The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-10
CHEAP TRANSPORTATION.

DISCRIMINATION IN FAVOR OF BALTIMORE AND
BOSTON, AND HOW TO REMEDY 1T.
The Board OF Directors Of the Cheap Transporta.
ton Association held regular meeting yesterday
afternoon, at ITO Pearl street, at which business
OF great Importance the commercial interests Of
New York WIS transacted. After getting through
with some little routine business, the Committee
on Claims and Grievances submitted the following
repOrt:-
At the last meeting Of this board there were reported
by members OF the ASSOCIATION several instances in
from Boston to Western points Ct rates averaging about
city Western d,Sfs:
Claims grievances was directed to investigate the
aVains ample re
tha. tSs your beg to n
the commercial Interests Of ,. this city. are
have brought to light AS fair ust Ga
on We w specify is Sne IN
to all lines ordered several loads Of
@ imam ana any @ he
s as of The % D S
ments on Me IN this office which luly establish
Yves. oaad freight out OF the several seaboard cities
esesns nls hs S cs
With ne Vermont Central road and its connections on
south iuIn.sn,ng cheap routes rom Boston ana Bati
W s or ad v
idends enorm ou,iy excessive valuations, it seems
must necessarily be adverse 70 '
communication with the Interior operated their
equitable and UNIFORM line Of reasoning of which
the strife prevailing between two Of the great trunk
lines must be pronounced superficial BY every PRACTICAL
broad bearings upon the present and future claims Of
city and Of the whole county, cheap iranspora irs
s;9s r r.5O1a war" while it may give
eeped by good merchant with apprehension lest the
han 'I' assas more ae''aSs
railway interests to attain healthi9 and pernanens
Inc IN
WIN me ana needs
perfect equity and not upon cuds one OF our city daily
have many OF the railroads. referring tho
Columbus ohieaso and indiana Central and others IN
dergoug ana likely 70 UNDERGO practical legislation
rosds ioImns part Great Between ' the the
East and West upon lower valuation ooensd the way
poratioh problem" So far opening the way is con.
ike 'h Ss
90 hssrV more s spp rsd than in me
Which m muses. Iaye been tad RAILROADS S
undoubtedly the prime O'' 0'n'n'
, oavsE OF ra ,S ys ,S oomr,GAr,oss
unless there constituted Regulating power that shall
do e how ss
w na
whoever buys may have cheap line but viii be likely
dollars possible for carrying ton OF freight rather
pIG @ a %e pS y sr In aS
tariffs we present here an extract from letter received
pressing names for obvious reasons II aremarkaSy
= qoun, been sss ss3ad me Ct
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- o9 ABOUT 1so miles IN length 400 i oa line can
sidy on the line can eSntTo The eonraet csnsst
p poT me ann cam get Ts ro the
$2OU per mile on rst mortgage BONDS seven per cent
VIII @ iaDs peg nus n nss
OF lie Capital stock as bonus whe amounts 70 abont
ssw per n d9n nnH bs there D, better opening
such reckless extravaganee in construction together
with proiSae msnagsment It Is no, surprising that
one after another are broaght to bankruptcy Mr. John
81 e Sheap H, , at
logic events and the operation OF natural laws Will in
Que time al the sooner good men &c their duty leave
Of me improvements winch they themselves have paid
be BY GH the 'P ysaF'
OF railroads ~ tais country and IT Is IN he power OF the
secure themselves what in opinion viii afford the
pserrng adverse ro W.
railway 10 the West that shan at least be operated Inn
THIS report drew forth a lengthy discussion,
which was participated In by nearly the entlre
Doaru. mat DISCRIMINATION In the mater or
freight in favor OF Baltimore and Boston IL carried
on there was no question among the members,
but now to remedy this evl was not so clear.
resolution was finally adopted empowering the
committee to wait upon Messrs. Vanderbilt, Scott
aud Jewett In relation to the matter If they saw
dt. An impression seemed To prevail TO the effect
that seeing these magpates would do no good
Whatever one member claiming that, as the stock
oil the Erie, the Pennsylvania Central and the New
York Central roads are so neaviiy watered,
and the roads managed In such
dishonest manner they cannot compete with
the Baltimore and OHIO road, run as 1t ~
On o true business basis. Nearly all were agreed
thar the only way to overcome me difficulty was
to construct double track freight road rom this
city to the West. one member suggested the pro-
priety OF building direct line TO Baltimore for
the purpose OF connecting with the Baltimore ana
ONO road at that point, but the sentiment OF the
meeting was strongly against him. Ii was held
that sooner or later Mr.. Garrett Will have made up
all his differences with the other trunk Ines and
VIII then again enter into the Ola combination 10
put up lreights
The report was accepted and the committee
requested TO continue their line OF lnvestlgaIlou
AM report Agalu AZ the next moetlll.