, 1864-04-08
FRElcHTS FROM MlNatsoTA.
Communication to the Board Of TrAde-lp-
pcfnta eut Of Committee ofCs oaoratiou.
fiction Of the Raard.

Aen'c1, OF hastnss; H. r. Wil!iam.on, OF Lak
t4iy and Z. Ncs'!ashen. Of lscd Wing, all Of Min
ut sota, tlfn Committee sppoiutcd IN 1or ~.
tect 1efo,c thc Beard or T.,5. s1s "s sae 1ao
snc,stion ~ C.;c.~o - 1k8ae anu S1crcant'le As
''s1a ~ Ms c1s.aea =, xo; ncon
zoNe LEtt05o BocFd Of Trade: We tho en,n
at ma.tee appointed h the merchants aud shippers
convention @ Of the Upper MississIppi. bald n Ecs
wing, Mimi, 10 relation to the eIotbtaut rates ~, a
taf1n, asst fsed to uf by the railroad nn ste.r,host
Companies. for the coming .cason ber ic.ye tn IL,
1hls tui:jed before vour Board Of Trade' astinss
%h 9s II to
The pee,,c ct nc V;1c. NJ arc ,,sc,- n
be made The victims of gigaaiic monopoly o , The
ssetsns q hen % % a ;S ass;d
Of roads tefnisain: "a tho lii M at HOE
Tis cus;o1uarT u." f"r m:n,ecrs n, ,o.ds tn mart
and als ni? 80, 1nc. M so n ione ns tar ~ nr.
reafosstc, there II y" caasc SEQ Of conpI:;n.; b1 we
~ " SonsIa1n mhen Tne9 afsnSen neat Eocs So Isf
T;vrr shon1 1n e,an ~ III ho,t4 " a11Ir 1nc
ten ,n M mo. nc. hc 1 1sysd r. o az, boats oa
f,s ccnte -. nv, 1,ns1c1 6rer Inns roads o1
h;s n.r.n,cns per ceatn.iiT eiras ,,
~, finxe In. n1,f If tIc bns;ness ~ ~; s noi
" .srs On hcat ats VII ~ a1s @ rves
sborc IaCrosse is twenty-five cents per h1,!hr ~
Milwaukee, or Cficaro. fhc hnsts rc,,ine sa 10
crnte ncr hueIrI for fhrtr 1,roporioI .1,3 NcIxe
stcambca owners }nTn opc9V Iaea,9 ana cettcn
could just rs wcl ha; hai 4 or sent +ri socy n
this ,;e sre fuIlv nwa-e snd w -. me. VI
20 ,n,1;a1. tne % nj o1 auch threat
r. .iont ~ nt,s.s, y Hncat aloae (which
n,ints ahnv~ v I.rtnssss feao3 N ssorr q riyet
amount, and we need tie zoats tn ,nnve IT, NJ
amount Of grain, and outside boat., too. or 1t Vii
not oe moFea IN proper season; These high rates
sTafn Ind siteaav ~ nrrss ~. a'cf Inc DIE Oh
NC arc told bI tfe haat M o,rnrrt TIM. thrv c.,not
afford to carry at their old rates that the cost Of
eaasfFans sa u Ere1tiy enhanced We arc aware that
reater fhan tn,ne-r irt ~ t hoiIn,a +1at
VIII net cost a. nucf 10 move grain on the Mfssfss
sirpi me coming season. as 1t did two OF three
ainut Snc.h,1f ~ +ba ,'eo u "as only
the boats carried It IN nsos from I'm
shore, and ranked 1t on the decks Of the
car i.rsa ~, ,s pnlP3fS aae5 were compelled to
ne ran IN sacF1 nnon thcir .1a,5.. y ~, na
there ie no expense Of this kind Wheat ia nnw
ln'1Td In batgee. with no expense or detention to
3a.o s noa.s. H.. - me noat goes np she drops her
ana paseee nione with no detentinn ~ ernsnee v
OF loadtng In some casca traction Of a cent ncr
tnshel Il allowed shippers Tor loading theae bar
f., M nGs IN nlosa ~ easea tais committee believes
vas borne b1 tl,e sh,nncr.. 7-'ss' 'Ao% ee's'1'
The Usual iberai n!apa Of the roadz con.
crntratinr In Cicaco iniace Us to bnnc thst ann
in,ercsted i IN thfs M mstteTf IN ~' no' ocep's
In r1os,nr nepntt nF to e.v III. .tatc NJ off,,-,
has awakened he Northwest 10 he importancs 4t d
cnns1 NJ 1giitsr, rntas,,1 T; ao; o. 1nH eaisat
irs 1rith Inn5 I'm, III nSd - ous aa
request our Representatives 10 Congress TO riyt
'thie measure their undivided support
1nurs oa INC was ones
10 %nh 1nneS interest ana the members pressn
snoneo .. laeaf iemaf&s tnat taes considered th
fae!ee[ one o. VITA ss,porsanss to the trade no
tee cfthtec was sppointed to cp:nn.rate vyith th
sa1sn...ss t ".s 13I"D.s.a ~ nan III
s,sts ~ ss..s1s ' ~ S;r,,oa s ea nar;a ~ so1'
| q. Finley.
| In cur report Of Judge Rcnick's remark, bcfor
tue Mercantile Association, On Monday evening
The figures got somewhat mixed. It should hay
read that the e:eamboa.s ctanae1 tv,;re cents
snd Gave ihe balance thirteen, to the railroads
J7dge Kcnicl claimed " that six cents wns nnpl
h-tae boats, as outside boats were ready 10 car.
for that pr;ce.,,
Messrs. j. Il. Bowen. =. Mnnn and " r
Do.cctt. tie Committee onno;nted At Tho =, oc,
ing e the Mercantile Association. snbmYttcd ~
lp1iorsIr renort tf The Bonr1 of T,-ad. a. ,ts 90.
sion yehcrday:
WHErhs-Tbe eeva-,, railroads. to.n,,,.., =,
the Missitsppi at L. cnossr Prairie dn nhian .n; "
tered into an 1p 4 nave en-
~ nerEet i1.a15fose VIII the Minnesota lin
li1o Lis from 5 L sGsnsse t. receive and othe
trssTaI roads 10 MySnan.Ssa an1 11nspo1 J. ou tnel
la cents per busha for Sheat bs hs as tb4Ea ia
16Y10 rates TOR Epsl, fAnt- ,zS -
buehel from ali po,tss ano roaos Is s5 cents PC
giving the boats Il ce1tnso noose - Ssossc thcreb!
nl other up and down ffrSlt Gnenei =; On Mneat ans
compeneation.} While. at Ine considered fnl
roads charge Isc per busbel n, same time, taos!
from any oiher boat. not in sucS INV Wheat received
fectually preventing aI Other boafse haeteoy ei
pa,iug n The legitimate business nn from paztici
compelling the Shippers to aWa1t and n.s. .ps
pleasure Of those tTo l!ncs Of hn,ts hc,h g. - y
price, ard rimts OF shDment or reek ~. ~ =. !.
kets on the river below tor lie nrodncts ~ r.;
nctb1e, or some other means or transnor ,t;on ~ =,
! Chicago; therefore, s''~"4e1 u
| Kkto'ted-That We consider srch a;sr-i,,not,o,
In faEor OF those, or anv oIher hoets - -
coue for euch roads, directly acalnst tho i1teyrs.
Of CHICAGO markets. and the producers and shtn
pcctfuly ask the 1nana cere of those rnsds r. ahn3
Ihh tuch discrimination, and onen tfcIr tariff -
feehts over their roads to iii Or 1nT bnsts IN ~,