New-York tribune., 1874-12-11
LOW FREIGHT RATES.
NO REDUCTION BY THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO
SCHEDULE EXCEPT TO BALTIMORE AND THE

NO REDUCTION BY THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO
SCHEDULE EXCEPT TO BALTIMORE AND THE
SOUTH.
statement having been made public that
the managers Of several of the railroads and trunk
lines connecting the West with the seaboard would not
abide By the action taken by the Commissioners selected
under the combination OF the railroad officers Tor the
regulation OF freghts, in consequence OF the Baltimore
ana Ohio Railroad having fixed lower schedule OF
rates for fregs from Chicago to the seaboard re-
porter OF THE TRIBUNE called yesterday on j. H. Rute
General Freight Agent Of the NewYork Central Rail
road who said that the public held entirely erroneous
conception Of the object Of that combination OF rail-
roads 1t was intended TO raise the rates OF freghts
but to cut down tho rebates, drawbacks, &C., recently
allowed TO harpies who had been obtaining living by
that course while general public not thereby in
the least All the railroad companies agreeing
it would have been very easy to destroy such preiud
cial and useless II not demoralzing system. The So
called reduced rates Of tue Baltimore and OHIO Railroad
between Chicago and New-York, Boston, Providence,
&C.. lower than those by the roads connecting
with the NewYorx Central In fact they were exactly
the same. The Company has made reduction between
Chicago and Baltimore in the hopes Of causing large
quantity OF freight to be carried to the seaport at the
latter point aud thus divert grain from New-York TO
that city, The rates for freight from the West to the
seaboard were not regulated in NewYork, but in the
West; and all that the Eastern lines could do was to
aequIesce in the the Western Commissioners set
down. The rates were low that they did not
on heavy freight even In Summer time. and certainly
would be ruinous in the Winter.
c. vas general freight agent OF the Erie Railroad,
said that the rates from Chicago NewYOrk Boston.
Providence &C. by those roads that connected with the
Erie were exactly those 10 the schedule Of
the Baltimore and Ohio Road would not be considered
good policy by any sensible with either
of lines raise the rates for freight and he
was sure that there proposition or tnat KIND
made The railroads have had during the Snmmcr. 10
compete with the lakes the rates upon which have been
than they have been for 81 Grain has been
carried by steamboat from Chicago TO Buhio for ~
per buse aud the remainder OF the distance Dy
raii the whole charge from Chicago to NewYork not
exceeding cents per 100 pounds Two years ago the
rate from Chicago by rail for fourth class freight was 65
cents per 100 pounds, and last year II was 81 cents
Now that 1t was IS cents, some are not satisfied The
any murmurine, provided they would take on for the
grumDlers drawback OF IS per cent In the Spring OF
1869 nrs,class westwardbound freight was rated at
q II per 100 pounds aud that hthelass or heavy
ght was being transported 9si miles for per ton
much less than ton per mile, great out
cry was raised against the railroads. Tue rates were
ne lower than they were at the present tue anu
they could not be made much lower II the companies
were pected 10 make any money at oil BY transport
ing heavy freight The outery was raised by those VINO
had easy living by the rebate and drawback sys
The printed freight list for December OF the C
G., C. and T., A. and q. w. aud the Erie Railway, All
connecting lines from Chicago t. New.York anu the
New Eng ports, showed exactly tho same rates as
those quoted the Baltimore aud Ohio ROAD as nav
been reduced. and with the exception o tne rates
Baltimore and South, reduction was apparent
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