New-York tribune., 1872-02-28
EAihNoAO rRclnnr EArORTI0Ns.

now MERCHANTS ARE TL2Ec.D -SO&E CURIOUS
FIGURES.
The complaints against tho exc '53iyc cH1Tgc3
for local freight along The great through lines o iJ'l
Of long standing aud have been tho ground of ne
qucn petition TO the Legislature in past yci al"ay
however without practical result There IS scarcely
branch Of business oenoring this City which isnot
injured By the extoriioys OF these monop)ic3 The
subject carefully investigated SOHO tmo
since by TRIBUNE reporter. 10 whom, dur
ing the inquiry frequent complaints we're
made that tho action OF the iaIlrOlis Is driving
trade from this city One extensive sugar dealer @i1
that the discrimination IN fregbis in i1vJr OF BHhh)e
and other cities had reduced tI2 ohph3Di5 nom ta9
city Oncougth, and the slmo waj tno cise WIN olb,i
staple goods. Another me.ch2nt said that VINE Jh'
railroads. leading from this c,y driving trade away
by their cxoronate frognt chlrgci, the lines leading
10 the great Western cities are tOaXinS 10 IN Js icc
ton, and m this manner 81 Louis CbIrhgo' ano Cncn
natl are rraping golden harvest which properly De-
longs 10 NowYOrk Az an instance, Wb3'Y "aS nt'.
toned, for tho best brands OF which hi5 cry is alWy
been the market. The railroads ws1t Ot MhwiuHe' ana
Chicago transport whisky IN Dafe5 ~ 1omthcn8 ,dls
while tho lines from tbs city hayo always Ga'tn
it "a hr3caB3, from three to Four times l5 Sb IN
some Instances dealers hlV6 offered - pay rSns rl'
far Cincinnati, If the other classification couh DC
rr.,lt bas been tia. many Western dealers. who FOR
mcry came to this city for their supplies, ana WOMB
still do 80 II the SAM eIas3tcl ton preynIGJ now ppi
chase their goods whore freghts ar0 cheapest ii"'
Gently however, the wholesale iiquordcaleiS oI Jh'
city have brought such pressure - bear on me ran
roads that whisky IL shipped ~ foufthcas-, pro-
yided ta valuation Of each barre. IS limited TO 40 IN
case OF oss ,,.-. A. ...
But the chief cause OF complaint is found ~ the towns
and cities within thu. State espeCll those remote trDin
competition. Where there healthfu cOmpetit)n te
freights regulate Themselves but wherever town - de
Dcndent solely on any road The people are mace hr
Victims of a eartless monopoly I IA natural ana proper
that the rates should be higher to smdi places, ~h5lJ
merriam. less than car al of goods ~ left ~ timcald
where the company i caused as much trouble an" eA
nense for few packages az dozen carl0lds 80 a
larger place This fact rs recognized. ana the NOR
chants in the smaller towns arc wiling 70 pay
a DrOnOrtionate sum for the extra trouble, Dut
thew object TO being obliged 20 furnish thc
companies all their profits for Transporting goods 70 9
West A glance at The "lOcal" and through" tari1s
now in force will show that the former charges are out
rageously disproportonate 80 the latter lew 7gleS
ons IRE given taken chiefly from thc tariffs or the New
York Central and Erie Roads The prices gwen are tne
lowest rates por cwt from this city 70 the places nane
ana repre- cent the fourth special class Of teigt III
Guiding sugar. coffee, salt dried fish, rice, ana Othrr
common necessities any increase in the pllCe 0 WHICH Il
felt immediately by the people at large.