New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-17
RAILROAD INTERESTS.

THE BOSTON AND ALBANY RAILROAD.
.nnprss OF REPRESENTATIVE MOsELEY TO TIE
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE IN REPLY ~ I'M
yIcF-pREsIDEST- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS or
BOSTON MERCHANTS -RECoMMENDAIIoNs ~
THE COMMITTEE.
BosTON. Mass, March 16.-RepresentatiNo
Mosely OF Boston, who has been conducting zee ih'e'
CATION before the Railway Committee OF the LeeiSieuT
into the management OF the Boston ana Albany NAN
road made his reply TO the statement OF Vice Presueh
Lincoln to-day. In beginning he said .'!''
he and tho gentlemen Interested Win '
made three demands OF tho officers OF Ihe 4oo''
md Albany Railroad. First that they sDouiN
give guaranteed bills OF ladns on oil goods anu
chapdise second, that they should put Boston on
rfec equality with NewYork in every respect so lar
"a trcpbls are concerned third that their local rates
for goods going coming east to any part OF 'c
state should pro rate Win the th'o"s"
freight allowing OF course, fair prec
extra for the loading and unloading OF such HeiE"
There is difference Of opinion between the ROAD "n"
the compainauts to the magnitude OF the suns INC
means OF cure and the diligence to be used In applying
tho remedy The Legislature could take up the problem
and solve 1t by deprivng the Company OF their road Dy
encouraging competition, or In some other way tna' VIC
isdoro NJ tho two Houses may devise. Such report
would OF itself be OF service 10 the sunrrnS trace oi
Bostop though no action we're taken upon IT. speaking
~ Mr. Lincon's ackno " gnent that there dis
hundred pounds, he claimed that the discrimination
was two or three times as great owing TO tho prevalent
nractice OF Ncw-YOrk roads OF cutting Their
rates. while tho Boston and Albany Company
wed rigdly up TO the tariff Freight 10 new
York by way OF the New-York Central was ten cents
lower than to Boston by the same lne with inc aou-
ona benefit New-York Of guaranteed weights Boston
was 81 miles further from Chicago THAI New-York was
lie claims that this was valid excuse. Other routes
distances
prces that the Boston and Albany asked-sometimes
for less There the Northern line. But
why was 10 necessary to compare the Boston and Al
bany with other lines when parisOn with Itself
would show how rates varied, without regard TO dis
lance Exporters favored by this road with spc-
cally low rate TIE fact not denied, and the rea-
son assigned was urgent solicitations the part Of the
Board OF Trade.
Tho next point Mr. Moseey considered the roads
strange neglect OF westward bound freight Merchants
preferred line account OF its superior convenience
and dispatch and yet other lines. less fayoraby cir
cumstanced were allowed 10 seize the lions share OF
the business by giving lower rates. Mr. Hamilton had
supplied him with estimates. carefully made from OIL
cal figures showing that last year that road brought
into the State lA77S carloads OF freight and
carried away 2Ol5l full carloads go that
l24622 cars went back empty an average OF 100 every
workiugday The situation this: An abundance OF
freight offering the Boston aud Albany Rtfold nc.;
preference for II among shippers; hundreds OF empty
care he better load. every day ready TO 90 west,
and set but rifng amount taken pee use rates were
80 high. The Baltimore and ono l'oin no snch lhuheI
cnct SIR Garrett was DESTROYS OF Milling hi. empty cars
westward bOand that he sent hS steamers mere IOr Ou
r,gnt ann offered terms that merchants glad
10 accent Tue s ate, he claimed, had right 20 de-
maud an EXPLANATION Of this contrary policy One great
s"rvrc when the Commit tee could do tho trade OF BJs-
ION and the interests OF the Commonwealth was to re-
port bill requiring that railroads carry grain should
hi n snpciie GuantIty and guarantee that qulutity
NV study OF the evidence leads TO the conclusion
that you report that the Boston and Albany k.l
road Company are furnishing facilities for the
transportation OF merchandise and for the promotion
OF tie commerce OF tho Commonwealth such as sue
rbt to havesuch she must have II she Is to h0d Lc
own against the Jealous competition OF the day Tue
remedy favor Is taking possession Of the road Dy tne
Stale Should this Committee, however, decline u
that project ask you TO report joint resOu
ZION requesting the State directors Of the Boston ana
Albany Railroad spare efforts 10 make the rates
~ frcrLt from the West Boston as low as thos5 to
NewYor9 to obtain better rates to tue west Ihey
snoud be TO secure more favorable terms
of tran sporaton for tue interior towns or the stare
and to see to IL that not refused transfer 20
the union freight railroad and other connecting rail-