, 1876-02-08
aow Othor Cities Arc Specially Fa-
vored at the Expense Of
Chicago.
The Result Is that Trade Is Diverted
from Here to Other Points.
Tho Committee Propose that the Grand
Trunk Road De Built to
Chicago,
And thut Our Merchants Form IN
Association,


Tho Board Of Trade Committee, which has
bsen Investigating tho railroad determinations
against this city during tho past month, submit
tet1 It's final report to the hoard OF Directors OF
The board Of Tfado yesterday evening. It is rs
follows. ....
10 tho Irt4birns md Directors u Tie board Of Trade
ef efCh,edqo-OEKtLkMKN: Tho unleratgnet COM
nien,Itrr ] of ths cheaso lizard e Trsdst aaa r..
srIn,ustons ] aesinss chisaEo u shipping point
aave The houoi 10 submit herewith report Of thclf
Your Committee have hold a1most daily meetings
tor tho past month, and q fourteen Of ths.e setsona
9tn irns ta .na ps rsroad % nteretts u. s7s taksa
f testimony covering eescrat hundred pages; THIS
q gen general aIa.hy among he shippers % q
Iheir ailaro realize thu critical character Of t4e s
uat!ot,, aud III spite Of tho dssellnatio o. many os
ne&s. II would be fully to nculn1er yoursalyen the
Board Of Trade the public, with transesipon of
toa bsarIl,s UPON ,he suIstt III laYd .leterinine,
horefore pEeeent to you epttome OF the intot.
aasI sdo in MT Ill report arc iay
by tho testimony Of competent aud Trustworthy wit
eesses .nd BY documentary evidence TINT eau oe pzo-
It il a. wo!i 10 eny Mt tle ycry ousct that inyea
H9ation has confirmed lie ons serious fnsnors that
ta1e prevailed regarding tho .....-.-.... ..
DELIBERATE AND sfETE,1ATiG ptschlNlnA1loN
!g4snst tne shipping interests u chcaRo ws aaTe
injustice hs reports which We wcro ut first Inclined 10
resar1 ~ e1aEgeTated ~ fercp,ins egs & meT6rs 1s
.xs aSa .. S 70 10 Chcaao We desrs 10 aprcss
,1on svcrT nun yshosa commercial inereats are in
ths c3 thst ill., con,lnation IL lie most serious tlow
war nti,sd Il iho business ol ohcauo an II must 70
nat With pEoupt md deserInoa Remittance . o. ~
that tia annual report Of this Secretary Of tho lizard
Al. Ia fEu1 rt5hrN u
Tho manufacturing interests, MI enlargement Of The
Lumbar rase a9 IL TO- nnopns r.
Spsas sss sn ,s af ha
is7t Ia thc sections tributary to Chcaao and to tho
mare naaa nt!sdcols. cIncinst Toleo ceyelaul In.
disnsI:oNs, Milwaukee. Peoria, and other cits, havo
eiihnr ncrtaecI tlo volume Of Aoif grain buEine1H
a. ie.st rsls.taned it by eornrsrison With former
ysars, Fhs circumstance ~ unavo!iably significant
q e fact that cAie.go + io.ng IT. IT, sayanssss ~
~srd.6oand r;i,roaaa: ,,,,.,. ,n.o a..
ths general mercantile nbo sat .ntsreta WI .at-
tunes from ihe Injustice herein conp,alned Of ~,lt
that they should Ia equally conccrlIed with those
iii Ioar,l In suTring i ps,,teat and prosidng .
remedy. The coct on tle lnlber Interest ~ 700 ooy.
CARLOAD Of grain 10 s[s city is as tile Banc t5Hn loss
OF prop1riionae sAlb Aul Rhipcnt Of merchandise.
As III earlier times and III rural d*rcts tho farmer
took h!H a,rpcs from tho town w'ierc is han'ed hta
wagon-losI cf ggAn and purchased where 'in had sold
10 av0 when tho traffic carried m by stea Oh larBer
scsIc Tho en1o disposition tha rornph certain rAtl
roads to mako favorable rites for sha shipment o
arsin TO he eeaboar from otht competing po!nta suhu
from Uhicaao viii prompt them to Tx norB favorable
raes In sctIsr FIptghts Westward will always follow
h os liz tsa
railroads viii rahes draw back their cara .alcn than
empty. II tho products Of tho Northwest nn,t nn H.
eittes ia which tia trads IL diverted will also sell tt
supplies ile dry goods lilo agricultural implements
fh1 .rnrrries Ira aressed utiltcr and tho uauufac
tired artclss Of iii kIpIa Which tc farncrs want ii
ercusuae for their gruI1, Tho merchants of tho IA
voTed c}tjes viii nut v slow 10 recognize their avan
LEE snI buiid uuon the,r. Thoy Will ec vhero th
OGicaR mcrr,nnts have been In tbs habit 81 ahlng
Hni tfsv vi; ho abIr with the lsp Of thu railroads.
,nsks htrr nrices u tbs roint Of elrcry without an
aacritcs IN ther own payt, 10th tntsrrst and con
ycnisneo dictate this reciprocity In trso and 1t ts