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

Engineer and Surveyor are Criticised Inc Dill Oh he
committee 10 expected to remedy defects in the present
laws ID relation 10 these matrers.
DETERMINATIONS.
rpr WHOLE SUBJECT OF SPECIAL RATES REVIEWED
The charge that the railroads Of this State dlscrm-
mate against the citizens Of the state ana III taVor
OF Western and foreign producers, is fully proven
bv the evidence taken Tho charge that they dscrim
nate against certain localities the state compared
with Others is fully proven. The charge that they dis
crioipa-e IN favor Of certain individuals az compared
with others in the same locality. IS fully proven.
Every man who pays the tariff rate is Disseminated
against when any man Is given special rate on u sini-
lar shipment.
The tariffs Of the several roads all recognize distance
IA control ne element, and in ease do they make
The lop or haul coat less the shorter They conform
generally 10 the popular conception OF what railroad
tariff ought 10 be- Special rates conform to no system
and vary without rule, and OF these exclusively we no"
speak special variation Il the schedule rate made
alike TO the general public, and without Discrimination
The committee aud, made and in force within the
period OF wear, number ~ special contracts on
liz Central and Hudson River Road. ,imlted by one
raiirood ueore nc FIX thousand The nu'n-
sor cn the Enc very much less, though nc pflcce
OF giving tncr the same. Upon these roads ana a
other roads, SPECIAL rates were gwen upon ulne con
tracts. and many upon sng'e shipments an ln AT i
stances hey vared III oren rate so the adv OF
the party oo,aian2 rae ept.lel me Ire+ ~" nm
made secret secrecy being expressly or mpueoV part
OF the agreement
rfe however
70 do have tailed 10 ciic any prncpe RUE or critic
ron limitation IA acc t'an0s p" az "n.cl C'' No.
when N, article could net henr ne tdfh fit fputg
COOS moi con o uOr regularity ~ sA pmct. Tor sItcti
rae, ale gwen SINGLE shipments ant o. parcels as
we'll as car or tra u i0tds.
gr onda,.n Assistant General Freight AGENT o. tbe
Ncy-Y3-t CcutIt To- tdoo TESTIMONY, J.. ~ Ail
special rates IRE even 10 "i p,'",'' tiV IT,
variabiy given when 0skcd Cra'im0hyi p. l'9' re
NtV-Norh 10 HYf'cr-f, ''d ~ ftl c'h' VI ll'
from NrwYurk 10 Cther points "a done on sp'ih rate
We arc I'D hii every apl.calion IS 1aaaS ~ 49,
ard aep ns u2on ihe judgment OF he otccr TO whom
tur application !s Iladr W"c,rr Speelll s'nuVi"h De-
~ see 1ow this might depend upon the prindte "a the
tlticr OF Presidents Vanderbilt; and JeWct 10 the
committee (Ies mouv. y. 40 D. aid down the rue on
.rrIr'ir lts production. As 80 the manner ~ which
thtsrrI" is rct sec Mr. Goodman ticsum'ny. Pr
A. gTl Mr. I'm. ter. neral traffic mauacer Of me Cr
tr r I'D mp $50. also testimony OF MI Is 'Nchhri
what an article viii bear Il % u ceria ext'ut gu
mole cons ~, voro,,a noe, Hons rotativ so by
the Government ia imposing lis revenue tarh- lhe
nc ,', trt-rveres and Injuries are iaxpd Simply
because they hear it and thu comforts OF the 0pe
Jily A. H. during war Of rates. wheat rrlcd
from Chca-o 10 NewYor for 10 cents uer hunirHd IN
Angus % WIS pat mp 20 ID cents, " uNtS l'to. A
sLnrt Fnr,nenn harvest created an unusual demand
q bouni n harvest here created an extraordinary sup
p,,hc,fd was faxed 10 tie utmost The rates were
rr1Jraiir raised from - cents, in August. to 40
cents IN NoysmDer n cost the roeds just much
haul 100 pounds 0i grain IN August rs ~ November.
Tine fnfr va. raised simply becau-e tnc condition OF the
market aarruutcd " ana the product cnuld benz IT,
II would Doe difficult to make q clticlem upon thdt
raise which public Juagmcnt "oud 'u?t bu We nr'
distinctly told that public interest PLAYS an uSlgin-
c.ni role In the theatre OF railroad management II
at bcst IN, servant waiting upon the lnte est OF the
sockhodrrs. The consists IN cxTrc -ig a CEN
sorslnp the business eniH OF me community SC
crcy ttrary and uuCquniy Varying rai, =, Duldlhg
up mis- developing tuatnot only pcio ming the proper
'unct ous of transportation o. ,nAisS lup oonstucIA
tion the probable possible proht ~ snipmeht hnu
adiustiug their rates ACCORDINGLY. II me SUPP Is
likely 40 make large profit. they compel him To divide;
II the Il small one, they nri'Iihlne "hr'I
The m.uG shall be- made not. Nhcther II shau
result in profit or O>', anu tue amount Oh pFoht OF
inns. uuder this system OF management and this
method o giving rates, :. cycrF mcrcndn. every man
uiacturcr every shipper, and through mem every maj
vidual the $500 miles OF railroad IN TINS sHte,
WITH itsfyr hundred millions 81 chPlti h'"7hi"uP l
tne uoAtr OF these corporations Cuncitae their gOOt
will court ther favor aud favorable rates follow
incur their hostility, ana tie mar-in OF tnelt
nix TINS he. been w.ll Illustrated in the
c,urse Of th Investigation Not shipper would tes-
ufy vount rv.how'yrr freely he lsIt "a III prlHde,
bur Insisted beng suhpmnaed and put 10 the ught
of bciu dragged before the Committee ana c'Spe led
o. answer TIE letter Of the Produce Exchange 20 TINS
committee iu response 70 Request l"f l"cl" Auu ho
nation 20 and 10 tne Investigation. well illustrates Tins
fcclug Gcsurouy, pp. 81 and 3'J
FEw ILLUSTRATIONS.
4 NOR cxrcme Illustration ot u.scr!minationi against
the state could not be found than IN tn" history Of the
81 lnd9rd OF combination. already gwen.
H. the examination az tuo Rome. Waicrtown and Og-
den.bure Railroad Gg ". and D. ,timony, PIP. 1856.
IL the following:
special JOINT Ratcs thc -Four Cas>es II Freight IN
Force January >. ISIS ir1n "a. York ana Boston.
not CANADIAN FREIGHT.
To Canton. P.;sda'n. Pot .d'u Junction. oldeusourg