, 1873-09-05
THE NEW FRElGHT-TARfFF.
What tho Chicago Railroad Man.
ngcrs Think of the a.:
Commissioners
Tariff.
Wherein It Disori1ninatos Against This
City...1norease Of Freight
Rates to Eastern r. i
Points.

The now frefght-tariff fixed by tho Railroad
Commissioners Of this State for tho Toledo, VA
bash l. Western Railroad, md which is undor-
stood also to apply to tho Chicago 4 Alton Chi
cago, Burlington i Quincy Chicago, Rock 1el-
and l. Pacific Chicago d Northwestern, and ILL
nois Central Railroads, and which Was published
in yesterdays TRIBUNE, Ia sovoro1y denounced
by tho ot1lcora Of roads IN this city rs unjust,
and In favor Of Bmall roads running RoroBa tho
State cast and wost. They assert that. II TINT
tariff WAS applied to tho Chicago roads mon
toned abovo, 1t would do enormous mlachtof to-
tile tradeof our city, and TINT our large mtr-
chants should take Immediate measures against
it, H. .r
Both the Illinois Central and tho Chicago l.
Alton Roat1s charge moro for Bhort distances
than tho rates on the new tariff but, nfter got
! ting 156 miles, tho grain-ratas, BY the Commits
sionera' tariff, are higher thar, tho ratcs charged
OH grain shipped to elevators on tho Chicago Il
Alton or Illinois Central Railroads. !
On 155 mtles, tho grain-ratos on the Commits
Bionors' tariff are lilo por cont per 100 Tbs
higher than tho regular tariff Of the Chicago Il
Alton Road.. For 200 miles, thoy are por cont
per 100 lbs higher, and for 24o miles tho dtffor
onco roachcs III per cent per 100 lbs.
On rates for short distances tho Commission
ers' tariff ia much lower than tho tariff OF the
Chicago, Alton l. st. Louis Ilailroad. Tho CHI
cago g. Alton and the Illinois Central tariffs
made reduction on mixed merchandise shipped
in carloads Of from 20 to 80 por cent which re:
duction enables tho Chicago iobberB and NOR
Chants to compete with the East for tho Central
Illinois and Western and Northwestern trade,
But, tho Commissioners having made no reduc-
tion for largo quantities, our merchants and job
bers, under their tariff, could not possibly COM
In III f1,aF rtItfI1
natl, and other Western cities.
/ Under tho Commissioner tariff, the rnteB
from Chicago to Springfield, on carload Of
fourth-class goods, would DO 25 88-100 conta per
Central and Chicago d Alton Railroads tho
.rates would be 81 84100 por 100 lbs on tho car
load. The IllnoB Central turin OIL coal for l75
miles, shipped in quantities of 5000 tons per
mouth, IL $le,23 per car-load of ton tons, whilo
tho Commissioners tariff for tho sano distance
and quantity Is s2s.40, making II difference
ugainst the public Of S5.17 per carload.
On iron orc and pig.iron, which are articles
largely used by manufacturers III this city aud
vicinity, tile Chicago l. Alton Road charges on
shipment Of ton cars and upwards, for dis
tauce Of 2a0 milos, s29.7o for carload OF ton
tons. The Commissioner ratio for tho sa1ne
quantity aud dintauco il 334.45, making diff
ference to tho manufacturer Of 94.Go per car
load.
The Commissioner rates aud tho rates Of tho
Chicago, burlington l. Quincy Koad arc moro
nearly equal than those Of tho roads mentioned
above. This is because the Burlington Road
trayerHes different section Of the country from
tho other two roads nor has tho Burlington
Road to compete with largo citiea like
Cincinnati, st. Louis, etc. Yet the managers OF
tho Burlington Road join the other
Companies in the complnint TINT tho Commits
siouors' tariff WAS making all unjust diHorlmtna-
tiou against the largo Chicago roads in favor OF
small country roads aY, for example, tho rates
on lumber for distances Of 10U mules, and
which IL mostly shipped from this city. arc
much higher than thuse on stock. while q cnr-
lonl Of stock worth nepr1y tlreo tilnoa u much
AZ o carload of lumber.
MEETING OF FnEl0IIT-AaENra.
A meeting Of General Western Freight Agents
Of all tho lines running east from Cnicago was
held yesterday ut tho Office Of the Lako Shore Il
| Michigan Southern Rpau, at which it waB de-
| cidcd to advance ftclghta aA follows by oil East
orn lines to Boston aud New England points
| New York, Philadelphia, baltimore, Harriaburgll,
Wilmington, Del, Washington, D. e., Alo1-
m;an,sn nn;dria, r. N0rfe!k, os,r,eu.an' %s' W.
| savanual., Ga Potersburgh, and Rich
| mond, & cents per 100 pounds OH fourth-clasa
bulk grain aud bulk mcata, Anl ~ ceMts per bar
| rel OH flour. The rates. to Cleveland will be: On
fourth-clnHe grain, 2211 cents flour, so cents.
| 10 Albany--Fourth-cla grain, 45 cents flour.
| 90 ceuts To Dufralo-Fourtll-clas grain, 51
conH flour, 81, These 1atea will 60 into effect
| to-day.
INDIANA COAL.
Tho Chicago, Danvllle l. Tincennos Railroad
is now bringing to this city duly nbout lUD car
| loads OF Indlana coal. The Conn any las re-
Gently purchased o tract Of ton acres of land nt
the corner OF Brown and Sixteenth streets, to be
used AZ store-yard Tor coal.
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