New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-06
THE ClAALS AND the R1ILRO1DS

AUDITOR SChUYLER'S ARGUMENT BEFORE THE
CANAL BO. Ri AGAINST LOW ToLLs-THE FRO
POSED DEDUCTION UNNECESSARY TO PREvENT A
DIVERSION OF HE LEGITIMATE TRADE OF THE
sTAiE-InE POLICY OF THE c NTRAL ROAD.
ALBANY, March 2.-Auuitor Schuyler, in his
argument before the Canal Board AGAINST low to.s, dis
cusscd as follows the policy Of the Central road in rob
bling the ana. OF It's tr"d':
The pop ,sed reduction OF tolls is unnecessary IN pre-
vent a d. eis II the lcldnat" trade OF the STATE
with the present tolls, w1rat can De carried nom CicdSo
10 New lUIk by lake AID canal al II GEMS hlsheI wan
,lr profit To tie carrier. TINS rate below the ac
tual cot b. all raj I0uirs' ana during me season
Of naVi-aIOn must command IN" puSlhesS OF com
mel MS low a rate ny rail-. Thee can be n, successful
competition vi n the water route except At rnnonS loss 70
those engaged in II. IL has Drc Wen std thhi no hti
l and icg,tmac trade VIII ever require any eXticos
contributions the imposition OF unequal burdens 10
foster pIOL0ec II. There - tIcdlcI .ahoi Oh io,S
of trade through uCmuhcraSC ratrsof transportation
dan thrOu:n any tolls which tIe STATE HAS imposed
during tho last 20 years Inc tr"th o thi9 "Sscto
dcnostrhiel by he cXpe rnce o. ne past ~" years,
in 1871 the Iacs oi freight by lakc ana canal from
Chca-O 10 Newly ok, averaged fraction over cthisa
busGc wheat; and the total TONNAGE ihoIed Dy the
Iw0 trunk roads and the canals OF tins state was
ont-n,r and frcghts by water from Chicago to New
nny,nrut ny roads and canals tel 10 l1,lUl7JS tons
I'm 1876 with the same tdlS as III 1910, Inc
irrign, by lakes and canal ayeragsd 9'lO cents
busHel for wheat ihr Ioid movement ~ Ion'S
and canals fell to lG9l5.627 tons Thus, Under two
year o. extreme low tons ana s @ , nS ~
I3JI9l5 tons! TIE Ncw-lOrk Central Railroad has
m. an
~ tbc ca!als lave LOST ,63Z ,I59 tons. Il inc con rr
snn * made. be .wren tnc 1879 and 1876. the Cen
tr in that Ncar gained so 600 iis, ana la tis lost
n ary 7JO 90 tons. Ihs falling on III canal tonnage
and decline III ihc rIyiH% trad Ol Inc Stae cannot Dc
attributed depression III DuShcas, as lie STATISTICS Vi
the .itlu trade would Snow. ,.
ms New YOrk Central and The Lake SbO!e ROAD when
connects IL with Cnic3go, are virtually under TIE same
cnitIoI Dur,n last season thcr uhi-Iti iatc, on
yrnrlt Chicago TO Ncw-l orr were aS low dh lVi2
,,,S i'm shcl and IL ~ sad SPECIAL rates were mace at
a ,ruIA Those rates are hardly more lh'h ldli Inc
.ru,i cast oil carriage by that lOutc as may BE- SHOWN
iv th.ir I.uortS. Tie c1ccJ was To compel lhc lakc
CORNERS tO Withdraw Inc contest Tor Inc gram trade
~ - ti,,'oI inc krs that the canal derives It's basil
u..s WGtu frcgiis TcGacvd 50 low thtt hhc cfdl
arc Obliged to ldlt the uddc "IiI'h N"'lu ha'-
,,,li, a.. through our distributed among the
iyI rail rontcs neither 81 which Is abe 10 remove ne
I'm, mess York under such circumstances Is III
nearly the same position SHE Is Wien hc water route
j. cl,srd duriu the Winter months. Inc pJhCy OI lIc
Central road appears 20 he to divert business from tc
r route; 10 dtptcss The business oi Tue lu"diHtIH'
IN II scOuIge tho construction OI new DUais 10 replace
The old, aud 10 reduce The revenues cI inc cdh"s
below the cost maintaining them 10 accO -
result that corporation Is WILING 10 sun'I
loss That in the end 1t may reap tc reward VI Icscu.
sacrifices In increased business ana higher rates All Along
line me when mat road daring the naNlgdDie scls'I
carries freight heavy loss ana below the actu Cot
M rnc water route, object Is trahspacnt-or 40 LIE
Nrw-NoIK IIIBUSE stated t-nakea the purpose OF inc
roId s plan as IL IL nad declared IN many words
r fed in large type AT the head ol every copy oi INC
freight schedule. . - ,,n. A.. 81. o,,o,. :. o,
tircy IN the interest OF Newly 0rk ana To prevent e
dyer.on of trade by rival railroads Is too absurd Tor
h.rr II there is danger OF diversion when Tie lakes
and canals are open, why Is ~ not equhly inmihehi
when they are clOsedf And yet when the lakes ana
are open the published rates al chicago are O2
cents, but when closed they are "a Genus IL io's