The New York herald., 1879-09-27
RAILROAD MANAGEMENT.
More Complaints Of Western New York Ship
pHs hgainS. D examinations
ADVANTAGES TO WESTERN DEALERS.
A Confidential Concession to a
Favored Miller.

BUFFALO n. ". Sept. &c, 1879.
The Railroad Investigation Committee met again
this morning. composed of the members as
yesterday.
n. G. Simons, of Buffalo, testifed:-I am grain
dealer and com mission merchant; have been for ten
years; deal very little in hour my business is
milling business; have from nifty to sixty mills
which furnish with grain; my customers inform
me that it costs them much TO set their wheat
from Buffalo to New York it does from Milwaukee
to New York; the mers that furnish are located
at Rochester Oswego. Auburn and Batavia;
ship loads; my shipments have
been from five to twenty loads. as I
can save one-quarter OF a cent per hundred weight
on the loading; think Buffalo the best grain mar
ket in the world; it is benefit TO have the grain
handled at Buffalo; you store grain in Buffalo
tor per bushel for forty days after the first
handling; that being seven -eighths of cent per
bushe. it costs less than two cents per bushel for
all handling; it is loaded in canal boats free;
think that the grain business of Bufflo has been
diminished millions OF bushels by the freight dis
ordinations; send my grain eastward by the
New York Central, Erie and the Northern Central
roads; the tariff grain is fifteen cents per hun
dred weight to Baltimore aud twenty cents
per hundred weight to New York; it is
carried from here to Canandagua by the New
York Central road and from there to Bait
more by the Northern Central road; the Erie
road from Buffalo charges, per barrel, to New York.
63i4 cents; to Narrowsburg. 35 cents to Owego. "a
cents; the New York Central road charges from
Buffalo to Auburn. 10 cents per barrel of our; to
New York. 531s cents these the schedule rates;
from Buffalo to Toledo. 10 cents per Darrell am
now getting orders from old customers who have
not bought OF me for years; they gave as a reason
hat tha rate hay
they do better at Buffalo.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Laning:-I did q very
large amount of business the frst years I came to
Buffalo, can't tell without looking at my books;
this year my business is ruined. caused by the
freight Determinations; cant tell how much bus
ness have done without looking at the books if
buy carload of grain charge 1 cent per
bushels for parties in Rochester Y cent? the last
shipment made to New York of grain the rate was
twenty cents per hundred weight: have not shipped
any this year, my theory is that grain will take the
cheapest route to market; Buffalo is the grain
centre the rate from Chicago and Milwaukee to New
York is about twenty cents per hundred weight
ii it pro rata rate 1t would be about sixteen
cents per hundred weight to Buffalo.
To Mr.. Shipman-More grain has come from Ohio
this year than during any other know Of the bulk
of tho grain that comes from Chicago and Milwau
kee is shipped by canal II there was pro rata rate
from Buffalo to New York we would be all right:
there is more grain consumed in the New England
States than is exported from Boston by steamer; the
additional freight charge to the West Is borne by the
! To Mr. sterne-George A. Whitney. of Rochester.
has a contract with the New York Central road pro-
viding that all grain must through his elevator.
Mr.. George 3. Mathews, of Buffalo. recalled by
| Mr. Shipman, and examined by him:-Have
! been fourteen years in business; purchased about
ten years ago the rs do now; the natural mar
kets for exporting Chicago. Milwaukee and st.
Louis; think they the for distri-
button to tributary markets; our rates in the aggre
| gate are a discrimination i'll our favor.
| To Mr. Il n We he ma a fOr
by the committee yesterday.
The paper then handed in by the witness.
MI Laning objected to its publicity, Us being OF
private nature. and considerable discussion ensued
between Mr.. Laning and Mr.. Sterne as to its being
given to the press. Chairman Hepburn decided that
it was of public nature aud it was given to the
press tor publication.
THE AGREEMENT.
The following is a copy OF the agreement
This agreement made and into this 18th day Of
March is7s by and between the New York Central and
and sShoskspt Mathews q The city Of Buffalo, party
rhs. party the par. hath promised
Transport wheat from the elevators in Buffalo reached
directly by said first par,ys tracks. such
ce 10 the mills which party may
Snsrer cents per further said rs party
shall and T a. %ss g anS Sw nS M to s
erty shipped sy thsm from their said mills a, Niagara
ali as afforded snd S ss pry q as the s ps,
PARTY at s
through rates via the route q the party % the ar.s
one, one.half per hundred pound. for mill
SSd SS tho asssnd"s .rs"spor'
snd Aaf ali " point. IN Se~ EnsaaS taxing
per- barrel aided or Hour and hvs cents per 100 pounds
@dded miieed grain provided however, and this
said second party SHALL regard and treat the agreemen as
keep tho upon the condition also that
nd ssSns e@ & a. S R S ass ssaa 10 10
ali point, in Now York Pcnnsy vania and New England
other rosies ana ,his agreement remain N
& {s"ri Which sna paS nav s be
by SIXTY days written notice from either party;
presents the day and year ir.' q soGye written IN
y T. 3 syl j : :. Il klfrsSe + ssSSe G. T. M.
sCuoELKoPf a MATHEWS.
Ibuy my barley principally in Canada: Bu falo is
geographically tavorably located for my business
I with western points. and more regards eastern
poluts: the opeu rate of NV product to New York is
fifteen cents per loo pounds Ii is the to Pha-
delpha and Baltimore: usually got the same rates
over either the New York Central or Erie roads TO
! New York, aud by their connections to the her
points named; have paid as high as twenty cents
within tho last two years; the rates to the points
generally the rates myself;
parties receiving from eastern points claim
| fvc cents less than from Buffalo; have
at times obtained special rates, generally on tmo
contracts; the principal object in getting these rates
being gain my part; felt tho Western discr
tion to "a certain cNtent ship generally via the New
/ York Central ana hudson River Hailroau; nave rep
resented that Western maltsters were shipping to
competing points at rate lower comparatively than
received TO procure tue special rates obtained;
am LARGELY Interested III scedstimothy and clover;
this branch OF business has been Disseminated
against more than malt large portion OF the busi
! that formerly came To tins city has gone to
western points; Chicago has a slight advantage
Bufilo in the handling OF timothy seed; during
the past three years thirty cent OF tho business
here has fallen OFF, at the present time 1t Is better.
To Mr.. Laning-This market IL principally sup
piled with seeds from Chicago; the clover seed
comes from Toledo.
To Mr.. shipman--Thc malt business is very ex-
tensive one at this point; the railroads have inn
! proved the malt business.
10 Mr.. Lanng-I have no f,ult to find with the
way have been treated by the railroad companies
| In transacting my malt business.
ROCHESTER, MILLS STOPPED.
Charles Bristol Vieie, OF Rochester, examinod--I
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