The New York herald., 1877-02-17
BOSTON'S GRIEVANCE.

UNIFORM FREIGHT RATES BETWEEN CHICAGO
AND THE sEABoARD CITIES DANGEROUS
BLOW TO BosToNs OCEAN STEAM L1SEs-
PROTEST OF THE BOARD OF TRADE
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
BosroN, Feb Ii, 1877
Tho mercantile community of Boston has become so
thoroughly alarmed its prospective ruin and DESC
ation that there a meeting OF the merch ants
this afternoon to discuss and devise avert the
impending catastrophe. Tho great grievance Is the
recent action Of the different trunk lines Of railroads
In establishing fixed OF freight from
Chicago TO all the shipping ports thus dcprlv-
Ing tho ocean steamship lines from naming
any rate other than that agreed Tho agents OF the
ocean steamship limo in Boston claim that tho rates
established at Chicago the 18th to the
shipping Interests OF this city, and II carried will
result in the withdrawing Of oil the steamship linea
uNwELcoME COMMERCIAL RIVALS.
Such an act would, Of course, rebound to the ad.
vantage OF New York, and while Bostonians are not
unfriendly 70 the Gotham merchants, thoy protest
against being made bankrupts themselves. The meet-
ing was addressed at length by many OF tho leading
commercial men Of the city and the following resou.
tions. offered by the Cunard line agent were adopted
as the sense OF the gentlemen assembled
THE ARRAY or wRONGS
Whereas the various trunk lines Of railway Chicago
70 the Atlantic have agreed establish uniform
through rate OF freight, via all the seaboard ports on
merchandise bound to Europe and whereas this action
which so deeply the welfare of the Boston
ship companes has been taken without consultation with
them and whereas the agents of said
that u would not only be detrimental to the welfare
lines but would efccually the obtaining Of
goes at certain times and thus lead of
said lines, II s hereby
Resolved That this meeting protests against the
ransbe interference the of railway managers with
the rights OF the steamship companies In refusing allow
them to rates OF through freight subject RAILWAY
tariff to the scaboard.
Resolved. That such important which
10 seriously affects the steam lines Of this port which
tuay threatens the withdrawal OF all the lines
mediate steps should be taken lines the
privileges which they have enjoyed in the past fixing
their through rates.
Resolved That we recognize the necessity of through
line OF railway TO the West to be controlled in the interest
Of the state and her chief seaport and capital.
Resolved. That as the Boston and Albany Railroad
partner IN this combination of through lines
OF said road be requested the
arrangement and agreement by all the in their
power
Resolved That this the part of tho railway COM
panies designed to deprive this port the
has hitherto enjoyed and to to New ar.e
share OF the business which has been this
during late years. and which Is steadily increasing
COMMITTEE APPOINTED
The following committee was also appointed to con-
fer with the railroad and steamship lines the mat
tors referred TO in the above resolution, viz Hon.
Avery Pummer, James Alexander, agent OF the Gu.
nard ne II. Lincoln. Frank Shaw, Charles B. Crockett
and M. P. Kennard Mr.. Chandler, President OF tho
Board OF Trade added chairman.