New-York tribune., 1876-05-20
CENTRAL PACIFIC FREIGHT RATES
COMPLAINTS or TOO HIGH RATES FOR FREIGHT fRoh


MANY complaints are made by shippers and
merchants i'll city and in Nevada al what seems "
them an unjust discrimination of rates collected by the
Central Pacific Railroad for freight on goods shipped TO
Nevada From the statements OF gentlemen Interested
1t appears thai the charged for the lowest class of
freight through from NewYork TO san Francisco IL 90
per 100 pounds and that the rate charged or the same
class OF freight TO Reno, New, which 10 294 miles
this side OF San Francisco and on tee same iihe oi
road, 10 So 10 per 100 pounds, or 81 20 more than
Al costs to send the same to San fIanclsco' Ihe
same is true in proportion for the higher classes oi
freight. Reno IL the junction OF the Virginia ana
rucs.e Railroad which runs Carson City, Brunswick,
snd yirg ua CITY; consequently all freight ior any OF
these places must stop Reno. Until lately "ss the
sustoln of The Central Pacific Railroad 10 take tie height
through TO san Francisco, and then bring IL back to
Reno charging and receiving local rate Tor tanSp0ri
tiun their lnes IN addition TO the throo ra'e
winch is charged upon California freight by consider
able agitation Of The sutjcct and numerous complaints
made Of the delay, the Company agreed to stop tie
freight at Rene providing tho shippers would pledge
Themselves TO ray tie back haul" or local rate which
the Company demanded as an equivalent Tor their
trouble IN breaku. trains and dropping cars at Reno
abe shippcrs aBi merchants IN Nevada claim That
ths discrimination Of rates ia great INJURY ana ara"
back to improv in Nevada. and that their mines
ouy be developed by te nnoGuetGn o. We t, ,hS
ehinery whicn hc present hgh rates OF freight oTou
One gentleman remarked that SJOOOo worm OI cIude
iron in NewYGrs wodd cost $4,000 3i ronsIori uon
10
ton IN san FYgncrco Virginia Guy 500 per ton'
Inc fraigtage about $50 ON account OF these lalhe
fregut talls and others are ob to =" 10 -ah
Francisco tu , chase machinery, though ibey prefer tc
Eastern markets. 49, . r.
n. Was also stated that Huntington, Hopkins Co,
who are the aiding Stockholders III the Central racine
Railroad, extensive dealers III general tuhto AZ
Sacramento, and naturally supposed 10 40 what
they could to bG,ld up the California TRADE against tat
frun tbr East. Appeals for relief were made 10 the
IJnion Pacific Ga Oad Company, tie ollc'fs Ol "nicl
rcp,ied that they lad no control whatever over lis
matter but that il would be greatly To their interest
lower rates were made The only reason thsy Knew OF
for flus eyacton was the practice of merchants ID
Virginia CITY purchasing their goods ~ cah franCsco
which were thou shipped TO Virginia CITY ny TIE way oi
H. Central Pacific and Virginia and nuckec Railroads,
both receiving their regular local charge lne v@us re-
feIred 10 CLAIM that IT would pay them nucn better 10
have tic freight shipped from New-Sork 10 san tI1h
cisco around Cape Hon aud then tIanspor.u 'oeali
nom San Frnnclsco, than IL would 10 accept tLlough
rates for transportation overland TO Virginia Cy !ne
merchants sy that tncy are perfectly VIKING ~ phy tne
through rates freight tO san Francisco Tor Ire ghi
shipped To Reno, they claim that the saving 0 tlc
dnr,ce of travel and hauling Of extra weight over tue
mount bctw Reno and san Francisco uld am
ply pay the railroad company Tor all trouble III pesA'Hg
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