, 1876-01-07
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r, ,ox, - nrats t.n''n,i,.oa nh ,rro.,to,t.
., ~ s,i.or;n,;na.,ars ,o.1o hy ~. r,,I.'.,t.
lae assct1u'''lo''ouo ".Auo ~ 'no 9a'isoaoa
Against tho city mot agnta yesterday nothing ut
ar y, n Havana in Tn, cha:r. an1 Mr. " r.
I,,,,cr actinv M Sccrotarv.
~ ,,,.,s 1890, ~ ,,,. .'u,.ns,u H., ...,.
TINT tho more ho lookcd intu this matter Tho
n,pro he bocytuo conyi,,cod TINT tho tuerchants
md s!,tono1a of this citv Ind to bcco;no mare
,;,n.a,,.1,ir a-o,.oI ,h,o nov - ,I,"v ,e,,,t ~
saotousntS asonHoa 'n''u 10" II tuey tneah3 10
setain for this city Ito prestige 1t lad 80 long
enJoYcd AZ tho commercial metropolis Of tho
West. lie had lotscrs III his postcH.Ion which
showed conclnsIve'v that rnteH wo,e made from
interior points nt t,e sans tir rf NJ fr0,n Chit
c1S tenrorts.
Tbo Secretary aubrnittol form for q c,,cu-
lar to tl,e ehIppcrs aud ne1 c,antu. asking ti,ota
10 fn,nsh cer:s,n Information.
from rac - sci fpr iny s @
;n,t d,scrlmiustion mad" a",,n.t u i,ta "' cty M
cnrdstoNu was in lilo into1ior of Illinois. nj lin
vcst cud Of tLo Sptingt!nld l. Houihoautcfn Ifaif.
rouj a Branch OF tic Ohio 4; M,eniEaipni md
Baltimore Il Ohio nai!rt,,d+. and wa, several
lnufIrell nilna furtbor fr0u1 Sow Yor,. than CIj
caeo, YET II cnoycs ,o eR{no rates. liz lind also
information iron, tho low, OF llob.rts, ittlo
iovn. mi not 4 comnnlinr po,nt. a ahort dia-
taucn Iron, Gilman whte, SLOWED tI,.t rra,n wn.
shinned Ia Nav Enrfnni roiut, y,n tho Houti,-
Teetern soa9s a. eents Icsa tnan rom Ghlenso'
fo gu.,at;s rnanst a., - tr1,,, 9no'n
| nail to Dnt,oit Junction from wh,rli no,I,t Il
| took tho aauso routes as Tint sulpnoa
| franz Chicago. Now. Ito dstnnco fi1tn
nobsrts to Detroit junction was 7l6 ntlcs, wi,le
! the distance from ulIcagc Was but IVY u,Ilca,
aud yet tue little town Of jl0bcfts could send
| grail, to poEtlnad O. co ccnts per 100 pounds,
| Slllo Chicago bud to pay 6 cents. Consequent
| " gTn.n which ought to como to Ultongo Was
| takon from Under our very noses by tho Da'ti.
! moro Il OHIO Railroad md tho pool. ind per-
verled 10 mere Southern noit,ta. It waH tllAs-
tor Of record tl,at during tho past year OWING 10
this determinations by tho rool llnes tho grain
b,asucks Of Chicago llsd decreased savesal mill
| ious. Indianapolis had boaten ua b0 per cent.
Milwaukee,. Peoria. baltimore, and. In fact.
nearly evcry other city In tho Union. las gained
largely, whiIo our city las gono back, Aud all
tlene III Hplte OF extraordinary Inducements to
bring tlU bnBtncBs horo. Thern wese
several corncrn that brought MP
| mover d, lo,Y lcforo, Tho pauplo Of Chicago
I must wato m ntil gu,1 soIpo rctnoiy by which
| tho railroads csp 10 stopped fro1, turning tho
trade from thh oily, or e!ao ohscaBo Mould nltl"
"nnte!y n.:y pse9me way s'asaon. s,' Ill.,, ,.t h.a ~,
ct,rsro mo thst ' I'm s1,,nncrs samII ,na,to Il
thn rreat Wostorn sto1el,oiiso during tho wintor
| n,onth.. and rafuse Ia eEjn untcsn the 1airoada
| n,ado fnlr and cnuttab]e rHtcs The Halt.tuo,o &
| {}hlo ami pnnn,viyn Railroads did not vnns
| r. cJn to comc Ia f]hianro hurtnv TIM winfnr
montis. for ftae Il miaht 10 Kant Until tho ot,ou
tns NJ Navigation. Tl,1s waa onG of Tho cn,,nes