The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-14


lines, or otherwise, Now York will fail to
secure her legitimate share of the trafnc
of the West If the sum of the charges on
wheat from Chicago to Liverpool via Bal
timore is less than via New York, grain
will flow in that channel. And herein lies
the whole gist of the railroad war.
The Now York Central Railroad COM
pany will encourage no settlement OF
tho war which does not specifically
guard against such injury to the COM
MERGE OF this city. The steamship fa-
cilities of Boston, Philadelphia, and Bal
timore to Europe combined are less than
one-half of what New York possesses; and
it is idle to suppose that on basis Of equal
rates from Western centres to the sea-
board, Baltimore can permanently COM
pete with New York as q grain-exporting
port for the Northwest.
II Baltimore really has an impregnable
position, and possesses the great geographic
cal superiority mentioned by President
GARRETT, why is 1t that this gentleman
chooses to continue 1.-THE present reckless
low rates" aud suffer severe losses, as he
openly acknowledges to his board. rather
than concede that the New York Central
may carry freight from the West to New
York Us low as the Baltimore and Ohio
Will carry il from the same points to Ball
timore? Surely the New York Central
people understand their own business.
But Mr.. GARRETT says No. you cant afford
to carry freight as low as l can; you must
charge Ave cents more on every one hum
dred pounds of grain you transport from
Chicago to New York than ! will ask
to carry II over my rond from
Chicago to Baltimore claim toll
because of the shorter route. This
monstrous proposition is put forward
with II degree of cooluess truly refreshing.
Mr.. GARRErTs demands are arbitrary, in
consistent, aud inadmssible. II his road
can permanently compete with the New
York Central only on basis of rates
to or from Baltimore, lower than TO or
from New York, 1t would seem d
taclt admission that trade from the West,
if left to itself, would Gravitate toward
New York, in spite of Baltimore's impreg-
nable position.
Mr.. GARRETT INDUCES in great deal
of special pleading in his public utter
auces, and we include us public utter
auces those observations 10 his Board
of Directors which find their way into
print. In n recent address NJ Camden
Station he seems deeply concerned for
the commerce of New York, and the
traffic of the Erie cnnal. He Is pro-
| fOunlly dissatisfied with the management
| of the New York Central road, which, in
his Judgment, is clearly engaged in au in
sidious attack on the trade of this city. In
fact, Mr.. GARRErT's address would seem to
be intended rather FOR circulation here and
in Baltimore than for the enlightenment
of his board, which apparently only as
sembles TO express its entire satisfaction
with the policy pursued aud the results
| obtained.
The increased traffic accruing to Balti-
more under a system which, after equi-
table rates have been made TO or from
| New York, makes rates so low
| 10 or from Baltimore "a to di-
vert an undue proportion of trade
to that city. can be neither healthy nor
permanent. At M events, the merchants
| Of New Work orn IN fnn svp,YatbN VI, ~
equal rates FROM Western centres to the
seaboard. Under this system alone can
| New York secure her nghtful share of the
trade and traffic of the West. II is uni
versally admitted by all candid railway
men that, under the present policy of the
New York Central Railroad Company, ex-
IRENE low rates have retained for New
York much traffic which would otherwise
have been diverted. There is trade enough
for all, and Baltimore VIII continue to
grow, but not at our expeusc. Any adjust
ment Of the present railroad war ona basis
which exacts toll from New York to other
cities will be but a truce, unjust in itself,
and sure to break speedily into renewed
| hOstiliiies.