, 1879-01-13
RAILROADS,
THE NEW YORK BOARD OF TRANS
pOtsTArtON,

Trads and Transportation Of New York, held ia
that city last Friday:
The Executive Committee In It's report re-
fcFtcll TO tho SUCCESS Of lis Efforts 10 hays tIe
Belt Line uAetl for the transportation Of freight,
a..,l rcgrctte.l that, with the exception of tle
White Star Line, no canNectlon witt tn. ptors
had been tHa(1e. which inJl:atcd that The aeser-
tim Of tho ratroaha thut tho lack Of this prtyt-
lrge was ono cause 0f their discrimination 10
rates in favor Ut nsher c!tlcs wna only pre-
text. Arguments VIII, committees fss,m other
Commercial bodles IN IN effort TO estabEsl, rates
and clAssitlcntfons 50 lllAt New York might Be
pcrmsnenttv PLACED on an equality with utllcr
scaboard cities, Il was clnin1ed, had pruveI Of
no nvali. The Committee docs not feel .lis-
coura4eJ, however. because Of the defeat Of
the Hallway Commissioners bill IN the f<ee,s-
laturo year sitter yeart mud Intends to present
another bill this winter.
+. u. Thurber. of the Committee on Ral1war
Transportation, presented q rcpurt. I'm Tic
qucstIun pt the btlis now hetore Congress 10
regulate tutcr-Statu cuIntner,r, II was stated
tt,At while Sees. aud 2, with pruytio that
shipper than another under like circumstances,
nrB fair and desirable, tl1cy do tut % iar
enough, because shipper sending nine ear
loads Of ftclght might be compelled to pay
enrloade, because tho services were not J" likc.''
IT. wnud bG best that there should 10 Btanl-
ard OF quality established. Sec, 3, which PRO-
htbIts cuta hiuattunt ur ppuIlng 0f ire1Khts, the
COMMITTEES believes will bc npposcl l,y tie rail-
roads aud atl persons who hnvc invested IN rail-
road securities on tho present int1atcd basIs.
1t also sA,s tllst tho w1sdsuI 0l Scr. j, iltai
more shall not he charged for tranyportuuf fur
sno1lsr than for iYnesr re- distance" T. tli.puted
allcRs that In so1!sn cases thls provision wouid
prevent tho marketing Of surplus prolucts
which must necessarily be carried at a Inv rate,
Tile publication OF post'ng Of rates md fa,es, az
provided In Sec. &, IL declared desirable, and
une that can b. objected to only by tlosc who
seek to cvado the PROVISIONS Of shs Inv concrrn-
ing equality. Two illustrations were given to
posed. ODe was the memorial to Congress
etcucd BY tho New York h,crrl,ant.. protcsl.Iu
against the rom mhuation Of tho PacifIc 1saIroads
and the Pacific Mali Steamship Company, III re.
latton 10 frsights 70 tbs Pacifls Coast: md the
other NJ, article In the Tribune uf Dee up-
der tho heading, Instances Of Reduced Rates."
In conclusion, d resolution was alortcd de-
clarinR that some measure, s1ch ns the bill TO
rcuulaie Interstate cotnmcr,r, Is absolutely
tSat the magnitude Of .c inyuiyc, IT. !.
70 great that competent Board Of Co,nmts-
sIoncrs Should be appointed to kupcrnteud The
operations Ut such law. nt,.t from time 10 time
to recommend to Congress- measures necessary
JOIN +. uenry, In presenting I. b. Thurbcr's
rcsol,.t .ttuns OH tl,c sugar tariff. said there
seemed to be sumo we'll orEanizcl effort to
oryak up tho suxarrcln!ns interest ot tho eoun
Wy NnA kaAL - 4bAAt AGafNA tAVIlEltf anu
Excitement had bccn caused 'rhr resolutions
declared tARt tho question VI change IN Tho
tariff On sugar, now pendtn9 in Congress, SHOULD
bc settled on Its neTlts. without reference to tbs
charges OF fraud and a.lDIlrrattpa which
Interested persuuh lave sought tn connect
with 1t, each Of whtl. should be investE-
gated and decided lndepente'tly; that the ad.
aissloo oi hlen Etaae augats ~ ths satna Fate OF
sr.o,, n Vm 3n;s,sr W. uu,uss 70 an
loboF AM! canlta): that Cuu.r.sa 4ho,tlI III a
ratu according 10 value, or take OF ali duties ou
sugar.
ne sesou.ioh o. ananAs 10 WI IT.; sandefb'!t
w". oftcr rnnsiI"r,%ic aIs.n..tn H. a.I I., ME-
&. Hammer stated sh4t Ic vas not 40 certaI.'
TINT great benefits to tho transportation inter-
csts Of this clty would result irusu surl. linc,
rs the house hu was connected with Ind applied
iur room una was informed that arraI,Y eIarnts
could only bc n,aie with the nCcnts In CHI
cago. W. II. Wiley said TINT tic lIno existed
n,ure IN tmaxinatiun thun anywhere elsc, az the
vcsscla were chartered for return irci.hts inter
bringing fruit frou tho Mediterranean.
John i. Henry said: "1f we wait until Mr.