, 1876-01-06

| ftt bUaHu OF TRADE COMMITTEE
Tho Donrd OF Trado Committee appointed Il
Investigate tho reported Determinations madt
by tho railroads agaiuat this city met again yea
ter1ay morning At half past O'Clock, pursuant
to adjournment, Dir. +. D. Stevens In tho clair,
and ". T. Da1er acting Us Secretary.
Most Of the work done tho day previous wae
gone over hgaIn to Lave tho proceedings taken
down In full by tho Htcuograpl,ic reporter.
Ms. Dater ttsted that liz had collected so.ne
very important tacts regarding tho unjust dis.
EXAMINATIONS made against Chicago's interest.
lie, however, preferred to get all biz evidence
complete hctoro laying It befose tho Committee.
Mr: cEocAor said that 1t was almost M impos-
sibil!ty Tor Chicago commission merchauts to
Bell tout to Eassorn customers on account Of
lho unjust dlscrtmlnhtions nnde agatlat this
| cttY' ouly short time ago customer camo to
| HIN askinR for rate Oh Hour from Davenport
TO No" York, % he had to ship largo tot He
wcns to tue agent OF tue l3uc Line and was In
formed tim. thoY could take no ]ess than %
| cents from Chicago tn addition 10 tho a. cents
charged 70 Chicago. Tho person who wanted
! the Hour shipped thought ho could DO hcttcr,
| and went TO sono otllce commission merchant,
who succeeded In shlpulng the flour bY tho lied
Line at 10 cenls from Chicago to Now York.
Ar. Baker atAted that he had q letter from
cortcApondenr in Doston, ssaupR that grain was
shipped 10 that place from milwaukee, ut 90
| cents.
Mr. Herman, Of thu firm or Clinton Briggs d
Co. SAID that owing 10 these determinations
their business lad greatly fallen OF. Nearly oil
THOR cua1omerB were getting their flour from
tlll"aukee on account Of tue moro favorable
rates. 1hoy could not manufacture flour as
clleap aa tho Minnesota and WISCONSIN mstters
pecause 1t cost them moro to get tho wheat.
lie Ahu 0Yidenoo in lllB pOsaetAion th8k flour WAS
now Ehpreu from Ailwaukeo to baltimore at IS
Dor car less than from Chicago. Ilo mud not yet
lcarsleu by which line 1t went, but lc Was making
cIostB 10 lind out.
Mr 1fr
great importance. A tue aoue went 10 Bali.
more tlcro could scarcely DO doubt but 1t was
shipped via Chicago.
air. Dalor hoped tho Doa,d Of Trade mon
would tnko tue trouble 10 get oil the information
!hey could from their correspondents at otneE
Western and Eastern points.
Mr. Robert War1ou thought every commission
merchant aud shipper OF Chicago wsn interested
iu 'hls investiRst,o'. and ever, body should nid
to make it a thorough ono, 30 that proper
remedy for the existing evils might be suggested.
After som0 further uesullory talk tbo meeting
adjourned until this mornlng vt lalf.past
o'clock.
THE PEORIA ROCK !sLAno RAILWAY CON-
Tho following Ia au abstract Of tho report Of
Johu 3. lilliatd, Neceiyer OF the peoria Il Nock
lsiaud Hallway Company in tho foreclosure
suit nsaipst the road by Vocder G. Thomas, The
ropost was flied yesterday. and coutains a reca-
capitulatlon oi the business for November Inst
nEcEIFTs,
ChAh on hand Noy t....,,..,,,,.,..... s1
1ecciycd from local agents aud conductors 2t3cOJi
iro!n ioreifn roads. s,9Ul no
From 1,Is7b1
Total. 41.S45l,
bianUnaLAEN1H.
FuId foreign roads. s..,........,,,,,,,.., 174ao4
llEoad Iron, bars, tte.................. a,l7;.5S
.-s...s................... $3.50
HIT. y. s@co' Ao'o'..''.''' ....'.'..'." 3s!.M