New-York tribune., 1874-04-03
TRANSPORTATION COMPETITION.
THE IMMIGRANT WAR.

fROM NEW-YORK
A reporter of The TRIBUNE yesterday called
at the offices OF the Eric Railroad Company, and
obtained the following statement from officers OF the
Company In answer to that made by wm H. Vanderbilt
OF the Sew-fork Central and Hudson River Railroad,
published In The TRIBUNE of Tuesday last in regard to
immigrant fares
Tho Company state that whether tho Nsw-York
Central Company seek to divert immigrant business
TO Boston as against NewYOrk not, between $4,000
and $4,000 landed there last year. of whom large pro-
portion went West by the Eew-York Central Road.
Tho Cunard Steamship Company now announce that they
viii hereafter run two steamers weekly to Boston and
tho number Will doubtless be largely increased Mr.
vanderbilt states that they made effort obtain this
traffic. and 1t would therefore seem that because the
Erie Company did not adopt the policy OF nacton
and made Efforts to obtain the business and succeeded
this measure OF retaliation been resorted to. Mr.
vanderbilt Estates that is quite time enough for the
Central Road to intervene as carrying agent when the
Immigrant arrives here and desires the of railroad
The truth Is, that passenger starting from Liver
pool to 20 TO Chicago using water to New-York
is by all usage and railroad entitled to through
ticket as much who starts by from
New-York for Albany TO go to Chicago and it would be
quite as reasonable for Mr. Vanderbilt to decline to
issue through ticket he desired to wait until
the immigrant arrived at Albany and desired TO use
railroad from there. Inasmuch as through tickets are
also sold freely via Montreal, Philadelphia and Balti
more it would be absurd for the lines via NewYork TO
deny the immigrant equal facilities by this great city,
and let them gosbythose routes. The Erie Company
has not sought to monopOze the whole immigrant bus-
All the German and French lines, and some
English lines, have not entered into an arrangement
with the Erie Company, and Mr.. Vanderbilt has an
equal opportunity at that business. 1t is not true,
either that the Eric Company has paid, or agreed to
pay, either directly indirectly, any commission upon
immigrant business in OF its former payments.
not of revenue to them, but are invariably
expended by them for the purpose OF increasing the
volume OF travel coming to the port Oh New-iorK as
against competition.
have exceeded their province in contracting Tor the
delivery of immigrants beyond the termni of heir lines
certainly the NeW-I0rk Central has eXCeeden It's
province IN ucketing any passenger west OF Buffalo
from New-fork Upon all classes Of Pus1es, radoad
Company itself seeks business actively In Chicago upon
through bills and Of adns ts The Ep SS
has line from Boston aud another from
philadelphia and is as much entitled TO share Boston
business the Newi0rk Central to share the Oisl-
from New-York or Boston. and much more so than
Mr. Vanderbt s emitted as he now claims 10 snare the
New York business which has been secured To the Erie
Company by contracts. Mr. Vanderbilt states that II
the Erie Company desires Boston traffic 1t should extend
| its tracks and make ARRANGEMENTS 10 secure H
The fact Is, that at Boston the cases OF the
| Boston ana Albany o. Road are placed a gPSa tSn
gates shut down. and the Erie Company Is positively
refused all opportunity TO sell tickots No contract has
heretofore existed for division Of the Immigrant
business, only verbal UNDERSTANDING. 1t would seem
to be unfair tnat the Now,York Central Company
should discontinue to pay ts share OF the Castle Garden
expenses. and at the same time undertake to
dictate rates of fare to companies who do the Ere
Company having made u contract for considerable
OF the Immigrant business certainly has as large
interest III protecting the rights OF the Immigrant as
tion have recognized this advantage and passed reso
luton Of thanks the Erie Company for tner efforts to
serure this business for York. and " accommodate
| the migrants after they arrive here.
The pIth of the whole matter Is that the Trans
tic arnahtn lfnaa
| the port OF New-YorE have for years la6ored
under one great disadvantage as compared win the
steamship lines landing their passengers at other
Atlantic ports namely that the Immigrant fares IRON ron
to The West hRH 1esq hsT t6 rss snah
being That immigrants could be tcketed through
from Liverpool to Chicago via either OF those
thdU via NewYork item of considerable Importance
The Erie Railway Company mas Joined hands with the the
prlnciI Ir,l transatlantic steamship companies for the
purpose ofOvercomng this Disadvantage These steam
ship companies are ENCOURAGED 70 brng tneir Vessels
here loaded with immigrants and with foreign products
all OF which tribute. and the same vessels return 10
Europe loaded with our provisions ana enporI IHe l
railways constantly increasing volume OF business
and consequent prosperity.
VIEWS OF A PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD OFFICIAL
THE ATTITUDE OF THAT LINE TOWARDS CASTLE
GARDEN.
The following are the views of John MacDOn
aid head OF the Inning grant Department Of the Pennsyl
ysnia Railroad:
wears past carried out by mutual consent without
writing, the three roads olsiue tne i %
between thsn inc choice Oh routes anmass , pb 30
corded t1e ant 10y @ as IN many instances
sSat Company's line was preferred. The prior to
the oath OF March last vas t5 rom LEerpbU I've p%oo "
Cheago b or Io ron s CIV tenn Of Al so head or
ccommutaton 90 money which each immigrant taxed
at Castle Garden nomnay to pay the salaries OF tne
officials MANY Q, tne posJns % 5otca m nstronage The
foad ale COMPANIES also bayt always paid to these
authorities rol $4,000 as their share OF
the ehpensesD e a. FOR the Of
S,aoe Seia into and throuph the civ