The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-24

- yNv or THT CRFMTNATION
4GfINST NIU lOHk.
r,o vcr.naor.' Conference ~i'h tho Nos-

~,o vcr.nnnts' Conference with tho Nns-
u.,.-r of tue railroad. BOSTON NO Longer
H. D.. ,id,d in rd tscii'ut Ncw N"rh.
o,.,u. .'h Instant thclwlug merchants
ofr....t 1915 ...ted e rn., g." g. ''iI.r
49,. 81 Nui.rui,t aud the manager of the
.,r..f, ir.. t1tu, unjust ID rriulaa'lon
fr.-.tr.'.sa ..iu.t Sew No.k. The confer
,oce was appointed for Yesterday, and took
,i,.., l ino Grand Cent? q De, ct. but as the
,,te4 tayc boom cqualiled the merchants con
s,.d themselves To- ina Iiries a. To the pcrma
.r., Z thctxistiur arrungcm mt. The com- |
tu.s included Sc .srs. Wm. t. Dodge. G.. c. |
..,.e.li.G. Arn, Id. ckson ;. schutz. On rles !
.n. AID others to- the number Of twenty. |
I'D ..crc met 10y Nic,-lresident W II. Van
.'....i. W.. Chau.cc, -. D.pcw. counsel for the
rentrif. a.d Mr James l.. Rutter. tae genctal |
ircl. a-ent.
Sir. Vanderbilt read the following telegram
rom C.l Ihos. A. scot. of Inc rtnnsylN 'nit
r.,tr,.nnlc.plaiucd thtt tho stience Of Wire
f,... '.lf o.. lI.Nsrl OF tlc Eus miEh. ho ace
so4u.cd f.r Ol similar IT, SONS.
v,,rrru1 ',a'','c is.r M -. ia'a,i,,i
e. s ,qS ia. e a' sIr,ii ihrsas ,h ~
fm,,,' IS oo, 3. w wv. IN 'rar eaaa'Hic
o. ..-ruuc ga, W. ,hal o. oi q i's 100 % In
"a a., .e ucc,.,aD 10 meet nc oumrrrM iu
ufes.t THOMAS s.. corr.
A prsiuE ron uNrlY.
W. Wiuau T.. Dodge thanked the managers
Of ilr trI.s rncs for their prompt e. zion IN
r., rtc. uf reductions. ri IS .ii t'.t iie
rrr..If.i.h ii mo- de-ire To- see su.h ru.uou.ly
low O. ir. ,ut Il Sew y orh. Tue, would nav"
49,, t,.r...lns tn nc New Yotk nasis They
dH u.t. 100 other words. desire t. sc' the rul-
fad iutcrt-ts suffer 1t was to tc regretted d. he
ta.a. t.tt trcre had never existed that bond 90
b .fHN a AM q NIf M
o. d- II Scv York which characterized iimu-
uorr ans lni t"lrhia. IN tho.' cue- turrr
49, % .tf. rfl desire To- make the railroads hnie
Institutions; here. on tho contrary, y always
Iccucd as thouIh there WAS feeling OF nntato-
rl.n between the merchants aud the railr"ws
u" h'i 90 &" see ere 'trf UNITY anu le' a-suitu
81 Z tUH u'rD haut~ would Ia DIV ana heartily
.ultrate IA bringing about such result. vi.
bodrc spoke also 81 the Justice 81 making son.
elbow auce ma rates t. tire Vermont Central ana
tie Grand frnnA. owing to their great leneth
and e. Ihcutles tht5 nave L. overcome, Az
ruuNUdrl ~ saving tha, the merchants, white
they ltd 600 desire % dici,te terms 10 lr rHl,,
fut.~. uu.i h.-I-t upon UNI lrihiN 10 lst'- anu
The a'nn. Iun la the iutugc Il III unjust dlscuni-
Mr Wil,am II. Y andcrblt sald that the New
Yurk Genital bad ALWAYS recognized the lrin-
epe thht irci-ht rates uui 4 II. ION vnlt Oc
The same as tnn,c out of Sew Nork. lut for
some time the Vermont ZEN raj ANA the Grtud
Trunk Il 4 been allowed a different ta'c because
ofadtGernucc ~ ruagc lwtitA hls SINCE uct "a
corrected climatic influences and othc~ reasons.
Their allowance ranged from lu cents ga iir-t-
class e. 3 cents per 10 pounds un eireial 81 --
frctchts. Eventually the Nos.on aud Altlny
Railroad. which could not hold us own AGAINST
THIS allowance, was allowed 10 meet the rates of
the Northern roads In september the Sew
York rates were fixed at ~ cents TO Chicago, and
In November the % cent h sis " "a adopted. Il
was thcn believed. ami the result nad proved,
tnat merchants would not he ale tod, a. their
contracts uii nor eNpire uutil Jan. !; lhest
rates were designed for the floating trade.
WOULD not MAKE TERMS.
"After this advance" said MIR. Vanderbilt.
~thc IA .nagemcnt OF the New York Central en-.
dcayor' 20 prevail upon the Vermont Central
uient Co equallze the rates out OF Boston and
New fork hose roads would nat maze AZ ter terms rs
to4 cents per LOO pounds a. before, and the r. p
resentatves OF the Central were forced to re-
fuse this concession, knowing that au allowance
Of this nature would naturally divert traffic from
Ieciffuatc channels.
The Central proposed IN Moldav last that the
vermont Central ana the Great Western should
agree Temporarily TO advance heir rates out OF
Boston 10 New York basis, and leave the mat
lertn atnnration, Charles Francis Adams, Ohm
Ill =, Jr., and Col lhOs. a. scott were utiaed aa
urlitf.fprs. This proposition having been re
iected a- the Others had been, the New York
trunk line. reduced thelrr ties.
NJ. V, leit 10 = rlurlN eirecatci TIE notion
that the Sew YORK Central WAS not doing, and
SsI n'' Ta All T. u trn I'M n 'H,st' ven
that point. The New York Ctntr was a New
York line, dependent ON New NOik. \ great
change mad taken .. see In the feeling anuu-
merchants along the lnD since th appointment
Of MI. james ii. kutter as General tresn
Agent, who had been instructed to concliit,
the clientace Of tho road. Tho Bal imore and
ONO and the Pennsy ivRuia worked in the inter
fieht nat they should. They were Identified
WIN those cities, and tnelr local author. les ana
ktafe authorities were always ready TO AID them
a. oisflic. lively local institutions.
81 p7dse-Couid not the New York Central
~, with the shorter roads without regard t.
lie ference 10 lengthf
THE CENTRALs RESOLUTION.
Mr. vanierbiIt. replied that I, could do 81
f. I'd % Pee taken INTO cons Ter liIuN. 10
TIE ra-e OF the vermont Central aud Crane
1IuuN tOGte, Wuicu was lJ1 miles longer thHi
tno sow York Central, Tonnage was rcquif,
au4 uNt etiuihes, ,nd hence II " d haiu t"ul'
t 'a'ete WIN. A. faf a. the Contra. Il ", a
concerned. /. " Resolved TO carry frelr .
Cu' H0et % at as cheap rates 80 10 'se OF a.
G'n.r line "ntii II Was driven Altogether out o
MrC.C Dodge said that the main a estioi
IN the minds Of merchants was not the noun
u he recett reduction but its pcrmaueucl
What they vented was prrmancncy and uni
fOrmtN. II the rates were uniform aud just
merchants would prefer To do their business il
n" nrH; y not they would nave - sesi
Nf Dlaee also meniionel the fact that B'lti
more aud PuIadrlp hia re drawing tr de aW ~
ffIu NV York because they make 40 ara
Tor tru shipment OF goods destir ed Tor Europe
N'. .ia'inllt -hd th"t Tue central ma u.
t'etulall FL. Ia stood ready To enter INTO ~
Engagements with any steamship company L
Nr.J c.san ; scnultz protested against tn
sxnrihtt"t rental, that the municip!l Govern
u.rnt demand, RI crs. II Is, ne said. the dut
Of the city to protect and foster railroads.
Mr. b rles {. smith sad mat 10 the existin
condition Of lhs streets uf the city tue cartag
Of goods Is slow aud enormously expensive
H. ma others also spoke OF the insufficient tel
uiu.l facilities OF New York ralroids.
Mr. Vanderbilt sad that the Central has eigl
receiving deputs iu New York. costing $sNOo,O'
an B. spenuur $4,000 annually m est nnshln
other. he road Is spending t3ODuO ior a.
buIIlus OF piers aud elevators u SiXtu-ltt
Iurrt. ~ H., and has made rule mat uare
Toud 20 reuove freight gathered To the amour
o. twenty I'VE tons at any one point on eith'