The New York herald., 1879-09-24
FREIGHT CHARGES.

COMPLAINTS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NE"
YORK MERCHANTS, MANUFACTURERS AND
FARMERS AGAINST THE RAILROAD MANAGERS.
ROCHESTER. N. Y. Sept. %. 1879.
The Railroad Investigating subcommittee con-
tnued its sessions this morning.
Mr.. j. f. Gluck. Of Buffalo. appeared counsel
for the New York Central and Hudson River Rail-
road
The first witness called was Mr.. Patrick Barry, Of
Rochester. On being sworn he testified II am
nurseryman; the name of my firm is known as the
Mount Hope Nursery; am large shipper; ship
from two Thousand four thousand boxes each
year: the present rate to New York is forty cents
for small shipments seventy-fve cents, and by the
car load twenty-five cents; we get our rates from
the agents: applied Mr. Villas for special
rate: ship by the Erie road the rates the
same; pay the schedul" rate; did not know that
special rate could be obtained ship at my risk;
the railroad company have always done the best
they could for they furnish transportation very
promptly for us now; the canal is too slow; the
railroad is too slow for business; we are
compelled to ship many Of our goods by express.
Cross-examined by Mr. Gluck-The rates have
been reduced during the last ten years; they used
to be eighty to New York and forty-fve cents
to Buffalo.
To Mr.. sterne-when WANTED extra despatch I
goods "perishable." but they are not. The express
rates are enormous to New York.
DISCRIMINATION.
William S. Carpenter sworn:-I am farmer: I
reside at Big Flats. Chemung county. the line of
the Erie road; raise grain. wheat and mostly.
and feed it to cattle; buy cattle at Buffalo, the
Erie road charges me $40 per car from Buffalo to my
place. know Of parties at West Junction. six miles
east of me, who can got rate of $40 per from
Buffalo to that place; also of private individuals
Welsburg. twenty eight miles of me. at $40 per
car: the rate from Buffalo to New York is S22 per
car; they charged me S65 from West junction to
New York; drive my cattle from my place to West
Junction; l know that the rates from Buffalo
New York have run from 81 to S75 per carr have
not been able to ship much. because the rates are
against me: have felt the determinations for the
past fifteen years. don't believe in the doctrine Of
special rates have paid "yariage" at New York; I
high but submitted to it; go with my cattle, I
get free pass down the cattle train: they ship
cattle from Buffalo to Waverey. Pa. at s35 and
allow the shippers to ride free on their express
trains; the price oats from my place to New York
is twenty-one cents per hundred.
Cross examined by Judge Shpman-I ship from
two to four loads of stock year; don't know
what the rate on cattle to Philadelphia is.
SPECIAL RATE
Bracket H. Clark, worn:-l reside at Rochester;
am manufacturer OF slaves; have been for twenty
two years; have done much shipping by the canal
during past years; ship to New York, Jersey City,
Yonkers and Williamsburg by railroad: have
tract for special rate this year at S25 carr got it
got the special rate the average rate for the past
ten years $40 per car; realize about Sc, 900 q
year on selling the refuse.
CrOss-examined by Chairman Baker:-The cooper
business is not as large it has been because
tue milers have not ground as much wheat, and
therefore did not want barrels
UNIVERSAL COMPLAINT AGAINST THE COMPANIES
j. A. Hines who testified at the last meeting in
this city, was recalled He was shown some freight
bills by Mr.. Sterne and identified them, and
they were admitted as evidence. He explained
the bills and showed that determinations were
adn nit,fa rrnf <lceD
ter millers have to pay higher rate; the New
York Central road gets $40 for carrying lbs barrels
Of -four from Black Rock (Buffao) to Troy.
against $40 for 100 barrels Rochester to Troy;
we can compete aud make money il we have as good
rates as the Western men.
He was crosS-eXamined by Judge Shipman. but
there was nothing new elected from him.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Gluck in regard to his tes-
tmony concerning the bills that put in evil
dence The amount OF wheat raised in this State
would furnish about two and half bushels to each
person in the State by the large shipments Of
Western wheat coming into New York State tho con-
sumner is enabled to get it at less rate than If he
were dependent upon his two and half bushels; N
the first place, pers) could not get along with
two and half bushels. and if he did not get it else
where he would have to do without it; but the case
is not that; we must have it from the West;
would get it from the neighboring States Canada
To Judge shipman-I have imported wheat from
Canada
TO Mr. Sterne-The freight charges from the West
have, hear. reduced the price of wheat here; un-
derstand 1t to be a universal complaint that they
cannot compete vita the West account Of the dis
ordinations
A FARMER's FIGURES.
A. G.. Newton, sworn:--I reside at Parma, n Y;
am farmer and raise wheat; have noticed a change
in my business of late, which attribute to
the competition of the Western men l sell
my grain at Spencerport to the shippers; 1
don't pay freight on cattle; / buy of the
dealer only half a load at the time the deduc-
tions products subject to competition
$780, 600 cwt; according to the OF 1875 there
were 5,S59 farms, averaging 563 cwt. to each farm,
and with five per cent per cwt. change Of rate of
freight will average S2S Is to each farm; in 1874
and 1876 SIS 500 900 the assessed valuation OF
the towns OF Monroe county, averaging about
$4,000 to farm. which, with S2S 10. the Ave per
cent per cwt change of freight rates equals
one per cent on each averaging investment.