The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-26

Monthly Meeting respecting the report of the Corn
and Flour Exchange ofthe 10th inst.
Yours respectfully, JOHN S. WILLIAMS.
thought proper to apply number of epthets-such as
unjust, erroneous and prejud icedto the remarks which
made on the policy and management of that corporation
in my report of the 10th January to the Corn Flour
Exchange.
Beyond the profuse and repeated use of such terms
there is but little 10 notice in his address, however,
sire to show that they misapped their connection
with my observations to which they were intended
reply.
The report of Mr.. George R vickers which was made
while he Director of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road the part of the State the proposed connection
with the Hooking Valley Railroad, which denounced
visionary and chimerical, have hope will be defended
by its author and will be fortunate for this community
if the attention of the public should directed to
subject so interesting and important.
In discussing the question of discrimination at the
Board, the President then Director in in
terrogatory as to what he meant by discriminating
asseuted to the correctness of the proposition THAT
discrimination consisted in not charging from any
given point to Baltimore than the of that way New
York minus the water carriage freight from Baltimore
New York" In other words, that any tariff arrangement
which essened the advantages of geographical posi-
ton other cities in reference to the trade of the
did discriminate against us.
Though it is not necessary argue the point the
rectness OF which is sefevident it be convenient
the examination of the question accept and
Der this admission
The toll-sheets of the Company the avowed policy of
the President and his assertion in his address of the 18th
January reply the Flour Exchange report
admit that discrimination has been in this sense of
the for he there boasts of flour being brought from
the West Baltimore 20 less than the charge to
New ork But by the cheapest mode of transportation
from Baltimore to New York the freight would be 25
per barrel with insurance to be added While the geo
graphical position of Baltimore gives her the
vantage of about % cents barrel New York in
competing for flour brought by the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad from the West the Company charges for carry
ing it to New York only 20 to Baltimore
and thus deprves her of cents of this advantage If
the Erie Railroad the Pennsylvania Central were re-
quested to deliver produce from the West cheaply
Baltimore at New York Philadelphia or at differ
ence less than the actual cost of carriage from those cities
to Baltimore would not the proposition be received with
dersion?
The open and avowed discrimination which the Balti.
more and Ohio road attempts to justify and represent
not injurious to Baltimore should be by every
means in our power Why should yield any portion
of the advantage of 25 % per barrel on flour
which possess New York and over
On the retention or loss of only small fraction these
advantages at times depend the question of the
Joyment or loss of great part of the trade of West
For example, If there large and active demand for
-four from Europe and freghts % cts cheaper from
New York. Is cts cheaper from Philadelphia than
Baltimore we would require to have all the advantages
of our position and that all the cost of transportation
hence to those cities should be imposed on them to
BILE us to make direct exports retain considerable
quantity of the flour coming over the road.
But there has been secret discrimination against Bal
hmore which has been practiced while it has been
MED, by which we have been deprived not only of
small part of natural advantages but frequently of
great and times a-and even than this
There instances of produce having been carried
tween New York and the West for less money than
between Baltimore and the same points at the
same time, though the distance from New York is 200
miles greater.
have in my possession bills of ading of xhiskey from
Ciclevie Ohio to Baltimore and to New York of nearly
similar dates when the of freight both places was
precisely the same. Here there discrimination of
80 cents per barrel against Baltimore The distance hence
to New York ignored. The New York consgnee
had her produce carried 200 miles further than the Bat
MORGAN. The charge is the to both. The Balti-
more consignee finding that he losing the business
was induced to make Inquiries and he then learned for
5 eud to to s surp that his
more-this caused the loss of the trade; slight
ence the then existing state of the markets would
retained the business here. When complaint made
OF this state of affairs to the Company the truth
charge was denied but proof obtained of its cor
ding he stated also that he had contract still to
for some time at 1s2 cents barrel to New York. the
as the price to Baltimore.
manufacturer in Baltimore missed the sale of a large
quantity of his product in consequence of
Cincinnati purchasing the article in New YORK in prefer.
to buying in Baltimore the price, for the
that he could send by the way of the Baltimore and
for less money than from Baltimore to Cincinnati
have printed toll sheet headed" Through Rates
the Cincinnati, Wilmington and Zanevsile, Central Ohio
and Baltimore and Ohio Rail Roads-Summer arrange
ment from June 10th to December 1st 1S56'-wherein
the rate -four from Circeve, Lancaster and n Lex
ngton to Baltimore one dollar per barrel and from the
anne places by the way of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road to New York, the charge is precisely the same
This tosheet obtained by friend the West and
probably it was not intended or supposed that it would
ever be seen in Baltimore.
In September, 1855 -four sent from indianapolis
to Boston by the the Baltimore and Ohio Road
81 cents pei barrel The freight divided as follows
Western roads recei we'd 20
The Baltimore and Ohio Road . ar
The steamer from Baltimore to Boston ,..,.30
81
At the same time -four from Indianapolis to
Philadelphia for 100 cts.
Of which Western roads received ..........40
The Baltimore and Ohio Road ............47b
The Phila., Wilmington and BALTIC. Road l2x
100
At the same time -four sent from Indianapolis to
Baltimore for 60
OF which Western roads received ... an
The Baltimore and Ohio Road received .5O
on
In these instances it will be perceiyed that whom or
destined for Boston that it wa CARVED tho Who'll
length Baltimore and Ohio Road for 37cts nar
when consigned to Philadelphia il was csrritd for AZ
cents and when was delivered a, RaItimora 50 cen
barrel was CHARGED sbowina di.or;r;a,; so pei
in favor of Boston and of cents in fa S 10
Baltimore. " " "pa
In July, 1858 / wrote to Cincinr At, IN inonro ,ho u
of wheat the freight to BaItimore and aso -, T
York, and received reply from highly b,s
house there, under date of 3lst the month wherein
they state that the freight to Baltimore then was SO cents
and the rate to New York only As cents was informed
by the same house. by letter from them dated Idth Ne
cember 1855 that the freight Cincinnati on onr
Baltimore cents-from Cincinnati 10 Na,r VI,