New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-20
RAILWAY INTERESTS.

WORK OF THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE.
CONSTITUTION OF HE ALBANY BRIDGE COMPANY
DRAWBACKS TO FAST FREIGHT LINEs-A "PoOp
IN MILK FoRMED-IIIGH RATES TO CONSUMERS.
James H. Rutter explained to the Assembly
Committee, yesterday, the relations Of the New-fork
Central Railroad with che Albany Bridge Company,with
the and with the Grand Trunk Railway
The railroad aud the committee were considerably
amused by the testimony of a mlkdealer, from which
1t appeared that the city dealers and the farmers mad
formed milk pool" and deprived the consumer Of the
advantages of the reduction in the rates for the
transportation of milk by the railways.
Mr. Rutter said that the stock OF the Albany Bridge
Company owned jointly by the New-York Central
and Boston and Albany Railroads. specified sum
paid the bridge company for passengers and for
freight After all the expenses OF maintaining the
bridge had been paid the money remaining was paid
back the treasures OF the respective railroads. They
credited the money their passenger and freight ao-
counts. The elevator OF the NewYork Central at Buff
falo had recently been leased TO Whitney Twomby.
All the ighterage of the company except for grain,
done by John H. StaTin 1t a verbal contract, and
Mr. starin paid sixty cents ton. The Hudson
River Road authorized by law 10 charge three
cents per passenger per mile, but had taken adj
vantage OF the law. Mr.. Rutter read from voucher
book certificates of payments made to the Merchants
Dispatch TRANSPORTATION Company OF S1213 for May,
1876 and So 766 for June 1876. representing rebates
and Overcharges which partly account OF spe-
cia rate agreements. Many railroads, he said
stockholders in the Merchants Dispatch. The New
York Central owned majority OF the stock. lie did not
mean Mr. Vanderbilt owned il.
Mr. Ruter again reading from the voucher book, said
there a certificate showing that In May 1876, the
New-York Centras proportion OF overcharges and re-
bates due the Blue Line 81 AS "a and to the White
Line the month, S11575. He then said that the
NewYork Central would prefer not to make such draw
backs rebates the Western roads preferred this
al The frue
and the Central had to accept It. For instance in July,
1876 the Central paid to the Canada Southern, as fts
proportion Of Overcharges during that month"; S3032 TO-
The Grand Central Depot owned by the Harlem
Railroad and was leased to the NewYork Central Mr..
Depew said that the Harlem had been leased to the New
York Central since the lease OF the depot was made
The Harlem was merely" milk road" and its stock
Mr. Rutter-I have been nquring about the result Of
the late reduction III the tariff on milk on the Harlem III
response TO demands OF the farmers find that the
mddlemen - are the only ones that have prohted by
Mr. Depew-i would like to state that fifty miles be-
You'd New YORK the Harlem doesn't pay the expenses OF
Nj. RItter said that A. T. Stewart g. Co. had special
rates from factories at Eshkl, Caskil and Urca.
He would not consider that lie was serving the stock
holders OF the company he should put the rates 50
The Grand Trunk Railway always offered lower rates
get goods it did for peope wanted to send their
goods quickly to the West. and the Grand Trunk being
swiftly on Eas bound freghts its rates bet
ter with those OF the other roads.
PROFITS OF THE MILK BUSINESS.
Nelson b. Kllmer, OF Brooklyn, said he IN the
milk business. He paid 80 cents for the carriage
Of milk thirty miles the Long Island Railroad 40
cents the Erie for milk transported sixty miles
and on the Harlem As cents q for sixty miles. The
producer obtained Is cent more quart milk along
the line of the Harlem since the reduction Of rates The
milk-dealers paid cents quart or cents gallon at
the stations In the country. The same price paid
for milk the farmer that paid to bin before
the reduction but usually the rates for milk lower
IN Summer, aud the farmers would have been paid less
this Summer If there had not been reduction In the
railway rates. The effect OF the high rail
way for milk for several yeart had been tO slim
uate the production milk the city, 1t undoubtedly
bage. 10 have them near the city. The
pad the price now that lie did before the rcduc
ton of railroad rates. committee Of the farmers and
the dealers met IN this city In May and fixed the
Of milk for five months TO come.
Mr.. LoOmis-That is milk pool snt it,
Mr.. Kllmer-SO, don't think IL is We wanted 10
give the farmer opportunity TO make the price
Some Of the farmers don't sell their milk the
rates, but at "a certain understood price.
Mr.. LOOml--Ah, they have Il special rate. What do
you sell milk for
Mr.. KilImcr-From 4 to cents a quart.
Mr.. Loomis-What Is the cause OF the difference I'm
pricei
Mr. KillmerIt depends upon the quantity We sell to
people; and then somewhat on Its quality.
EX-Judge ShlpmaD-YOu represent the Kings County
MIX Exchange, do you mott
Mr.. Kilmer-I do. IL Is an association Of the milk
dealers We that we will ask consumers the
prices, and not compete with one another. or
ask the consumers the price for milk think they
Will bear.
The committee then adjourned