New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-29

THE TRIBUNE sometime ago announced that rail-
road matters in the West were less harmonious than
they seemed. Time seems to have only widened the
breach which then existed. While the pool OF rail-
roads west and southwest of Chicago is maintained,
by which the rates between Chicago and the Mis-
souri, River are bound by a cast-iron rule the cut
ting of rates to and from other points that in
competition with Chicago has become so serious
that The Chicago Tribune complains of the great in
Jury which is thus inflicted the trade of Chicago.
The Tribune editorialy says:
1.-THE Chicago and Northwestern, the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific, and the Chicago, Burning
ton and Quincy Railroad Companies have united IN
pooling arrangement and have established rates
to Chicago which are positively prohlDltOry OF az
traffic 10 and from this city over these lines On al
freights from the East to the Missouri River the
rate is 80 cents per hundred less on all routes that
avoid Chicago. That Is to say, merchants IN Omaha
and elsewhere on the Missouri River and in Iowa
who purchase goods IN Chicago have to pay large
advance for freghts TO all these roads on what the
freight on the same goods would be If moved from
some other point than Chicago"
Tins discrimination against Chicago is similar to
that made BY the trunk lines against New-York, by
which the Western buyer of dry goods obtains a
rate from Baltimore of from to 10 cents per 100
pounds less than the rate from New-York. The
Tribune saws the discrimination against Chicago is
not confined to West-bOund freights, but is even
more astounding in the Of East-bOund freg gifts.
In q recent article ii says:
=" For some time past the rate on wheat from
Omaha 10 Chicago has been 80 cents per 100
pounds and to-day Nov 25l it is to be advanced to
40 cents; the rate from Chicago East is 80 cents
per 100 pounds, making 20 cents from the Missouri
River to the Atlantic. Considering the present
price of grain this is even more than conhscaton.
The grain itself will not bear the cost OF
TRANSPORTATION. At the same time the rates
from the same points to Milwaukee, 81.
Louis Toledo. Peoria, and other points outside
Chicago. are while sufficiently remuneratye,
comparatively low. The Wabash Road Is an indie
pendent road, which fixes its own rates and to COM
pete with that road the Northwestern, Rock Island,
and Burlington and Quincy Roads have established
rates which prohibit any grain being sent 10 CHI
eagO, and enable them to do a large business COM
peting with the Wabash In ether words, the pool
prohibits trade 90 Chicago, leaving TO ship
pers the alternative 10 send elsewhere than
Chicago, or to hold their grain until spring
This combination of the pool lines
1s in full operation and our merchants, who are
thus openly, aVowedly and braZcnly deprived OF
thelr business, submit quietly ana say never
word. Whenthe rioters last July forbid the run
ming OF trains and for the time arrested all frame,
enasle was general demand for the lnteTpQsiton
VI ,he armed force Of the Government; but wherein
nas tne outrage greater then than now pTaciSed by
chona me- great roads. which refuse 10 carry mel
- .s 70 and from Chicago except at rates equal
~ iuo Yaine OF the goods transported Is the
ny .nese railroads against Chicago any less
~ lnah the strike against the railroads by
present refusal to do business with Chicago in
enueu as u Is 10 drive trade from this city TO other
points, more scandalous and infamous than the
otnerI The laDOr strike was the result of n Niey-
ance greater or less, and the workmen had no other
means OF redress but in this case there is no gTiey-
sbce chicago has done nothing to provoke these
."Aus' anu the present attempt to cut Chicago of