New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-29
BoSr0ys DEMAND roR CHEAP FEEIGHTS

MEETING or CITIZENS TO FORM CHEAP TRANS
PoRTArIoS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BY THO.
r. LEES. EDWARD ATKINSON, WENDELL PHILLIPS,
AND OTHERS
IRON An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT oP THE TMBUNR.I
BOsToN. April 2S.-AppcaTances did not at
first indicate any very great meeting to-day IN response
to the call for tho organization OF cheap transportation
association. But as the noon hour approached.
the people began 70 stroll IN. and In
few minutes the hall was thronged The
speaking occupied moro than two hours. and at ia
conclusion strong Connttee appointed to report
plan Of organization 20 TAX, place a week hence.
Alderman John T. Clark took the chair, and after
brief introduction presented Mr. Theodore r Lees one
O. the directors Of the NcwYOrk Cheap transportation
Association. who made an address.
BIZ. Edward Atkinson urged that we needed cheaper
terruius facilities ought TO avoid EXPENSE ~ han
ding a. far as possible strongly opposed 70 any
scheme IN volyimc the state city, or town IN debt
Mr. Jerome Jones' Of :hc crockery importing hI1n OF
Jonee McDuee stratton said that the Boston and Al
bany did lust a. II pleased and the result wa they sent
al their freight by competing lines. principally by the
Baltimore and Ohio whicd he had just been Informed.
mad made 100000 more last month than IN Maruh OF
last ear when they carrying the smallest amount
OF freight AT the highest rate. Another thing They cou1
not got freight. HAMBURG, Havre or any European
n,r+s excopt Ilvorpool Boston, becHuse they could
not got return freghts II this state OF things continued
Boston would good place 20 live in out tRey would
have 10 move ont West 10 do business
Wendell Phillips called upon. He began
with reference 20 passenger ACCOMMODATIONS
illustrated by the fact that the chances we're
.b,t Any Western passenger coming % Boston
soud have to lay over IN Albany. The uaia
would reach the city ten minute" late and the Boston
tram would have left, but thore was always train to
Nev.York Brains made Srea; cities. L was the In
.b race that dragged commerce i've hundred miles out
~ the WAY and held It there. Chicago had brains
and was great st. LOUIS was tinid ana
lost rs opportunity The solvent roads ran
only east and wost The roads north and south paid
Nothing Tho brains at the eagt and west and aey
ma Ia IN unicstiOn with cach other me uin'I
enc va that Vanderbilt could act hlInSr1 ~ l"'
NM ue ~ got 800 10 act together ana iLeh lty
c do mo- moro than Vanderbilt gle handed ana alone
We e ID 10 nothing with tie present line they were nut
daar; they borrowed money al nlgh prices huu h'y Ph
tl Der cent Tic only recourse WAC the STAT he "OIu
have the Sttfo buy up railroad to chicago. ne
would have Inc rttte gwen hhtDofHy
Ia bug tho road al any tIic
S,,uefhu. nIrgt b. done preserve Boston RON the
fte of NJ N ,chead ani salem Nc"v-fork was sucking
he bfe-blOod ont OF Boston and NC must unite to t"e
owr.olves L. j. Nudge Of hadse, sawyer
CO commission merchants 81 Boston anu 'es-
Y0ik made a few rrrnG:Is, ara was I"H"w'a "
me Hon Josiah Quincy NJ. Il. II Ferguson Oh Troy
a r Of thu firm OF q. II. Htrtcuc h' ana > re
TsTv of M. y .ona Association Dir T. hot~i'y u. H.
a i,.u ~ Pou. hkoops1e aud Otf Ciapr OF boon.