, 1873-07-11
How They Affect the Trade of
Chicago.
Talks With Wholesale Grooers and
Hardware Men.
Mo Injurious Effects Yet Perceived
by Them.
CARLOAD Shipments and the 20
Per Cent Deductions.
Misunderstanding Regarding the
Issue OF Return Passes.

MISUNDERSTANDING REGARDING the
fssua of pa+,rn p,c,oe
-.
a reporter OF The TRIBUNE yoaterday viaited
several OF the loading jobbers In groceries and
hardware, and other heavy freights, for tho pur-
pose OF ascertalning what had boon tholr OK
per1enco within the past ten days, Of tho opera
lion OF tho new railroad law, and what were tho
results LIKELY to follow. Nearly al the gontlo-
men visited were Of tho opinion TINT sufficient
time had not yet boen givon to tho new tariffs to
TEST their effect but 80 far as thoy could Judge,
1obbers would not suffer at all, tue increased
rates, whore an inoreaHo was made, falling OH
Hlfely upon the consumers. No complaints
worth speaking of had come from tho different
parts OF the State where agents Of tho firms con-
suited we're situated, although general fceliugof
uneasiness seomod to prevail among the country
aealera. Tho present time-tho month OF July
WAS ono generally characterized by H!acking
or ous'ness, and tho difference observable in
Alaoo Was not greater than ordinary. This YVES
enout the sum OF various interviews
mr.. Franklin MaoVoagh, ono Of tho largost
wholesale grooors in tho city, In answer to
question as to what effect tho now tarifrs up
.sa,t 49,, '-s',.s si..J.., n"'o Nv 10 Wv y,
.o4' Aas sei1ooS olaaasantaecs from 1nom az ali.
NO" and then little incident occurs to point
out tho possible pressure OF tho now law, how
pypr, For Instance an old cnstomnr of ours
yrom po,r,;, ot,n t,hn 1,.d hoo,, aoo,,a.o,,,.s ~
49,, ,,;1 asal WV uHu po'4 - hc'un'ou4'u "
u5 u'n soo"o " aa' eanlo up 10 TUG cry yeSeer-
day to Hee IT ho could not mako aomo
arrangements with the railroad; Of course
he could mt. He to1d ,na that fra,ob+. dovr
t,aro -.axa .sar s,'sa .uo suas Ltoeu.n ~ uo"n
tasn w " .aas s"lee 10 n.sn ~ .ney naa
oeen' nc 1aa thus peen driven to purchase his
in Tnf3s 1pn ~
mon III Contral Illinois reports to ue that tho
fra;ohta IN +h,t nort;o, - H. n,oto 49, .'.:,
er,hlV incrensed an5 th,t aos"sa, 49, a,tea .ns "
o.ap,5 - inoseaseo' anu tna' general outory, IN
WHICH tho farmers participated, had been raised.
But, to tell the truth, don't SOC how it is going
to do any harm In the end. think vo aha11 bo
ah1a n oot -o,,nd ~ ae,,,,,t;aa y. saaae. a ~
1'1, o.a " eos lounu 'ne "lncul'les' ~ ooes not
auft US o3cept IN comparatively lew places. Our
house docs business in eighteen different States
and Territories. you sec. and seventeen of them
are entirely unatfectad bv tho nav INV 111innia
il the mi, stnto af,ectsd - a,1 I"' Al o .1'an
We havo this great advantage, that
NO get rid Of the competition of
these small towns like Pooria, Dubnouo. Ran
ku1 and others wh;c,, could air, fron, Nass Wi,
T,sto 5root nhaaa. t "1M G,n aoiA
Nov t,sv Invc IT, ah 1oo5a e1a tra u osa,
~ aSVs Gfst I;o.t 6ooun tuitu
thom nr rates fro tSo X" post nrn ~ h;aar
tbev aro in no;Mt If fact iotc"r n t
they have been this year; so that while wo lose
our hold in one or two instances, re gain an nd-
vantage which more tlan compenBateB. We arc
right on the edge Of tho Stats, and hnvo tho
mmense advantage Of wafer transportation.
The people who are going to suffer by this new
law arc the inhabitants Of tho interior Of nli-
noia, especially the farmers, and 1t is no wonder
that they complain. Corn has gono down, and
they havo to pay extra freight on everything.
RepoEter-Am to infer from this that you
approve OF tho new law?
Mr. MacVeagh-Not ut all. T think that the
now law is mistake, but don't beliovo it is
gong to hurt Ch1cAgo. Iherc arc 6ome places
where It is moro difficult to soil goods tlan it
used to be, but thore are others where 1t is
should find the account oven.
A reporter also paid . visit to Mr. J. II. Dun
lam. Tint gentleman had not boon able to de-
tormne what the effect Of the law would be, 90