Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-28
COTTON RATES
10 the East from Memphis aud Ofher
s-Dfserfmfnations Against
This City Made by fhe
Louisville and Nashville ksifread fn
Order TO Force Rates from 81. Louis
-Trans-Afssfssfppi Tarfns.

ST. LOUIS, September &c. The Globe
democrat reports that Commissioner Finl
states that at q meeting of the Trunk-Lin
Executive COMMITTEES, held September 20
| iooZ, communication from Mr.. s. Frink
general freight agent of the Missouri Pacific
ana 81. Louis and Iron Mountain railWays
was read, in which Mr.. Frink stated that Iii,
| line was unwilling to accept a pro-rate or
Texas, as by the New Orleans route it conld
secure its ful! local rates. He suggesfsd
inst the lines east OF the Mississippi river
should establish low special rates from Mis-
sIssippi river points 70 apply on Texas bur
iness oufy.-ft sss decided that the sugges-
ton Of Mr.. Frink could not be adopted, and
that rates on Texas cotton must be pro-rated
through. The request of Mr.. d. B. Morey,
general freight agent of the Chicago, ST.
Louis and New Orleans. that he be author
Ized to make special rates from New Orleans
TO Eastern cities on cotton coming from
Texas, in competition with the steamship
lines, was considered, and it was decided 10
decline the request.
WHAT MIR. FRINK SAYS:
A visit was paid Mr.. Frink, general freight
agent of the Gould liner, yesterday, by q
Gtooe- Denocrdt reporter, who asked:
How Is II you refused TO pro-rate with
the Eastern roads on cotton7"
"BecaHse We want one full rate and can
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where the ships give low rate and carry
the through cotton. The cotton the Eastern
roads want to pro-rate on Is through cotton
only, which would do no good TO st. Louis
beyond the little glery TO be derived from its
passing through here"
"Sut don't II hurt our compress interest TO
let the cotton go around ria New Orleans?"
No. There are cotton congresses at
Shreveport, Waco and many other places in
Texas, and besides we don't have any
through cotton uncompressed."
Does the action of the joint Executive
Committee in declining 10 make the low rata
suggested by you in your letter 10 Chairman
FINK, hurt your road any, or do you object
TO the rates which they put in effect Septem-
Der l5th?"
"Yes, sir, to both questions; we would
most decidedly prefer 10 bring the cotton 10
st. Louis, and 10 prove this we haul from
many points in Texas 10 st. Louis at the
same rate as is charged to New Orleans, and
1t Ia over 800 miles longer to st. Louis in
many cases, and in one case (Taylor) on the
southern end Of our system, the distance is
over 400 miles longer to st. Louis So you
can see we are not fighting st. Louis very
hard"
What action can you take to compel the
Eastern lines 10 reduce again To the old
figures"
"None at all; it is to their interest to keep
I he rates as low from here as they are from
New Orleans"
but can they and make expenses?"
Why the old rates of December Is, 1881, |
which applied until the 18th instant, were in |
vogue long time, and none OF the lines |
went into bankruptcy"
DO you remember what those hgures |
were?
II have tariff on file at which you can |
look. Take New York, Boston, Baltimore |
and Philadelphia, and you can see the diff |
ference"
The reporter glanced at the tariff referred |
10, and found that the rate on compressed |
from East st. Louis to New York was, at the |
lime alluded 10 above: To New York twen-
y -nine cents, 10 Philadelphia tweniy-seven
cents, to Baltimore twenty-six cents, and 10
Boston thirty four cents. -
THE COMMITTEES FIGURES
The following is an exact copy Of the fig
Tres Issued w,days since by the Joint Ex-
.cutive Committee:
In accordance with the action of the Cot
ON Committee, the following rates on cotton
viii take effect September 15 1882:
Uncompressed, with the privilege 10 car
Ter OF COMPRISING, originating at points
famed below, to New York, with usual diff
erences 10 other sesboard cities: