, 1873-08-04
eapablo Of producing 10000 barrola yoarly

tn6 aggregate. New YORK Importers nlao CONF
plain that mn unfair discrimination ia 1nato
against thom by tho railroad managers. a. com
parod With Doaton, Philadelphia, and baltimore
htolses, tho latter boing nbie to nhIp South and
W9at from 10 to 25 per cent olionpor..
Refining. Company, stated that lilo uufair ,dja-
orlminAtlot OF railroad compnnlcu in favor of
i$oston Philadelphia, and Baltimore, and against
,o, Tow forS; were tue prinolpa grounds Of com;
aH Ion on tho 9rt Of Now York neroh1nt ad
nnfairness Ho Baid that railroad corporations
must no longer DO permitted to water their stock
throo or four times, and thon chargo por cont.
az soon ns cool weather boginG, public mcotnga
tho attontion OF the pooplo.
T. D. Thnrbor, Of tho firm OF II. K. Tnrbor Il
Co., Rrocors said TINT tho merchants Of Now
York Wcro just arouBing to n aonBo Of tho tlnngor
that they should not dcBist from their efforts
until they had re:astahlished tho commercial elt-
premney Of New York on q safo foundation. 1Io
thought TINT the railroads would 10 triumphant
Ct first. bocastso they could by rnisng tho
freight tsrir; lay tho people under contribution
to furnish the lnenna OF buying tAesr own de-
font. In the end, howovor, ho Ind no doubt
that tho people, would succeed. no saia that
ooo,ooo Of Actttioua railresad capital, on
which, Ia order to pay divitlonds, commerce
is taxed by high freight rates without limit. Ho
is in favor. Of tthe proposed doublo-track road
To NsT - 39s rs t. the Mes to be % eySGd nas
are obliged to keop out Of tho way OF passenger
traine, md they cannot run mora than ono
quartor Of the time. Will an exclusive freight
road goods could bo carried from Now York to
Chicago and 81. Louia in throe days, whilo at
present ton days aro required for goods to reach
those polnte. The saving in expense would 10
about ono-hnlf Of the present rates. Grain
would not accumulate In Western warehouses IN
tho 'Eintor as it docs now but could bo shipped to
Now York at oil seasons Of tho year, and tho
manufactures Of tho East would cortaiuly flow
Westward. Such u road should be built nnd
owned by tho Government, but operated under 4
general railroad law by the people, who Bhonld
own tho rolling stock, and the ratca charged
should not DO over pnr cent on tho capital iu-
ycRtod. Mr. Tlilrbor also stated that tho Work.
ingmen'a Association, Of which Horace II. Day
Ia ProBidont, IL cooperating with tho morchnnts,
but it is thought best not to combine tho two
associations, becauHe tho workingn,en arc pro-
verbally fearful Of boing used as tools by capl-
talists; Enrly r. september great public meet
committee meetings will bo held from timo to
timo aB necessity may dfctnte.
MI. Robinson, Of II. 3. CiaAin Il Co., statcd,
In regard to tho eRoct produced on shipments
! by tito transportation controversy, that thero
waB more talk than action, and that tho results
Of the bght were much exaggerated. There
have been fow heavy shipments ovor tho Bal
timorc y Ohio hailrond, but 1t. Is hardly timo
yet to form a sound opinion in tho mattor.
York: II these combine, as they undoubtedly
will, in opposition to tho Baltimore d Ohio, tho
latter viii bo forced to Buecutnb.
-, Mr.. Rsako, of peaae @ opayho T. Co., htatod
the attention it doservod. noyortheloBa he did
not belovo in any discrimination shown by tho
railroads In fayor OF other cities on the Beaboard
Freight charges at the present tlmo wcro cheap
OF from this city westward than thoy Ind been.
The former ohargoB wero about 81 por hundred
weight, while at present the chnrgos woro only
|. rs conts, and in Bomo INSTANCES IS low as GO
! cents por hMndrel-weigAt.
continuation OF tho fight Of last year. It has
! not yet produced much effect, as tho aonson iB
moro than aaua}ay dull. The matter has benn
brought up at this time in anticipation OF tho
fall trado. They did not consider it Of much i'm
portance except to tho smaller shippers. They
were nblo to mako their own torms, no mattor
how often tho freight men might alter thoir
tariffs.
THE oTuEn SIDE OF THE CASE.
A reporter OF tho Tribune called, yesterday
on several Of tho agents Of tho railroad
aud forwarding =. companies, and .qucs..
toned them relative to tho amount Of
laBt yoar. Tho agent Of one Of tho trunk lincs
| said that tho amount Of freight forwarded was
not 30 great ~ it was Inst year. The rates arc
Lower now than they havo been, on m average,
| for several years. Every effort waH made by this
| line to protect tho iuterosta Of shippers. II
merchants or manufacturers camo to him and
| proved that thoy wero likoly to loso n customer
| by reason Of tho dinorouco in freight rates as
! compared with othor cities, he madn bin ratio to
correspond to that of tho opposition. T4ero wle
much trouble created by the agents of tho oppo-
sition lines, the Vermont Central, the Grand
Trunk, and tho baltimore Ohio in mnkine
special rates, sud thus cutting under those OF
tho trunk lines.
Tho agent Of ono OF tho leading fast freight
limos thought thnt there had boon considerable
falling of lu tho shipment Of freight thus faz
this year. Ho ascribod much Of this, however,
to tho fact that tho spring was 30 backward
Many Of tho merchants, when they cnme on ts
lay III their stocks, either mRtlo no purchases Of
spring goods, or else bought moderately and
shippcd tloir goods ut once. The rites for tle
shipment of freight aro lower now than the,
havc beon for long eimo. Frst-olaaa fregh
iB now charged 75 conts per 100 pounds to, CHI
cago, and proportionatoly to other points, Obi
cago boing the basis. Il WIS intended TO chang
to heop 1t az it Is for tho present. Tho rasea ar
constantly changing, md the tendency soems t.
bo downward.
Proposed neutrality-suspicious..
from Gov. lscvcridEc.
Some Of tho citizens of Carbondale, Ill, pro
pose to repudiate the bonds which they donate
to secure tho location of tho Normal School a
that place. Gov. Doveridgo las written the fol
lowing In regard to this question:
SPRINGFIELD, July 49, 1879.
The Hon. D. IT. Drnsh:
SrR; / havc received and read your addres
to tho people Of CarboRdalo.
No people in tho State will bn moro boncnto
than yours by tho Southern Normal, aud with il
in my opinion, Carbonda1o will DO among til