New-York tribune., 1873-12-17
COMPETITION FOR FGEIGHYS.

TIE GRAND TIUNK AND VERMONT CENTRAL RAIL
ROADS COMPETING WITH TIE TRUNK LINES 10
TIE wEST-pEOBABLE COMPETITION on LAND
AND WATER ROUTES TO THE PACIFIC COAST.
The announcement that the Grand Trunk
Railway has agreed to furnish cargo for two large
each week, from Portland or Boston n Liver
pool or Glasgow through bills OF lading from sli
places in Canada and the Western States division
OF tho reighs De agreed upon by the corporations
intcrescd ia considered revelation Of the fact that
tho onicilis Of the Grand Trunk Railway are
endeayorng to secure larger amount Of tho
through business from tho West to foreign ports The
alluded to PROBABLY form tho line which ran in
oonneetO! with the Grand Trunk lne to and fgOm
Montreal to Liverpool, known Alan's line. The ST.
Lawrence River is closed TO navigation for several
months in the year, and the steamers are Then
transferred 10 Portland, tho terminus OF the Grand
Trunk Railroad. Duing tho past year great efforts
have made put the Grand Trunk Railroad in
position TO compete with the trunk lines leading TO this
city. The gauge Of part OF the road has been mar
rowed conform to that OF the majority Of the rail-
roads in the United States, and this has added 70 the
facilities or the road by saving tanshipment and the
attendant expense OF handling. The trunk lines agree
upon uniform tariff OF rates. Tac agents in this city
of tho Grand Trunk ami Vermont Central Railroad,
hayo never come into this and have cut
under tho established rates to obtain frcights. The
drawback OF these roads is that heretofore
good, shipped city the West by OF the
Grand Trunk and Vermont Central have been longer
on tho way tho route is longer and circuit
ous Nevertheless the opposition thu created has had
the cnect keeping rates down, and 1t is alleged this
year much later than for many years previous.
IL was expected that the rates would be raised
Dec to all points West and South but thus far 1t has
not been DONE The higher than before the
close navigation. The agents OF the various lines
port that ireghis. especially eastward bound
pprnyinp As compared with November fhere has been
a steady Ii IL remarked, however that while
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inr ,rr Sehind those OF tue iiIst two weeks
of last December the number or shippers Is mach
less This accounted FOR OF the suppositon that many
Of those 10 this city aud purchases direct
from the importers, now buy OF wholesale merchants
respondgy increased 10 the detrmsnt of the raoe pts
of the railroads. or the large Shippers demand ard re
ccye concessions from the tarln or rates which the
smaller shippers cannot secure
Tncro Is an important discussion going at the pres.
cnt mo between the officials Of the Union and Central
Pao Hailrcais on tho ono side and the Pacific Mail
Scansnip Company on the other. Fjr a considerable
railroad companies should mako tho freight rates for
botn routes. The rail- were the same from Chi
These arc foIows For each 100 pounds OF freight.
first class Sc; second class, IS; thirt class g.
ionri S'"s,, % -, ,,r1 the fn,w,nc rs,es ybich asc
10 be aided those OF tue CnIOu and Central Pacific
First class 10 coats; secohd class 10 cents trd c.ss
90 cents fJurth eLss Al cents htn Glass 81 cents
Tne rtGIIner rates nie D,Iow these out, adding tho
difference ia time goods shipped Dy rail ieaenlng
Sacramento or SIN Francisco III doou loniys wniie py
steamer 1t averages so, the additional rates OF insu-
rance MAKES tho rates OF the two about the same
The railroad companies gulrantoou certain
amount of freight for each regular steamer
dispatched tho port ny tho Pacific Mail Company
or IaIlg 10 40 80, Il sunciept amount Of money was
gwen 20 make up the freight dues. Ii is SAID
nat the managers o the Pacific Mail line are dissatisfied
with eXIsung arrangement, and are threatening 10
ropndiate IT, believing Iha with thc additional faeilues
they possess WIN tue steamers recently placed on
the lOu e. ihey cheaper th.n tho railroads,
uni they therf propose make their own rates.
ef tIo railroads. Several conferences have
ned. is alleged and the matter 10 'ni held IN
hey