The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-13
CHEAP MILK.
NoUNcE ExoRBITANr FREIGHT CHARGES
TEGrsr,ATTyE MEAsrJREs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

IMPORTANT MEETING OF MILK DEALERS TO DE-
NoUNCE ExoRBITANr FREIGHT CHARGES
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES PRoPosED-IMPATIENT
DEvoTEEs OF TERpsIcHoRE
meeting Of milk dealers and consumers was held
last night at Clarendon Hall, for the purpose Of
expressing their indignation toward tho several
railroad companies who are now charging one and q
half cents per quart freight for the milk that daily
consumed by the people of New York.
Before the meeting closed impatient crowd of
young men and maidens, appropriately attired for
ball. were waiting in tho cold corridors anxiously
looking for the vacation of the hall by the milk
tors At haf-past ten O'Clock their impotence mani
tested itself by applause in the wrong place. and
presently the milkmen took tho hint and gave way to
the seekers of Tcrpsichorean pleasures.
Tho chair was occupied by Dr. James Kenaly, who
after few Introductory remarks introduced Mr.. N.
b. Kennedy, who read lengthy paper setting forth
the grievances which the meeting had been called to
consider. He said that the roads over which the
milk was brought tho Erie, the Hudson
River Harlem Midland and Jersey Central, and
that these companies charge five times more tor the
carrying of milk than for ordinary merchandise. and
that there more profit to railroad company in q
milk train than there was in passenger train with
Pullman attached In referring to attempted leg
isation for the reduction of milk freights he
said that a bill passed the Assembly last year
by majority of "a to Is which would have brought
about tho required reduction. but by some mystic
rous process 1T was tabled, and II was understood
that about 100000 paid TO prevent it reaching
the Senate. 1t the intention of the milk dealers
70 make another attempt at legislation this winter.
and they intended to intrust their bill TO man
who would not bctray them. The amount
charged by the Erie road hftyve cents per can,
delivered in New Jersey and the other roads deliver
ing in New York charged sixty cents per Before
the war these companies only charged twenty cents
per can. Tho effect of this exorbitant charge was
that the railroad companies received oncquartcr of
what the milk sold for
now the RAILROADS oPpaEss THE PEOPLE.
Mr. John Livingst next addressed tho meeting,
and referred at the outset to the depreciation in values
during the last ten years. and therefore argued that
it quite unreasonable to maintain the freight
milk ut the same rate as when gold was at 2S5
per cent premium. He then explained the methods
adopted by some of tho New York merchants
last year in reference to obtaining legislation Us
the discrimination made against New York in tho
transportation Of freight by the leading railroad
panics. He urged upon the meeting similar
seinbly districts of the state. Tho railroad com
panies. he said. had hitherto defeated all
state constitution Of Pennsylvania OF 1874.
which prohibited the granting of railroad passes
TO members Of tho Legislature. That consti-
tuition had not yet become law. There was
also clause i'll the constitution Of New York
Of similar purport.. At the last Legislature
General Hustled so made up his committees that
no remedial legislation for the public could be OBJ
tanned. Mr. Prescott was the chairman OF the Rail-
road Committee in the Assembly, and that gentleman
was member of firm OF railroad lawyers,
and in the senate Mr.. Wagner, of palace
car fame, the chairman. In reference
to tho Sponsorship Of tho next Assembly Mr..
Livingstone commended Mr.. Sloane, who free
from railroad influence and would aid the milk deal
crs in procuring such legislation as they desire.
letter from Mr.. Sloane to that effect read, all
dressed to Mr.. Livingstone Railroads, the speaker
contcnded, the creatures OF the people of the
State and they should be controlled by tho people.
Ho concluded by advocating vigorous policy at
Albany during the ensuing winter.
Mr. A. Howell addressed tho meeting. and the fol-
lowing resolutions, with preamble, adopted
That we demand of the several railroad corporations
milk tor the purpose Of delivery In the cities
OF New York Brooklyn, by reason OF the general
reduction Of nil expenditures and especially the expenses
OF operating roads the reduction Of the tariff UPON
milk 10 the orr gna price Of twenty cents per
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