The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-13
MILK DEALERS EXERCISED.
ASKING THAT THE FREIGHT CHARGES
BE REDUCED ONE-HALF
Thirty Cents per Can OF Forty Quarts
Enough for the RaIlroads-Proposingt to
Carry the War up to the Legislature.

Thirty Cents per Can OF Forty Quarts
Enough for the Railroads-Proposingt to
Carry the War up to the Legislature.
Many milk dealers met last evening In
Clarendon Hall for the purpose of expressing
indignation against the railroad companies.
which charge one cent and half per quart for
carrying milk to Now York. an average distance
OF only about fifty miles. N. B. Killner. in
stating the case said that the strong arm Of tho
law is necessary to force from the railroad cor
poratons the justice they are unwilling to
grant TO the producers of and dealers in milk.
Present charges for milk transportation are
sixty cents per can Of forty quarts on the Hud-
son River and Harlem roads and nity-hve cents
on the Erie road-the latter delivering in Jersey
City. But the distance It Is carried averages
only about ffty-nve miles. All other goods are
carried at lower rate. Milk. which should by
reason OF great weight and small bulk.
be classed among fourth-class freights.
actually pays double per can what itwould have
to pay II classed among ilrst-class freghts and
this although II is shipped in twenty can lots by
whole train loads. Chicago merchants can ship
provisions to Europe. distance OF 1000 miles.
at sixty cents per hundred. but IL costs nearly as
much to send milk one-eighih Of that distance.
Milk transportation yields $1,000 per diem to
the railroads running into New York. or total
OF about So 600 900 per annum. Of which $1,000
600 is clear profit When the milkmen's repre-
scntatives went up TO Albany last year to pro-
cure some amelioration OF this condition OF
affairs they found that the railroad corporations
had already on the ground twelve agents to de-
frat them, and II was current that the defeat OF
the bill for the reduction Of milk freights cost
the railroad companies $9OOOO. This winter IL
Is proposed TO present bill Tor the reduction OF
the tarif on milk to thirty cents per can, aud it
ls 10 be put IN the hands OF Trustworthy men.
who will not barter away the milkmens rights
i9r the, railroad money; TO urge its passage.
Every four quarts used by family In New
York or Brooklyn he said, have to pay tax OF
SIX cents to the railroads Tor ansportation Mt
present and II is To the interest of consumers to
have this reduced. THE sun. he said had
taken up the subject intelligentlvand earnestly
and he hoped that others would follow It's ex-
John Livingston said that in view Of the gene
raj depreciation in values IN tho last ten years.
1t Is absurd tor the railroad companies to charge
as much for the trans sportatlOn OF milk now rs
they did when gold WAS at 2S5. The railroads
he averred had used their power 50 mercicssly
against New York in the matter OF Injurious
determinations in freight tariffs. that heavy
shippers hau found II profitable to send their
uged that ireights should De charged pro rata
according To distance. and averred that county
committees ot both the Democratic and Reuuh-
licau parties throughout the state mad instruct
ed their representatives. IN the Legislature to
strive Tor legislation TO that end. The ram road
were made up in Forty-second street OF tools
oil the corporations, as was sufficiently appar-
ent from the appointment Of Prsscou-an
trail RairOad-to thu Chairamnship OF the House
Committee and Magner-Ol palace sleeping
car fame-to the Guardianship OF the Senate
Committee. Now the Speakrrslip OF the next
House is a SUBJECT OF eager contest between
Hustled. Avord, and sloan. and the latter only
has promised. II elected. To appoint committees
Tor the peoples Interests ana not exclusively
for those OF the railroads.
the following resolutions were passed:
Wherois The transportation OF freight always has been
and always wili continue 70 be matter vital impor-
nectcl win tie cost uf dam living. aud
wa. ~, ihe dts lcriminauon tat Is made Asanst tho
ircishs and from the Wes by tho various railroad
ihcir having with and d6ing the 6usines.
Tor tiis great met oils should call oensufe from
rh.,,.. f4e lrealgr discrimination made BY the NV
Ha,eu. ami tie Erie Railroad COM an :. IN ht carr.
mik by their ehafgns nnn hve times a. s-taf as they
ask iut Wanspg un. any other afucy U uSr we-ht ami
done the p,oplc tut decc action by every peiso Who
Nas,,i, mass OF it, ciuzeus assembled in
this public manner, deem u and proper o pas,
rrsoluuous oondemn.ug the acts ot u,.c unpnnciiicd
corporation trusting that this iniuaory ste may lead to
R,'or-'i That demand of the several railroad cor.
Poisu@n. ushJoi'ins ia. l9r tne purpose oi delivery
NE general reduction ol All cNpcnditurc and especially
the expense of operating ralroa, lhat ihe, reduce
knowing that At tnat prcc tncy would be well com.
R.-t-f That We demand Of the coming Legislature Of
an,,e nnd Anu S,iy'Sg o f s'rs nspogrs q he
counties. mat uey tnact a Law pTohiuiuug them from
B'-,.d That he journals Of these cities pro.
ss 20 d. me 2fsat eancA"rs Of the pub c that We ear
this matter ct uik lreishiage publish the same in
tue end that the leople may b, aWaA,ngd 10 a uilcr
10 more united acuon To remedy this great evil
Mr.. Howell told the story Of the Erie Railway
Company attempting 10 putu lie price of mlk
transportation in 1886 To one cent per quart.
and OF It's backing down from the attempt wncn
the milkmen showed bold front, aud resolved
10 raise the price of milk. with the Information
to the public us the reason therefor. that It WIS