, 1875-12-24

Toledo. Wabash g. Western. Indianapolis.
bloomington Western, and similar l'uea. Ono
would tLthk that she Chicsgo roads by dong
this would
CIT THEM own 7iiAnATs
but suci, Is cot tho c.se. It u,tst lie understool
that all iLo Ines Leading from Chiaago IL
tle Eaas ate contsaled 6y but three nsru.
slesars. scost. Vanderbilt, Apd Gauett.
aud neitts.r nt them cares eHap for
Chicago. IAcY have just aa good connections
from tho Southwest thev Aavo from Cni-
caro-. aud whatever bits ness they loco hero thcy
gam at tnose points. Btr,1os. it IN we'll known
tnat Mr. Scott IL auxious IL bstd Southern Pa
ciic Aailsoad with the peoples mouev, anil
hence it III Lis ao.e dehire ~ tnrI tho tEads OF
Chicago aud thu SoEt th"aet honslwnrJ, aud a:
The e.rue time this giscs him clanre to pun'-h
tho peorle of Ch,caEo a"d tue kof,h"est for
tl.e!r opposition to the Southern Pacific Bchcma.
D3 discriminating agn. uet CuicaEo, and III favor
IT m4re Suu.no. Il pa.lais. this n,nuaser expects
II En,H tue goodwill and lAior'e.nen. OF saaso
places. While lese he haA uu.liug to lose or to
ea.n. 1t il ouly necta,ary 10 gauce It the fol-
loving
STATEMENT or HATfs
OH grain from the vAr.tuB Western roiuts to tho
East tn be convinced If the unjust tiscr.uliua-
ton TINT Is 1uade agliuat llis city:
x,.. r. e., ca:%9'. 81. S". y. i III !;
TLta,i., nuia ........40 A q 3;
D-ailoEc. ......s..3 ~ ~ Il
From Peoria, vary larg" ro;nt, for gtsin
hl ME nta. tho ratnH arc |; ecnsA higher thu
from Chicago. but the lear;a lines are uos satls-
lied. aud clanos for the satAa rat=s as from Cni-
cage. though this city 1G0 n'ict nearer to Now
York thau ieo:la. Tho rateH froui Milwaukee
alu the tauo ~ iron, Chicago.
II wilt bo seen that tue difference between
Chicago and lud! tnnpois to tho East il i ccuts
IN 1asor Of the latter city, and yet tue dlstauc+
ls about tho sauls Or tho d.6hreHcc mot gEatter
shAu that betwea,l Chicago mud Milwaukee,. Tha
ri Efnfn 1t, LGHi4 NhtfH The a difference
OF about 290 mica i'll fIyos Ut Cntcavo. il but
ceuts higher to New yurk aud Pbt1dolpli.,
and the rate to BAlt,m1ro IL lle nA1no az ON
Chicago,
But this apparent injustice In the computation
Of Eatos t,o,a thesc toints II
Nut THE ONLY DlscnInIsATluS
male against Ehe BUSINESS interests uf thA ctr.
Tue Chicago foAdB hayo agreed to ALLOW No ro-
bates OF dtAwpacks to Auy Que, AMI hs tAetE
earnings are Pooled they can easily carry out tls
agreement. Tie roada from other points are
working independently, aud competing VITA each
other. They allow large rebates fsom tue aboyo
rales 10 areo shippers. especially to SUCH LII sso
at poiutH Which arc touched by Chicago foatH.
The Toledo. Wabash l. Western Railroad which
iatcrBccts nearly eseFT read cnterins Chicago
from tue Ncst, anu connects With thv Mchlgau
Southern at Toledo, issaed only q few days aHo
tho following circular to its agonta, whicn fully
cotruborates tho aboso assertions:
In order tn !nduca and facilitate Tho rcxu',r and
asead, u,ossnen. Of grAn frou. stations On tA4 rail-
way 10 shc Toledo elevators, tho Company viii traus-
.sI I Vie pos M so = .ho ny hstssfss 5s Ttsp.reS
delivery IF gra!n nIsn Cart On tho fo!fnwng tar.As,
re4ufstne tie 1.xht u ttsuiuate this offer unn giving
to rel a,rs computed On ,hc foIlosia rr rens Iassi
on their average monthly shipmcnts fur thu year
o. II M =. t1o1s ss:' ''a' TO
.fm3aN Of }tfr1hG Etbd&f.
Il. .pt3 lrtr month. per CENT
.,o0o per mouth. ....6 Fer cent
500 per month. per cent
aud 30 on in pruDD1tIou up to GIG f01 Der month.
for whcl, the rebate il no less than ~ por csut.
II tho shipments amount to moro than elG.U00
leE month thon Of coutso still larger por cent-
hso will bu allowed.
1t IL well uudeEstood that a!t the roads lead
iiiG out oi Peoria, Indianapolis, and ft. Louis
Aro allowing sllnil4r rebates and dEaWbackH.
kome Of the roads It Ia reported allow shippers
to load Oil = car 81. U0D pounds aud then cha;gc
tho sllppos for only 20,0Ju pounds. Tha. Cl,-
csgo uu1or sucA circumstances has 10 show
whatoYer a. long ~ its roads tnulain IN their
present attitude aeeds hardly ANY further llluB-
t1ati0u.
THE conrLAisTs MADE
by tho shippers aud nfI'ose Of sh:s city about .
sclalulnatlu1 made iu favor OF Milwaukee Rnd
1t. raut shippers aud mfefs are alEo well
founded. From lutornation obtaiuad from tho
ueneral Freight Agent Of the Chicago e. North
Nestofn HaIlroad Il appears that bntb the Sortls
wassern aud the Mu"euaeo d st. Paul Rail-
roads Charge 25 couts OH grain and " CENTS Oil
tlour fsom sIlunearols Rud st. raul TO Milwaukee,
eutl Chicago. With tbese safes no fault IL toupIt
aud they aro generally conceded to be equitable.
To t1,asa rates tho tatca OF tho Eaatetu pooled
ttnea are added. Tho Grand Trunk Railroad
eau 1cach AIlwsnkee during ths winter by
stcs.n,r Tine to Grand ilayHn, which runs al
wintor. and from Gfanl Hkyen to its
own i!.p At Detroit by. the Detroit & sill.
wsukpe KSttroAd. tts well known thst tho Grand
Trunk Halfway has not joined tue pool, aud IL
tghttuR a1raiust it. Tuts road charRos, frou,
,illxaukee " the Last. 10 conts 1ss.ol less OF.
tlour than the pooled ls,aa trom Chicago, atad
Leuce tho 3'!lw aukos and Northwestern m,llerH
a1a just that l7uch atead OF the Gh,caKo n,,llers.
This. tuweyer. cannot last longer than nout
SPRING when the GRIND Trunk cru also MAKO
connection with Chicago by slcameb from SA'
uia Dosldos, It ~ nudorstood tAat tile llod 1ina
tfaBt freight VII s:h Iupa over tho AchtEAn
Southern aid New York Central. has enteted
INTO cuutgsrls with usjotity OF tue n!slsiB OF
slinneapoI.s and otl yr 3linnesota and Wtrconun
POINTS 1T 10 cepta leev shsn tarif rates, mud. ~
~ suc, coutrxcts Aa,a been mads with tho Chi
caeo plillers, OF oourxa thbre ID diao Ic.uAtlon
OF 10 cents iu favor Of tue Minnesota aud Wis
co,,s1u ulllIers bs way OF Chicago. eyel.
But It ~ ,lut only OF east bouul business that
thA railroads discriminate sgaluat CAc2Xo, but
Al4 ca ....-.-.
wEsr-pogNp nEvlSEss,
III ca u best h1 showD BY tbs following abstract
from :ias proceedings At aec.'ot Meet.pY bsd nt
tho p d. uua r.cidc Hotel II tLis city sloFt limo
AGO. Wtetl tho ratea to Mips.N!i liver poiuta
from this city we're largely iucreassd:
fesolu ton to advance faaA th lAsls Of 81 PER
hundred n,s1cs, CHI sgo 10 slissoLs! River lola,s
WIS tGetsb to hy VT. jancs snh, Il the Chicago
Alton taros d. UPON hs gsuupd tl4s tie c,ntr4cts TO-
ported pl4us tla rats. !Eun New York Asar'y, II uot
Qu!,s, y low = those fsom Chicago propsr.
Ar. q. n. .sLustl, Ut tho Chi..kpp sIFtngtou
Qulury, lroJ o.e ta tolnpFtn,ss ~.tH Iaa Che*xo
Alou is tAEiux etllt*t.a dts!s!on Ut s-ninxa Oh
their contracted uk!nt ~.
Mr, Jane4 smith sill oojvctlha TO ~ AdSncs. res-
outop ~a4 ut.a1u. Nd sud adopted by au 1s su4is,
sarypt tia Chi,aAu, + Altou, laakin2 sAu rate. 10
.lI,,. III Isxr LUIS LIZ IL u " .su., tEtl-
rl44s. 4 resolution v. s!@o p.s.sd stqasahng L.S
Dart pf tLs lue kuowu tho Chiea4o Alton souts
oetsvsu eat.ta aud at:sSMi s.,n., u M.ss r..nn. 70
Eou asxu1utd b. lie CAs,X0 Aituu nAl!su4I, llus
ps..s1iaux nAIs1isl loss ~ sAs tht><es rspseiss4