New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-21
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
NETWORK LOSING HEX AD'ANiA"H''

NEW -yOPK LOSING HER ADVANIAubo'
To the Editor Of The Ir'o"n' .,o, of
=, q n fact worthy the attention or
80 ho,L,g the commercial welfare OF NeW-iorA az
80, ,at her facilities for transporting 10 her own MAJ
a sbpping the rapidly increasing grain crops Oh
o'' H., are Inadequate 10 the demand and eyen In
~ respects inferior TO those Of philadelphia ana
baltimore During last Winter, many grain shippers III
,he West could obtain without very great deS
for the transportation OF their products to TINS city
while they perforce waited prices went down. ana ther
losses were considerable bad feature OF the grain
sppinc business has that the management OF such
lines as should be especially in the interest Of New-fork
did their best charging unreasonable rates OF freight
To send grain from the interior OF Illinois To Newfoih'
for instance cost during tho Winter months 70 cents
per 100 lbs-a rate 80 much higher IMAM
that charged by the Philadelphia and Baltimore
lines, as to throw immense amount OF gram
transported into their hands. which might otherwise
have tended toward NewYork. OF course, there are
some here who. acting in this matter with the same
negligence as they used to do in political matters OF TINS
city, do for this and say, 1t doesn't matter
much after ALL If thousand bushels of grain find
their way to Philadelphia and Baltimore instead OF TO
NewYork, for NowYorG Is the Oldest commerce. pace
with well posted ana established, anu us
SHE for any other CITY To compete with it, But this is
far from the truth Thousands added TO thonSihas give
hundreds of thousands and Philadelphia ana Baltimore
business men that well Go, for instance TO PM
adelpha, and what Is the opinion among the eds
York cannot maintain her commercial supremacy the
next decade will show the evidence OF our assertion
Now why do these speak thusi because the pres,
ent railroad receipts OF grain at those places compaIcu
with the receipts OF other year, snow az Dcfgsc oo
favorable than the average increase OF the raoau o
| GENTS at New.York during the last five years.
The way OF handling grain by orr roads IL another
potnt upon which many complaints both by shippers
and receivers based None Of roads have either
ROOM improvements the good will to make the trans
pOratio and delivery of grain one OF their speeaiIes
They think the bulk OF grain must come 10 new t
from the West-it cannot take any Ohcr way anu lt
the welfare Of shippers and receivers depends upon our
cOmplasance. The delivery OF grain shipments hier
their arrival here is not always prompt especially curing
the Winter months, when the grain, aer being ~ 10 IL
DAYS on the way from Western points TO New YORK. mas
another DELAY sometimes, OF fully week. DE FORE IL can
he mt aolt and made ready for sale This long delay
does great deal TO epress business, for receivers are
not enabled to make returns to shippers, ana shippers
when they do not get returns and proceeds promptly,
feel dsappontnd inclined 10 ship their grain places
where they assured of meeting with more prOmptes
NOT one or roads has elevaOrOr warehouses 10
store tho grain Immediately after its arrival receivers
prefer do so; and 10 IS an absolute necessity IO new
York that there shall be line with these advantages
I'm philadelphia the railroads running through MarketS
deliver their grain directly from the cars 10 the WIRE
houses on the without any costs, Whle we III eM
York have to put grain on board lighters having III
many cases to pay gherage two and three cents per
bnshcl and then the pleasure OF waiting before We can
| ready for delivery or II III Is ready Dut not
ont 10 pay u neat amount OF demuriage, nearly an VII
acconui of shippers, which eats OFF their profits. -,
Can we not have new grain line 10 the West
track road with all COnyCnenccs Tor proper uhSPoi
lion and stOrage7 TIE project Is worth Thought anu at
| tcntiOn from every business man. H. Dlhh"H'i"'
| Nelg- York, Juno 20, loil