, 1869-05-20
THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1869.
THE RAILROADS AID TIE E1EyAroRs

THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1869.
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THE RAILROADS AID TIE ELEVATORS,
In the report of the Milwaukee delegates,
who attended The recent Commercial Con-
veutiou, hela in this city, it is stated that
the propsietors Of the various elevators in
tie lake cities promised that in case there
was general reduction Of expenses in uov-
irg grain, they would reduce their charges.
The public viii hardly discover the liberal
isy." as it is termed, Of this promise OF one
monopoly to tighten its e1schons If other
monopolies will consent to do tho same.
The shippers will not wait whilc the several
n"norolies a.e chadering with each o.he1.
The elevator charges at Chicago aud Duf-.
flo amount to Eve cents per bushe1 for MI
grain merely passing through, and the CON-
missions arc thrrc cents more. These rates
were established by combination under cir
c7,us.anccs where all grain vas practically
compelled to pass through these
two cities. Dut that necessity no longer
e1ista- The Eria Canal, even with tho
cheap rates Of lake navigation, is on the
Iecline as route for grain transportation,
and this very year Will see such IN increase
Of the grain mored by rail from the West
to the East as will satisfy the most incretlu-
Ions that, unde- the present charges and
emotions Of the intermediate agents in tho
lake cities, the crops Of the country will
pass directly By nil from the place Of
Ernwth to the place Of consumption
The project uf moving the crops of the
Northwest l,y the river route to New Or
leans, and thenoo TO Europe and the East
ern States, is Eisionazy, and not worth dis
cussiun. There. are now Eve trunk rail
roads from the Northwest to the Eastern
Statcs, ench Of which, under proper man.
ngcment, can be ndApted to move az much
grim rs now goes BY the Erie Canal; each
Of these linen has extensions throughout
the Northwestern States, and from Keokuk,
from Omaha, from St. Paul and ali the in
teTmediate country can move the crop
direct from the roadside station to any
roint East Is ii reasonable to suppose
they will long neglect this immense ton
nagc, with the return freights?
TIE railroads entering Chicago arc in a
great measure responsible for the elevator
,rnno1r.ly. Whether Intentionally or not,
thty have enabled that interest to make
charges far handling grain OFT. Of a1l pro-
wrtion TO the service rendered Prior to
the cs,nlbination between the several cities,
grain WAS received in elevators md delivered
ut the rate nf half 4 cent per bushel, and
the business was profitable The employ
ucnt If elevators not belonging to railroad
companies is il itself an anomaly. Rail
roads furnish Station houses for the teceipt,
temporary storage, and delivery Of every
Lind Of freight, and Why not for gruia
They hlrndle all other kinds Of freight, and
had and unload the cars at their own cost,
ii,d as part Of their ordinary obligation as
cat1iezs- Grain in b7;Ik cannot be handled
Ike logsheads, bags, barrels, and boxes. For
its proper cure aud storagc, nnd for con
rtrienee in transferring it from cars 10 ves-
s"Is, the agency Of an elevator is necessary !;
but why cannot the railroads hnye thelr
Own elevators just az well ns their dcpots
fo1rrceising administering other freights? ?
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two cents or one cent, or my
other fixed rate Per bushel, but at cost :?
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Their Legitimate charrr il fnr the trnnsnor.
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% e0a4s 81 oa's VI LIE ae1oal cost
- 1oA onts .ne p1oPes poncy' ont II
"NA oe 4oooN "itnln snort tiEne to ba
neee'hSefs' 1ne1c VII soon be no choice
lelt.
4nese eletntos charges OF c1tortiens ar
producing their natural result. The grim
Is no~ going East without passing through
Them at all A single shipper, from towr
only forty miles distant from Chicago,
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