New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-15
AEE YORK'S RELATIONS WITH THE WES7

DISCRIMINATING IN GBATS FREIGhTs-INcREAsE OF
CANAL TOLLS DENOUNCED BY TIE CHEAP TRANS
PuRTATIOS ASSOCIATION.
The regular monthly meeting of the directors
OF tue NcwYork Cheap Transportation Association was
neld yesterday afternoon at No. 10 Pearist Tue Com
uer ON GAINS and Grievances reported the subject
OF determinations freight rao6. The report says that
during past not only this com nn.ty has been
ated In consequence OF the favorable net rates
allowed other seabOard cties by the Junk lines Oh both
Eastern Western freight but also in the West there IL
some excitement the discovery OF gross irregular
tiles transportation charges Tie most serious trouble
seems To been in connection with Eastern bound
shipments grain In regard TO this th report IS sub
stantialy as follows:
The effect has, perhaps been apparent in the
diversion 81 er.iu trade from this market Every ship
ment Oi grain AMI every package OF merchandise Ill
veed from this city adds ~ the already hcaVy buid OF
real estate Prom Western points to Baltimore the
ate grain ~ to ctnts less than To New-fork,
exported from Baltimore Philadelphia, and OF nve
cents on Boston exports There have also been nnm1r
per cent That II, allowing car 10 he loaded
with about 10 PR cent re SThn than han tGe Pi
prevailed more in one direction than IN another,
we unable to sa bat 1t cannot be too strongly
d nuuuced IA pcrnlciors system that places a
direct premium npon fraud and deception But the most
remarkable method If Discrimination remains 10 be inen
CUucd, although from its nature the difficulties cneoun-
tered trying 10 verify particular instalc Will he I'M
estood Al present We can only say that circumstances
strongly indicate that this method ~ eYahns c"nba-
uus AMI vinga preference TO CERTAIN shippers or re
eeyeIs OF rcignt is moe or less IN vogue. me plan Is
or Injector " railroad company 10 pay FROM his own
private account rebate und subsequently receive "A
voucher from the company on perhaps an entirely differ
eIt specification account. Tie committee. since the
ast meeting Of the Board ras been in communication
with the representatives, of svue oI TIE trunk lines upon
the general Duo, Lea NJ issue and at their suggestion
udvlsru asaiLe, Hnv p1bo atton uil the cOnclu-
sion or the eight Agsui@ Convention should he known
the impression gwen ~ the public Of the Last arrange
rute ed O by the trunk nee Is that The rate on
crau roin / onpGtiug p ns Ia the Nes to the four
per loo pJunir nom bicdSo 90 New YORK. This would
on tue i cage basis maze tie gram rate from Chicago
10 Now York 40 GEMS per 100 pounds; To Boston "A II
cons, 10 Pm lad lnL., SO cels TO Baltimore, 80 cents
n ,trcnt tar. is made 10 New-YoIk the three
int "a 80 be ca uged lrOp0riOnacly; chat is, IL the
ae ErwYoik. reu, ed 10 30 cents three ourths 0i
10 IA ,-ourtus OF the present rate.
4 communication was received stating thai the Ma
tcnal Board Of Trade had accepted the invitation 10 hold
its Lcxt annual meeting In this city Oh Tuesday June
~ Col Conkug offered the following resolutions con-
Coming canal tolls:
hesotsd, 1nat he proposed increasing OF tolls on the
cards STAT Is IN tre highest degree inexpedient.
and ;nai su MEASURE VIII eud TO SUI further su~-
mcnt tuc difficulties % canal trans portatiou.
Eesored mat lie tue loicy OF tue ntaie let dispose
VI tr nOhC iicfal canals 10 concentrate
uc HAMA, oment ia, Temu.niUg canals under single
mead cnos IT by Il &c o. cnmeut to the state Con
suluiou now penang. AID mus TO economic ia th,1r
mana ycBt mat the existing rates U toll vii. stl
uiSb sufficient revenue 10 keep tic canals IN repair
The scer,tlsy. L. X. rhurber, hoped the resolutions
would be adopted lie had talked with canal captains
about cduni irahhport Ihty say mat ~ even me
present ~ almost impose bic Tor the canals 10
rupete with tue NswYork CrntIn fOutruek railroad.
Junn T. Heavy All tho WGyrlneht 10 raise canal tolls
LOOKED Lac device Ia cloAr the Lfe canal norrteer
lie could rot tell whether II All honest move ~ the
Canal Ommit or tGr WORK ~ some railroad With
tAe Improvement 81 tie Caiislal nNc's ana eanah Il
npmcY h3t Ike attempt to ioce ths grin of
the Wet 20 tie H. Lawrence route ms resolutions
we're adopted
T. K Tauroer introduced . series Of resolutions pro-
against the budn ii bsldSc Rcrss the Detroit
RIVER. the shipping which passes through te Detroit
RIVER s neslXth of tho tneje ocean, Lake, and RIVER
shipping OF United states. tunnel dnGer the
WIS HdNIs,d o. copy OF thu resolutions VIII be trans
united both Houses OF Congress. u. l.. BaEer pre-
reutrd hs .nn Pre- dent the Association,
bu, II Was cped. r. X. IburDer mentioned
Indication Of grest futur demands tie Association
aud tie merchants Of Nswl0r- the fact that the reports
OF grain exports tins United states lor ia. ten
months ending March IL, 1870, Tat lhil.,ryhi
Baltimore, and BOstOn kDyptd lU,liO2ss buGlgs OF
! corn. md kew-iok only 2,evo.20O bushek