New-York tribune., 1875-02-13
RAILWAY COMPETITION.

ANOTHER CHANGE IN THE FREIGHT TARFF-PHILA-
DELPHIA, BALTIMORE AND BOSTON ALL FAVORED
AT THE EXPENSE OF NEw-YoRK.
A rumOr was circulated in financial circles
hate Thursday evening that the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company had for special freight
New York Chicago, 10 cents per 100 pounds
instead OF 45 cents had been hyed by the COmmis
sioners The gained such currency that number
OF shippers applied yesterday to the railroad TO make
contracts that j. L. GOsser, freight agent Of
the Company az No. 291 Broadway told TRIBUNE re-
porter that the false. far ewYOrK was
concerned and that freight taken from this city
for Chicago at less than IS cents, which IA &c
be believed has been generally maintained by all the
lines running from New-York. What the Company
doing Philadelphia Baltimore he could not say.
An official at the Baltimore ana Ohio Railroad office, at
10 35 Broadway said that he had not heard that the
Pennsylvania Railroad carrying freight from New
York below the rate, knew that special freight
Philadelphia for 20 cents per 100 pounds
and from Baltimore at 10 This for the pur-
pose OF cutting under Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company IN Baltimore, while that road had cor
West retaliation The local rate rom New YORK
Baltimore would be about cents per 100 pounds ana
IS cents to Philadelphia thus making only 80 cents per
100 pounds from NewYOrk To Chicago via Pnadel lphia
aud Baltimore. These shippers would, however be at
The trouble Of uansshppng the goods al either o Ihose
points. ,.- ~. -.
5ap m ers tTaS T9 which had s been
settled In the West had broken out IN Philadelphia, and
fct WITH PENNSYLVANIA Railroad, by which the latter
had been compelled reduce their westward. As
merchants had found that they could save
IN freight by purchasing IN Pbladelphla they
had sent city many articles OF heavy reght
witch formerly they had purchased IN New-I YORK ana
therefore railroad quarrel doing some good 10
tnat city broker in Plne-st sald
tnat had entered contract with the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company Tor JDe Transportation
OF q large quantity of heavy freight from Bal
tlmore 10 Chicago for Is cents per 100 pounds.
He had engaged schooner the freight 10 Batl
more ~ per 100 pounds ana Dy THIS
D an he believed should be able 10 save from ~ 10 u
Der ton on over 500 He could not understand one
tbn with this railroad business, ana thaI
WAS that the Erie Railway Company could bring nfst-
class freight to this city from Boston, and send II
through Chicago. for 70 cents per 100 pOuuos Sle
tley charged 81 per 100 pounds from this clty
IN official the freight Office OF the Enc Railway
Company said that he knew nothing as 10 the rae from
Boston except by rumOr but ne had been ordered 10
charge 100 pounds for nrstclass iceht from nls
civ He supposed that the Erle Railway Company
a. compelled carry freight at the same rate as the
Boston and Albany Railroad the connecting truck me
OF which WAS the NeW-YOrk Central Railroad. u the
Ere could Oe considered as acting unfaTy 10 tne ew
York merchants, IN carrying goods at "a less rate IO
B,ston than from NewYOrk the New YORK entraI was
equally At fault they accepted LDe reduced rates o
the Boston and Albany Railroad. de DeAeVeo TUG 10
cent rate sti prevailed in Boston. -
one of the freight agents Broadway said DC had re-
eeIved a telegrapmc dispatch from Chicago informing
him mat troubles which had agCated Jhe western ran
men with regard ghts las been settled Dy restOr
ing the rates from AL points eastward 10 the same
prices as had adopted when the troubles nrst Oe
SSan These rates went into effect yesterday morning.
lie was afraid with Boston cutting under rates on
the one side and Philadelphia and baltimore on Tue
other tle rates from NewIOrk would nave 70 DC low
cred or otherwise tAe trade or TINS cy WOuu sOou e
those cities. lie hau a4Eeduy lelt tuo
ef.ct IN the decrease Of shipments from many OF MS
customers