New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-21
RAILWAY INTERESTS.
THE ADVISORY COMMISSION.
4 rt-RTuFR PRESENTATION OF THE CLAIMS or BAL
TIMoRE IN SUPPORT OF THE ARGUMENT FOR DIFF


TIMoRE IN SUPPORT OF THE ARGUMENT FOR DIF-
PERENNIAL RATES.
BALTIMORE March 2O.-Thc Advisory Com
mission met this morning NJ the Bonrd Of Trade Rooms
Mr. Washburne. being ndisposed, was absent Mr. Young
I'm behalf Of the committee Of the Corn and Flour Ex
change, presented argument. He said Ii seems 10
have been reserved for these latter days to advance the
claim that the ordinary rules Of arithmetic no longer
trustworthy. and that 600 miles now quite "A many
900 miles, applying the outside distance to the com
mercia metropolis Of the country, and the inside to nm
energetic youthful competitor for trade We refer to the
late demand of the president of the New-fOrk Central
and Hudson River Railroad Company, approved by
the leading commercial organization Of the
City of New-York that the rate Of freight
shall be uniform Western products from all Western
competing points of departure to New-IOrk, Pmlade
phii and Baltimore regardless OF the intervening dis
be raversed and this rate TO be dictated by the
authorities OF the longest line Of communication. And
for what endi To protect the trade of New-York A
proposition sweeping in its demands must be In CON
ct with all sound public policy-certanly in conflict
with the policy which has governed railway lines for
half centuryand 1t can claim no support from me nc
of common sense, is it 1attering to the ntell
gent Judgment Of the merchants Of the City of New-York
lit be not sacrlege to express that opinion We present
the following propositions:
FISf-Our advantage in Our shorter distance from
Western points must be recognized in any arrangement
which Is intended to be general and full al lOwance In
lower Of freight must be accorded 10 us for our
shorter line by So miles from Chicago $40 miles from
ST. Louis, 3O miles from Louisville and 3Oi miles from
Cincinnati than the distance of these points from the
City of NcwYork by the line of the New-York Central
and Hudson River Railroad Company.
Sccond-As we are so much Western trade
tres and the producing territory contiguous to hem
very naturally must be more remote from European
markets, shown by the 900 miles intervening
between us and the ocean, while NewYork il distant
200 miles from her northerly situation for all
vessels bound ports Of the United Kingdom For this
disadvantage TO the port OF Baltimore must claim
under any general freight compact an allowance for the
increased rate of ocean freight to compared with
New York and must demand further liberal allow
for the very low rates Of freight made large
blocks of grain the regular lines Of ocean steamers
from New-York which rates can never be duplicated
I'm full cargoes.
Th'd-We must insist upon equivalent for what Is
known as the free delivery system in the City OF New
York II any mutual adjustment of rates Is to prevail
FourdB-This late demand from Ncw-York is in
1ict with sound business economy in far
rs it will be damaging to the revenues
Of Western connecting railroad lines not owned
troled by the trunk lines I'm compelling them dhe
Western neutral nes 70 proratc their charges or earn
ings with the longest instead Of the shortest ne they
practically would under existing conditions with the
rate Of freight prevailing to Baltimore, Phia-
dolphia and New-IOrk.
Fh-We dare not lose sight Of the fact that prior to
the development Of the necessity for this mutual
ment between trunk lines, Baltimore was drawing
Western products her wharvcs six to ten cents per
100 pounds less than NewYOrk rates. while our lines are
now ready 70 agree upon difference Of three cents per
100 pounds and further that II circumstances would
permit us to be again placed outside OF tho trunk
line compact advantageous rates would again be
afforded to than the difference OF three cents per 100
pounds now claimed.
Sirh-Ths demandfor a uniform rate Of freight 10 and
from the cities Of New York. Philadelphia and Baltimore
Is I'm defiance OF public interests and Pablo policy by
entailing upon the community at large unnecessary
charges for transportation of their products and by prac
bv unjust discrimination against Baltimore az port OF
cntrv where facilities and economies for handling i'm
in marked contrast with The port OF New ork
Mr. Young quoted freely from the testimony Of william
II Vanderbilt Hugh j. JeWct ard George X Blanchard
before the New-YOrk especial Assembly Committee Of
az me nf one tTS line
and the president and vcepresident Of the Other said
he supports our proposition so earnestly aud strngy
that we are compelled to infer that our advantages In
by anything which Newlork has thus far presented IN
the line OF railway communication. aud that there IA
vantage OF NewYOrk. We beg TO call your attention To
statements of Commissioner Fink I'm his report TO the
OF Transporting grain from the Western states to Europe
via Baltimore and via New York The incXcusabe
ports certainly demands official aud impartial investi
CATION ere any further injustice be proposed. - .,
Of difercntal rates than those or the trunk lncsin
teress beyond cities OF New York. Philadelphia and
Baltimore. There are railroads and some population
also in the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys which
are affected directly Ivy any demand which At
tempts to force trade into arbitrary channels. Mr..
Young then discussed the effect OF uniform rates de
mandcd by NcwYork on neutral Western railroads, and
said This proposed trades union demanded by New
York lines-Or The New-York merchants, care not
which. for it is dscrcdable alike to buthaims to
aunu abrOgae. obnteTac all these advantages which
Western lines now nave, 70 cngulf Baltimore III The com
destruction, and under general ord force all to
pay tribute to her COerS-Or Of their advocates
before You two WrcKS ago, to her greatness. We
have yielded already than enough. To make fur-
Their to succunb when life IL demanded,
would brand unworthy and cOwardly descendants
Of the gencTon which has prcccedad our own.
Mr. Young commented on he average rates " freight
by sail and steam from NcwYOrk Philadelphia and Bal
nOre to foreign grain ports, aud the terminal charge
for handling freight III these cities. and the commission
adjourned until II o'clock tO-uOTrOW when the board
Trade viii present lis argument through Its PRESIDENT
MIR. PaTr.