New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-13
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RAILROAD INTERESTS.
COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE CENTRAL.
HEARING BY THE STATE RAILROAD COMMISSION
RATES ON DRY GOODS AND MILK.

HEARING BY THE STATE RAILROAD CoMMIsSloN-
RATES ON DRY GOODS AND MILK.
The State Railroad Commissioners, Messrs.
Kernan Rogers and ODonnell, gave hearing al tue
Chamber Of Commerce yesterday to the drygoods mer
chants who demanding o reclassihcation at lower
rates. of domestic dry goods and to farmers who COM
plain that the milk rates the New-York Central ana
the Newly ork and Harlem roads are extortonae. The
New-York Central was represented by Chauncey NJ
Depew and II. ]. Haydon third yice-president Inc
merchants present Charles g. Smith, of George g
Richardson & Co., H. McKttrick. OF
Crow, Hargadine & Co., OF ST. Louis, W. d.
Farwell OF j. V. Fsrwell & Co.. and l. q. woodhouse
of Marshall Field Co.. of Chicago. Mr.. Smith, in DO
half of the merchants, presented classification table,
which placed prints, oicloths, bagging and other low
priced goods In the present third and fourth casse he
argued in support Of the proposed change that these
goods were the staples OF the drgoods trade 10 conee
sugar of the grocery trade and should receive
relatively low rates He said that there had been no
marked reduction in freight rates since the war 10 corro
spond with the decline in the values Of domestic dry
goods
A. W. Green of Joyce, Green & Co., of Columbus,
Ohio read statement showing the relation In tonnage
and value OF the goods shipped by him in year. Inc
goods which formed g. 20 per cent Of the total tonnage
and 47.l7 per cent OF the value he thought should
be put into tho third class from tho first
In crtcisng the proposed schedule Mr.. Hayden SAID
II was fair ask the railroads 10 bear the bur
den Of the sales OF domestic dry good made by the mer
chants at little profit I'm order 10 catch trafe
profitable goods. He asserted that iu the last
five years dry goods had no. averaged much
than the ourthclass rates When Mr. Smith urged
that there ought be reduction in rates OF at least 10
per keep the business with the Eastern
manufacturers Mr Hayden replied Z" II you agree to
pay less than 10 per under the present rates. Or
Ave years. the railroads would gladly make the contract
with YOU"
brou ont fho act
Woodhouses firm shipped by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Mr.. woodhouse srd that II reduction Ia rates were
enforced on the New-York Central the Pennsylyanla
would be compelled TO mako similar reduction
In reply to Mr. O'Donnell Mr. Hayden said that
tho present first class westbound rates we're "a
low as the thr-cass rates rutg during the war. He
also argued tnat the manufacturers make the
ccs domestic dry goods for the West they ought 20
that the railroads perhaps charged too much Tor low
grades Of dry goods but tney dd not ebarse 3s
Of dry goods first clsss considered equitable 10
both merchants and the railrolds Mr. Woodhouse ae.
cnred trade willing TO have packages that
had been broken charged hrstclass rates as In maee
laneous case OF goods merchants might pac. uns gads
TO low rates. The case finally was left IN tue
hands OF the Commissioners.
The Cornmissoncrs liked the hearing Of commuters on
the New-York Central Tor september D. .
In the afternoon tue milk prod4cers the line OF the
Central system were heard. Augustus ID. sawsol.
farmer OF Bedford tho Harlem road testified thnt ne
received the price for his milk as hereceiyed IN
lsis when tue freight rate 20 cents a can or 20
cents below the present rate lie had never seen an
auxiliary train, which tho railroad had asserted always
followed the regular mix train In orcr promptly 10
carry the milk through 81 of an accident TO the reg
ular lie asked that tue rates mix DO based on
distance Edward b. Brady, OF Golden Bridge testified
that 1879 hc got for his milk simply enough 10 cover
tho cost OF freight The farmers near him had been
nearly ruined by the charges on milk made By The
Harlem j. l.. strong, also O Golden Bridge, denounced
the milk eXorbant, aud said that the iarom
received neeriy as much money from one carload OF
milk did from ten carloads Of barley grain We
admited o. MI Dcpcw that the road made low charge
barley grain, because It fed to cattle ana was
expected stimulate the dairy interests. j. r. Mead,
farmer OF Ameais IN Dutobess County presented pc
ton la favor OF lower milk rates from Numerous lar N
IN that place n Dover Furnace aud In Paving He
during twenty years he had saved Tl5OOO
and lad paid cut $4,000 In freight rates TO the Harlem
road.