, 1864-04-05
MERCANTILE ASSOCIATION,
Frelghts On the Upper Mississippi, and Thence
to Chieago-Iaterestlns Statements
Relative tLezeto-Atticn Of
the Ass0efatIeu.

The regular monthly meeting OF the Chicago MGR
cautilc Association was held last e7eninr In tho
rooms Of The Association, the p1esident-5ohn TT
,cu' ~ ue eoalt. 1ae messing YVES Al nfsl On ~
formal one. quorum not beng present. couse-
qtentiy the minutes Of the preyious meeting were
11r Ths rrasident IT, ststcs th,t although there
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~u ~ .snt'a,s t.r, ~ n' M,aaspos iS sa
NJ h~ ,tson son m .e rsf.ro.a ma s,csu.
~ ~ comI sn,es which carrv fteiebt IN and fo1,
tns @ 1nocr @ Mssiss,ppi @ and It's trtbntsr1 rerIon W
,,;nncsota Inn - tn neonlc and called on the de1eeaton.
Hon. 8. g. Reniek, Of Hastings, one Of the depu-
tation, then BY request submitted statement. The
people in their region found themselves the victims
Of a monopoly, heretofore their freight had bcen
carried AZ feasonaple fa'es " '"o competing nnes'
which, after having driven away all the smaller
nao enes0a "a " ~ aao aaa fasSsa s
tnen s'en.e .po,, W.. 20 ~ ~ ~ -.o
steamboats, charged Is cents, and gave the balance
to the railroads The gentleman s'; Claimed .ha. IL
., $50 ~. -1.I t., -. tn .,... a..,a-,..s
woad ea to5 s1 sen.o aas mGs. .h seanda4us q y
4hsy eopid eet another seat to esry ter iess. ths
railroad companies W9ae a cnargo ne alaerenSs, 20
~ to mnke % me .osa4 2! - sehra as oetore Taete
sus;tiney yshinment from th,f rea;on. h srarrei,
knew 1hat to AK of thc Association. bnt
this be might say, that they had ap-
ptc hoaS ie sa annninte4 cnteaa ri 70 ~
They had offered % cents which Was an advance Of
nse esnts On presaons tases' ueu aply sane'enI t9
III sr.tea ne 1nen ~ ~ ~ Saaneist;on thatit
Tonid appoint Committee to sct in conce,t With
them to secure REDUCTION in freiehts. He had
consesIea "s.h u. tn1 S4upennteaaant o.
one' tuao1 WIZ IouA.aS1 uAt Tue Iate
was ,to2 ihigh: .,,19 IN ,,t, t9sir sestie9 thsy
MGle a N;osins - nsi t u taa [
1hn3lS aha snd T.he 9ha e fga. 2,
VI mo1A c. t at " IN
cents; The ve5y met ol meet nest Of & boats going ont
r., t ha o .,ot hsro y
sap sn1 sheV ond nrnha5v ower the,r m ratcs ~
once. rue commltee iTom MIEankee haa gone
to Madison, @ and pressed ne passage o. ths Mafe-
~. acGlasher, Of the same COMMITTEES. dtd not
expeSs any n MmSa a %oua plhe alseGt
m se me ~ tSe ., ;vad aa @
d5 jasise e e M 4 eass5
| the aIgoments nsed ~ nc eomoanies agalnsst
hreaHng ug the monopoly, and showed conelusivsly e
public bnt Of carriers themselves to abolish the
evil. At present, without competition, both
freight and passengers frequently hat to Ne oYer,
btcaute the boats did not care TO make good time
as knowing full well that no other avenue was open
for the carriage Of either freight orpassensers. He
Oel1eFcQ IuAt Inc 0odtk WOQIQ MAKE annl6 pfcGIe
II they charged only six cents 4 bnsbe1 for the
freight on grain. he believed that the Railroads
~ At 20 ana1 H. soey a,o n eaeS1 oWn ne ooa1s
owned or controlled the whole thing. @0-
The President announced thst q quorum was
now present, and the meeting was formally opened
the minutes were read and approved
The. special committee appointed to report on
.ne s4eeGi ," q isrg tne Ice q
that they had isiled to agree On the snb1ect and
aeked to be discharged The committee reported,
fusthgT that ne! haa looked over ne constitution
ar5 @ f5 t. ~ srs .ne 10.
that lie ByeLaws Be amended. The report was
accepted, and on motion nf Merrill Ladd-the Sec
Tcta15-the committee was directed to take up
sn5 rennrt Al The neTt meet;nr bai 1sas best fo h.
done. 80
The COMMITTEES appointed to consult with Dan
iel Atainatd On me Mspos'don q t9s 1Snde} -,
thaf III the1 had attan9ei to tteis datr hnt that ny
definite CONCLUSIONS could ea11iyed at with regard
to the blu. !n Washington, but that Dr.. B. would