New-York tribune., 1869-03-01
FIGHTING FOR THE NBW-YORK FREIGHT
BUSINESS.


Commodore Vanderbilt has just won another
victory Discovering about fortnight that some Of
tho humorous companies in this city who ship freight
over tho Pennsylvania Central and Erie Railroads had
been secretly cutting down" from the regular tarif Of
rates which all the companies pledged TO Observe
thus drawing largo amount OF business away from the
NewYork Central he promptly mado arrangements with
the companies shipping freighs his roads to cut
down all charges TO very low figure, to make dis
tinctlon between general and special freights
and not 20 DO underbd by any COM
pehtOr. Thcse companies charter cars at
500 each and the regular suffice to pay for the
OF these and for all tho additional expenses. beside
leaving margin OF profit When this night openly com
menced on Feb. II the rates reduced to figure
that would not pay for tho cars, and since then
these compauies working In Yanderbllrs interest. have
simply paid their whole receipts 10 vanderbilt wo
has lost The difference between these receipts and the
regular price Oi 800 while the companies nave ost
every cent they hayo paid out during the st WClNe
DAYS This division OF the losses between vanderbilt
and these freight companies has enabled them 10 compel
tho other roads 10 come TO terms, ana tho regular
tariff OF rates Will bo resumed today over each OF the
Trunk Lines" Nanderblts stroke was Dold one, DtV
the struggle the btcres Of the kind for years. was as
successful his part a5 IL was short and severe.
This contest, while IL lasted, was great advantage 10
all the large shipping merchants Ia this city, goods being
carried AZ rates absolutely unprecedented for years o
usual tarih OF 81 SO per 100 pounds iro New
Chicago cut down at stroke on feD " 70 70 cets
goods wero shipped 20 that CITY AT 20 cents cents
per 100 pounds. The rates on the other lines we're
ccivcd for shipment between Friday and Sunday was
enormous. The merchants know that II was the last day
OF grace and the jam OF loaded vehicles In tho vicinity
OF the Hudson RIVER and Erie Railroad depots almost
amounted to blockade. SINtynino carts were counted
al one time IN West Broadway, 80 IN Dunne-st, B IN
Chambers ST. and i8 M Westst, while III HudsOnst ht
O'Clock p NJ fuy 100 carts sim waiting and tho
40 or 50 employees the Peoples Dispatch and Merchants
Dispatch wcIo employed until after midnight 20
Hudson and worthsts. At the other depots
the business heavier H. B Cafln y Co shipped
1870 packages within a hours aud scores OF oi,er met
chants in proportion The wisdom OF fNanderblts course
nppenrs from fact that two companies cooperating
with hlm shpped carloads on the l5th 20 on inc loth
% on iie ao 81 Oh tie Gath, aud about 70 on tue 2lI7
last Saturday. ........
! BANISHNENT OF THE UNITED STATES EXPRESS
COMPANY FROM THE ERIE ROAD.
Ii is worthy of note in this connection that
the United sate Express according 10 an announcement
recently made by the President OF tho Erie Railway Com;
pAy Will cease running to-day all the roads owned
by that Company. Tho route from which tho United
States Express Is thus Withdrawn Is tho direct line or
communication between Cincinnati and New-iork, and
Includes the Erie and Atlantic and Great Western Rail
waya with all their branches OF course II Is not to be
supposed that this action Is voluntary on tho part OF
FTress Company but N Jay Gould has shrewdy conelu'
ded 10 20 into tho express business himself he has no
doubt found judcOus raising OF the charges an AurA
bic means Of ousting an undesirable tenant