The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-01-23
CHE 8ullatia
DOWN THEY COME.


Another Mig Break il feishs Hates.
Specisl 10 the Cincinnati Commercial.
NEW YORK, Jan. 19.--For q number Of
days, says the New YORK Times, Wild IN.
mors ola break In freight rates, and sccu-
satlon that come OF the limos were cutting,
have found eager listeners on the part Of
those who have vainly hoped that this state
OF things might begin once more. Most Of
the charges were made against the Grand
Trunk railway Of Canada, which has often
been the leader In the past b, esks IN tariff.
The pool arrangement entered into last
fall provided only for the maintenanes Of
the tariff on frelghts leaving tho cities Of
New York, Boston end Philadelphia,
destined for competing points In the west
and scnthwest, without providing for the
shipment made from the local points along
each line, like for instance, Poughkeepsis
and Utica, and the New Yrok Central and
Hudson River railroad.
The effect Of this has been ielt hut aieht.
YIN within few weeks. owiDXto the fact
that large quantities Of merchandise were
sent west by the canal, which, owing 10
the impossible condition Of the roads In
the intcror, has not been disposed Of.
NcT. however. as the trade. gins 70 open,
SITTER settling the accounts for the past
year. eastern merchants, importers and
manufacturers are looking anxiouslJ about
tor channel through which they may ship
goods more cheaply than their neighber 10
the west. And every western merchant
comes east with his knife ground to cut
the rate aud kill the pool IT be eau.
To meet this the Grand Trunk railway
OF Canada has opened anew route, or
rather resurrected very old one via the
Maine steamship company steamers 10
Portlsnd, and thence by rail. They. OF
course, hlo to offer some Inducements,
anu, as near 40 can be learned, they have
made contracts for freIghts TO various
points In tNe west at rebate as follows:
OF 20 cents on first ela's, 10 cents on second
class, 10 cents on third class ano o to 8
IN fourth cia.s from the Chicago basis o,
he all rail poo, liner. -pss Hs rT
Beyond Chicago they use the rates of,h-
lines, the same a. the ill rail
routes,
There are, Their fore. these important
facts 10 be taken inio coz side alton In est,..
naling the influence Il thu, route 90 the
"poo" lines: First they have t. pay an
arb pary rate 30 the PcrtaDd ste amer
Second, they Can not pror lie Ut presel be-
You'd Chicsgo; and tuird. thu steamers
eave 90 y on Mondays AMI T ursd .ys, aud
are already 80 over rowdel tn t Oh the lat
rip clean, 1rsi-cla,- goods were actually
put In the cabin fer va OF room els,
" ere.
v" 's'turo remsins to he ole osed OF
'ho 'hat ~ VI ~ V~r "a 40. VA IAN -vt,,sI
'he ow rates from local poinIs Oh tn New
I TX Central railroad 10 the west II
that bi road, ia ord to compete
With The various canal utss, makes low
.ates from NV York to ,srions points,
aud thence TO the irks OF Bug abe |
aotthern lines In TIE pool on New York
reignt seize this opportunity to cut rates
% the west ON the goods, aud tae Gu So
1uence /, Tat as mueh 10 sixty per cent.
1as beea cut from the pool rate on goods
going from local stations on the New York
Central division. ~r Il
To be more explicit-that freight rom |
New York over this rdsl being from Coz
per 100 to given city in the west frea .
ocsl point, the rate has been made a. low
rs 24c per 100 pounds. Taking advantage |
If this fact, 1t 10 reported that house IN |
New York ships merchandise to q branch
n Troy, for IN 'tanee, At q small local rate,
md thence, without much trouble. direct
y west on very low rates, thus making q
'aving amounting to large profit early