, 1875-12-22

PROTESTING AoAlnsr DISCRIMINATION.
IaAt friGay, Measrs. w. a. Dodge, Tlloo. Nofa-
volt Charles s. Smith. Charles Wall, A. n. Whit
noy, q. @. Dodge, aud othors. representing q
committee Of tho Chamber Of Commerce Of
Now York, called upon A1nyor Wicklan. OF that
city, and presented tho following petition:
AZ roecns meeting Of merchants representing tho
it was thpngnt that there tspcctas rroprlrsy III
consulting villa md saktug tie coororaton IT or
hnvtn8 eonncctlona with tho West. which, wien M
,nd h9ry M 70 = sa cz n
before yo e facts mt:h on,'oisd ii, thu state
present you With sopy of tho resolution adots IL
Tue meeting. It VIII bs zen thu he Nov York tst-
yansa Central nart,as}a h.,s eeresl upon la1r Of
fretghta by which they ropss 70 ttsnsro,t 'nersa';-
much les than ani4r services vii! bo pesfosno le
tween Now York nnd ths fnn's points.
city they extend Lrvet and pointed Inducements to
our Western cHttornrrn nnd correspondents tt ttant,r
chases elsewhere. Against ou1osltEou from Which,
with impartial facilities cxtene.l 10 liz, VIZ llhre llc
to 3 Il IT. a @
unrrsparcd make. Tho interests Of tho great railroad
organizaons Rre Identical with those of our ei!yh
recognize thia fact by lbeal and muuiheeat action
has received Frequent anl signal illustration. There
bstwecn them. Nov that .ctiun has beea taken E tlD
roads which i equally apolte aud unjust, NJ car
ni.s ~ s sss Ss Il IL s
and tn whatever atcr may 10 tnaaht advisable we
trust thas Me may rely upon tho aia ind 'nhaenee Of
Tho petition waa accompanied with lilo afgtla-
tureB OF tatge number Of thu most reBpoetnblo
merchants Of Now York.
A CHEEKY ATTEMPT.
/. Tho railroads running out Of poor,a, oncour-
aged by thu action Of tho trunk lines leading
from Chicago to tho East, ,atc bogiuning to pit
airs, mud arc also trying TO crowd Chicago to tho
wall by discriminating In favor Of Peoria. ThoY
now demand That tho rates from Peoria to the
Last be made tho same ~ from Chicago. though
tho distance from tho former place Ia much fsr-
thor. To accomplish tlloir ends, aud to pool
their earnings Oh tho above basis, the 1cpro-
aoutatlysa Of the peoslA soads held mosting at
tue Grand Pacific Hotel In this city yesterday.
Tho following 0encral Freight Agonts attended
tho meetlaRs ]. s. Cook, Peoria, pokn Il Jaol-
sonyllte; J. MahoneS. 1eoria i 1.ock Island ".
S.Bpea1s, Toledo, Peorih& Warsaw; u. II. lDi1lor.
Hannibal, Jacksonville II JerBsyyille Nei1foad;
j. F.. Fine, 0nlesburK Il Peoria; J. n. Osborn.
diannpoiis, Bloomington 4 Western u: @. !li1.
man, Illinois Midland r. II. Boatl, ro0ria y
lacon and Lewis Ylalo, ol.cago, Hook Island
i Pacific. The pool would nndouttediy nave
bean efFocted and the tstcs mRde tho Sane ~
from Chicago had It noe boon for tho desel~
mlned opposition aud tho convincing eioanSAca
OF M1. Lewis Vlelo, Of ths Chicago, ROCK laiAnl
Il peotilo NalIroAd. Finally, tho meetlng NJ
touruod Without taking hnh! action until ora
week from to-day, when smother attempt TO
effect pool viii he paaslo.
ApsusrsN 1ATEa.
4 meeting Of railroad managers "ll bo held
1t Cincinnati to-day for tho purpose Of trying to
mako the rates flosn ut. Louis, Indianapolis,
Ciuaiunstl. sad other southwestern paints, cor.
tesnond With those from chicago. Tbs 1iscrm-
ination made by tho Eaatorn trunk linea iu favor
Of tho fosmos points has stirred up great deal
Of bad blood hmong the merchants aud shippers
OF Chicago aud tho Northwest, aud the railroad
managers arc bound to either rasso tho rates
from these po'nts Or reduce the rates IRON thls
city. Tile Southwestern lines Are said to bo
Wiling 10 make au aaYaneo provided further
| advance IL lAAtlo on grain Ana Hour from Gill
| caKo, Az tho rates Of thcH0 aTsiaIex are already
| as high ~ they ought to bo 1t tooka "a IL thu
6outhWeatoru roads merely Csc this A. q aubtor-
fuge 10 Keep up the proHcut r1tas OIL Wblcl,
! are adjust 10 Chicago, aud bouud 10 affect tho
packing busnsRs in thia city rory seriously.
| ITEMS.
Tho Qonoral Ticket and Passenger AHonta Of
the Chcago 1osds held shoir monthly meeting ut
tho Chicago lEock Island i Pacific Railroad
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