New-York tribune., 1869-06-03
TRANSPoRTATION or GRAIN.
REDUCTION OF CANAL TOLLS.


At the recent Board of Trade meeting held
Chicago mt was az SpPSGt&d S. & to S5d y t5s se E4t
and to urge upon the oicias Oh s o anu Iq W, th
canal tolls IN transportation OF grain by way OF the
lakes TO the seaboard The following Is IN substance the
T6e Committee first visited Albany. where they
received with great courtesy by his ENcelency the Gov
eTn0r fbe members OF the Canal Board aud the Canal
Committees Of both Houses Of the Legislature, with
facts and figures OF which there could be question,
that the carrying Of agricultural productions was last
tbreefourths as much In 1868 In 1863 while tho rail
carriage was increasing in wonderful magnitude. We
tirely separated from all the other canals and that
all tolls on agricultural productions on these through
charge TO Keep them In repair We stated TO the gen
tlemen who control these canals our opinion that they
had absolutely alternative between removing the tolls
entirely agricultural productions, or oslng inc enufe
business and that with the loss OF TINS business TO the
canals the City Of NewYOrk would lose all us inland
and cOastwse trade in the products OF the West the
canals must carry the produce TO oy lSS & o.
~ ~ S' stated 10 ms is fact that the
canals are 10 lose the business unless the tolls taken
tainty that the figures do establish this 10 be
a fact as well as the statements OF great
many OF the gentlemen themselves that they believed
our position correct, we have doubt that II
the western railroads and elevators do their
proper share In reducing freghts and charges the au-
thoritles OF New YORK viii at the next meeting Or the
Legislature remove the toll agricultural productions.
We called upon the officers in NewfOrk OF our western
Railroads and had interviews with most Of their drec
have already been largely reduced from all points
near tue Mississippi River Most OF the roads have de-
cided 20 make such rates may be necessary from
places at near competing points IN the inte-
nor 10 control the business which ematey belong 70
them and we have doubt that all the roads VIII soon
ind their Interest In reducing local rates and thereby
greatly increasing both their business and profits There
has for wears been charge made by railroads In Chicago
Of s. per for switching cars TO elevators to be
loaded with grain II some were 10 try 10 invent
eome method by which divert trade from the city, this
would I've very proper means 20 accomplish IT, Al the
railroad managers here, believe assent to the
prety OF abolshng this switching charge but are not
agreed whether the Eastern or the Western roads
should stand IL; the Western roads actually get the
money but seem think the Eastern roads are the par
ties chiefly In interest III this matter
RESULTS or CHEAP TRANSPORTATION FROM WISCONSIN
TO CHICAGo-PRODUCERs HAPPY.
Our shippers and grain dealers were thrown into
little excitement yesterday, upon receiving intelligence
that freight on wheat from all points the river to
Milwaukee Chicago had been reduced from "a cents 10
10 cents per bushe -four from 75 40 cents
per barrel The immediate effect Of this news ~ add
just the difference TO the price OF wheat IN this market
and bushel OF No wheat that sold for IS on
Wednesday Yesterday brought cents 81. This IA
one Of results Of the transportation movement
IL having been shown cOncusivey that wheat and
flour can be shipped via New.Orleans TO New.
York aud Liverpool cheaper and In better CON
ditiOn than by rail, ana, immense quantl
ties are going will continue 10 by that route,
the railroads centarng AZ Chicago beginning 10 feel
the effects Of the change and the effort IS beng
made to stem the that eventually seriously
affect Chicago Grain dealers and prOpricors Of eeya
ors there getting uneasy, and well they may, as one
after another these makes It's ap
pearauce al New Orleans Transportation Of other goods
than wheat will long come and 80 by the ryer route
serious oe endured long enough TO the loss Of
farmers. They deeply Interested IN these matters
and will lose no opportunity avail themselves OF all
the benefits to be mus derived Reduction In other
freghts Will follow. We learn from reliable that
a heavy reduction has also been made in westward
bound freight the tariff being reduced TO 40 cents per 100
on all freight without classification from Chicago Mil
waukee 70 81. Paul. Evidently there rs good time
coming" and wont have 10 wait very long for 1t
WHO oErs THE MONEY THAT WE PAY FOR FLoURi
The cOst OF moving bushel OF grain from point 200
miles distant from Chicago to NeT1 Ok by rail 10 inquired
m a Chicago paper v follows: