New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-28

simply because they we'll understood ttat tDe ulill,
cultlcs in the way of their abrogation lay peyonu
any power likely 10 be granted To any aroi.,asont -,
and because they understood tha,' ns ', nn how're
! fact the Commission was clothed WIN no ponmle
whatever Therefore must conclude that WHY. .1an
MIR. Vanderbilt says that he agreed 10 lea.e t d
question TO arbitration and 70 aDlie pN lho "o'
cIs,on of the commissioners, he has either made a
mistake or has up TO this time taken care 10 pelos
the matter to such extent that Is mas not oech
Mr. Edson did not care to criticise the decision OF
the Advisory Commissioners at length, as he had
not read their official report IN full Inc resn,t
is simply tax which this state has to pay III IL
measured in my opinion, by about the extent oil inc
rates favor of baltimore and Philadelphia. III
would be better at least just as well at any rate
Tor this city If the liieIenlal rates were aDTOeleu
and the city of New-YUrk to Ialse by taxation
The amount of money which il now pays lndi ectly
10 Baltimore. The merchants OF New-lorN
will not accept the award OF the ADVISORY COmhls-
SION. They will contend agnst dferental rates
they cease. AS 1t Is now. there are 50 ic neTchaul
here who can bring wheat from OHIO, Indiana anu
ILLINOIS at from 10 cents hundred poun9s ie7
than other merchants can do the same thing"
- If you can prove that Mr.. FINK says the pIac-
tice will be stopped general rates reduced" sug-
gested the reporter.
That may be-" replied Mr.. Edison, or 1t may
not be. j know that what have spoken OF Is done
to-day. make statement that do not know
10 be true. l cannot advise what the New-iork
roads should do this matter. But 1t seems To "A
layman that II is easy enough 10 settle me dllhcuiy
II lie roads honest IN wishing to settle IT, The
Baltimore and Ohio has shorter road TO baltimore
Than the route OF the New-lork roads to NewIfoTk.
But the New-YOrk roads have better
grades and other advantages and can
carry freight to New-YOrk cheaply as the
Baltimore anu Ohio can carry 1t 10 Baltimore. Lei
the Baltimore and Ono Railroad fix lis rate from
the est 10 Ba timOre-a rate which viii give u a
lar return and prOlt its capital. Then let that
DC the all other Atlantic seaport cities
III The Newlork roads can, as they claim them
selves carry freight to New-York at that rate and
obtain IaIr profit, let them do So Under
THIS arrangement the business naturally bound
tOr Baltimore would go there, and the
business naturally seeking New-lOrk would come
here. Baltimore then surely could not complain,
and the dIiierentiai rates would be abolished. II
tne New-Y0Gk roads cannot carry to New-Iork at
the Baltimore rate, Cnen let them carry at such a
rae as VIII pay them "a profit. rms plan would
sdbnlt the whole question b. practical test OF the
RESULTS OF which one could justly complain"
MI Edison did not think the commerce OF New
York would suffer by the continuance OF dIicren-
tial es. Whatever the agreement OF the roads
was, he did not think that tine New-1ork lines
would suffer the present distribution OF the east
bound tonnage To he mucn changed by the opera
uon OF the dnfeIentlal principle. Ii would not DC
their interest To do so, and in this
the merchants OF New-lOrk would ind their pro-
lection.