, 1876-02-15

ZIG 70 feWtleh the cars anu sec whether &uy ILL.,
ha1bilioY flas .beeu done, 1t will DO impossible
for tho bankrupt croas.ilneB 10 play their liti!o
tticEH ID tho future.
The ELEVATOR ExToRTfoN.
Although Chicago has gained poiot by thu
proceedings Of Tnursdas'6 meeting, set thezo
are mauy abuses to bo rectidnd bofore it can e1-
rect agaih to regain all tho traffic It has lost dut
Ing tho lust ycar. While tho railroads are now
striving 10 acctdo tn a moaaura to tho public do.
manda and recrisy tho eyiis about WHICH 80 muci,
complaint has bcen madc. tho elevator or
warchouse-mcn aso as stubborn rs mules, and
iualst on extoftiug from the slippers most uu.
just and unreasonable tax for ssorue the grain.
Tho Board OF Trade Committee on Dscritnina-
tsouH. 1shon 1t invited tho warchousetncn aud
railroad managers to conference, oxpectad that
tho former wo1ld meet tho thtter halt way, aud
abolish tho IN lust tar. aul TINS let tho public
beliesc that tney had been generous hud como
gtubborn, aud conlenusa t1at they coull not
lower their chatgoa, though tt was shown that
tue ELEVATORS at oshos points were chnrg,ns
no such ratcs. 1T Is peruaus not generally
knowu that ull tho elevators arc pool
lug tl4olr. earnings, and thai their pool
In fur moro outrageous tt.an my rail-
rond pool ynt got!cu up. Thetc ID class Of ec-
v1sors In sns city known ~ " "btrhaocs," which.
like tho droncs in swarm Of bees. live fIom
on storage, and thelr placcd aro shu: up. Yet
thoy nrc in tho pool. sud receive their ful! share
OF tho profits Of the c1eyat r. thst are rnnnthg.
1t III, therefore, not to DO Wondered at that the
warehouscncn clam that tho present charger
arc low enough.
Tho torminal charges In this city At the prcs-
ont time foot up as fo!ows: Storage 2 ccnrs
per bushet; switching, 81 per car; loading. 81
total Of about ) cents per bushoi. II Is the d.
sno OF the Uontd OF Trade Comlnitto to lavo
this entirely abolished, and to tits cnd they
nre bending git their efforts. Tho rail-
TasT Il as e sh.ss s of i psa a.
for switching and II per cat for loading, but.
nj htascd above. the warehouse men refused to
come down % tbs Charge for Htorage OF cents
The elevator men charge but cent por buebe!
for sevsn days storage, which Is doomed amply
remunefattve, and this cent to DO pad by Tue
railroad bringing 10 tho grain. They claim that
the bueiness. Tho elevators. we're simply Atore
or freieht-houaca for the railroads. No asslc!e
Of neEchandlde except Graiu going through
this city has TO pay warehouse or
fh'fGss f the ,h.aa ss,0sas ,aa tss sro AID
| no reahon Why The uamo thing should not 10
| dons in gratp. Oraiu ia now bought and sold
subject to tte elevator charge Of 2 cents FER
bushol. and receipts must hase five days to run
| 10 ba ''rcgu!ar." It Ia tho intention OF tho
gtaip may be bought ard sold " iroo on board. u
insto4d Of in store" BY making the charge i
cent for seven days ntorage, tho shipper has
| the roaeIp.n "Iegnlar." Tho railroad men nre
ha1ieyed 10 bo willing to assume tho chn1go Of /
cent tor storage. but II Ia doubtful whether the
elevator men will como doxa tho other ceut.
Tas & Latter m h.so % aess9d ;' tue shippers ~ sud tho
u' Gs''s 'Doh hand sttsa ~ a1' fass' fes tSe@ Lem
! now to foEcgo pail Of their tmmeuse profits.
s,'d II vii! tako considerable q \ pressure 70
are pooled. When tue people and lhe Press Hete
crying out against the unjust DETERMINATIONS
mado Against this city oy the railroad pool, thoso
"aEohousenleI wcIe tie loudest and tue most
| tious be stopped. But, ,when it H. shown that
| they are discriminating iu still wo.se manner.
and tlls demand Ia made that the7 should stop II,
they coma suddenly to the conclusion that It
! gored. What the! had before denounced
~ being exceedingly unjust and vroug
| on tho part Of tho ralttoads. they oIain to be
! decidedly right and Just on THAR oWn patt, Ths
tended to by tho Committee It tic aame slms it
attended 10 the railroads had 1t not been for tho
| isct that tho "arehouBomon Lad como friends
! Gil tho Committee whose da.lro It Was 10 pass tho
for the ctanor made by the pApera Atset lilo to-
| port OF THO Commlttco appeared, that t4is mat
leE should also 30 iugessigstod Il. would proba-
bly have nofer bren takon up. Az + u, how
eys1, tic ball has boon started, aud 1t VII cor:
tain!y oq kc1t on moving until tho elevator pool
! ena1es the same fate "a that OF tho railroads,
aud Chicago Ia freed from set Ut yapAc!oaa
inonopoliBta who havo 80 long been . dead
ws'ght aealnsa its Prosperity, ,.,.-.,
) a fact cano 10 light 1t tho Saturday meet-
itt.. which shows how unjust Ia tia charge for
i pn;e'l,ng. II loAked out thas the grain taken
fsuu. tLa Illinois Cootrsl ELEVATOR by tho Atich-