, 1876-01-03
RAILROAD NEWS.
Discrimination Grievances OF
the Cheap Transportation
Association.
The Eastern Monopolists Shake Hands
Across tho Bloody Chasm.

AC4Oeo tAC 44Vouy ba44tS1As
Missouri Pacific Stockholders Excliang.
lug Lcft.lfandcd Compliments.
The Proposed New Lima from Nil
waukoe to st. Paul.
THE CHEAP TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION
ON DETERMINATIONS.
THE EoarI of Dlrectors of tho Chnhp Trans.
rortatfon Association hetd meeting in Now
York Friday. Ihe Committee on Claims and
Grievances submitted report relative TO tho
rcaegt determinations III freight rates by the
Eastern Trunk limos, which uaa adopted. lie.
ierrlne to sooent intott,aw between prominent
merchants Of New York aud railway officials at
tho Grant Central Depot. tho report says:
Your oonnaIste, n,,.st d!ssen. from tho unquajoed
community by SONS rneahtrr OF tho Mtrchants' Cam
uitteo At the resent Interview to tho eect tLas as
Va: van,e 2 l'sias M uniformity r,se' a. Your Com
lnittee arc not III favor Of zatca 30 nw that they viii
40. rar fa!r ana s.en Mhcr.! rssato or esp'sai
dends can b pA1 upon capital o tw,co the amount
With ;ho Ssw York cenl, loud. In the one rasc il Ia
unjust thosa who have actually invested ther ep-
IN e @ onsf s 81 as,as "a tSS sreioa.ns o on
commerce. and il unjust to TINT 1ntcfc4t. Your Com
m!ttee also nihsont from tho view e1pscsth b5 Mr.
fsndatb!t that tho rectn contracts with laegc hnip-
Commitee baesc taa. not only docs th!s prsctca Of
escs hut 1t Il direct PREMIUM 70 elher distributing
pons u, divert tho conmeses wntch naturally would
70 Sss oaa ns n
places which not competing points, can get none.
f$1nfft
chr 5.nG shipper q ceA per hundred and anosh-
or is c<nls fur te sane goods in reasonable auand-
ani that Tho arbitrary exercise OF this gsea. power has
nlready driven us1 OF our commcrcc tu other pofns,
ia nes nnshs aao
reason why thtso Ern semi pub IL insttuttons SHOULD
BE- under such eHlmrsi.!on aud eonrol - would pro-
ec sitts the n.e1s 81 the steoshoders and thn lnh-
Lie. We eo belicYe that It furnishes sattsfacnty
tenon why csrtafn prominent cuzsus Invariably stIe
with tho railroads when questions Of rates arn RGateI
With rospoct to TN assertion which Mr. Will
dathilt is stated to hayo made, tint tue "Chcap
Transportation Association" was not represent
! Atiyo OF the business tntotcsts Of Now York.
nor tho Directors thereof aisiutcrcBted IL tholz
ne.ion. ths report lha tho following;
Considering lint ths members OF the Association
shlp majority Of thu light CARRIED out Of this c5.
not ontY on Mr. yan!evbils'a ro1d but un ths other
roI rcscns1tyc Of its conmcrco and Of ti,o dlsntcr
eseuess Of neton On the PAT. ot the Directors q tue
Gs.p , q H. s hs . gsatssn ,n IT,
this charge, ho~sytz would CONS with better grace
J aul Will greater forcs fto1a some other quarter
| Ing ccutrol Of ono Of our trunk lines By
Watering is atock to fLe extent Of nearly 500 II
5o1rs amounting 10 sboat t,o1o,nsj Tnss was .lon,
a time whsn values Of III Eiusls were REoat3y Gu
hhncel by The War mud on the pea thai al o.hsr lins
prpcrty has decllutd aA Ill sntoscpts arc dcprco.c
an's unscmpneratrc the Nov Yo:h Central sttf1 I'm.
poeh rates which sisd ia accustomed per cent It's
et!te ltqc market p5lc9 rem 41s
aboyo par This family have nsnl thcir grels political
s 70 ,eo ~ eM,rs .ne ts o1su.ys sa X
opo Of ono ii tho finest avenues iu this city.
aud. net satisfied with this, obtained another lsw
ncers estimate au.eiens to my tho .nsro cost Of
barn1cle. known " the Hudson liver 1,sidgo Com
psny," Albany. took from the pockets ot tlu s.ose.
a ~ s1aa # non 's @
than ths tntereat tho coat oi sai bridge. Tha
gass eony + m nqs IT,. ~ IN spy pGynH M
~ corolc y tho Vpnlcrlst ind Is one Of the Credit
hiobl.cr Institutions by wsh tho revenues ot that
cont Id socs: Erery Ton ot freight pst.ns .hls
| bridge. wo ARE Informed, pays. ioI Of 50 cunts,
H. % ars's sts1 a. ose IL 'a ss ss s .t
ay such inssisusions ss4s nttarh,d 10 ihs rota
VIC DO not know, but there IL The 'Wsgncr Drawing.
room aud sIeel luz Cur Company" tic "atarin River
| and 1IArbog Transportation Company" which hantsa
latle poruou OF tho freight passing that road
hottca. is notorious thai tns New rort Cea.ra
load has shaped thu icstslaton of thia Stste foi
tsses4, il agrnts haYa nsslst, IN making up tht
comE1!ttceB anti 1nsaAure could syan bo reported Il
road.
Tho following sugeeations covering sroishi
! 1ateB arc male In the report:
In regard To tho ra.er nov ruling It IL probable tt,
Will not 10 long nautaiuei ~ tue basis Of 80 5 ~
20. and Is ocna per hundred to Ccagu for hfst.
oud thts fourth au errca1 cAsses Feepectlyely ar,