, 1873-09-06
THE RAILROADS.
Chicago Freiglit-Agc1lts on the
Now, Tariff.
.Tloy Don't Believe It Will Work, mud
- Giyo Reasons for Think
ing So.
Immense Freight-Pressure on Roads
Running East.

: AAi''4onse E 1ie4sA'- '-1fessure Oh 1'oaos
Running East.
r,o >..,.,,. 80. !. :.
oans ,1'lA .beuca oy 'no l'ai1oaa ooln'
sa'oola SUI continues 70 10 tlo nu-abeofDana
.p.o snons tho .A'uAu n.on OF shla ety' wlo
~. n,'.as uoe'1o snns !, 'nas tArln III appltoo
~. so 4oAes ~ "uu'u nu sofy damaging 70
road 's oy @ 10 ,at ,s ~ sn ~" 1n.a,
up az to bo ruined by ouch rates al proAoribed
for tho Toledo, Wabash l. Western Railroad,
Mr.. Jamos Br1tth. aonora1 Erctcht Apent n,
thu nh1cono hi,o,, T. q. e,.,n u-s'S
ono OF lilo "bloBt and most experienced railroad
mon Ill tho country. gives tho following opinion
about tho thrift: On porl, and 1ord wh;cl, nrti
cha At. T,onia ,nercla,,to ,,,,ro,,aao
tios IN ths ,itv .n r,taa fAo.a1o a''"s
'.los III tn'e CITY, tEol ratoa wore made very
low ny tho Chicago railroads to onablo
our merchants to successfully cornpoto with Gin
clupati The ratoa for nork md lar1 m tbo f,hi.
wy; ~ o1'vu ~: Lo"th "al4roaa 1or z4' 'h''oa
aso 9oo'ao pef CARLOAD. Fork packetl-fourth
class, for 2i0 miles on tho Commissioner tarr,
is so cents per 100 pounds Which IL oqual to fCo
car. Tho Commissioners rato for corn ia
r,,,asao . 'e.s ~. por Nv rounus, "hllo on tho
IT ITO ccnts por 100 pounds.
Tho Chicago 4 A1ton Ro,d 1,,s throo ;1;froront
ways OF CARVING ;ta fro;rht. >ee''S@S'''
H., ~, 6 40 'Ao4sn':
+ '"se--AA.ouBa catB loaded full nt ono tor
MINUS running through In twonty-four hours
Second-Frcight cars lonl1ed full at tho tormt.
nnp and deiivcrad n+ 1oo,1 ,+ot;o,. -. ~
~ ~ - ,..a ''a'i' ". n'''''6 tue
~ ,' 'aAos "oous .hfeo aAys Tor
suc1 -&ra'nB TO go over tho limo. roquir-
Ing throo times tho number of nol, md
A lnrro ounntitv. NJ ro11,,o o+oc,, md .,ot;,re
power, Ihcso cars alaufl ati11 nt 1cht aa ,rav
bustnoss cn,lnnt wall bo contIncInd 6,,i fra;',iI
received and ,lo]iyerod nj a,ntious oxcanting =,
daylight It will anucar TINT tf,osn cnrn aro Xiii
1ondotl when lenyin.. Tho tnrmnma T1,n ,,,ar'
y in the car In ro1lucad NJ ovn,u oio1o,! n,,t,
tito earnings thorofnro. il;miniahof haio,v ri,nt
is received Oh full cara r,,m1nu tbrono frons
ono torminus TO nnothnr. Ioncn fto carr2o, co.,.
eao reto nor mild a frcient nnngn i t, Il inc
lonp from onn forminua ~ fro1 hatno -, 1a
oinf nonp tIe ne tn to I 'Lu iermnnn no"eo t ay ty
road. road '0Ao e@'~ ''0' ~ '''' 'A'''''' VI 'n'
etntiona m liz roa un o1Gv"rod JAeu ~ up ~
tions in small nmanttios. rl,o Inv dnoa n,ts ~
eontennafo or nnr,njt n hiohor rotn T., ,,,a ,,,
IN snI' lnsiness t1,onei fro,ro,ta n",u
bo run fty miles with nothing b,1t 1ar ~ hi,
In cnnta or 1oaa for Ill mnvsnn ~ tiat .or I,st
miloa md recoirinr. hnnilfne ' co1;var;n; ve ~,
making wny.b;lis an3 ronnrtu for tSat nn,nii
quantity of freight. It In claimoi rhot t,,a rota
fnr trnnsnnrtnt2on m anrh hun;,a.a o i; 10y 10y
unreaeonabjy bigh. md in mak,ur nur tar;tr W.
mi,nt Koe, n vow Tia fact tint nn'ar ia a.. law W.
Tho raten mnat anply to Mi bnsnasa tranaporto;;
over tho 1ino whether in full car loads from tho
stntinnu 'ihov mint thcraforn ,naLa a,,ni, ~. 40
an vii ho roanonahlv rnmnnoret;va ~ o,r ,a,a
aroi ma;noan II t3;o il - nar1a;tta1 W, ~
istinctinn o,r nrosont ,atna for e,enoroi ~ e;
ncps would remaIn nhont the samo no thov a". aro
now. nud we would mike o oonsidorable roi1no.
tan IN n,,r r,tas ~ an rom tho tor,n;n1,a iouu'
Wau ~ s;nasa IL ~ anaiv auoS su fnn sar, .
tancos. and much Of it yery unnrontahlo, h.
cnuso smail quantities aro n;ovod At mnch 9ronf.
nr comnaratiyo nxnonso. fnr that rca sen III
Comnsaonora' rntns ara ,,nraa uonoh,,, fnn a,,1 s
,1pre1nunoratiyo on suell husineaa, ~
The rates on general merchandise, in car.
]oads nro not much hfrl,er thnn tLa Homm;a-
sionere, on abort disf,mcaa nnd 1o,yar ~, in,,
diatancea. Wo malo yatoa al tn IN nar cont taass
than tariff on such freiaht. to cnaiJo %
don1ers on our line to como tn Chi.
tarifr cannot ho mm1o tn nnn1v r. iii roaJa
alike, or to any road. without in manv cnsaa
doing great iuiustico to tho pr1dnccr md mnn,,s
facturer,
Tho commissioners link at fin snhioct fror,
ono aide only. md in fixing rates haro nm. mn.
doubtedlv boon ,poyerone,l tn n rreat c1tant iv
tile opinions Of partioy intercsted. Thov mnnf
rosnond fayorably to Tic public ciamor and
regardless of profit or cost 10 TIM carr;nr e0''
do not know on what basis their rates aro
matlo up, but tho cost evidently did not ontor in
their oaIcu1nfinn and thinlr fhav can forr, h,.t
n yerv moor nn}nion If fila Fyod chnraoa ~. -.
the cost Of conductnc trannnortatinn w
consider both sidos-tho wantH of tn nan.
plo On our line, as vol as tic royonno x
Of cur Company, and have from t;mo to Tina
mndo such reductiona in our ratca ne c;rcnn,1
stances required. ouual to from a. tn saX mar
cont during tho past two years, and our pfasant
tariff averages lowor than that Of INV road in lin
State. - '''~
Mr.. j. T. Tucker. Genoral Frofo],t Aoont NJ
the Illinois Central Hailroad. being intorViowod
said that lo had not yot Ind time to s1lf1icionty
examine tho tariff to form proper opiniou MS to
its norlts or damerita. but from cagual obHnrya
ton ho was proparoti to eay that tie Commits
siouor's classification leaves ont altogether own
or's risks; it forces tho natlpoad Com
ranies to tako tho risk Of transportation entire
iy, without paving then, Increased conformation
for suck riuk. It forces the Railroad Conpaulcs
to taka bulky articles, such rs carriages, al
actual weights, when heretofore 1t has boou n,l
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