New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-27
FREIGHT DETERMINATIONS.

INJURY TO NETWORKS IMPORT TRADE.
p.rr,uoRr posroN AND PHILADELPHIA BECOMING
THE PURCHASING MARKETS FOR THE wEsT-THE
WHOLESALE GROCERY BUSINESS OF NEW YORK
FALLING oFF-THE MANAGEMENT OF NEWBORN
TRUNK LINES THE CAUsE-wAIL-sr. sPEcULA-
TIoE MORE POTENT THAN COMMERCIAL INFER
-EsTs
In Saturdays TRIBUNE an article was pup
issed showing that the grain trade OF New-York was
diminishing and that Boston. Philadelphia and Balti-
more were gaining at the expense OF the metropolis The
statements made sustained by figures taken IRON
official sources 1t is less true that Newf0rk is losing
large portion of her Legitimate import trade ana THAT
rival cities becoming the markets In when
the West buys her teas, coffees, SUGARS linseed
OIL &C., because the freight charges are from
7 10 10 per cent less than from New-York A TIRE
reporter consulted number of wholesale dealers IN
coees groceries last week In order to obtain
accurate information the subject and TO learn tine
feelings of the men most directly influenced by this
policy Of railway management, so disastrous to all the
interests of Eew-York. The matter was talked over
freely by all who approached, and with readiness
and uniformity Of sentiment TO tho magnitude OF the
evil and the which must be adopted for cheek
ing 1t that proved cOnclusiyey that 1t was SUBJECT
which had long occupied their thoughts and had been
discussed often among Themselves To publish the gen.
era interviews would involve much repetition The fol-
lowing general statement expresses substantially the
views OF all:
The idea that NewYok cannot compete in its export
and import trade with other Atlantic city Is fai-
lacy and the merchants are unwilling that their city
should be advertised all the country as the dearest
place to send and 10 ship goods from One OF the
difficulties from which NewYork business has suffered
Is that the railroad managers have directed their ener-
gies to keeping up the price Of tcr stocks onWaist
rather than to the OF the interests Of the
city In Baltimore the objective point OF the railway
companies has been the buding up of commerce; they
care nothing for the Stock Exchange. The question
with the manufacturing aud commercial Interests oi
NewYork Is Can they live ,n Win S TSn ia tSaI
afford to pay freight charges which are proporoned
to the dividends on millions of watered stock i
IL IL Thought by many business OF Newly Ork that
the railroad managers do not realize the emergency;
Fifty years ago the Eric Canal was the chief channel OF
trade between tie East ana the west ahu u aS w.
York the emporium OF the United states NOW RAILROADS
aud steamboats, made that obsolete. IL must be nm
derstood that Hcw-York is mcnaeed by competition
which did xist 20 or even 10 years ago. ana II wiz
Ot do for her be satisfied u she simply holds her own
SIC cannot stand still for there outside and active
ntcrests at work which cannot DE ignored nor put le
with safety b the city. Merchants and manufacturers
do not eXIect 10 make money Until te times are better,
and the railroads must be equally mooeSt IN helr ue
mandS.
The disadvantage of adverse rates has been felt by
NewYork merchants for several years. Agents going
into the country are everywhere met with the statement
that goods can be shipped from Baltimore, boston, ana
Philadelphia more oheapy than from New-hoTE lhIS
necessarily operates 10 the great disadvantage OF Now
York business 'If there be nothing else dOnc,'
said large dealer to meet the competition when the
Baltimore and Ohio RairoaI has created don't see on'
the merchants Of NewYork viii have to petition Prest
dent Garrett TO give us connecting line with his roaL
One OF the curosities Of this freight u that The
trunk lines carry freight from Boston, over longer
route more cheaply than from this city Erie ny It's own
admission, has had TO pay water ID VTeL
o do NJ We DON'T understand n the Erie and New. fOfk
Central can carry from Boston IN composition with the
Baltimore and Ohio, why they cannot do ~ rOIl NCH
York ut the price. Another great dhcuty Whcn we
ara abong updcr here Is tile want Of proper terminal
facilities The city IL congratuating ITSELF on M inh
aitpors have had elevators long time, and one WIZ
NOT do the work required by -foib we maHt ua.
facilities for Transporting goods from toe warehouse 10
the ship aud railway saioh 9r VIC r S,ng' t ,pIciLos
futr terms with EClghhoring cities inc ptcSen
Of handling goods and grain IN this CITY nave nor Doh
innT"ysd ior 20 years aud aDuquated and eNpeh-
siye Ncw-York viii have to wake up " lne iSe' ''
she + entirely behind the times
In 1879 tho weand Canal aud the 81 Lawrence 'a'aS
viii lie completed that vessels loading nj Chicago can
reach Liverpool without breaking bulk In order to com
po;e with the new water outlet, which wi be open NJ
least six months every year. an enlargement OF the New"
York canals will be necessary TIE route By the Canadian
canals will De permanent channel OF trade backed by
English capital bent upon divertiug commerce from the
United states through Canada and made persistent by
the prie n success Witch oharaclerizes British capital
.ts The couutry's treaty relations with Great Britain
arr suca that American vessels have the same privileges
n the canal Oswego is enlarged to capacity eq9hi
% that of the Nrlund Canal Ncs-ll leaving 'hchRp TOT
,0ri orts viii have the option 81 going by way Of the
Hudson River and Nrw-Iork harbor, when Is nlTays
Iap ar y the 81 Lawrence, winch u clbstI Dy re nan
lie year EeW-YoTk could not only compete lOI tue
trndc OF the Vest. but could divert trade gn Cnhaua
f9r N 4 me- custom with merchants late In the reason 10
rgr forward large quantities Of grain Tor winter snip
mcn1 aud always give inc p,,lTyiJ" 10 I o s
those which are ntDc 10 DC Dhch'u ~ iN' '"'" 40
Montreal and Quebec
with equal facilities and at cqdl prices shippers from
all parts Of tho world prefer 10 send TO Newlork on &C.
,unt ~ the large size OF it, harOr and the easy access
IN the sea Merchants do not ask for lower rates than
other cities haye the superiority Of the position OF New
York gives ali the advantage they wish; but they eau
moi eoupee with other cities having rates much lower
Tho onestnp then IA whether the trunk lines leading
from, this city will make with the mer-
bnnts or will act Independently and adversely For the
last six years they not shown much disposition 10
favor the commercial interests. New.Iork has relied
LARGELY upop the fact that this Is the great moneyed cen
ter of the country the place OF DEPOSIT Tor 0ein cap
tlllsts: but soon as tue city peElHS ~ nv ai,p
ping and commercial supremacy IL VIII ptsu 10 ucSlu
m iii which contributes 20 the life OF city. There Is no
aucstou that the next % years viii see the great
and decisive struggle on inc A'ah''g so"I Wcst
I'm 10 this time the scepter has been heid
y New York she stu has IL In her power to retain
A. AGAINST all rivals provided she wisely provides against
thc dangers which menace her. But the railroad cor
noraDus must cooperate with the commercial interests
of tho city and let the stock Exchange take care ol
itself The interests OF the railways ana te netchdts
are identical When NcwYOrk warehouses are crowded
With bnyprs tho dcpOs and trains OF tue railway cont
panIes are filled with boxes and bales ana thelr cars VIII
asspnprr Every sugar refinery, every cargo OF cOcc
pcn En- baltimore dcpriyes the NewIOrk lines bOth OF
paase nger and freight rnilc. The rnllroans VIII ear
nossiby too late to remedy the ey-thnt they are ony
q single link in the great commercial system Oh INC
country.
"a DEAD CHILD"