New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-02
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
NIP vANDERBILTS DEMAND.

IT'S INJUSTICE TO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. VI ih no
DERIVED IN THE CANAL SEASON WHICH hA'A
xor pREN REAPED THIS Wharf.-The REASON
INQUIRIES FROM A MERCHANT.
TO the EditOr Of The tribune
SIR: Being engaged in business IN tbs city'
am deeply concerned In its prosperity ana nave 'Ae"
- t,orst In the contest which has been going on be-
tween the railroads terminating here ana az ."o ~
Atlantic c,tes As understand 1t, the New-fork zen
trail demands OF the other trunk lines equal rates 10 anu
trom all interior competitive points and the seaooaru
cities In March last the trunk lines agreed tat all ra
betweeu competitive interior points ana european Pon''
via all the Atlantic cities, should DO the same.
Mr. yanderbts present demand, therefore, must nee
essary apply TO such traffic AS is intended lcr ioc 0oH
sumption in the Atlantic cities, ana 10 u3Iic Pa's ,
through those points on local rates intended Tor sale ana
resentment. This being the position Of the Ncw-YorK
Central "a regards the other roads aud the City OF rev"
York IL becomes an important question to the business
mon OF Nsy-Yorl whether such demand as that m"ue
nv Mr. Vanderbilt would be 20 their advantage even II
conceded. The following inquiries are therefore III NY
estimation pertinent in the settlement OF this poult
III The ports OF Baltimore and Philadelphia are oie
distant from the principal European seaports tah Ne"
yor, Their barbors are much difficult and danger
ous 10 opproach Time and insurance are against thehl
and I'm favor OF New-YoTk Portland ana Boston "'o
nearer to the principal European seapors IMAM Nc"
York. Their harbors safe and or easy approach
Time and expense are, therefore, IN theI i"'oi "'
against New-York Now if the principle OF equn rates
should be adopted, would not New-fork IN the Iu'ue
suffer more from the competition Of Portland and Boston
than II can ever suffer from that OF Baltimore and Pmla
dephial
81 II this protective principle applies only TO
domestic traffic. and is intended TO secure to Newfork
equal rates with all competitive domestic seaDoard
uouts thereby making the longer rail distance TO Nc"
York equal 10 the shorter rail distance 10 PhadeIha
and Baltimore 70 equaize their longer water routes
with the shorter water routes OF New-HOrk, thus making
the rail and water rate equal TO that by all rail TO such
competitive points, Will not the same principle appN
with equal force to traffic IRON sch seanaru pn's US
tined 10 al interior points whether shlpcp ~ I'' anu
water or by AL rail ,.,,,.
81 For some Ave or six months in csch year New-40ih
has the benefit Of rail and lake rae when tuhtu g
season inst closing has been much lower than the alrl
rate the extent OF the difference DttNtch we diIi
rate and that by lake aud rail- NcW1O mas been pro
trctcd and its receipts OF traffic thereby largely Increased
II tbs other trunk lines cOnccdc the same rates 10 p'5
beyond their Eastern ter those made 10 or through
New York whether by water or RAJ, or Tor Slcalt OF
lesser distance, cDuid the NcWGOrk roads ana inc heI-
chants OF Ncw-YOrk refuse to coueede demand lIohi
points in tie interior beyond their Respective western
tpfmm whether reached by rail, or by raj ana W&tcr'
that b. tho Nev-Yor rUadsl And If this claim should
conceded vii the result be 10 sacrifice Tathee IMAM
% protect the inieresih Of tue Clty OF NtN-lCFA h
ts is more fully Illustrated hy tine eAptiItHCc OF c
pat season Heretofore, during me Seasons OF dh nav
i,ston, NewYork has had the advantage oil lI iuih
water rate and from the entire SOUTHWEST "ICH hH9
much lower than the allra rate; the result beng mat
during such periods and fqOm such points, TINS cy mas
substantially mOuOpOZed tho traffic. DullnS the past
sT..np EnUrypr because OF the low rates IN
auguratcd by the Newly Central, tue ADVANTAGE mere
fn.,rt eIo,td by NcWYOIk in its rail aud water rate
dephia aud Baltimore being really lower IMAM the TAI
ana water raie 10 New YORK Hence lic pfgpOIu HI
traffic 10 thus. cities has been largely increased lshoud
be cyrciy glad to be enlightened Oh the above points
Aetg- IOfk, NOV. "A, 1876 MEhChANE