, 1863-05-15

MY Yonk LEs1sLA As1os;-No response ye
from New York to the entFea:fcs OF the West that
By her Legislature upon our commerce with the
seA-boarl, through her canals, arc to be removed
he shy a
!!whereasss,' all Of which mean, that, as the
make her paY Iii that capidty can ask, comes acc
oSSasory @ npon lie NV Yoff K does de.s
ness imperils great ca,lse ~ Chicago Tribane.
....- BURLINGTON, Iowa, May 4, 1858.
Editors Chicago Tribune:
The above appears 1D your paper Of Satur-
day. ] desire to add, "No response get from
Chicago. to the cntreaties Of the West TINT
the restrictions and burdens that have been
placed, BY her railroad managers, upon our
commerce, with the greatest primary grain
market in the world) over the railroad lines
in Illinois, are to be removed, or even light
ened."
Chicago papers hayc had n great deal to say
about Now York canal tolls, and some folks
hereabout made up their minds that large
portion Of the cost Of carrying q bushel ct
corn from Central Illinois, or iowa, actually
goes into the treasury OF the State Of New
{oIk: Now what are the facts. Corn sells
in Illinois Mt the railroad stations, at rs cents.
f.lo to New York City, IL cents; otLer char.
With the originai cost Of tic s, corr,
all tu1d, IS cents. Sound western mixed is
quoted in New York at 30 cents. Now whit
become OF the 1emaj:,ing 81 cents? Answer ::
upon the producers by railroads carrying it
to the Lake shore. ! have before nc u report
Of the earnings Of the Chicago, Burlington
aud Quincy Railroad for tue month Of March
-s2G0, ,26S.99, against $l5l,170 II last year,
showing an increase Of slo9,o9s.6 G., notwith-
$trh
considered enormous. What Chicago paper
has called upon this road to reduce its thrills :?
I read them all except the 1inns Net one to
NY recollection, has had word to say, get they
are constantly having something to say abont
Buffalo extortith:.sts charging 81 Of q cent
lc Canal boats, or that the producers Of the
West arc swindled by tho BufIalo banks charg-
ing IS per cent for exchange, or some similar
outrage that don't in the aggregate amount to
hill It beans, while the great cxtor,ionists
illinois Railloadr) are holding high carnival.
and all without even word Of rebuke. Take
for an example the rate on Cora from points
West Of Ga1esbnrE OIL tho G. B. IL @. Road,
to Chicago, distance less than 200 miles, is as
much US the average rate during the season
Of canal navigati0n) from Butfalo to New
York, including Butialo charges, canal tolls,
&C., &c. Again, q shipper III the interior dc.
6ire6 to send forward cargo Ut corn, when it
reaches Chicago he is compelled to Let il pass
through IN elevator to get 1t from the cars, il
it. remains IN the warehouse butu single day,
Is charged Two cents per b,tshel, not this time
BY the Buffalo, but by the Chicago "extor.
tionists."
Corn has within three years been carried
from Chicago to New York. for less money
tlan it cost to transport the same corn from
| Monmouth, ILL.,, GEO miles, and put it aboard
vessel in Chicago River, and the present sea.
| son the indications arc that the rates froul
| your city to New York OIL grain before mid.
! summer, will fall below twenty cents, while
| the present rate Oh wheat from the point
| named, (Monnlouth,) including elevator
| charges, will amount tofully seventeen cents,
| presume whal is true Of the c. B. 4 @. r. r.
| will hold good as against other Illinois roads,
and only refer to it specially, as the tac:s
| with reference to its rates are more
! readily obtained, and when reu,on.
strated with about their high tariff
they usually reply that their rates are
| nut rs high as some other Illinois roads, q
| mode Of reasoning little after tho style oi
the horse thief who excused himself hy say
| ing the animal he stole was only worth SIS,
| while another fellow took one worth at least
| Sl50 at the same timc
Messrs. editors, if, while your heavy artil,
lery is blazing away at the New York Legisla.
| tuTe and the Bufi.lo u cent cxtortioniste''
who are stcnling pennies, you will fire Q few
| small guns at tile nearby eXtortionists that
are stealing dollars, you will he entitled to
the lasting gratitude Of many producers, and
| receive the thanks Of one