, 1873-07-12
THE RAILROADS.
How the New Tariffs Affect the Chicago
Shippers.
Interviews with Manufacturers Of
Heavy Articles.
Tho Bew Rates Discriminating Against
Chicago in Favor Of Competitors.

History Of the Hamilton, Lacon 8
Eastern Rcilroad.
Arcporter Of TIE TRIBUNE interviewed busi-
ness men yesterday relative to tho c1foct Of tho
new Aallroad law on thoir tradc. Following Is
the result: Tho Secretary Of the shot-Towor
company said tho low was just killing tlom In
'holr bnsinoHH. Unfor tho old Bystoua, tile rail-
foaas could md did mako special ratios to COM
petlng points, onabling Chicago to compete with
Toledo. indianapolis, and other Eastern cities.
Which have direct East aud West communication
with Illinois, particularly with tho central Dor
lion Of tho State. Ks aoon as Toledo found how
Tho now law Disseminated against Wholesale and
manufacturing houses in Chicago, her merchants
sent agents into 1llinoiH on tho limos running
arom Toledo, and arc now competing
with Chicago. Thoy arc, to certain ox-
tent. independent Of tho law, because
1t IL comparatively short distance
from tho stato limo to tho points where their
goods arc consigned, and, oven il they had to pay
tho nov rates inside tho State, they could afford
to do no md still have lower through rateB than
niom Chicago to tho samo points. st. Louis, a1-
10, Is taking advantage Of tho law, and shipping
10 Peoria and other points on tho river at less
Fates than tho railroads are permitted by law to
carry tho samo freight from Chicago. Willie
navigation on tho Mississippi and tho Illinois
Rivers is possible, Chicago will bo undorbid by
1T. Louis at pooria, Davenport, Burlington,
Clinton, Dubuque, and other river towns, which
have heretofore patronized Chicago. Peoria
dealt argo}y with Chicago, hor interests lying III
This direction. The Shot Company began doing
ouo4no01 III iooi1a oes"eon 1ouf and i've years
ago. AT that tlmo tho ordinary high
drolghts wore against them. They
went to tho Rock Island nai1rnnd freicht
to comno,e i., 1ases ~ o,'aDo sne
20 eolupo'e successfully WITH other c'tlcs. Tho
satea wore ae onco glVon, because tho ratlrond
~as sending hundreds of empty cara to poora
half 1oaf than m hroo1 r, ~ so,,.1 ~ aA,o
aa1, ao.,.s 49, ~ -, ~ - sa1 - tne ia..loaa 'nauo
onlS enousn J." VI tao "neelat 1t would be bottor
10 take the freight ut low rates than not to tako
T. at a.. Ihey took it, made something by it,
henoilted tho people buying goods in peoria,
nnd increased the trade Of Chicago. 4 few days
ago the Shot Company received On order from
ono OF their best customers in Peoria for n ton
OF shot Accompanying tho ordor was state
~ Chicago. wheso they had traded SO long, but
thoy wore afraid Of tho rates, and would
like to 800 what the carriage Of the
staa1f IN nroJ;co "J o he @ 1opaas louna
casa fro;ht frnn a. romis ~ aAG penr,a w ~
centa ner i nomnaa hy r;4.nr ~, sata 49,, ~
m ths ton W ahot o ot -, sn ~
5onis n tbo enot NJ. sr;onna ~ 1asor ~ a..
nrofits would ba radn"s1 e. p X ~ 'at ene
ratea Tha railroad froct soont ~ <sas pnrst
ri Ha rani,n1 ,hnt IL "a "as 49, sonnt !I1
m Nv tho Inw o,,,'a cnn,a 1a.as saah "o.o .aea
casaon It wna "a csnts ,ar a"eu I'm Ao ,snaa Su
nr nothing. Tho shnt f,amnsnv u1 NV Rc;aos Roadas
10 cartor onna,,hont v;,;nh .v9,,a 1'o.usa oarrs.
nicSt dT,mmar vas tisnataIsd o ~ pnorn no na'Io m
snarch of Other nrIora w,,ic1' .rn5 ,rai,o ~, -
rarrn The Comnanv dna" 1er1a tra1a =. 14 ~,
soed oil iead n,a shoot iaad aad s,nt ~ III
heavv ertircs m ,vl';c IL" t.a;9l, ~ .;.a ~
Tan centH m hunJrcS ~ ununda +,,rna 20 s4taa, H.
scnlo arainst them Tha rnorr,;1, of nrnn3. w 10
small nd II thn fre1ht cona,1,oa - III -
thoy cannot retain the trntn it haa tai,on x6ara
to huild nm. Duhnnua haa haon hnr;n.t III -
Ti,a t,rn rar tLo; 100 t poou oIXX!ns ~ W ~