, 1876-01-22

Tbs Bohrd OF Trada COMMITTEES on Tfanbpor.
tst'on heIa another meeting yesterday morning,
Mr.. L. .. Bteyens 10 the chair, md Mr. ", T.
Bator acting a. Secretary,
alr. y. ii. Larmlne gayo evsdonee regarding
Tho Determinations made in favor OF Peoria aud
axsiust thls city by tho various ratlroaas.. lie
showed BY letters he had 1atsly recoived how
much batter rates Hero nado from Peoria than
from Chicago. Besides there waa much UNDER
billing done At that poius. blnch OF tho freight
spoken Of abose ~ns going to 1laIho aud New
England ptlnts.
1tr. G. ". Smith, Gsncrai Freight Agent OF
the Clicago. darlington L Quincy Railroad. ap.
paared betorn the Committee and answered a
humber Of intosroaa:orios. atr. smith was very
cautious IL his answers. being evidently desjrous
of keeptng on tue right side Of tho Board Of
Trade mco. aud Rs the Fame time not
disturbing h'a friendly. relations with
tn',. tae i Eastern roads. In hla opinion.
Ing Ito winter. and during the bnmtner IL lad =
great adHsntage, on account Of iss superior
Ha.er faoif,ties.
slr. Baker Thought It rss clear caso OF TN.
shipped from Milwaukee East At lover rates
tnao FROM Cnicago. Tho same could be aone
from other Competing po;utt.
In regard 10 Missouri River business, Mr.
Smith said that ttor rates to Atchsson. Laavcu-
Worth, etc.. vera aiwsys baacd upon tie ra,ss
tnado by tile st. Louis touteH. THEY had to &C.
cops tloso sales Or 70 out OF the businoss n!to-
gothor. Thoy bad to do tho buslneas 10 protect
their own interests.
Mr. HeyeuB remarked thas when tho Commit-
tee called upon tEe pool managers, Mr JOY
htatoa 10 them tha. Inc Wea.eru roaua Meto TO
olame for tha Discrimination. "a thoy charged
twice "a much per milo pnr ton as the E1sto1n
AneB. and that tho Western tinos muss como
Mr. Pope inquired whs!hcr tho pool lines did
accept smaller rnte on through busineAs than
On business from Chicago.
ME. Smith SAID tits WAS truo from competing
points only.
NJ. Pogo wanted to know II his road was not
getting snaiier rate On through hueincss than
they dtd on ousiuess going to Chicago.
Mr. Smith sepllea that from competing points
they we're getting triie less on such business.
BIZ. Smith WAS questioned at aome length bus
nostfuG new or of IN important nature raa
Ar. LOWS yiele, Genera; Freight Agent Of tho
Chicago, Kock Island L Pacific Railroad. was
the ns1t w1tueta. lilo stated that the Chicago
soade could at present do but little southwest
ern busincas oulng to tho competition By the
Toledo, Wabash d. Western. 1lldianarolis,
bloomington Il Western. 1iocsforl, Rock Iasnd
4 St. Lous. and tho other southwestern roads.
Tho Chicago roads wero doing their bent to
atop them ~ the4r mad ca1eor. but thua far WITH
out ayeiL ii1s road mas ont of the Davenport
businosa altogether, owng to thia competition.
His road made no through rateA except from
pcoria.
Hr. Pope enid There was no doubt that tho
business which r1gttfuifv belonEed TO Chicago
WAS diverted to Milwaukee aud also to SOUTH
weHsern points Oh account Of she shortsieliicd-
nead Of the Chicago roads. 40 had alsa5a found
that property usually followed the channels
where ratss vera tlle lowest. 1t was NJ outrage
that Davenport, for example. should hhya tho
same rates to tho East as Chicago.
Mr.. !iolo wns questioned 1t considerable
length. hut Ills sostim7ny contained nothing
beyond Hhat IL already known.
Tho meeting adjourned at about 10 o'clock
unsil 10 oclock this morning. w4sn 3ts. J. q.
Clark, General Manager Of tho Illinois Central
ltkroad, IL e1peeted TO arpoar before tho Com
m,ttee and give sons yesJ important inforna-
tfou.