New-York tribune., 1878-02-18
MERCHANTS AND MANAGERS.
ADIscussIoN OF FREIGHT RATES.

MERCHANTS AND MANAGERS.
! A DISCUSSION OF FREIGHT RATES
THE MERcn,NIs' EFFORTS 10 PROTECT NEw-YoRK
| TRApR-THrIR GRIEVANCES AGAINST THE RAIL
| RoAD-wHAT PRESIDENT VANDERBILT AND RE
CEIyFR JEwErr PROMISE t. 30.
The managers of the Ncw-Iork Central Rail-
road and the Railway held conference on Saturday
morning at the Grand Central Depot, with the repre-
scntative Of the Chamber Commerce, the importers
and Grocer- Board Trade, and the Board OF Trade aud
Transportation. There were present william H. Wander
| bIt Chauncey NJ. Dcpow, Cornelius Vanderbilt. and
James IT, Rutter. OF the New-YOrk Ceniral Receiver
Hugh j. J.wet. Of the Erie Railway Charles = smith,
Jackson s. schultz Charles e. Dodsc T. t. Thurber, and
| H. g. Arnold Of tho Chamber OF Commerce Committee
George W. Lane Harvey FIrringtOu, Bowie Dash, Henry
T. awey DAVID VI. TurnuTe, of the Importers and Gro
| ccrs' Board OF Trade Committee; Charles WatrOus,
James - Barrow of the Board OF Trade aud TranspOr Ia
ton Association; ana c. y. Biss Jacob Wendell. Francis
! Baker, T. yan Volkenbersh, James N. Dunbar, :. H..
Ruggies Josiah VI. fi-ke, AMI other members Of the
| Chamber Of Commerce.
The address from the Chamber OF Commerce was read
by Charles : saith Il stajoi that the merchants ana
bankers OF Ncw-YOrk were anxious TO act IN harmony
with the railroads. and that they felt authorized 10
pledge the coOp peration of the entire mercantile com-
munity securing for the lines eentrinS IN this city
terminal IA lte- and other aid from city aud State
cssary for the prompt aud economical handling OF freight,
The commerce Of Sew-YOrk for weeks past, had been
greatly di.tnrbed oy freight determinations against this
oty 40 tnat to-day no large sale Of MERCHANDISE uVu b.
madc In Now-Yors uu lo rate OF freight aud the mode
OF shipmcn; settled, and the former the con
troInns element. Iu.suuca, the address continued
thrre-fon hs of the Wesern-DOund freight
the NcwIork Central ana the Erie Railroads is furnished
| nv t.t. CIV. Nc ,lnk tnat rlniiy de .niuds:
| TrAi-Ihat New-lorN shippers 10 The West over the
nhpy,-,iurd roads shall have a all times. either by
.I,,r' or roftrlrt ,Ilay low rates with ofhcr sra.
argument Wch has established an opposite poiic,,
,,',t The distance case OF cities above
rrfr,cd o. - considerably longer New YORK
| and IA the other eases Is somewhat shorter.
moi forwarded 30 The West over the AowYork Central
the Lre Railroad rom here to destination at lower
rates than th same ctss can be shipped from ware
| house IN New-fosg tity.
Ccnra or the Enc Railroad -hdl! br IN all rcspce's rs
favorable for Ncw-lork shippers tor any other
! bourj city. or Tor through foreign freight
Fourth That present cass, atiOns saOnld be 10 some
extent modified m the interest b0h Ot railroads and Ui
commerce, ANA that spe'hl conta't- should only be
made unucr uniform ana iniiId rui" hFaliahe aiikr
10 ALL cr.oDds being the maximum qganuty required
In conclusion the belief EXPRESSED that unless
the propo,rd regulations were conceedaHd adhered TO-
TIE country could not De- maintained uc longer despite
! u. financial aud geographical advantages.
| Air Vanderbilt uroke the silence that followed Ivy de
carng tnat hc ~dN ready o Is,cn 10 the statement ot
| am grievances mat might b. ftt dgdIust an! Of the
Ia a1u,tins freight rates." sali Nj Thubcr. dds
tance h.s man ftc,or. rni- however. i, rad-
cal, N,"-lOIS should nave as favorable rates
as Bai.moIe at IAnad'phih. IN rates oi u,novora-
llun be Wccn the Wet a"i ihc n a3a ces suod!d be
tAc sdu. Though Iia A"tc aud Philadelphia possess
natural iNauttscs IN shortr distances, tie sultIdc
81 NtW-lOrk's trade sHuuid cOunterbillncc these"
La .lOist, Nf Wand fDit said " rus would create
| a railroad You take 10 Tor granted thai tie Enc
hc NcW-lOrA chtlal control ihc II nuSj iad a"d
tue BAtnJIe and ONO. The Latter roads are our com
u,tilOrs New IogA Dusn receive Hirgc share
al tuc pa,roudH' oi Ncw-1orN merchants II Newi 'rk
merchants wound exclude tncIn, tAen We hignt ignore
lneln" 10 inqurlrs OF Mr.. smith, Mr.. IburDcr Hud
diners, Mr. V"ndrrbiil replied, IN substance: The
hcw-NOra Cchtal might Dc ab!c Ia carry freight iron
ts ciy - CH!caSo ~ SheapB rs ihe PchnSi Nnit from
Philadelphia tie Baltimore and OhO from Baltimore
| 10 Chcagu 5ul, could only bo done by draw ng
could tel where ~, conflict might eud 90 nut uayr-
-llud tha IL l. CHARGED that any goods can pe shipped
! west, rates as low or lower than from NcWNOrk
Krpyins to the charge that uau-t determinations
wclr made against NcW-YUrk, MI Vanderbilt said mat
Nj Je"cit al he ha4 often toGsul.cd oh the suJct
lhry were willing 20 do telr far share any reason
able rias AcS- lnrk'S good, thcii Business de-
%."ded On the po,l,fitg OF tne civ rLcy could uot
bear an the BURDEN ,hcy could not TX rates to the West
udrpcndru tiy OF tGc other mpunirs Without cNcilnS
~tr oT Inflammation. Rates on fpugt!l-class cignt
hau been down 20 about thrtcqartcc5 Of cent FORA
ton per mile. Al tirAs now seemed excessive 10 ner-
| carrying irci- ht "a dead loss.
G., neral {. C. Dodge thcu aclyetcd address dir
elimination IA through irithts ON Imported SOudS
AGAINST THIS ciiY and IL favor ot Boston, bAinote AID
Sin. Jtwe! said that the cost OF transportation be-
tyteu AcN NoIk and Europe less dian between Ed
| ror. aud hatWorr or FmiaGelhia. me oiher roads
had Therefore agreed 10 tquh1" th'ii ocean dis'N an
iaecs az aust tncr rl advantages Hence, reduction
VA rall rates ld"J. Oi PGii3 icuuiI, OF
exact difference the r,-t ot transportation BE-
ties offered 10 railroads uy AcN-lork AMI Othersciucs,
air JrNctt IsId tt the New AJ, merchants sAOud do
tDtlr part cooperating with The railroads
nom the city adequate faciltc-.
IAurDcr put the question. pU.nt-blauk: "Nill you
cooperate ~ the establishment OF tho bet freight Inc
for fllrlhcrin5 All Interests! y
said Mg. JuWC;t, ~ rcpY: have 10 interest In the
question Of the belt lin bI; IL the Ncw-NOrk Central
wants "a belt inc, snail not O1iocr. II the merchants
wlsd 30 iid tie lc road, tnCy do oy giyIng it
mere room, ANA thu, aOrding IL place to handle
| It's IrcShl'
| In thc desultory conversation that followed c. s.
Smith pOhe Of evils pi TIE classification stem;
Z. Baron protested against injurious Ctssc ton ii
ropes AID tWncs, aud H. T. Hawe, again that tn tea.
T. h. 1hurDer stated that tnc contract stem DOW
eTu device 10 build up western jobbug at the
| cNIeusU Ncw-IOrk. Nj. Nandeguit replied that he
dcslIed merchants 10 report 10 n eases O evasion,
aud violations OF the IuUl rates injurious New-YorA
trade. lu u1e has gone Dy" be said, for antagon-
ism between classes or ni,ttst4 We all Struggling,
aud what the NcW-lOrk roads do To unite with
tie meIchHntS. shalt De done cHcerlly; viii protect
NcwY OTk against competition. iil s t ~ pussiule."
| Finally, Mr. SIN III said that he would have To re-
Inc tuGnJtI OF tOuneIc. thU result the
enc,, he asked thai air. Vanderbilt Mr. Iewott would
sy snciber Ncw-1Ork merchants IN the future would
be able To sp goods IA Cheapy the merchants OF
| baltimore, Boston ana Philadelphia, and whether
change would De mad IN the present classification. MI
Vanderbilt replied tLat iurihcr assurances could b.
given aan those aIrcudy gwen. great advance iad
naie ia iouf Jeais ana Efforts mad not ceased.
change FROM the present matter OF negotIa-
uon IL Waa extremely doubtful whether any thing
| could bc accomplished Dy an open rupture.