New-York tribune., 1877-07-13
BLOW WATNEW-YORK TRADE
now rIIE rRI,NK LINEs HrRT THE CITY.

HOW TIE TRUNK LINES HURT TIE CITY
co,,p, ,rxrs or MERCHANTS COVERING THE NEw
.ppourIoyAI;Nr PLAN-rHE OPERATIONS OF THE
SCHEME FULLY EXPLAINED
The new apportionmcnt scheme for through
wesbound frehts entered into by tue trunk ilhos' anu
i'm cpcrauln since July I. Is exciting hearty "s'PPo
ment among the shippers OF NswYork. it has already
been foand that ihe arrangement Is not ony oo"
yenient 10 merchants, but also tail ls SeroS! n1us
tbe,r trade. aud driving capital from this city.
This scheme which applies only to freight from New
York West has for its object the division of ue tsu'
from NcYofk between the four great roads, me New
YORK Cntral the Ponnsyvana. tue Erie and the Balti-
more and Ohio by established percentages In the many
previous conpacts between these companies, the same
end was in view The simple poolingof earnings how
ever proved unsatisfactory and unsuccessful Nhc NJ
the cxprutIun OF months work, The total sum rcceNeh
by these reads divided aud ea9h hs ieeeNeu '4o
percentage previously agreed 70, 1t was fou la' one
or two ~ the roads had actually transported an amount
OF freight in excess OF the amount equivalent to the per
ceufagc OF earnings allowed bom such ROADS lmed"'o
demanded higher percentage for the ensuing month anu
a war I'm rates was Immediately opened Fronting Dy
such experience. tho representatives. oi tho 'iu"N
lines at thor recent meeting dete huod ~ "''t
such measures would secure 10 e"cn 1,'''
NJ, o,lv tbe percentage OF earnings to which
!, wac entitled but also result in each me acu'HJ wv
r,ing an amount of tonnage which would represent c
n.rcent, pe Of earnings Accordingly, after establishing
uniform schedule OF rates, ana binding themselves 10
adhere to II strictly. the companies adopted the
plan: At the close of every MONTH "heh "e
balance of freight struck the road when mas car'"
more than its share according to its percentage OF earn
incs VIII be required to deliver during the following
month al the dcpots Of the line whose percentage ton
mage had not been reached, amount OF freight hece
sorv m make up for the whole number OF pounds lack
n The companies agreed that the Ncw-forH Cenfa anu
Erie should c1ch carry 33 per cent the PennsyV'n- -
DER cent ana the Baltimore and ONO per cent OF tue
fr-bts sent through frora Now-Y0rf 10 Chicago Now
# At tine end ofthc present month 1t 8 dscOVefen tu'V
the Ney,York Central has Transported 30 per cent ana
fine Erie only 2G while the remaining lines have carried
exactly their shares it viii be the duty Of the ScwNork
Central 90 take from the freight brought 10 It's aepot
at the beginning OF the next month quantity equal
TO per cent of the total Transported by al the ros
from New-Y York this MONTH and turn 1t over to the Ere
AT it's dcpots for shipment. II during The month OF
August the New Central fails 70 ship it, share of
fcibi by reason OF its consignment to the Erie the
road doing of business in turn must make ND
the deficiency 10 the Ecw-York Central and 80 on month
after month.
By this systcm each road will not only carry the exact
percentage of fre ght allowed 10 IL, bu II cAned by
The railway ger cutting Of rates w!Il be eh'ciu'y
checked A. road is Of receiving the share of
freight which II has stpuatcd to accept, II is asserted
that there viii he motive To offer lower rates of trans
portafon Each line makes report to the Commissioner
in charge the app0ronment arrangement oi lhe
amount Of freight has received and forwarded during
each dav and with that official rests the responsibility o
an equal division among the companies
The trunk lines make the shippers parties 10 the new
ARRANGEMENTS by stamping upon each bill Of ladne GER
tain conditions. For instance, the Baltimore ana OHio
ships freight subject TO these conditions; II being eX
uressly understood aud agreed that in consideration OF
issuing this through bill Of laiing and guaranteeing
through rate she Baltimore and Olo Railroad reserves
the r,b: 20 forward said goods by any railroad line he
tween point ol .hiphtnt ana ucsuh'loh lHo o'Ho4
roads ilnpnsc similar trrlIs.
Prior to this appointment the following low
terms-th result of frequent cutting OF ratcs-Ncrc ll
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