New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-07
PREFERENTIAL RATES.
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MORE.
nhe first public meeting of the Advisory Commits
.;,n of the trunk line railroads, appointed TO con-
5er the ouestiop of ditierental freight rates. was
held Yesterday morning at the rooms OF the po'au
of Managers of the Produce Exchange ~ NJ 90
Pearl-st and the argument OF the lIouuoo Ia
change In favor of the ahrogatlOh oil an
In rates between the West ana the Auah'lc &c"
hoord was submitted. There was an unequal DIS
+ribution of avordupols on tie platform Oh Wh'ch
the Commissioners took their seats Inc heaVS
form of ex-senator Allen q. Thurman, the chair
man was between the Hon. +. Is. Washburne an
other man of portly figure on the right maud ana
.Judge Thomas NJ. Cooley, whose slight frame mace
n sborp contrast with the appearance OF his COL
leapnes. on the left hand. Mr.. Humans coat
well buttoncd up, relieved IN It's LlacknesS ny
bit of red color from his bandanna handhercligi,
(which was brought into Tequisitlon later Wien nc
tooG ont HIS snutl-boX. Judge Cooley made up III
exnansc of white shirt. front for what was hidden
1.-The hi ph-cut coats of the other Commissioners
iThe smolluess of the number of merchants present
vas comp.nsated for 10y their earnest attention 10
nnd deem interest in the proceedings Judge NooI.y
Slowed the most acute interest IN the argument
presented. aud made frequent notes III the course
of it. MIR, Washburne wore an ar Oh S9ie'nm ,oS
xybich oppeared to sit somewhat uneaShN upon
him and after the formal proceedings were over nc
entered into discussion with the merchants present
with considerable jOvialitY and tuigld NlNaclS, :,
Alter the calling OF The meeting TO ORDER A. T.;
Orr chairman of the Produce Exchange speclai
committee addressed the commissioners; llD
briefly described the progress OF the hlleu 1aa'cS
i'm the last fifty years and said that the primary
cause of it was the pioneer work on inc 'noaus,
Ii was not intended, he sald 10 auNoca'S vi "pp"9o
legislative interference with railroad interests
which, under all circumstances, should De ap-
preached with caution and undOuhted intelligence,
md he freed from all the excitement and noisy
platitudes OF persons claiming to be lcioIlhtIS,
ihrown ont by them merely to attract unthnkng
men and thereby further their own dangerous ana
selfish ends. Attention was directed 10 ihS Pelni-
cous influences of railroad wars on i9 WHO In I
Il s..r.. g.tf
change was by far the largest mercantile Douy III
the United States, receiving and diSPosng OF more
than 90 per cent of the surplus productions ol io
Northern States. 1t asked from the ColimISsI!on
that consideration for Its CONCLUSIONS winch 10
position in the mercantile community con ~ w
Mr.. Orr denied that the PlIPohuelanG;T t % tba
York Citys capital would always mtlhia I'm th
commercial supremacy IN ooul ~ {}s wv and
United States. whose wealth was dluusNe ;,ilu
daily becoming more so, whose mercantile pIouuc-
tions were almost hmitless. whose means OF Trans
portatiOn were superior to those OF any othtI Cou
try in the world, and whose surplus pr'ducllons
were sought at her own seauoalH 10y "!u.Gs, c'SiiS
SoreiCn market capltal was not the controlling eIe-
,nent which would iocalize commerce. On lhe
contrary the place that would present Iilc ms
remunerative trading would be souRht ny Captll,
Mir orr then proceeded to argue that the com
mercc of New-York was suffering INJURY IRON INC
maintenance of dferentlal freight rates re saI,
~ was almost certain thai II the Atlantic seapoalu
c,tics simnly presented home consumpuye mar
Ret TO the producers Of the West instead OIL Delns
mainly concerned WITH !hr cAPoItiI al ~ i"ast as
Eastern bound freghts we're concernGd' "o9lu Iot
ayfS II
conceded to Baltimore ami ihiia"t pl,,a d me
ence i'm their favor OF - per ton III thr transports
ton charge from the West soon "liri lne It''il.
Civil War; because the cost OF iTHNpoIta' ny
ocean from those ports 90 foreign markets was
greater than from Ncw-lorG, ana bC'auSe Tue
Scrniu,I facilities of New York were inferior al
iLat time 10 those of her sister cumpcin cites
thereby causing more eNI eusVe oujI"y, WHICH
N By 1865 il was evident that this agreement was
N ,rfI,,al to the Interests OF NeW-l oTk. ahd alter
tr;,Lt va i'm 1870 the differences in charges IN
3 u mud
to 81 per ton. In that year ihe gram ic'ciiptsS
(ncudlnc Hour reduced to buSlei7l nl Ia,id"'H ,s
The several Atlantic ports were I'D i"unu hu.huc5S
rs follows: NeW-Iofk. 1910 10000 bushels or iN4
per cent Philadelphia -. oO,oOO bushels or -
Der cent Baltimore, l3sJU,uod bushels or Io'i
ner cent: and Boston, l3OUO,O0O bushels, or
nearly 10 per cent. The mOailed ulIeItl. eS III
rates were continued unth 1870; pY lH1t ASu 'Io
grain movement had turned against New YORK TO
the extent Indicated by hr following comparison OF
receipts by rail: New-lo rk 39oUoVWU PuS'eIs' or
3SIo per cent Philadelphia 3t3Uv,uUO ouSii'i9 %
oqs- rner cent Baltimore, }J.2JG.OOO bushels or
% pcr cent +; and Boston IZ,-JubuO pSI'' -, Va
Ill nrr cent The cost Of transportation from
Baltimore and Philadelphia 10 foreign ports lnc'h-
while had approached nearer TO that charged rom
New York: but another war OF rates was necessary
before the southern trunk lines Would consent 20
rcdnre The agreed difference in rates to go cents
ueT ton in favor OF Baltimore and 10 10 cents Il ION
I'm favor OF Philadelphla The cost OF OCEAN iI"i9-
narration after 1876 finally deChneu uhlh me
Atlantic ports were placed on an eluailty' Nnl4c
New.IOTk's railroads hdd Laur lie e'lh,l,'i
Ties of This city equal TO those OF lis c'nF5lt?IS,
thus removing the original cause :Or me i'loltloIH
of the principle of dlnerepta rates; ltU
cantipu ai 10 he deprived OF her relative proportion
of The increasing grain trade of the country until
the freight war of 1851 broke out. Inc eject Oh
The equaiilaton of rates through tuis war was
shovrn IN thc recovery OF New-lorks percentage OF
the total grain movement 10 nearly that OF 100"
The receipts bv rail in 1851 comparing as ioioN az
Tho different poIts: NeW-YOrk, 9G3OOuOO husheIs
or nearly II per cent Philadelphia, 2N,Huu,VOU
bushels II per cent; Baitmore' 5t'9Uo'"4000
To- conclusion SIr orr said that'Newl York claimed
no constellation as 1t very Justly coIiu craola ti Ui
its comprehensive system OF InteIn n1r iE''ti'i,
which first gave impetus 10 western piouu'UloL
and made the growing commerce o. us present
romnetitors possible: nor for the corrective ihiu
evcas which its canals have the cost of railroad
TRANSFORMATION TO the whole Atlant scaooaIui nor
Gov Us sunerlor terminal facilities ltS elevator
stor.ge capacity OF 10000 600 bushels, and its
lower storage charges. Such charges AT tlhncs
were 80 per cent more at Phlladelpha anu hait-
more than at New York. When the, Two HIsI
named citios had followed the example OF New
York and perfected their system OF caring LOT tbe
trade thew SO earnestly invite they would hni that
1t would not he necessary 10 IiaFe II IostcIcu W
dherentiai rates 10 the prejudice Oh any SiS'oi
seabOud city. . -, ,,,.,,ost p, NJ
Thurman asked upon the conclusion OF the aiSu-
Inent l. il II abandon pools ana leave eacn I'H-
road To charge what II ple1se5 -
Mr. Orr-Ihat Is a question lot falToau iitdHdso
1neut t. decide. The entire aorOgatIOh OF dljeieh-
tial rates should he granted, ANA the IlIodu9 can
arrange among themselves the organizations ny
,noney or Tonnage payment, one to the other which
might be found to be demanded alter consideration
OF differences OF distance, grades, cost OIL coa sup
EHaye YOU figures to show the effect Of the
railroad war OF - on the gram transportation Oy
The amount was reduced very LARGELY otitI3-
fician Walker of the Produce Exchange IePHeu'
wall furnish the hgufes 10 you 'AIOuSH No'ni'''
81 wonM like to say Just here" said Leonard
Hazeltne, member OF Tue i.AonauSc ,
that the canal lost frame largely by reason oI TIC
moor coud fiou of the gram this season tOT instance
The corn intended for export was not ID Hf' con-