is unusually light anyhow. the New
Haven should want to give the impression
that there is no ground for complaint
against it..
1t was declared yesterday by a member
of the Trunk Line Association that the
New Haven broke faith with the Other
roads by making the arrangement with
city the differential tariffs. which had been
operative in New England for some time.
Rumors that the Canadian Pacific had it's
eve on the New York business and was
dickering with the New Haven came to
the other roads last March, it was said
and the members of the association con-
ferred with the New Haven about it, The
result was that the New Haven agreed to
make no arrangement with the Canadian
Pacific that would disrupt the present
schedules without first consulting the
association. The New Haven then went
right ahead with its negotiations with
the foreign roads, and on June / the
Canadian Despatch came into New York.
traffic manager who will have some
thing To do with the Trunk Line Associa-
tion's action in the case said yesterday
that unless the New Haven takes too
independent an attitude the probable
settlement of the present controversy
will be readjustment of the entire
schedule of differentia! rates, which have
long been enjoyed by both the rail and
wa.er routes from New York and by one
all rail route, the Ontario aud Western.
Some of the coastwise steamship lines
got their present diferential rates twenty
i've years ago when there were fewer
sailings aud the freight business was
much different from the present. he said.
From time to time difficulties have come
w that made many of us believe that
Inc water and rail routes were having
entirely the best of il, and since the Cana
dia Despatch has established an all
rail d ferential schedule that is about as
bwast lie wa'er and rail tariff it is gener-
ally ag ecd that 1t is time to act.
rnere is stroag feeling in the Trunk
Line Association that if the coastwise
lines are required to stiffen up their tariffs
to d certain extent the Canadian Pacific
will then be willing to do likewise. That
would do away with the possibility of
rate war. which nobody wants
The traffic managers feel that such an
adjustment will put them on equal terms
long thought was getting more than its
share of the business because of the old
dherential tariff. This line is the Ma
lional Despatch. which consists Of the
Norwalk Line boats. the Central Vermont
and the Grand Trunk. 1t is recognized
that the chief purpose OF the Canadian
Pacific in invading New York was to COM
pete with the Grand Trunks National
Despatch, and that the Canadian Pacific
stood little show to attract much of the
Grand Trunks business unless II lowered
its rates to those OF the National Despatch.
Being an all rail route. the Canadian
Pacific Despatch is now cutting into the
National Despatch business to an enor-
nous extent, since the latter cannot haul
freight in bulk and has to figure In the
transfer charges from the Norwalk Line
boats As a result. the National Despatch
is as much interested In an adjustment
Of the dirferential rates as the trunk lines
Despatch raises its rates the Canadian
Pacific Despatch will be perfectly. willing
10 follow suit, traffic managers think.
10 its statement yesterday the New
Haven said that the Canadian Pacific
was entitled to a differential rate because
Of increased distance longer time and
other inconv eniences which the trunk
lines do not suffer 1t declares that the
heavy business developed by the Canadian
Pacific out of New York is due not to the
low rate. but because by supplying new
facilities for the speedy transmission OF
freight /, can outbid the other trunk lines
Tor the business.
The New Haven road also declares that
II entered into the present arrange ement
with the Canadian Pacific after negotia-
tons with the Grand Trunk and the
National Despatch had failed owing to
dlsagreements over steamboat connec-
lions Al New London
Competition between the Canadian
Pacific and the American roads over the
Orient freight business was discussed to
some extent by traffic men yesterday as
The result of the action of the Canadian
Pacific in filing with the Interstate Com
mcrce Commission separate schedules
'or the rail and water haul to the Orient,
whereas the American roads had declined
10 90 50 and had withdrawn their tariffs
10 the Orient entirely and substituted
rates 10 he Pacific Coast. When 1t was
iound that as the schedules now stand the
Canadian Pacific hauls freight to the
pr1ent for the same price that the Ameri-
rdnroads charge for hauling 1t TO the Coast
II was generally agreed that the American
roads would be obliged to file now sched-
nIes which would compete with the
Sanadian Pacific rates or give up the
Orent business to the foreign road.