New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-16
RAILWAY INTERESTS.
ARGUING FOR DETRIMENTAL RATES.


PHILADELPHIA, March 15-The Commercial
Exchange presented It's views to the Advisory Comrnis
sion to-day. f. W. Barker read paper prepared under
the direction OF the Trade Council Fifteen Of the Board
Of Trade The argument prcfaced with review Of
what has hitherto been the general theory OF derenas
the allowance having been made upon the ground that
the cities of Philadelphia and Baltimore geographi.
cally the West than Ia NewYork and conse-
quently entitled lower rates. the Of ransporta
ton being less by the shorter Ines Unless these dier
entails maintained 1t is argued that the business Of
the Pennsylvania line TO Philadelphia, as well "a to
Baltimore will drift into other and less profitable chan
nels The true points narrow down 70 the simple qne
ton, not whether any differences should be allowed but
what these differences should be- and upon what rule
principle they should DO adjusted The Exchange then
submits that the relative comparative facilities Of each
city Is to be aloue the theory q settlement Statistics
are given 10 show the comparative rates OF freight
by sail md by from the several seaboard ports
foreign countries and the average Of sell and
freights for four years.
The subject OF terminal charges Is next reviewed;
being laid the fact that the elevator charges
considerably higher IN Philadelphia and Baltimore
than In NewYOyk These rates, IL Ia argued should be
the at the three ports and ny allowing such differ
to exist the railroads discriminate against tho
grain interests Of Philadelphia and Baltimore. The rela-
tive distances by the several from OF tho
most important Western poilts the three cities
then shown, from which deduced the great adyan-
tagcs that should 10 such Western points b. be
ing allowed 10 avail themselves Of the lower rates OF
freight to which the shorter distances ene them The
points ccmed the part Of the Commercial Exchange
summed follows: First, that railroad elevator
charges for transfer and storage should be equal at all
seabOard points: second that dierentia allowances In
favor Of Philadelphia and Baltimore are necessary for
the competitive efficiency Of all the ports aud nesi
third that these differences should be In the relation OF
say 7-l0 cents per 100 pounds higher to NewYork
than Philadelphia fourth that the relations VI Phia
dephia ana Baltimore should be the The Board
however hat any inequality should he adjusted,
not by reducing the Baltimore difference TO the level VI
Philadelphia az both already too low In yarisOn
with NewYOrk but by advancing Philadelphia rates TO
those OF Baltimore.
The Committee on Transportation OF the Grocers and
Importers Exchange presented memorial b. the Com
mission declaring that Philadelphia shall be accorded
her fair share of the export trade U Western produces
asserting that this claim Is based upon the fact that t
be put upon wharves lees cost than IL DO
delivered Ia NewY0rk, and on terms equally favorable
with Baltimore. j. ID. Potts, manager OF the Empire
TRANSPORTATION Company said that be thought the cOsG
OF transportation made up by every voad On sub
stantally the basis The question OF empty cars u
considered In reaching the cost per ton per nile, when
takes in all expenditures