New-York tribune., 1878-03-01

same relative prce-salt having been shipped from Bos
ton to cheaSo a. 10 ee91s & pee 100 Tam w@e PS
hia TO Chicago during the same dates were mace
na,1fained at Sl nom New.York 70 Chicago and the
classes relatively as high Eastern nade goods
wardrd 10 the west back again to New-iOrk over me
Erle Railroad, via the Boston ana Alpay over ,he
,hipnent from New-YoTk This state OF things was OF
course exceptional, but The commerce OF WAS
paralyzed for three weeks on fhls account
FOREIGN TRAFFIC AND UNDEKwEiGHrs.
Schedule treated of determinations against New
York in goods from abroad and Of uudcrwegAts. 1t
gavo these facts
In the part 1876 and early il 1877 system
Of through frcghs established between the ports
OF Europe and Great Britain. aud We6eri cities 10 our
the influence OF which has proved serious
upon for It's forwarding and general
distribution. From early January, 1877 until Scpte-
Der 80 1877, through freIgts from Liverpool 10 he
West fourthclass and heavy goods were carried at
IDS Cd ton lEl33 cents per 100 10 chicago.
@9a a9G 100 l' no a 1S' To- ST. net LSas hG' While WI
same time, ocesn freight rates to New YORK
m1magc for the same goods. During the same ncnhs
the railroad heavy goods from To 0h-
10 Bis per toni and ST. Louis. 36 10 40 cents per 100
lbs equal 34 to 45s per toni showing mat the lai
road companies were wiling 20, and did Tor Hcdliy
year, pro rate with the steamship lines Tor thr0ub s
nents At Is per cent less an they would maze on
the same goods the destinations from New "fK
allowing nothing Tor the cost of transfer and hahdlhsh
the American Seaboard Ocean rates 10 Boston iFSm ,
Liyerponl averaging from 2s and - Cd To vs. od
per which gave Boston large advantage o''i
Since tie middle of last November through rates have
quoted from Liverpool 70 Cmcago on iourt-rdas'
ION and m" Grand Trunk, ana Us. 3D. to ST. Louis
while, until the .nnddlc Si tynrnafE; ,.o the VIZ M
same destination was 40 and 40 cents per 100
pounds-cquiy"l nj 10 3Gs; ID ana avs go yer ao"
Chicago. ma 50 and 90 cents to -. Lcul~|c4LVa
lent to AS. and 54s. 80. per ton. since .anhA.}
l. fourth, lass freight could he carried from h2'i"n 10
Cnc2col fist aud second class gooGS at ahout me sam
proportion and through rates Icm LvrrP44ri 10 a.
cago are sh offering, Via Boston and Grant ITHR, %,
fontlclass freight, DIS 6G. to BunaO. 23s I" IN
cago, 27s 6d. to indianapolis aud Detroit 3Os
st Louis, 3Ss. to Louisville, all net, win cor
siderable contracts covering shipments tPi'r r. to iIe
end of May all signed at these hguIes. teahWn.l
tnc lowest through tariff via HewYork, from iyeiVoo
Chicago for the class of goods nae been uaf.u
rates also made via NewOrcans aud up the river L.
been reported reccntv as low a' 2os per ION or Dy "
road Q.inVs Central connecticut for hew-OIieahs To
nearly ali central and Western points on this BASIS
Ii may reaGly he seen how Tor many hu. oI ul'I-
chaudisr, tLIs discrimination IN rates becomes Pc
stGry a-.:t 80 Ne" ~, ~, " ne ire 'T mon lie
commerce OF this city. be counted hy many
AnoI her important element Of disadVlniaSe 10
onr city has been system tr oI sn" W i
West, upon basis OF an allowance or ~
so Er aa een: f% ,r ac@ l |fn IL tb.TsrG s'n Sr a.
500 OF $50 pounds These facts nave been leport" %!
Us and others. ir9m TINE 10 ut 10 d lne it1G@N M
have been taxi to remove the difficulty Il seems but
jnst to all concerned the shippers rs wei a' le CatT'
That these determinations should be done away WIZ.
and some reasonable return to the iOutr octh 'a''
DnriRs last summer. thous nds of packages of Lard
were anppcd from Boston 20 Liverpool al Us bd 7ti-
us PER tgn Wine at t4s ,H Se H9 ne me ,o" Bee, In
erces he shipped from p!ladeithia to london a'
this date, IS 6d sterling, willie the rate from N'"-
York 10 Liverpool j. =. Gi.
MIR. vANDERBILT5 LETTER.
Nh Smith said the committee vouchcd FOR
tie cf the facts presented III the seheducN
accompanying the report which its movements were
based He then read n" following letter from Wm H.
Vanderbilt IN reply to inquiries made b, the committee:
PRESIDENTS OFFICE,
NEW-YORK CENTRAL AND HUDSON RIVER Il. T. CO.,
GRAND CENTEAL DLPOT,
NEw-NORk, February II, l~IS
the bocuiar dbcuitics and Disadvantages attending inc
their competitors for business. Within The pal
made RAPID .prosress in competing. Tor iore.-a
and home trade lhey have GRANTED 10 ih'I '.,
Streets docks and water fronts, aud have fui'
nonses ana elevators, aud establishment ~ steamer
and lines. natural sequence, tue iinpots ana
vii cont niue to increase the expense Of Nm YORK.,
until NcwY0rk shall see it, danger ana ifccy olir lh'
same Iacililes for commerce. The Ecw-foIk mrI-
chant subjected 70 terminal charge OF from 20 cents
II per ton; burden from which Ms Phi"drIi.nA
aud BamOrc rivals are iTe- II Is clearly IT, ihe lneI
est uf tie baltimore ONO aud the Pennsy wanna lta
roads. carrying goods upon pro rate Of the Baltimore
or Philadcipha incast L" ahe lho To th"sf i"itS'
rather 10 New YORK. and denver them 10 me con
slgicc, without tnis tcfinua CHARGE ana, from thiH
cause. leaving out OtIcr ana IocD 4nuehct'' 1t u "
their interest 10 divert trade from this port; ioT mere
comes always this exceptional tax ~ The shape o. Ter
nina charge aucc g "NcFJ Ton O lltshi "o4iNcI'u ~
this city, and 10 about $40 ear ~ cNrrss %!
freight delivered at either Pbllddclphd oI b'I
tinOre. 80. a. - ,
Inc land under water around this city Ii@ htrh
granted 10 It " The stale FOR t'g luTpose 9 I" oE;
the Metropolis THIS property IL lrSi, 10 IA uh'd liz"
tD secure temporary hconc' hu to bc 30 ii!s''rc
as 10 eElarg" ana cheabtG iHe pu-hcS' I" w" ot ''
the city, relying upon i natural and other adVah'"Srs
has always ap.ropral,d improved ana ithteu tls hul
as IL Was Aci" Oi'iy iVI ,4o ihcui"'1 , - ,i
which could Ue collected, without regard /" tle
lie sentiment hss heretofore sustained I'M Nie" bu, t:'
when bOth the ciI government and iAc
mercIantS must tat ANY II telne dtlved from 'hs
source ls lbs Eninc'ht cohHdleo WI" '3' u''i". '
fcted. While steamships at o!ber ana liFI pore
of a dock owned by our city is about equal
to per cent por annum upon the cGsI OF NJ,
roads are prohibited from reaching th'se doc@s'
though the distance is only few ieet. tie expense
ifliiiu and the connection would, to that extent pal
us Oh an equality with rival cities. Wncn the rtroad
desires to city property for the building OF Grpot
hd OF facilities, it PAYS at The same rate aS
to private individual When 1t Wishes to eTecI PIERS
over tne land uder water aud applies for permit
city large yearly rental for this ground COW
cred oy hlleen thirty of wafer, aud that The per
built by company at great expense SHAH revere 10
the CITY after lew years az It's absolute property.
Every burden O ths description is pad diiccly Dy the
railroad, but necessarily rcnp0Sed upon Ita tIac 4n
property of the city otherwise useless, improved at
the OF the company and thc improvement increases
our terminal facilities adds to our commercial 1dHdh
tages and cHedpcs the expense OF doing hnsucSs al
this port, but terms Imposed nedtrtze most OF
the heuet all these matters The true Interests of Tie
city, railroads dnd the merchants are Identical We
have tine same competitors, and must I'VE prCn 50
small that volume ui bus becomes necessity II Is
sno,t-signlcd pOcy winch permits an Increased crmi
nal expense at NewN"r, making II 20 Tie interest 0i
any road 10 carry tralC elsewhere. 1hc natural a-
vantages ana it, long control Of the channels
trade ought 20 DO 80 supplemented by lts lbeIuly
and WIS ON as 10 induce an lines to seek NcW-IOrk.
appeal TO The merchants 10 arouse the mhnlclpdl
authorities this question, and to encourage ana -s
tain every effort looking relief and tupIOYcMi'hi.
Trade lost IL haId regain The Nrw-I OVk CehtI3
and Hudson River Railroad Company IS ready AT all
times II bear nnrdens ana the expenditures
nnresurY - cOmnr. rnAds Othor scAbOard ces