New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-31

the effect OF this has been to build up these houses a he
expense Of the seaboa = jobbors TO prevent small buyers
from frequently coming this market "a they used 10
do to roads thus njurng their passenger business our
hotels losing the patronage they would Otherwise nave
had, and forcing our jobbing houses to 90 70 tnuch
greater expense sending travelling statesmen ana
ultimately 10 become importers in order 10 n.ke III oii
way what was taken from them IN another. Every
Eastern interest has been injured BY this subsidy pr9
tice to Western obbers; railroads lind that by
this practice they are simply exchanging large mum
Der OF small customers, paying TemuneratVe rates. l0r
small number Of largo ones unon whose business 'hey
make nothing"
General CHARLIE c. Dodge read some statistics to show
that the continuation between the ocean steamship nes
and the trunk lines In regard to rates Tor freight rom
Europe the West had been most disastrous to the IN
teresis OF New-York In many instances contlct Lau
been closed upon basis OF not over one-hai Oh Tue
been shown among the Ncw-YOrk merchants an
inclination to assist the railroad companies IN securing
terminal facilities for receiving and shipping ieight
while IN Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia. ana Port
land the questions Of terminal facilities OF steam trcks
along the fronts and the piers, the connecting
of different railroad lines, the erection OF s'e, Ell
vaors aad the remittance OF certain city taxes had an
merchants and citizens OF those places Inc
General Dodge continued, had 10 right to AJAX the r,
road companies 10 make sacrifices which they thein
selves we're unwilling 10 bear. -. .-
Cnauncey 81 Depew, who was present in the interests
OF the NewYork Central Rairoa. responded 10 an ihV
tatlOn 10 address the Chamber He had been authorized
b. Mr. Vanderbilt to say than the proposed reSoSon
Central Railroad were identical with the mercantile IN
tereSts Of Nrw-York Mr. Vanderbilt had gwen ms
word, TO allow DISCRIMINATION III
against NovYork, aad such action en- his part had pro-
duced q general and disastrous railroad war. Several
attempts had been made 10 bring about understandings
by which the interests Of NewYorE could be protecteh
and the trunk lines might az the same time ger 1ar re-
Enumeration for their work. Oh late me practice OF cut
ting mad been revived, and anotaer conference
railroad presidents progress IN this city IL
not the interest Of Ncw-YOrk, Mr. DepeH sald
nor for the interest the railrOad companies to plunge
into another war without making every enort possible
10 honorable peace NJ. Depew then spoke OF
tue lack OF terminal facilities, and also OF the Necessity
Of making concessions to towns IN the Interior OF the
State. He concluded by assuring the CHAMBER that the
railroads would gladly receive through committee any
suggestions IN effort to promote common interest
and the iutnre welfare OF New-Iork
The following letter. addressed to Samuel d. Babcock
President Of the Chamber, read:
DEAR SIR: We received orders yesterday, from a
large house in ST. LOUIS, TO ship their goods TO
Dispatch Every one knows thae Merchants
Dispatch means New-YorK Central Railroad
announce to heir customers that they nave arranged
10 ship goods ~. LOUIS at 60 cents per lOO POUNDS
Newly rate II % per 100 pounds. We suppose
ths must DO by tie Nev.Yorz Central Railroad from
Troy. We send You these facts thinking thcV may DC OF
interest in connection with your meeting tod ~.
Ivan VALKENBUGH LEAvIrr, No 81 Jrth ST.
Charles s. Smith SAID That the present from Bos
ton over the New-York Central Railroad much
less than from New York that th" NewYOrk merchants
could now wei afford ship their goods 20 the West by
way Boston. NJ. Dtpew, lie said rad not attempted
eP,n. In "ny Iyains8 NewYork should lee al.
lowed by the rlilr0ad compar' cs. In reply
Mr. Depew stated that prestL, advantage % BosOn
arose froh the recent cutting Of rates 10y he Grand
Trunk Railway II is TO put stop to ms salu ne
rrctOrs. We shall try 20 secure cq1i rates FOR New
York. II We can't GO that, We sLall CUT too" lap
The rtsoutou offered by Mr. smith was then passed by
a una. nous vote. and the following gentlemen we're
appointed 40 fora tle commit &c provided for by tle
Jacsson : schultz Charles = smith, Francis IL IhuTbe
CAali,s C. Dodge, tnd Benz inin b. snernan'