New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-27
ALLEGED RAILRoAD 0VERCHAEGES
BUFFALO TRADERS TESTIFYlNG.
MUCH INFORMATION ELCIIrD REGARDING TIE
INTERESTS OF THE GRAIN. MALI AND PORK


falo, testified 7 Rrair-desler and commission
merchants have been for ten yenrs deal very little
III -four INV business Il milling business; ! nave
from fifty sixty mils which furnish with gran nv
customers inform that II costs them as much TO get
their wheat from Buffalo To Newlork as II does nom
Milwaukee NcwYork the mills that furnish are az
Rochester Oswego. Auburn and Batavia; ship IN ear
loads; my shipments have been five to twenty cars
loads as can save Il Of per cwt on the loading;
| think Buhdlo the best grain market In the world
think that The grain business of Buffalo has been d.
mlnished millions Of bushels by the freight discrimna-
tons. lam getting orders from old customers who
have not bought of for years they give reason
that the rates been raised ont West and that they
can do better ~ Buffalo. did very large amount OF
business the first years; this year my bust
ness f. ruined caused by the freight determinations.
On the last shipment made TO New-York of grain, the
rate was 20 cents per cwt.i have not shipped any
this year. my theory Is that grain Will take the cheap
rouIe market Buffalo is the grain centre. The
rate from Chicago aud Milwaukee to New-York Is
about y cents per cWt If 1t was a pro rata rate
fl would be ABOUT Is 'ents per cwt. to Buffalo.
To Mr. Smpman-Morc grain has come from Ohio this
year than during any other know OF; the bulk Of The
grain that comes from Chicago aud Milwaukee Ia
shipped by canal; # there pro rata rate from
Buffalo Ia New-YOrk would BE- all right. There
grain consumed III the Nrw-En gland States than il
ported from Boston ny steanesI the additional freight
charge TO the West Is borne by the consumer. New
NOrk makes The price dependent upon lis consuml-
lon and the demand abroad. | make discrimination
between retail aud Wholesale dealer. have moi 20,
any charter State OF Ncw-York to do ny bIs
ness do exercise the Iight 81 eminent domain.
George A. whitney. Rochester, has contract with
thc Sew-York CentIid Road providing that all grain
must PISS through hs elevator.
Chailcs BRISTOL Veie, OF Rochester examined: I have
been ruiucd by these ncight determinations. At
kocnester the following mills nave stopped merchant
Milling aud can't manufacture -four with tue fIcignt
Determinations against them; EwOOd Smith, n. A.
DAVIS L srn. AOsely 4 Medley, Boardnan. sherman
SON. Gerling B.othors Wilson Bond, and Charles Brs-
tol Vie.e.
George t. Mathews matster, II Buffalo. was recalled
by MI Snpman, and WAS examined by himi Have
been fourteen years III business; purchased about
years ago the same as do now TIE natural marAets
for exporting are Chicago Milwaukee ana 81. Louis;
thin they the Natural markets for distribution TO
tributary markets Our rates the aggregate dis
elimination In favor; have the paper that
asked for by the committee Yesterday Inc payer was
then handed ia by tue witness.
sir. Lauing objected to publicity being OF pri-
nature aud considerable discussion INDUCED
IN between Mr.. Ltuiug and Mr. SteTne to it, beng
gwen To the Associated Press. Chairman Hepburn de-
cided that II was OF public nature and II was given
the press for publication. Tie following is copy OF
the agreement!
Ths agreement, made and entered into this 18Th day
OF March. 1879, aud between the NewYork Central
Hudson River Railroad Company, party or
The first part aud ScnOolkopf Mathews. OF tire CITY
o. Buffalo, party OF tne second part wltuesSeti
promised aud agreed aud by these presents docs prom
leo aad agree 10 transport wheat from the elevators IN
Buff reached directly by saId first pary's tracks,
exceut at such said tracks may be oUsiructed
by ice the mills which The said second party
operate at Niagara Falls, al aud for the
rate Oi 4 cents bushe ahd further, that sad nrst
parry shall aud vii AT al tunes give. grant and allo"
To sid second parties as low rates Of transportation on
all property shipped 10y them from their said mills at
Niagara Falis. ANA favorable facilities and accommo-
the first part 10 the mills at Buffalo and Back
Rock ana also, That SAID party OF the first
part Will transport for said second party, all Of
their Eastbound NewYOrk freight at and for the price
or rate OF a. per cent Of the eurren, alil through
Chicago to New-Iork az !he time OF shilneni adding
drcd pounds Tor mill iced or grain ar technical charge,
provide for the incidental expenses attending local
transportation and viii transport theiI Iesht To- b"s
ton aud to all Joints IA New .kngand taking Boston
frcignts al the same rates a. to New-1Ofk win lOcns
per barrel added ioi hour ahu cents per huhuied
pounds added for mil feed or grams provided however,
and this agreement is made the express under
standing auu coullioh 'Lat We s"d SO lu p'I.s sh'i
regard tine agreement a. confidential. aud VIII
all reasonable precaution To Keep tue same secret,
and upon Tue cuhdluoh aIsO, WA. tlu h'couu
party sual ship by the first partys road al OF
destined i" ali pan,s in N.w-Yoik. Pcnnsylyania ami
New England reached by sald nist party dtccily or ny
shall ne and remain IN force i've wears and fol-
lowing the first day OF septcIuner, 1875. after which
period /, may terminated 10y sky udys "Illeh notce
from either party
Buffalo il geographically favorably located fer
business with Western points, ana more as regards
Fisefn points. TIE open rate my product TO New
York Is - cents per 100 poundsi II is the
saline TO Philadelphia and Balumurei usually
got the same either the Ncw-York Contra
Erie Roads To NewYork, and by their connections 20
tn OTHER points NAMED have pnld high 90 cents
within the last two years Am largely interested IN
s,eas-tiMohy aud clover; this branch OF business has
been Disseminated against more than malt a large
portion Of tue business that formerly to this city
vantage over Buff i" in the handling OF timo-
thy seed; during ,be past three wears 80 per cent ~
The business has fallen fallen oil; at the present
time better. The malt business very extensive
one tnis point; the osds nave improved he mat
business. have no fault To find with The way have
been treated b' the railroad companies III transactng
my malt business . -.
ned ~ follows: lie was rht.k'u III oHhd "a
ton business The throngn rate on passenger rac from
Bua.O Albany il s6 90 and the combined local raits
are 81 cents ess; before the II was So, ana later
"a tax imposed on the Railroads, aud il'y ras lie
W Hayward. OF Buffalo. wholesale grocer, was sworn.
lie sa,di Di-cIlniu" ions hurt my b1sinessi nte
vearn "A could ship the lake from Buffalo 10 thi-
cdgO and thence t. eaboard points within cents per
hundred weight cheap a. suirmeuts could DE naur
f.om Chicago 10 scaDoard points, my cheese trade
WAS mucn larger years ago tBan IL NOW l., the lhihs
"a Ia me Europe N xpnrter- visiting the danny
districts aud buying DIRECTLY IRON them y the freisnt
DETERMINATIONS the Chicago ana MILWAUKEE, merchants
co,lu Duy cheaper IA New-YnIk Ciy iLau Bailao
clans could. have applied for special rats, but did
moi set theI becsuse the railroad folks said mat mad
~ low rates one wuO suipped by the caf-l0ah.
There are Town who nave beter rates iroh New
York TO Buffalo snIp the Erie Road never got
"A special from the Ere Road the present rates
over Erie Bosd. mann ~ 20 a"d 20 cents Tor tnird
and class, and 80 aud 80 cents ON first and sec
Ond class.
10 ST. sterne-Mr Blanchard never told me that he
d}laucDardD gave 10 suII,h 4 LLpnan, Wholesale gro
Gers al Buffalo, he following rates 30 aui SO cents on
FIRST an scconi-cas- p on thru aud l3is on ourlh'
MIR blanchard told that nad as low rate as any
body else
lows 20 eslie butcher ana packer reside ia
Buffnlu ia a place my business -Iilp
auuut teen "a ~rtk snip to Nrw-iOih
Ll,.rpuu aud other l.C,- tue rate 10 fuiadciphl" -
nlcucl than - New York cannot compete Win the
western man on account Of thr DISCRIMINATORY II hls
rate Was higher could compete and make goOd prohj
my business ba, ruirI, nom ntse fTcign d-cilmh"-