Year: 1861

The Cincinnati Enquirer gives the following as
the substance of the agreement entered into by the
Presidents o! the trunk lines of railway at their
late meeting in Washington:


The Saratoga and New York agreement was
revised and adopted. The first section provides
that on and after March l, neither party shall EN-
poy runners or agents of any description or retain
those now in service, for the purpose ST soliciting
passengers, nor allow any commissions or draw.
backs; but each party is allowed to employ one
person as travelling agent, to inquire into the
sale of tickets, ETC., and each party is to refuse to
sell tickets over connecting roads that do not con.
form to this agreement in regard to the discharge
of agents.


The second section forbids either company, by
agents or otherwise, from influencing business
from its natural channel.


Freight agents are not to be employed at the
West except at lake and river ports, nor at any
other points not on their respective roads proper
except at Boston. New York, Philadelphia, and
Baltimore. No agent for soliciting freights are
to be employed after the 1st Of March, directly or
indirectly, at any points not on their roads All
freight aud livestock is to be carried by actual
weight except -four, which is to be charged BY the
barrel, and car load of cattle is to be charged
for as less than IS coo lbs excess of weight to be
charged in the same proportion. All live stock to
be weighed at the Western terminus of each road
neither of the parties to the contract to collect
any charges on live stock except for their trans
portatiOn from the point of shipment.


The fifth article provides that tariff from New
York and to all competing points East and West
shall be fixed upon by the parties to the agree
ment, without power discretion to agents OF
any grade to reduce the same and no free delivery,
drawback, drayage or commission, is to be allow
ed, directly or indirectly, to any shipper of goods


The sixth section provides that, without the
joint assent of the Pennsylvania and Baltimore
and Ohio Roads the New York Central, New York
and Erie and Grand Trunk Companies shall not
hereafter make the rate merchandise and live
stock, between New York and Columbus, or points
west, south southwest Of Columbus, less per ton
per mile than the rate charged between Cleveland
and New York, all-rail.


No bills as to trains, fares or freight except
such as are posted in suitable places, either at
Offices or hotels, or other public places are to be
used or circulated by either company, and no ad-
vertisement or bill ofeither company is to depre-
ciate the routes or accommodations of the others.


Each party is to protect the others from any
variation from the freight classification adopted by
any express or transportation company (bv con-
tracts In any torm either by car load otherwise
and no freights to be carried or advertised on
time by either of the five companies, or by any
freight express company, in any form, over the
roads of either of the companies. If the agent OF
either takes freight at less than the advertised
schedule, or gives papers, &e such agent Is 10 De
discharged and not employed by any connecting
company.


No free passes are to be issued to the employees
of other roads, unless upon the request Of the Pres
dent or Superintendent. Annual passes are to be


limited to the list of officers furnished by the Pres
dent or Superintendent of each Dad. Drovers in
charge of live stock are to be carried free, to be
given to one person in charge of one Or two car
loads of stock; to two persons for not less than
four loads; to three persons for not less than
six loads, and to four persons for not less than
ten car loads. The Southern lines are at liberty
to sell drovers tickets from New York to common
points at the cost of ticket from Albany to the
same point.


A correspondent of the New York Tribune saws