New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-20
DRIVEN TO TIE CANALS.

WHAT THE TRUNK LINES AXE uOINb'
THEIR AProErloNMENT SCHEME SENDING SHIPPERS
TO THE WATER RoUTEs-yIEws OF DhY-GooDs
MERCHANTS.
The quantity Of freight under the new APP
portionmeut scheme which the Now-lork Central hai-
road was required TO turn over 10 the other Trunk lines
for the first week Of July. stated in yestordays Ihi-
nUSR waa Ci2 tons The excess Of freight con-
siricd 10 the same line for the second week OF July
which the company required 10 give to tie other
lines follows: First class freight 300 tons second
class l05 tons third class 30 tons; nth class AS tons
total $50 tons The Canada, Southern ard wabash
representatives this city have recently made compare
lively large contracts for shipment Of freight over the
NewYork Central and their respective roads, aud cosc
qrently about oneha OF all the freight sent west during
the past two weeks would have over the Central
the appoltionmo.t scheme had not diverted part OF
H. The Canada Southern and the wabash Railroads. AZ
wei as the Central will lose portion Of this freight
Complaint has been made Tor several days that west
bound rates were cut in Philadelphia According - the
agreement which went into effect July l. rates west fr0tn
Philadelphia 70 be six cents less on irst, second
and third classes and two cents loss fourth and SPECIAL
classes than from this city. The evidences OF V0-
laton Of the agreement have been SUCH that authority
has been given the agents In Philadelphia of soni" OF
the competing lines TO protect their own interests and
those of their customers regardless of schedule Rates
Mn Whitman. OF the firm OF Whitman q Phelps,
dealers in wooen. said that they had already shipped
considerable quantity Of goods by canal Only such
goods as are in immediate demand in Western MAJ kcts
have II be sent hy railroad. II the other merchants
followed this example the railroads would probably be
brought 10 terms.
The dly-goods merchants are daily becoming more
incensed against the trunk lines, which, they say are
killing the trade Oh New-lork 10y The ApporuonInent
scheme New York merchants and agents are informing
Western dealers Of the working OF The comb nation OF the
trunk lines ana advising them 70 purchase auction stock,
aud have il sent by canal and many Of the Western usi
ness men are following the advice. TRn Ne reporter
called yesterday upon number Of merchants and job5ts
and learned what they doing regard to the matter
H. Is. Cahn ~ Co., have been shipping s7ho
heavy goods West over the canal bu are now chiefly
engaged IN supplying their Southern customers.
4 member Of the firm of W. L. Strong & Co. said
that they had received directions from their Western
customers send them their goods by canaand that they
had been doing this since the beginning Of this month,
when the appoloninent scheme vent into operation.
number OF ttcr customers awaited themselves OF te
low rates OF freight last month, aud purchased goods
Those who were now buying goods which woFe ! inne-
date demand in the western martct u-ei rat transoT
least lead the railroad men 10 reject and Iri'n 'Ao
tugt they cOuft not have every lig thelr 0Wh way.
Ir RICHARDSON, OF M MIN ol Nto I. i,.'+t-vh ~
of dry goods tat would not Dec IN demand ln the West
for several weeks Among TIE lots "tich acre pllta.rcy
heavy goods t,at were usually sent from TINS CITY IN
August Nearly ono-aif Of tse quantity Of This class OF
Fall store tacre.
C. =. pcst,r, agent Ter drygoods houses in 81 Louis
and ST. Joseph No. said that e had Just been writing To-
several Of his principals informing neln O. tie state Of
things here. ~ Them w0ad DC in the CITY IL day
AMI De would explain Go them that by sendre Their
goods CEirg, by wafer they Tonid save large per-
ceutage ANA that il would Doc best SO sruc ~ tbs way
heavy goods ana those that were not Immediately
wanted.
~ wood, WHO'S in tie Western iohiing trade,
said ic 5cudiu2 about srVc&iitaSoi hs goods
by wa,g 3uG tho;c saVE> Of l".ty per cent itc
ala not think that t~ railroad co.! binutoh Nouid fst
long ana saI that tLc railroad That rot noTt freight
than the o.Alrs would become dlss@lislr! with Us PER
centace % freight and eventually break loose.
At tie CHicc of Wright, Bliss Fany&u i!c reporter
was informed That thc bad D.. sHiIiIg goods 10y
water. ana that abou! 30 per cent was thus fevcd IA
icirtac. This ihe FIRST ,!me that New lcfK meT-
chants has f0Iy arrd Grysopds over c canals, auc i5
would undoubtedly rCducr serious effect Oh the rail-
reads. Western merchants were no" ordering goods
that they wJIid not want for thirty days, SO a - give
for the sii qmcnt 90 over the water Ihc rU
killing trade in Ncy-4orE. and II they persisted ~ keep
iu tie present igu rates jhe merchants H-uli con-
buc u resist them.
Another Western iobbcr observed that WHOM navigation
canals Closed lic railroads WOuld again have
tie merchants 1t tHcir mercy bUt the aprOiuGnm,Ht
scheme would not lass until thar time the rtri!ucs
WOnld soon l'c qusrrcliug again.
H. v. Carr, t.r agent II tic Chesapeake ana ONO
Ir3usi JI1a,i"H Company, said itat stlcc IN new
arrangements made by tr truHElcS iCr through est
bound 1rcights Had into effect, the water iuutcs
were Dy many IDs which have hitherto shipped
b. rail.