, 1869-04-30
THE COMMERCIAL CONVENTION,

huas1e' 1oieuo' os"eso. AN4"hukec
:n' uc'Eoh' "hich met IN thls CITY
IN "Wednesday, was how to reduce the cost
of 1l1oSlrg gram IRON the place o. r1odoe-
ticn to New YORK. We have published the
items OF expense attending THIS ollsaness,
ind they are us follows:
!. ka.lFnad transportation to chicago or NIL
: ins1pc.ton and storage.
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lona'ion' 'lia' taete u liz nuc'' "osine9a
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S'aeafa eal''a of o1e P1.'cae'e aoo e1.1nse :,
Men1 u tie 1s1e aao os"eso elu't' ~ tne
ueae1s'1 uo'e!11nea'' 'n4o ~ heu 'neac ;.
made general sceom"snaanon u IA a.so1 -, VI
tne.els'ns 'n' c1l'ae''s t'ou tAapio ~
laclH1es III" equipments u. 'nc eAAs'.''s
routes cl Navigation, a1lu tne conslluceloo
Of SUCH new rontes 10 the ocean ~ Will 1uf-
nlsh the best hna eneafest cAanno4s 'of 1as
movement Oh pro"ac6s"
osNcgo has set On example III tnis tna1Se1
which other cities might follow. Inc pro
prletors OF hfr elevators Lave voluntarily
reduced the rates u storage from two cents
TO one-hat cent per hasac'- II os"ego
will oH"-tEsfnt'cth OF the l'faSlncss ol Cm
c'ge, can do tins, cann't other c'ucs max
money at the same rate the charge o'
Two md h;dt cents 1of storage III Cacaes
t5aTes "ne-hau the sraln That would otnet
WEe come here l" laSe o1hes fohlcs' Is
not time to have elevators here that can re
celve TINT a1noilat Of gfnln and ht haA
cent bushei mlko fortunes Tor It's pro
prletors? Tic rates OF insurance lor gFai'
III tznnsat and IN store arc eaosl 70 ttom :
: per cent per acansn,-nn cnofniity Wnicl
tas no ~arcart snve IN the necessity OF II
shippers and holders. mud the combination
Of the underwriters
On the subject Of freiShts, Mt. Nsehasds
President Of the Chicago Board OF Tradt
stated some lacts which have direct On
important bea1Iase on the whole snbjec
Thu interest Of III the lake cities is to
ahlc to offer the producer the highest poss
bic amount for his cr,p, and thereby s.
cure his custom. Il Milwaukee, Gun ps
Two cents q bushel more for corn thaa Il
owner could get BY sending Il 10 Chica8
the corn voull+ md ought to be, sel
there. Every penny ef toll no matter 4
what purpose levied, is 80 much taken ffo
the earnings oi the prod"eeri ond tn
ronsc which viii takc the gram cheapest
niathe' VIII Always secure inc hasinos
ne s'a'es' as TACT, th&t IN tho year ~
there were carnea on Tie E7e CAM
I.i4".-1 tons OF frHSAt' Uhu
"anrg the Same perod, ncso We
easE'ea over tne New AasR osAstM ssaaAso
'''"'l.'". tons, anu over 'ne 1tle f'a''*
.'.sss*.:" tons, or an aggregate over
the Pennsyivan'a hoaa mere "e1e caEf'
tlur1ns the year H. s:.ol' tons o. 1fe1Sh1'
over tue three roaas l2,'''.' - tons'os nea y
double the amount over the f'r'e eaaaI a
canal business has not increased, ~nne 4
ef the fAlroaes Is c''as'ant!y en4ass'n6'
10 uese be aaueti tae tonnage oNes loo
nmoFe a oh'o a|aa4,oa'' 'he :, tn'ihaeipn'' ~
Isae' 1ist tuc VIA" 1's"tn 'A"" ~
be found thet inc ENC eana1' "nien
ocee Ee sole route o. transportation
lrelgh; 10 IN" from .ne "ess, cat1'ea'
le"s, less 1oan 0ac-ious1n u toe WI
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Is Fap'a's passing 10 .no 11''"ass. :
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local l1eleen'h ~ tAu ~ 'ac !aAe ci''es
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Is GO" en'plea 't"," ~ ln'ct1oF Poih'S
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