The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-10
CHEAP TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION.
Prosperous Condition OF tho Associa
tion-Reports OF Committees.

Prosperous Condition OF the Associa.
tion-Reports OF Committees.
meeting Of the Cheap Transportation Associa
tlon was held yesterday afternoon at their rooms
No. Ito Pearl street. John F. Henry presiding.
The Executive Committee reported that during
the past month eighty-nve new members had been
passed upon. and that the affairs Of the association
were In most prosperous condition. The names
Of the eighty-nve gentle nen recommended by the
committee were unanimously elected.
The Committee on Statistics submitted the fol.
lowing, which was adopted:-
Your committee received short time since commu.
ncaton from one o. the newly appointel Railway Com.
when, SO lar as possible was iurnished but in purs
TICS showing in detail The OF Transportation by rail
ing, which have under the observation OF your
three times the actual or necessary cost OF road and
upon the PREVALENT questionable system OF operating
the subject to every producer anu consumer in the
United States, your committee beg leave to offer the
Where's tho Interests Of the nation closely con;
the Of our railway system has been sash
place Of al other means 0. trans oortaoa; and whereas
y Is highly imporant that connnued development Of
y
the public ana that the industries of the country may
s 1sn and
is lamennble lack Of reliable statistical Information in
which to base equitable teent Of The differences
and e has By
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resa: Ine5e0re; ror,.,or. dorortmsrt ~ ,uro
with sufficient powers. should, withou delay. be pro.
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jet pbat nr.omn and
be transmitted to members OF Congress.
The following report from the Committee on
Legislation was read and adopted
In view Of the opinion very generally entertained in
tain estern States unjust towards raj road corpora
ns wsa to o saem The following from
way omnissioner OF Wisconsin, response enti-
we trusted the people o. his State would not take posi-.
t1n which would ~, be unjust TO railway nte.est:-
foregone conclusion; but con ro does not mean con:
people eaor 70 ass % apon one s hs
odam Of a any which
pat 70 the ian Of these companies
msn as verify believe 10 he YET potent nuence
OF their agents that enactmens made assume as
81 spirit se railway
acts regulating the management OF railroads has been
IN e ass Of ne
public bIt really to make them so arbitrary that
such tactics viii avail nothing in the end and only
because ibe opinion has generally obtained that all
Western LEGISLATION looking to the control railways
and which has been promoted by the action OF pro
ducers tgrangersD, has for ITS OBJECT oppression y
views exist al all is the result OF railway policy and rail
III with the subject Of railway commissi on
ers your committee call the attention of this Board to
open letter addressed to The Hon. William Window
United States Senator. Mr. Adams. who was one OF the
original appointses on the Massachusetts, Board oil
when ne Is stiii member and mas had more expe
IN America referring 10 the action OF this association
says:-.During the past winter committee OF the New
YORK cheap transportation Assoc laid before the
LEGISLATURE OF that state bill creating railroad com
reported PACK ny The committee to which il
erreu Based upon the Massachusetts law ii Is IN
tam respects an Improvement upon it. take the liberty
o. transmitting copy OF II TO you, with the al era
you cgsate think II would prove much more bcneh
cia measure than the McCrary bill other act
founded on tue Illinois Wisconsin preccdents." All
Of which Is respectfully submitted.
resolution proposed by MIR. Charles Il. Hill
recommending that the Hurlbut bill, now before
Congress, relative to the question oil cheap trans
portil0n between the seaboatd and the gram
producing States OF the West was laid on the
tave, tne ASSOCIATION not wishing to take action
on the Dill at the presen time.
communication was read from the Chamber oil
commerce stating that they were endeavoring 10
act III harmony with other public bodies with
view 10 procuring cheap transportation.
MI HUI gave notice tnat at the next meeting ne
would move that members absent from COM
mttees or from meetings oil the Board OF Manage
ment ior six consecutive months should be con
sidered as having lost their places as offlclals.
Inc meeting then adourAed-