, 1881-10-02
THE RAILROADS.
Vanderbilt crowding the Erie
from His Western Lines.
a Marked Decrease in the Volume
of East-Bound Freights.
r.]if that Vanderbilt Cannot lnjnre the Lake
Shore Freight Line.

THE gigantic contest DctNeel! LIE EitSleFn
,r,nk lines is getting iicrcer every day, and
the railroad managers all over the country
sra cettne alarmed over their future pros
,.acts All efforts 10 induce Vanderbilt to
T.cede from his position not to participate i'll
.nr meetings that have for their object 4 set
,1n,ne,t of the present difficulties have
failed. and all hopes OF Il speedy termination
1t the war have been abandoned. Nearly
averrbody is convinced that Vanderbilt is
dater,uined not to make peace until he has
hrourht all other competitors to their knees
.nd forred them to submit to his dictation.
Nr Garrrtt's caustic letter, all abstract of
which was published yesterday, hits VAN
dorhilt sauare in the eyes, and shows that
Vanderbilt is not waging war for the benefit
of the public by giving them low rates, but
"a drive all competitors out OF New York and
establish monopoly for himself. But
a1thougr everybody will admit that Mr.. Gar
rett makes good points, and that his position
is yet e5e Is Hot ng t5o 3Eom hse
tinuipg his bulldozing policy until he has
rained all the objects for which ne com
nmenced. this war. Instead Of CARROTS letter
causing him to reflect upon the errors OF his
Way, tits more likely to stimulate himto still
n,nre energetic etfofts to PLACE hilnseifln un-
d;sn,,ted control If all the New York busi-
1ess During tie last few days he has be-
couae more ugly than ever, anu he Is nowl hit
linz right and left. lie is now .lirectinE his
principal attacks against the Erle, which IS
competitor. It was announced yesterday
thai he mad given notice that the South Shore
Fast Freight Line, which runs over the
Lake Shore s. Erie, will be ordered OF
1a that he has decided 10 take the same step in
regard 70 the Erie Il North Shore and other
last freight lines that run over his lines i'll
connection with the Erie. Positive orders
we're given yesterday that the Erie q Aorth
Shore must also cease to do business over
tha Michigan Central and Canada Southern
after the ninety days notice has expired.
While this action may temporarily uecrease
the Erfe's business and increase the business
Of the New York Central, yet the Erie VIII
without Vanderbilt, Its new line viz the
New York, PENNSYLVANIA & Ohio and the
Chicago IL Atlantic IS beng pushed with all
rossible speed, and will be ready for business
early next summer. This will give the Erie
direct route from Chicago to New York as
short and available as any OF the Vanderbilt
lines But besides this the Erie will stu have
GOOD number Of Western connections aud
fast freight lines after Ianderbilts order of
Withdrawing his lines has gone into efiect
Line, which runs over the Great Western OF OF
Canada from Milwaukee; the Coinh,ciclal
Express, running over the Grand Trunk
to Buffalo from Chicago; the Eric & Pacific
Line, running over the Pan.Haraie ana l1d
Great Western Dispatch, running over the
Chicago i Eastern Illinois, Cleveland; Co
lu,nbus. Cincinnati & Indianapolis. and New
York, Pennsylvania i Ohio. Il also has the
nsy Waba: va Et1h Ks line Il aSa5 eonnefSn from
all Western points. The establishment Of
The latter line no doubt hastenel Mr.. Van
dprhilts determination to stop all bnSl-
ness intercourse with the Erie, as he
did with the Grand Trunk, at me neSlmhhg a9 IT,
South Shore and the Erie and North Shore
Lines, the Michigan Central and Lake shore
will have but three fast freight lines, ;ll
running over the New York -Cen1ral-tne
Blue Line, the Red Line, and the Merchants, N ).
before Ions Vanderbilt will also discontinue
the Blue and Red Lines, and will have all hls
freight business done by the Merchants Dis- rs.
patch. This has long been Mr.. Vanderbilt 5 OF
jet and hs 1naS ,is ESoa nran1s npnftns''DG Dj te
patch is a joint siock concern. principally
owned by Vanticrnilt, and gets large coiniiiiS.
sion on its business. The other tast-fre'gllt
lines are cooperative concerns and make no
profits, the expenses being borne hy. the yarl-
Gus roads over which they return; Therefore,
By retaining the Merchants only W. Van,
derbit largely increases his profits from ills
concern A.,
As matters now stand Vanderbilt has tue
best of the fight. having the most money anu
being able to stand the heaviest losses. be-
sides he enjoys nearly all the terminal iacii-
tiles in New York and forces all other !l1les
10 pay him three cents for ilghterage, when
gives him that mich OF IN advantage.
Still the aIti-N aNerhlt HHes stand Good
show OF coming out of this contest with ny
ing colors If they have only nerve enough 70
hold out during the winter. Whc1. Congress
meets next winter it will no doub: take actloll
in this matter aad pass lay wl'eh w eary Pr,
all the roads in the country have kong since since
come to the conclusion that Flnk's Dnollns:
scheme is decided failure alld VIII no!
rectify the evils from which the business
interests of the country now suHels
as was claimed By the opponents OF inc
Reagan bill, and they are now unanimous III
the opinion that nothing else than reason
able National law will put stop 10 tne rall.
road abuses from which this country mas
been suffering so long.
EAST-BoUND FREtG GHTSH1rMESTs.
Although the alleged freight blockade on
the Eastern roads is reported to have beer
raised. and the Vanderbilt roads are again III
the market for new business, vet there has
beer large decrease in eastbound freight
shipments during the past week. The total
shipments Of flour, grain, and provisions fol
the week ending Oct, by the six Eastern
roads from this city amounted to Ii. $50 tons
against 81, ,Osd tons the week previous; a de
crease Of il 100 tons. AS tile roads are tax
ing grain at from 10 cents to l115 cents pei
100 pounds. Chicago to New j ork, and noul
at still lower rate, shipments o4Ehs 70 fn 3e
vessels cannot compete with the railroads n
those rates and nearly gil the husiress l1; ll t9n
goes forward is shipped BY ralt. me =; pIli t,la
cipal cause for the light sti pments is = tha
the prices Of grain in the East are lower than
at Chicago, and consequently tue stun IS be
Ing locked up at this point Unless this con
dition of affairs soon changes the elevators
5e vii! soon be fq and tue se SSlefS 6e 81
also. that there is no Immediate prospect, t,of al
advance in est-bound freight rates keep;
back shipments that would be made ,[,o' now II
there was any danger Of a speedy advance
The following statement shows the amonn 1,n
Of -four. grain, and provisions shlpped ny tne M
various roads leading east from th1s CITY 1o'
the week ending Oct i:
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