, 1873-09-04
CHEAP TRANSPORTATION.

HkCGtauM U1 InG 3BOHI0N &RfhHKE~+hn1
&iresacS by j. c. Abbott, Deputy OF the |
National Grange, the Hon. Amman |
W1liscr, Con. N. r. Hnmlk., Frccinnn |
Whittier, nsah John Ianrtlott.
From the Boston Alsertfssr, Sept =.
4 nccting was hold In tho Commercial Ex-
change Rooms yesterday afternoon, in which tho
agricultural and manufacturing interontB Of tho
country tho question OF cheap ratos Of trans-
portation and many Of tho departments Of in
formal commerce wore dRousaed. Tho meotlng
waB called and organized in tho interest Of the
Boston Grange, but many Bontlemon not NOM
bors Of tho organization were present. Tho
same sentiments, however, prevailed among !
thom all, and thoao woro plainly embodied In
tue ablo addresses which wore delivered. About
100 persona were prosont, and thoy al re-
mnned standing for full hour md half
paying the uoat thoughtful attention to tho
suggestions offered by the speakers.
REMARKS DY An. JOHN BARTLETT.
h[r. John Bartlett presided. In calling tho
mcetng to order, ho said tho question Was asked,
how thoy as commercial men, as manufacturers,
aa mechanics, could win IN tho movomsns In
poftanco booauao Il aoalt with Tho question Of
cheap transportation. undor tho present rail-
road syHtom tho producer ut tho Wost roooived a
worry small prico Tor his products, and tho con-
tho Same reason Of railroad monopoly, and tho
resulting oxorbitant cost Of transportation.
There wns but one line of railroad, ho continued,
ovor Which corn could DO brought In bulk from
monopoly, and needed to bo reformed. In ro~
gard to tho manner In which 1t waa to DO done It
| WAS not for him to speak, but thoro was ono
present from tho National Grange who could
| explain fully tho objects Of his orlor.
nEnAnKs or 11n. ABBOTT,
He then introduced Mr.. J. O.. Abbott, Grand
Deputy Of tho Order. He first eloquontly pic-
ta1ed tho uprising ef tho long.suf1ering, poaeo-
ntartled to find themselves IN tho jaws Of mo-
nopoIy which would roduco thom to bondage
moro abjoct and degrading than that from which
tho nation had just escaped. He referrod to tho
railway monopoly in tho country. Tho sudden
| uprising In revolution socks to check tha ruling
power, continued the speaker, and by tho enact
ment Of laws both national and Btato. to hold it
| In subjoction and to toaoh tho wholesome losaon
| that this great institution must DO our servant
and not our master. In support OF statements
to tho effect that major part Of the dividends
Of tho ,railroads had been wEung from tho
| people by means oshor than honorable, he
and Now York Central Hailrond, now united in
one company, FORMS ono of tho moat important
1inoa Of rond thero is upon this continent Over
this line flows ntoady and constant atronm Of
travel aud freight, which Ia more than sufficient
to employ it's utmost capacity. Yet, with all this
immense patronage, It 10 unsatiBfol with its
present rch-paying divtdonds, Notwithstanding
that 1t has several millions moro Of diluted
noen 'nM r, ~ - t. na,,aaJatas ~
rosa a,o 40 fo11nwa 9'rhe Hudaon RiVcr Az
800; New York Central, S9l ,660, 400; making
total Of 948, ,68l, 200. Tho share capital Of tho
dends, is 200,000,000 The waterings, there
foro, oxccod tho cash capital actually paid In by
s7,36s, 400. Tho dividends annually paid upon
tho M ~ gystS9rmgs ss9 g a per fent 9aual tho sum
to.to c'orrou ~ ay;oa md coiionI,, ;,'n,,
nyory b,nlai of prain and overy nonnI n freirht %
s1S5sd s51 ts ns ,s ii sss
i ~ ~, " o tto ant,aait se som. wv
o nGn as ee ;or fS 70 carr aF H.
formation If Ia Gontrai Gomnanv WI gh;ch u wnn s,,n
ra ntorca e wna oe ..
40 Ra4 ho1 Thia snn, edo1 To- 41' ~" mars ras
cont ts,otor;nra makea u fatal ~ ss7 S7e 716
Tho I ;ntcrcat an5 Iydan1s accr,,ne ann;,"j1. liz
1@eia"ss @ oHus.i @ aos ~ ~ ~ n!o ~ tuo nan
tl,is @ e,, am,o,,nta % to poarly SD o mjloI ia ia
fnror a.;d that 1ho hoid lon waa o,roodr ~, sap
r9coivn Ii ati,i f,1rtor ution NJ s4o mn nm n
H. na,o,,ca th;s hnauosa w r,h;are " t1o
worst EinI3 1fnnn comnnto1,t ant}1ority. nom. m.
;nr .'t d,ract1v fram railway off;na1s ha % said
nostad 1ut ~ bv raI5wsv IT. tho nrceent
aroao cnat 4 .h;nment nf i've caT-ia"da ~
com which i very rocontly gtartod in Iowa md
coma Toe to ch,cauo yin Chicago 70 & Northwestern @
was nen 1 e te se
NJ WI sr,arn Il WOO aold Th" oi,;nn,art ~
corn ao,I H. 5Gl% cents nor huahoi III charroa
! smnrntiur tn Az ccnta mar hnsh,el lcavjnT IN
+hn Waatorn ah;Xn9nor tba ann ~ q canto ~,
ha,sbo5 for hts norn. He had psnera to show r.,,
fhnt IN cnnte mar buahol OF Sc pouuds would INV
fs;r mi icrit;mato I,yitlnn} ,,non tho NH y
canitai omployed for Transporting corn from tl1a
s 1Sws to he G e Nov York i
aosn !. ,vorft, oniv Eei< conta mr. i,,oho T.; Mo-