, 1876-02-01
RAILROADS.
The Board Of Trade Committees
Report.
4 Conversation with Mr. Joy On Dis
examinations.
Extension OF the Illinois Rircr Road,
RAILROADS.
Extension OF the Illinois Rlrcr Road,
DETERMINATIONS,


p'ae aenlhlsNA .'oNs.
THE boAhp VI TRADE COMMIT TEE
Tic Committee on Transportation appointed
by tho Chicago Board al Trade To investigate she
,na ,,s ,r,.r .rcs tt,o .aa,,r,o,,, nv. 81,
oeo' a"a'ua'y uos, 1''ec 'uo eos!'tnooy "as NJ
'n' IL mas uesl 'h1co 'ons private ses'lons
since, and COM considered the % solaninos t evidence
."ats % a,,o asIarco ,.. iuu . r1s .I~ ~
"eeAhs a'eu eo44e o''uene' "n'cu Ass eoaa' IN
from outslae to"hS f!hco' hnotner long moet-
ing OF tho Committee Was held last evening
at the Office Of Mr. ". F. baker,
on Lasal!o Bttoot, at WHICH le.tera
s .na,, fr,sa ,,,z,.a',. .st.-a.s
"tio tc"o Aoni "uuleio"0 eutppoEb
SHOWING tAo 1necnso luteleet ta3eh IN fe6a1u 20
tho unjust determinations usnle by tho rail-
roadB of tlis city. All tho preliminary huainaas
raoooao~y IN ,o,nmo,c, IVA N,oi ,o,n,. .-o,
Aeesee"'3 soea u,.,t w Ao"' 4.po.' was
eo1np'eteu' tio "o1a u "f'tul6 oot sne sePossr
which Will ho a1engthy mud very clabornte docu-
1aent, has becn divided among iho VARIOUS mem
bors Of tho Committee, II viii bo nnncnallv
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"',s''" ~ =, oee'o oso'ooo' D~Aet' 1oi'o "a'a
st''es. 1neso eeh:lemon arc ae able aud
eant with tho fmnortant snb,oot IN
.,.";. r.. ., y"
tn's nauas. F,om t'en report nhs DO ex-
pocted winch VIII cover a1l the ground aud Hho"
W tAAS 1AkEdk 1A4sbft LAO AEHI 4tJHkG1 Qp hHc
road managors. They have III Tho facta and
figures, and will compile shcm 30 that they can
b. realty understood by e'erybody;
y to uS EsoGss remedy for tue evils
sircajy beon :, maac. '"I md e5sy nessiy ali III,
upon. !. close examination. hnyo boep,
found lmprnctlcnb1o; CHG thing is deter
mtpod upon, that tho Committee will recon-
1uo1ad the formation Of Cheap Transportation
Association In this city. similar to tho non
! existing 'n Now io1h. II the principe! shippaes
will II is beloved that BY united action they can
force the raflroads to t1oAt shs city rs fairly aud
o4uitablY as other rival poiuts,
TALK w1Tl! M. JOY.
During tho preay.!ce Of Mr. J. F. Jog, Prost-
dcnt, Of tho Michigan Central 1sa,troai. iu this
| e,ty last week a Tu1busE reporter interviewed
! lin regarding thesa determinations. Ho nd
/ u1!tted that dacrtiDlnationB we1c made against
this city, bnt Il WAS not done BY the Eastern
| lllles, hut by tho WeEtern croaa-lines, most Of
| which wore bankrupt, Tho reporter inquired
how 1t wae that 5hos9 croSs1nca could ship
goods to tho Grand Trunk Junction, near Do
trot. wy Clnctnnat. Of q cents lcsH per 100
nonnda thap could u be dune y'a Chicago and tho
is over 2u0 tni!cs 1ongor,. unless somo OF tho
Eastern limos werc proratiny with tho cross lines.
Mr. JOY replied that no bud heard OF such
things being douc, and had no doubt that It Was
!
J business at such ratcs would soon bo
bankrupt" II not v nteady No.. As for
t!icir Eastern connections. he could sny nothing,
lie old not belteVo thoy 1orAted Will, then. The
| Michigan contrM would rather etop business
altogether thin + do II At s,,el rum
I Gus ;. rates. s. 1lo !. did + not tbiuk r the
! pool was mich \ Of o success, nor
that tho Michigan Central bad gained h.ythtng
| by toininY. hc was n~aro OF tho fact that his
iins wan Chicago tnstitution. aud entirely de-
| pendent oil tho good will OF tta peopto. tLeto-
fore ho wonld certainly do nothing to inju.a tho
intcrrst of that city, which WAS giving him It's
] buBlucss. Flo hal jo,nod tho rooi merely bo-
CAUSE he hat! to do Il OF atlo" ha road to bccomo
J bankrupt. 1hs rcad Ind suffered imneas-
urably durins last year from tho spirited
competition between Is tue Various TO- roads lead.
formatsnu of tho pool was tho ouiy way BY which
| tito disastrous competition between tho various
rouils could hava boon stopped. II tho Michigan
! Central Hhould nov, infl1euced BY public clam
or. draw out Of TIM pool. another disastrous
| railroad war would bo The Inevitable ro6u!t and
| tho interests nf It's stockho,4ors completely
! ruined,
| But interpnssd tho reporter, would Il not bo
] to your advantage 10 draw out OF tho
pool, :, II the Chicago shippers shonld
| form " a transportation j, association aud
ptodga themselves tl,at they would give all their
bnuiucsS at tic existing rates 10 your road until
tho opening o! Navigation, no matlcri II tho o.hcr
| lords should nakp lower rates. "Thia il all
VERY we'll to Hay" replied Mr.. Joy, "Lut over
tAroe-tourtAa Of tho Chicago shippers would. in
| ehIte of euch O resolution, shin Wlt!, tho road
That gives item the low out rate regardless OF ite
| former attiu,de, ThiB nal teea, tticd ttne
and again. and Mas fully eAoN1, by thn
nyit!ity with which tie Chicago pno,fe
huIed aud supported the Baltimore & Ohio