, 1874-03-13
TRANSPORTATION.
Tho Work Of Tho Select Committee
OF tho senate.
:, i Digest Of tho Testimony Taken, and
:. a Forecast OF the Report,
Present Carrying Capaolty OF Railroads
and Oannls. lilo Midllemon aud
tho Farmers. =.

XNGbo4E C0rTylnB CupAClIy Ql NAllIoAua
I ,a c,,,1 m ns,,,11o,.ou mud
Inn rormors.
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Washitofou Correspoutd,,eo of tbs NcD York World.
Tl,o so,oot no,n,,1ttoo ~ thc aonato on tho
.uldocI ~ Irananorai;on .ro,.tos to tho Beaboard
i ,,ow nrorarnr tn ranort, and viii doubtless
submit It to tho soraro in tho course Of tho next
I'm tlnvp' Vhn f3nro1nittnp have not get finally
Saoag ,,at ,os1ntion thay viii rooommod on
], broader grouud Of tlie powors of Oongrcas over
tho uucp1ion. Tho mass Of cyldence aud docu-
monts recoveu ~ w s,raa Ia1cn vnnmea ram
WIZ probably maze trog M slEo ~ t1a mo,otttaa
ay l,9 r. ste s,,;naIssaas fss,s e fooMa % 'A'
Tho Committee mot at tho Fifth Avenue Ho-.
g., =, ,o,o ~" i.' t svMNt ta,r,, .;t4;r. ,.ora
Sept lay ama III rone onya eit'ms vors ~ ta
or in defending thoir various interests from tLo
Essaai9a n4"o II u3. T.,' T s4n,,a onG nrams
3onnu upon ieR tlo.'i a', Jan h is;ii
ed stonographor, tl'at thoy had moro to say' anu
returned to the chatgo. ..-
At Now York representatives Of nenrly every
intorest ware nroanut rho UboirmRu stated
a. tha gentlemen present {o-ay aso ncaty ~ .na tne
object Of G appointment o. s was
to aecure II possible chcaper pe%esn
two sss 10 tho oa Question ThSro Is tho railroad s
Eoads IRE charging too us % ana th9t hn 1oy are npt
ta tsG ihat inc nn 1a w g. tno awa
VII sfaraMra ~ a tranamHstnio nest,an
Mr. Hayes, Gouoral Manager "Bluo Line"
Eaht Freght, at Detroit, Mich, WIS first ex-
amncd, aud Ills testimony is fair statement of
-" "' ansu ~ nnu.,r mr. THE na,,noAps.
IN .ovy. - DADAAN oS 4DA' N'A@ '''''1A0'
You will rocol1oct that tho great grain-produoing
country Of tho West borders very largely upon the
an e es m a o. onr roas rom e
g. saegM ecnoo m niwsRee @ Wacine Green iay and oer
non1s Were II ects with liz lake-craft hat bring it
to buffalo. There IT is srnnsfered to tho cana for
New York. Tho rates for TINT have
varied more han tue rates OF irogAt on any; tne per
sstne nag oen m tn ans ae wear
rto'stas ;tself ami ln,x s avn level Therefore When
thSt grain can be taken into vessel at Chicago,
brought to Buffalo for cens bilslol, and from Dt'f
through the month Of August last o nn that thsrS
Is 10 cents iof lnuo pies q %aer s a ~ a
WET a w. III, ~ WI ~ 1T cn ner
sho, for 1oo mics Of like mud caual transportation
:. Il bocanle necessary that the producer and
the consumer Should 10 brought close togesller dur
ing the winter aa we'll % tho summer lnonths n
ordor TO 90 that and to furnish husincsg ior tue ra-
y nr M nss :, tnn I'm s'
from TIC ncarest whera il is produced
fn thn nnrtv WIN cnns,nina il IN tho Eas That bst-
neas in order to compete with the low prices Of wntcr
navigation ha to be done without the cost Of handling
at thn ind oieach compa,y road The handling nons 1
to and isom tue dssens cara "ou W
mnre .nHn tne a oono them.
ssras hr vrhi"n cacil ronJ World mt in 4 cortain
nota of cara. md form throtigl lipe by wllch lilo
business could be dono through one management.
:. It. simply facilitatcs tbs handling Of properly
from the place IF proaetlo9 to " niaee o. s9nsus @
s1on , Ao M i ~ s sns M "e',, ~, - ia M aao insh
Nav Enuianl II Tho currant rate Of freight, which
b'd eSsa reduced ss45asy from timG to to
thlrty.slx p9gos came Gol ,,t u y; notts' IGsi.
line to thnt managcd by Mr.. Hayes.
4. ]. Cussatt u1id Samuel g. Lewis appeared
Pres,Iont Chanin for tho Bostoa 4 Albauy :: Ed,
win D. Worcester, Secretary Of tha Now York
Sleh!san M Southern. for these roada den. Will-
iarn G. Kihbe and James m Z; Abbott Tor tue gon. 70
hallway, ]. EIsnr Thompson, President OF the
pamnavlvouo 11noI ,yaa hr;otiv oYnmined.
IarnrI =. HntcI, and i. u. ThurLcr wanted
chran RECOMMENDATION (soorro o. Jones coner-
imnroycmeuts: md II. D. Faulkner wanted all
trn,sportatiou Of grain to DO dono ovor canal
rortcs. md offercd to do all tho towing by means
Of IN audlcas belt, propelled by stoam.
NJ the j,Gnmittoa Til lilo evening of Sout. IA.
,n1,a, I'm, IoTt fnr " -
"uSA4 %N'' 'e n,osrnr.y,. c.san4
WHARF m tho 1Bth thoy hoard .Ir' Thomas Rim
war 1ro;ndnuior n,'fl oxnnrfnr who clearly a.-
topishc5 @ I tic Committee by somo Of Lis tiirect
ana ' forc;hla statemo,,ts 0Ho thing the Commit.
4na .rIaiod h ionr, ..tha 1ffernmce IN thn nm,
ncr Of cnn1ucti',r the ,rain-trado in tho Do,nir,
~ ~ fro,n tha IImi.cI S9otnu hTr. R;mmnr 1wno
~ az .prca;iont n the Ntontreal Roard nf Trado1
~ na;,i A's'0e1'e' sA'4 '4-0AS>SS> 1''> ~
!. .... .., :, 49,. .,,.., H., ~
@ m ~ 10 ah y ta rd s.es
Ne never eet any consignment and uoyor havo lac
frorn lie Vest and of TIC l2 200 900 buyhols colnt
paid for i cash before 1t oavea the American ports
ln addition to Tue eompets,on wo e1periene sa
!ro Me~ " ron Me n IN oTcr sneas ma
arc III ~ rsmnrs n snnator Sherman lint Amcric
viii be by aud by the great gratlary for the feeding
Europe. We do not lnd 1t 30. :. e.. Kussia, in 4,
nvnrnre of veara latey has cxporled more wheat a1t