New-York tribune., 1875-01-30
PRODUCE EXCHANGE RULING FOR THE
GRAIN TRADE.

THE ISSUES AMONG GRAIN DEALERS CONCERNING
THEIR RELATIONS WITH THE RAILROADS.
The grain dealers on the Produce Exchange
yesterday held third and na meeting for the purpose
OF considering the resolutions submitted at the first
meeting on Wednesday last The purpose OF the resou
tons was repeal the amendment which declares that
no charge for elevation unloading boats, any other
charges upon grain shall made by the railroad
panies. The following resolutions offered:
Waa Al, msenr Of the members Of the grain trade held JAY
sr% Government Of system for Inspecting and Grad
Rail Gram 10 this s which amendment reads a. follows. Article
other charge. shah be imposed upoo SAD san the railroad c0@P'
hrSap Th mnnen ha. proved 50 obnoxious to the railroad
compsu edcua prevent the adoption Of the system aul
whro, believed tho Inauguration Of h grading system
R Th,, the foregoing smsTd@sn dine together with all ,uS,e
the committee appointed APl last oe adopted anu Is
Rod That the Chairman Of the Committee Trade be respect
fully requested the usual include these rules those Of
the Exchange governing the grain trade
Warm discussion followed, and H. T. Kneeland Of the
firm of Carlos, Cobb Co., made an earnest argument
against the adoption OF the resolutions He reviewed
the history OF tho efforts to introduce tho system Of
grading grain In reference to the relations OF the ship
pers and the railroads he said:
The provision which permitted the roads 10 the
property I'm tho tardness Of gnees owners
should practically make warehouses Of the carriers
vehicles was inserted at their request and their
benefit 1t was a matter OF option with them TO avail
themselves OF 1t or not as they saw h 1t Will he seen
that tho proposition OF the Committee OF the Exchange
was originally based primarily on the idea that the
boats after the grain was graded were 10 become for
most purposes warehouses, and that this view
strongly presented In the original rules that the rail-
road officials for reasons Of their own chose TO adopt
different view. and 10 insist that the roads should
tnue be common carriers until the gram was empted
out the boats IL Is true that they attempted, rail
road corporations have often attempted before to limit
their liabilities but they wanted to do so without
ing 10 be carriers The proposed method of grading
grain into boats aud delivering it aGOat in this harbor
aded as "A lghterlUR
bulk grain. II plan which facilitated transpOrta
the transportation was the duty to be performed
by the roads the jemurrage accident To the
a.. iust aa sIwaya when in
the custody OF "a carrier
The great trunk lines common carriers for this
business they received their charters and TO this
business they must conform themselves The rules de
their duties common carriers and II II Is the duty
OF common empty his vehicle, then IL Is the
duty the railroads TO deliver the property out or the
boats Ilnder these rules. The whole question
itself this I the common law s unjust, then
the Exchange is making an unjust demand. and the
roads should 20 further and refuse deliver from
their vehicles -four pork, lard, bacon. and petroleum IL
it ia So then tho roads should comply with
sOnable demand
There Is however a branch OF this discussion which IL
far more important than the mere question of who
shall bear the OF elevation The Produce Exc hange
demands roads that shall pied thems elves
weed for by the rules. THIS pledge the
| roads refuse TO give. Why viii they not do sol II
selves In their power Do they contemplate any
charge The elevator interest In this port Is interested
nlhaying tins grading scheme adopted In view OF he ad
handling grain large lOts, and Decem
proposition emanafng from this Interest
presented the roads In tho hope Of efecting
promise material reduction In the charge OF eleva
ton without solicitation freely offered. No fayOra
bio results from this overture have yet been
The roads refuse to elevation principle how
" pisdgo themselves against charges also upon
Drnoipe. Tor theF uawanx " bind themselves by