New-York tribune., 1874-03-11
DEFECTIVE TERMINAL FACILIIIES

DEFECTIVE TERMINAL FACILI1IES
COMMERCIAL NEEDS DEFINED BY THE CHEAP TRANS
PoRTATIoN AssoCIAuoN-A PROPOSED BOARD OF
HALLWAY COMMISSIONERS.
The first regular meeting of the new Board
of Directors Of the Cheap Transportation Association was
held yesterday afternoon at their rooms, at NO lio
Pearl.st Col b. p. Baker presided and on taking
the char read an address in which he said among other
thingsi IL would recommend that your Commttee
on Terminal Facilities bel instructed to give ther
yiews on this subject moro In detah than
arc found their last report and confer WIN the Oo
mttee on Legislation and t1at they Jointly at an carry
dav prepare suitable bills for Introduction into our
Iegisature II they deem expedient, with view OF DC
yelopng this system OF cheap transportation arouhu
and across city, and giving US suitable warehouse
facilities on our water front am fully aware that
should we do anything but point out existing evils, tho
CRY would be made that were governed by inter
ested motyes but no permanent good can be obtained
unless our improvements comprehensive and rad
ical as will provoke oppositionl from some one TINS
mustnot deter nom doing our duty In the matter.
We must so form plans that the city Will be prohea
BY the improvements, and not taxed which, II properly
made will confer benefit upon every citizen, whether
rich or poor" -
James II. Drake, from the Committee on Canal Trans
portation, read report and resolutions protes'ins
against the passage OF the Canal Funding Amendment
10 the Constitution. They adopted; aud, as the
proposed amendment Ia to UP for action oeIoro the
Legislature today It ordered that the substance OF
the resolution should be telcgraphed at once
F. b. Thurber, Chairman OF the Committee on Railway
Transportation read the following letter from prom
nent shipper Of grain showing the Inconvenience ana
loss 10 which merchants are now subiected'
Several members OF the Produce Exchange engaged IN
the receiving grain trade have been heard 20 coipiMI an
delivery OF property consigned to them. herewI'n n
hand you letter from prominent mousse IN lAo Iat
T.Fpf 1aV4 fn
corn from Toledo to SeT-York is startling
fact but digons inquiry among tho fecelyers
ance IN not so extreme this = case.
cannot understand the dissemination OF parties so ag
greyed to communicate tho facts TO tbs Cheap Trans
portati9n Ass9Sn % e Sy hS W9t aot their names wh6ed
I would respectfully suggest that tie COMMITTEES on
Railways and the Comnittee on Iernlhn "a, ~ t6
commission merchants of New-York asking for commu-
ncatons the Association detailing su1h RrlSVatces
as they have subject to In the course or trade
cannot think that merchants are SO opahetIc as not
to Gaze such grievances nor do want 10 eeVo hat
they fear tho power Of the railway lines and their light
eITien have before me q letter addressed TO Felt &
Drake from shipping-house IN Central Ohio quote
a OF ave- cars The four cars you sold at 80 to 50
How Is this sold month after at u oens
men receive tho grain before It Is delivered to you.
Thls affords them line opportunity To use the grain,
Referring to tue books OF Felt & Drake find that the
No. 81 85 one Of i've cars shipped from ONO,
az Jersey city Feb. I, and was reported
ahoat Feb 10 and then sold at II cents. You eau
very readily understand the.shippera ground for com
plant claim that this is not exceptional case,
and that If commission men would communicate the ne
facts YOU more hight than you now possess would be
NeW-York. JAMES HAISE5 DRAKE.
Attached to the letter of Mr. Drake the follow
ing, addressed to him from shippers:
Great rrcgularty in receipts Of grain that mas been
shipped all at time occasions much trouble 10 the
receivers lots Of five and ten cars shipped at Que time
come in one two, aud three cars at time win many
Il.
tracks during almost the entire Winter the time ship,
breaking up Of original shipments, started all at one
tne is very diseouraging to grain business by rail
The delay III delivering grain already ahoat in the
harbor would be avoided in measure should the rail
| roads BRING shipments through Ia unDrosen lots
j. n. HALLIDAY
NEw-YOHK, Feb 30. ls7i.
One Of my correspondents shipped me from Toledo on
the I2jh OF January five cars corn; the railroad COM
pany reported it to aoat ready for delivery, the
nth of February making the time tLlrtYsx days from
able DELAYS in the delivery Of properly, which
much trouble and loss to shippers W. d. PRESTON
Franklin Edson President Of the Produce Exchange,
sad that these cases not exceptional Delays were
frequent and frghtful In one Instance 80 c2IIoads Oh
Toledo delayed 80 days, causing loss
stoned by the separation OF consgnments, that parts
arrived at different tunes. Mr.. ThurDer said that it was
evident that there must be exclusively freight railroads
provided with grain elevators at their terIuin
f. b. Thurber from the Committee on Legislation. re-
d ,ni , @ ,n he,"re The SSnafe on mo-
on John f. Henry tine Chair appointed the following
committee 10 VISIT Albany Thursday and urge its
pa sage simon sterh h. B. sherman, +. h. Thurber,
Franklin Ei.on John W. Macaulay VI. B. Clahin j. +.
Henry, L. T. Dlrkee James s Barron, Geo A. Mcrwln,
b. G. Arnold aud W. s. Fairfield. Tle President was
added TO the COMMITTEES, which granted power TO
hll vacancies. John II. Kemp offered a resolution
urging Congress not permit the work the Hell
gate improvements 10 be suspended from lac OF AN ap-
preparation. TINS referred to the Committee on
Legislation.
Charles f. Hill thoucht that the action of the Associ
alton ought TO be such that IL Will be presented IN Ia
yOraDle way 10 railway managers and corporations.
The chairman said that in connection with the question
terminal facilities he had been interested In nqu
ing what had been the result to older cities from
neglect OF. attention To this important matter.
He had talked with Mr.. Lees on the subject, aud the
latter had this instance, prepared statement on the
subject OF great interest AT the request OF the Board
Mr. Lees read paper ia which facts collected TO
that the commercial supremacy or city only
be maintained by odiue facilities for the landing,
moving, storage, and Interchange OF products.