New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-23

supy a seat IN any drawing room car that may pe
sttac TO ths train without extra eha!g' tivs
pursuit Of business they md spenslble 10 plop
economy timr, and the psepsr anu suser ,ssx
fnSsneabe 70 those who travel ior pleasures and the
convenience they afford 10 The public sn9uin DC ,I, e
nishcl a cheapy possible. There WOuld seem 10 e
no pr0priejy in requiring sleeping Cur OmpInlcs W
charge less for Gdsng eeGn 1t N,.a hoteis Of
the and the advantage oi carriage ana sce
h,ned mig propery be urged as a reason or charging
slightly more IL Is In evidence that Hrstcas' passen
ger fare on the Ncw-Gurk Central ana hnosoh ~
Road illus dfawng-rOom slccpiug-car fare, J. less
than frstriass passenger any oher ROAD
in &c world except II be between competing points
After all thcse rates should b. determined not alb
strac.y with reference 10 e cos ana WhAt lne ser
npears that veufyfve rer cent OF ne buslncss Is done
IA the state Of Ncw-Y0rk and !he Iemahde! ~ Vtr
fates and IN Canada portion Of toe caoita OF TINS
company invested in this state IS ~ 100000 INC e.,i-
year ending March l. 1879 werS fTo0 49, ' NJ,
mated proportion of excuses IN the Slaio ul NeN
York SlTzgO2 OF. prott Of nearly ten pel cen %
The Pullman palace Car CoApauy o'aica
fnSd 'n,i.r "a contract Gat,d september 9, 1871 ami
with certain conditions conil4ujg H't-Vli 80 -
gets he Ele Road our cents n,,ie 10. 5YGi5
mile the cars are hauled fies0rn, JC"e" IN
reduction Of frs mileage from four 10 three cents lh7
6ol6ers Of the Ur,e Road uriusf ANY company could
af rd 10 furnish dIiwugroO cara ava sle' PING cars 20
be baued az Mileage OF three GEMS even 1DeF NeAo
keut locked and no pass myers carried ~ AL
For aruwlng-Io0m and sieepingcar I1res on me ERIE
road tsin0iy. pages Dol - 90 . - a.
The pa,seugertraic OF the Cehtfu iO"l Is i" ~
bic one It isin evidence that tie passenger u"ho ~
the EXC Road does not paw AND becomes pro- ~! on"
Indispensable adjunct IN the OPer",ph o. 'lv 1a
and tle transportation OF freight Toe Legislature ns
alreody recognized The proprcv OF T."
different .oaGs IN aerOrdauce WIN we fVH"., -, '
VARYING from TO cents per mle 10 each passenger
and # ms recognized difference il proper one tnese
roads are emitted 10 ile same cOnsiuci% W 49,
any attention which the Legislature may give 10
tne regulation OF drawing-room Ut s.eepns-ctf i"Ves'
EMPRESS COMPANIES
o,otr, ,aro. ds o1cLf 10 do
business does not seem 10 be we'll founded. Any road
could do the press business on It's own line easily ana
perhaps with economy thau 70 rcleSate II to Othr
paIties and by cooperation it might be done over al
roads This cooperation 1t may be III 9i 10 Qua u
Were al The roads in the State-Sated ny MI DeFeW
70 Oe seventy nunber-t0 do their own express pusl
ness there would naturally be an increased eXpehst IN
transferring from one colDahl 20 '1ne' inv, rho
doubtless prejudice the pUOlc interest by increasing ue
cost of service The advantage OF an tNpIess cunpaS
a. IN euohi NC one to send property over one or manY
roads the goods ali the while being IN charge o one re
express companies render 10 the public Is not at an ger
name The business Of sporlallOn' lhrf eoh'"oS
ARE sufficiently favorable 10 the railroads.
,uanrd mo Tacy are hound by contract reason
ahs rates ana their charges held in check by com
petition and also by the last regh nuts Wncn iu ~
about ha the rate Of specd OF express Hlhs' t9ec
Testimony, PIP. 3,365-4-OJ
STOCK YARD COMPANIES.
The Union Stock Yard and Market Company has the
exclusive control Of the terminal facilities OF The New
York Central under lease dated January 20, 1870.
Exhibits 3J0) And all cattle OrnNefeu III Nt"-l Oih
must ny the Of this lease pass through this yard
and tnnst nav the yarage Senator John r. Mcpherson
has the of the Erie cattle business undef
similar lease tExhmts p. 2G and then by agreement
The Who'll cattle business of the Port of NeTIork n-
Guiding the Pennsylvania ana the BLlImofe ana UNIV
since All cattle must pass through these yards they
become ,ccssary unit in the rOIie OF transportation
ought not to farm individuals or associations any
portion of their business which can as WEI De lraps
acted by The roads Inc oDlecioI 10 ICau l@i mn
ont its functions is that such lnslrumentallles nave
been fruitful sources OF abuse ana are usually
attended with ad9iIiOnal taA's upOh IansPVI
Collaborating differs fiOm wafehOuSlDg IN requiring
extra care, feed etc, for the cattle; ana iarOas cram
mat this is no part the business OF transportation
These leases are sufficiently favorable TO the roads
ore independent organizations nor oiheered or cohtiOed
by the railroads. They charge 40 cents per neaG on
cattle cents sheep and cents on hogs ana 7lO 10
Mr. Bapchtrd the assistant president OF the Erie
Road iesnh "a on that subject a. follows:
Q-Do yuunot think that 40 cents a mead ior Xaraage
nBd ghiug and 500 per ton FOR nay, Is lalhef an
exorbitant charge! A.-Ithink il IS
The committee are Of the same opinion.
See, also. testimony of John H. butcher PIP l'19-o|
SUBSIDIARY ROADS
The spuyten DuyvI and Port Morris Railroad is cap
Halzed at actual cost and leased to the New-York
Ceutral and Hudson River Railroad Company at
rental OF 10 per cent upon cost
The Syracuse Junction Road, Buffalo Junction Road
md other sima organizations admit OF no CRITICISM
II Is unnecessary TO- review the subsidiary corpora
tens aud inside rings tha nave Darnacied Tue Ere ROAD
turing large part OF It's existence ana maze lhe loot
hal of me street prey OF cgues and strikers used
lis erc, ard It's revenues IN reckless speculation in
properti,s no. cOnsonant with the proper iuhc-
iols q, afro I'd, weghting valuable franchise win
colossal that look 10 the future growth
and DEVELOPMENT OF the country Ior ~
The owner OF operations ana coal laDus at WDcD i
rcrrd as one of ire plumbers which started some
OF the OF the Erie Railway invested
The possessor Of contracts with stock yards and
branch lines. and much other less valuable property
own all It's aud other indispensable property OF
lis but lust to President Jewet and his associates to
stae that their trust they Inherited legacy OF
debt impaired credit and mismanagement that must
contnualy embarrass eir action and OF necessity in
some Instances. render their only course a choice VI
evils The investigation. however, fully esae lshes an
honest disposition their part and an earnest effort to
eKtncate the road from Its embarrassDents
ELEVATORS.
No railroad terminating in New-York owns any grain
elevators except the Centra and eievatng at its ee-
yators is practically free upon all goods accorded free
ngherage, which covers all exports, ana much else
The Erie has one in process OF construction.
The elevator management at Rochester calls for no
the elevator association at Buffalo is barnacle upon
the commerce ~ the canal, aud seems To nave beeh
organized for the purpose OF tolng tne commerce ol
that port TO the greatest possible extent dheIe are
,hiyour inednS no's snd has e inst on
pleted the construction OF anOther; thc remainder
belong To individuals. Twelve only are wOrklng
elevators The eevatng OF the port is pooled, 800
shares in the pool of winch the railroads nave the con
troning interest II makes no difference what elevator
does the work. oil get their respective shares or the
money earued. one OF these elevators has NOT been
the testimony built for the sole purpose OF corning
into aud receiving snarSin the pool. Exuacls from
The testimony taken by the cOmDtee fbe substance OF
which has been published - The TRIBUNE are here
given. .---
reduction OF tolls Is usually attended by an increase
of the charge for eleyatIng The attempt 70 cheaper
transportation by doing away with tolls upon the canals
inevitably result in failure so long as the entrance
10 The canal the point OF delivery are under the
control OF such combinations AS these
WAIERED STOCK.
The report then gOes speak OF the thTicetOd tale
NJ yaered stock Of tho Erie ana the NewYOrk Central
roads Ii says;
While some attempt made TO throw dlscredit upon
the testimony Of OF these Witnesses II shOua ne
noted that not particle OF evidence offered by
The eudng 30 correct or cOntradlc helr test