The New York herald., 1873-12-23
CHEAP TRANSPORTATION.
Meeting OF the Cheap Transportation
Association neutrality-suspicious. Re-
ports-The Need of Elevators.

Meeting OF the Cheap Transp0rtatt0n
Association ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Re-
ports-Thc Need of Elevators.
special meeting or tie directors. Of the New
York Cheap transportation Association was held
yesterday morning at their offices, No. 1lO Pearl
street. Mr.. b. B. Sherman presided. The attend
ance included number OF the most highly respect
able and influential representatives OF the mercan-
tile interests of New York.
The following gentlemen were appointed to
attend the National Convention OF the American
Cheap Transportation Association in Washington,
commencing January IA, 1874, where all oranges,
farmers clubs DC IN sympathy Win ILL., sae onn moys
Kemp, James 5. Baron, Simon stevens, E. X Dur
ker. f. b. Thurber, John +. Henry, w. ). Fairfield
it was decided to hold the annual meeting OF tho
association January 20. committee was ap-
pointed TO select the place OF meeting, OF which
due notice will be given to the public.
Mr.. f. b. THURBER, the secretary, read several
communications referring to various projects S lor
transportation, which will be acted upon Dy the
proper committees.
a MEMBER OF the directory to fill vacancy. Mr..
Jacopy VIII represent the tobacco interest IN the
MIR. b. p. BAKER, chairman OF the Committee ON
Terminal Facilities, made verbal report upon the
necessity OF building elevators and organizing ..
system OF improvements IN warehouses and eleva-
tors. He showed that the cost OF handling wheat.
ana other cereals was twice as great here as IN
irving at q uniform system Of grading wheat ana
other cereals for all the markets OF the Union Sol
shat q certificate from any one market would COM
mand the same quantity and grade OF the same
commodity In any other market Sucn . system,
would add to the circulating meuium y! Mo
country. such certificate DeinR leKotiaoao
paper and one or the best securities IN existence
The Committee on Claims and grievances SUD
mtted the following report
Since the last regular meeting Of the board on the &n
inst number q claims TOR es m
the office Tor adjustment by members OF the assoclauon
The overcharges resulted from various causes In soino
shipped wse entitled sra ratsd % ~ mcss es
thronan bills fading This latter description OF over
charaing is quite commonly practised by certain West
err roads although they have delegated 70 tne trunk
claims date prior to the organization Of this
assoc ation. They have however been taken in hand
general agent and out OF ~ claims sent IN TO the
onee since the yth inst the amounts cIa1med , on s1
10 the claimants this week. The different roads
manifest disposition to deal promptly and fairly with
US and is our intention TO present nothing TO them but
going it's evident that the Claims ana Greivances
OF this association will be OF great practical cou
yenience and value and members generally are invited
against railroad or other transportation lines toscheri
WIN 'as "o'1''e"'' 's'~"'s ''s WILLIAM DURxEE.
JAMES PYLE.
JOHN u. KEMP,
w. II. willy.
MAYER LEHMAN
Committee on Claims and Grievances.
NEW YoRx, Dec. q, 1879.
The committee also requested all members TO 70
port at the oHice any Just Claims Tor 0vercnargc4
loss ana daUage against railroad c0mpantesl &C.
Tue me9Hng then adjourned 70 Januagy ~