New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-06
RAILROAD NE VS..
A BLOW AT CLIPPER SHIPS.

The Pacific railroads enjoy a monopoly OF
large share OF the freight business between NeN1Ork
and the Pacific Coast As they avoid the competition OF
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company by subsldizing 1t
for maintaining rates. their only rivals the clipper
ships that travel by the way Cape Horn About three
years the overland roads advanced tariff rates TO an
exorbitant figure Those firms who agreed to ship no
goods whatever around Cape Horn lived special rates
under contracts which for one year at n time
Pershabe goods those wanted for prompt delivery,
sent by rail continent heavy goods and
those that needed quickly, 20 BY the clipper
lines The railroads by their action forced the large dry
goods dealers to the rail route for the shipment OF all
lines OF articles.
similar policy has just been adopted by the overland
roads against the hardware aud manufactured iron trade
There half dozen heavy firms who have refused to
contract for the exclusive shipment Of freight overland
The principal ones are Baker Hamilton NJ. c. Hawley
Co., Carolan, Cory & Co., and Holbrook Merrill Sc
Stetson Of san Francisco, and Thompson Dc Hart
Co., OF Portland oregon. This trade furnishes about
Onethird OF the total tonnage OF the clipper lines To- san
Francisco. On May "a the Ca fornla Fast Freight Line
which controls the thrOu and shipments, advanced
thc taFln rates on hadwafe ana IRON goods OF an khs
tain which shippers must bind Themselves to snip en-
tiry by rail for wear il left M Sj6 Great Indignation
Is expressed by the har at this advance In
rates The members declare that Is intended to coerce
them into accepting contracts with the overland me-
and they assert that tuy viii pay the eXorDAnt rates
on the goods they are oOllgod to sup by ran
rather than put themselves power Of the railroads
They fear that il they accept the terms OF the roads tue
clipper lines viii be so ba b crippled by he loss OF
business mat roads VIII bc able to advance contract
any figures, and shippers then VIII have no
redress One hardware man said Yesterday: AS u
months Tor goods to he delivered By the
clippers, have 10 order wat we want about SIX
mon hs ahead. Now should | sign exclusive con
tract roads, don't you That when 10 expired
it would take months to get IN sock II sent
10y watrri For The six mo tbs II wan ed To go
back the clipper incs wOuld have to shp largely
for Immediate by rail aud pay whatever rates the
roads to CT OF me-"
L. Is. sutton, OF sutton Co., who are largely engaged
in the clipper ship. ing business sald: " There Is 10
remedy ci,rF the clipper interest or the lncI
chants a. anst the overland monopoly. We shaI uSut
the attempt take away the hardware anu IRON Dusl
ness from U.s. however, and ali make what reductions
in rates are necessary We nave SHIPPERS IN y III
pathy with We cannot ahOri to lose Ouc-JhlIu oI
our trade Ii need be will rcuuce rates 20 per cent
from hose " last year. IN about flo 10 @Z
Der ion The hardware trade II about tne cuy Iade
That the railroads or wlcn they have not al
ready ObtPtued eAc.J-Ye control II the roads can
carry that stronghold theJ Ill nave virtual monopoly
Oi the business between the Atlantic ana the PACING
coasts
The agents OF the California Fast Freight Line are con
fdcnt OF completing surrender OI me non
contracting hardwarc urui-: II we are not
said OF tuem yesterday we Will get hdhusohle
profits they must of Necessity mp D. rail-
Sometimes clipper snip Is lost ana It's cargo has 40 NC
dap catcu ANA SEM by rail-. Then az an dh ul
ex pee order ucputes stock, WHICH AIS 10 DC To-
pleulshed III once By rail-"