New-York tribune., 1879-08-26

those conderations to give them rebate OF 10 cents
from the guaranteed rate have offered the same rate 10
Others; never refused TO divide facilities Tue ottnaru ottnI
OIL Company do very large business. anu suost"n'''
use all the facilities. . , - NJ
Mr. scrne handed Mr.. Jewett The testimony OF Ii Mt;
O'Day treasurer OF both the Standard Oh COMPANY anu
the American Transfer Company, taken III tit
wanna investigation, witch was letter stating ' o
tne Ere ana the New-York Central Ko1ds pin 'n ,is
cents per barrel all crude OIL shipped over tnei
Mr. Jewet.-l dont NE 10 ~ tter trom O'Day
leIers. am aslcl 10 read TINS Ic'l.T lIo" r,,
dated February u 1873, az The oice OF me american ~
Transfer Company. Oh Cl.y. IL SAYS ueau'.ssI ~ M
have bern for many months leeeNnE liw g. , po i',
York Central and Enc Roads certain sums, III no ~
stance les man ~ cents lf, ns o nave read
toIs letter and II Mr ODay meant 10 say that me IRE
nnv 90 cents per barrel on all oil passing over It's ne
he states that which do not believe 10 Dc t'ue' ~
Mr. Jewett thought the explanation might be Lhat
perhaps the American Transfer Company mas Hhe oi
pipes. through winch, al Allegheny Cly, we oii H.
he Ere Road. aud 10 which O'Day might refer. lie
aid not know what The New-York Central Road pays.
He communicated with them on tde 54oecI a Ias
ala not know that the pipeline mentioned (Unedl wa
the only He wond state to the committee % Gi"l
fine Ene's arrangement with the STANDARD Com
pauy was, what they agreed 20 make rebate Ior,
toe extent of that rebate etc; bht hd Inco hncn
changes the rates with which he Was NOT Idmlar
than that il was very low Mr.. Jewett had heard some
years 20 OF an organ zaiou known as the Souln IN
provcmeu Company > never had any connection WIN H.
Q-Is your oil traffic carried under special arrange
ment, by which no bills are made outi Al So ~ u
without my Enowlcdge don't think true but II II IS
So done there Is probably sufficient reason for u;
don't know whether or not have schedule rate for
OIL
TIE SPECIAL RATE QUESTION.
Mr.. Jewett's attention was now called to the "joint
letter" OF himself Mr.. Vanderbilt on Especial con-
tracts"
Mr. Jewett-I understand Mr. sterne to say that state
in that oiut letter that have special rates on the
Erie Railway ash him to point me to the expression
lie points me to page nineIeen' second paragraph
don't ind any such expression
Q.-Do you mean say that special contracts do not
prevail on the Ere Al think there Is great uni-
formity Of misunderstanding rs to what Is meant by
special rates II special rates such have been rc-
ferrcd 10 here IN the tmony then thc response I'm
gard 10 New-Yor Central would not be true applied
10 Erie special rates, as uUder-tand tEcm do
exist tine Erl ROaj. A preferential rate Is always
wrong uips, there are strong reasons jlstiiyng
il; n special rate is simply rate distinguished
from tarIG rate, and one winch, gwen 10 a al
point is gwen 10 all dealing as be Ia M thai point 1t
is special as differing from arh rate there is no
special rate on the Ere B"'d eNrpi tAc Seusr gSthj
II We find that man engaged ~ eerlain rlaNs OF blS
brings the lRct 10 our nOtte tI"t on. sc.tuue
rates tend 10 emHrIash DIS business, VIC Mdht Ituuc
ton in that tariff applying 10 all IN the same business
We give II, too, without being asked Tor H. We make
reductions an along 10 CORRESPOND. lhis ls WLdi 'iu
special rates. II is only wncrc you prefer one man TO
another at the same poni, ahd dealing Hnaer Inc lne
same cltcumrtdnoes ana give MN uS' Ii4tf I4lf
than his ueishhor that YOU give preIerenlia,
10 be successful must be managed Just a. man would
manage hs business II man ON Its Ec is doing busi-
road accommodate nim even gt loss at INST, and
trust to his custom being profitable IN the end II
I
I .u,' a',e a., , crIngJ of ,r'i sIo1G 81 h.
charged than he who ships Two; of course, man
who ships twenty cars a week 10 "a more prohtaple
misfortune of railroad thar II has more large Gus
toners done believe IA making ans ciutrtu ln Gus
toners As 10 the cost Of transformation, Nj Jewott
Thought the actue cost could noe be arry ed at t de-
pend- on n many circumstaucesj what would BE- eX-
peusye one deyison OF r"ad void be low upon an
otucr; u can only be apprOXmated. He thought II
would be unjust Tor law TO forbid the Ncw-NorK Cen
tra charging more for haung freight from Rochester To
/
Chicago thought that the road could not afford TO
haul from Rochester al the same rate While the IOa9s
/ may be able 70 do local business at reasonable
rates they the beneh OF through business They
could MOI live without through business and must De
allowed 10 compete It, well for the benefit OF New
York City for the benefit Of the roads. MI JcWett
here stated the disadvantage III distance under when
various Western points. He thought would be wrong
il the NcwYorK Legislature were to make any laws to
would place them az Disadvantage n, 20 their rivals In
other States. An enactment by Congress or Board of
rir ms csfaIIs6.d ,r tbroush business ralroads
would theu be all equality. The Legislature OF
the ereut States could tlcn deal with local uuic az
circumstances would require, subject to general law
same as tue NeWYOrE Ceutras, and mat by water II
pool rates observed between trunk lines
understood as being IN favor OF the de
morazed state Of things Of past years. is in favor Of
opinion n5 Mr. vanderbilt to the increased facilities
rya roads enjoy IN Illadephia EaltiWore % ana ohep
supposed advantages ot the grade OF the New-GoIk Cen
Iai Road, nc stated tAat TIE PennsJ ,l yana
Road had advantage, IN that It's grades
were concentrated at one point. while Tie
New-Yors Cenua's GRADES were distributed over
unfortunate i its grades, advantages with regard
10 fuel more tnan couuterbalanctd IT, Inc NeW-loI
Central D. compelled 10 pay 80 OF "a per ton Tor coal,
whilehe Baltimore aud ONO takes Its fuel from he pts.
Jewct stated the through business the Erie Road TO
be rs follows THROUGH traffic, 81 per cent? way traffic,
22Gio per cent coal. 4Giio per cent.