New-York tribune., 1868-04-14
THE ERIE QUARREL.
THE QUESTION NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or ANTI
MONOPOLY


MONOPOLY
10 a. Kd.or Of Ttt TdbuH>
SIR: asl, the privilege of stating the views
OF very many OF your seads %o ~ SHt n on T %~ ailpnG
Company II IL simply question whether me
rascality Of one man OF set OF men Snoa & ps % e
prOval nf those whose sentiments are expressed III WI,
letter That question was seitied wnen ,no ,"r, ien u
is whether this state shah consent, 10 w
formation Of monopoly ten times more loriniad"e ,e
il has il now power TO prevent T. No one VIII deny
that Mr. Vanderbilt !, striving TO ond UP ~ ts % o
poor HIS aim Is defeated so long as the Lie knrVau
continues TO be rival once tna for g's fS no. NJ astnr urs
win preyept II becoming hs property IN, most import
AMI isons i'm il are First there shall he conso
daton of the earnings Of the Erie ana the Central and
Hudson and Harlem Railroads; and second that
do, i'm one r,ad shall not he q director I'm any ~ the
other roads. II Is these two provisions which wil
stop this monopoly and these Only ne pm als9 S
declared yad.and that n he used for eqnlpPhs uc "ad
and make any connections that WI se Doau Snuke
road TO the West The terms Of this section are eApnt
The Directors have now the money IN their possession
but are tied mp by the Courts from u-lng IL lhdl money
the bin directs shall be expended Tor the puils 'll,u
ahoyc True there viii be- many to eayil NJ TN, stci"i
say thattl viii be an ffii 70 'ndur1 nG tue "r
evil 10 let the only line in the state which
nights against monopoly lal INTO The hands ol
the monop0lists. The additional section allowing the
company 10 indOrse The bonds Of other mads, which arc
to connect with the Ete Is only glNngio IA, Ee ROAD
that which has heretofore bten granted 10y the chia
The Erie must have broad gauge connection
with Chicago, ana TINS only can ne uolc lh
tie manner proposed by the directors. The
people living along the line Of the Central Road have
had taste of what those living along the Erie win have
II the latter road Is managed by the slinc parties Who in
the Central Heaven knows the freight iarn on the latter
road ~ heavy, but ~ Is not otl of
what 1t would De II competition were botted
out. THIS is evident by The difference "f
the tarh to those places. Yhcrc the Erie Road or its
branches touch and those places where tie Central ba.
competition. shc latter have tD make up Tor what the
railroad company loses at the places where there Is COIN
petition. LET That competition bc done away with
which 10 will be Vanderbilt gets the Erie Road
and every Town on both roads VIII De- placed on the same
footing and very high one. too
Nh. Vanderbilt not only strives to control the conIncr
ca interests of the STATE but he Is cndcayorng Ia bnid
huge political machine for the benefit ot Tannnhhl
Hall IL - notorious fact In Albany that Mr.. WANDER
bt has agreed To his influence Ohe same wab Dean
Richmond did) TO aid 1ammany Hall Ia control ts nct
St.sts
one OF own for Governor. hut they afld
the count men will checkmate the game Vanderbilt s
Ia assist ihcm and IN return they solid or Vanderbilt
-" first. last aud always" True there viii be- pcoo
Gratis VINO Will vote the Erie sdcbui they Nll
from NcwN Those living along the lines The
r1ruhd represent Interests more important than any
thing po!itical-and they will probably vote right am
Slr. yours trnly, D.
.ii1Iiy. AlIil ~, 1863.