New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-17
PROBLEMS BEFORE THE COMMISSION
ELEVATOR CHARGES At THIS r0IT-CoMMUIAHo"
RArEs OS The HARLEM ROAD.


The STATE Railroad Commissioners held q
meeting yesterday morning in the Chamber Of Com
mcrce. Al the members were present letter rrla-
ing To- the charges Ton The elevation Of grain from q. L.
blanchard. ytce-prc-iornto l the Nc"-lork Lab" Lir
and Western Railway and Chauurcy NJ. Dcpcw, counsel
n the Nc,g-Iurk Central and Hudson River RAILROAD
was read Mr. Blanchard ana Mr. Depcw were present
and SAID that they had nothing additional 10 furnish {"
tlie Commission with reference 10 the abolition Of
elevator charges at the elevators Of their respective com
panic, Ia NcwYOrk and jersey city. The letter state,
that while there Is no aw under which the companies
can be compelled to furnish elevators free Of charg" for
the elevation Of grain the companies have not neglected
the recommendations OF the Commissioners on That
ground but the surrounding conditions are such
that the recommendation to abolish elevator changes
could not be Immediately carried into effect without Ser
ously uiuring of NewiOrk, well rs the
business Of the companies comparison Is then made
between the charge Of cent bu,hc AT Philadelphia,
Baltimore Boston and Montreal, where the grain n elc
waited and delivered 10 the vessels directly from the
steamship aud elevator piers and the higher charges IN
this huIbOr caused by the refusal OF the vessels 10 20 TO tho
elevators. thus compelling the companies topay lighter
age charge OF one cent bushc ana also one cent hnsl
charged by the floating elevators which transfer the
grain nom tho lighters. The letter coutnucs: II 10y
abo7hng all charges at our elevators the elevators at a
the rival ports rettte by doing the same, then, the
ships in the NewNOk haIbOr would still TCt'so 10 leave
their wharyes elevators, the Of tie
floating elevators would be necessity, aud there would
be Oh unavoidable discrimination against the port and
the Ncw-YOrk railroads OF cent huohcl." The
agreement existing between the NcwYOIk Central the
Erie, the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore and Ohio
roads which intended TO prevent such discrimination
and put all the ports equality as 10 charges and
commercial farucs. is then mentioned, and The letter
concludes with the hope that equitable adjustment Of
tine ,cNcd question will De ChCctcd mat Will bee
satisfactory without cuailiu- disastrous c"A-r Iucucys
The communication rates OF the Ncw-lok aud Harlem
Railroad were then discussed AlT Dcpcw referring In
brief address 10 the fact that no railroad looked for profit
from Communication rates except ~ they induced prop"
Ia settle along the line ~ the road In this way tickets
other than communication tickets sold and there
also "A freight business built up. The Stale had rccn-
uized This by passing ldW in regard "a tUc-C
special rates. The system Of rates used on the Hudson
River aud Harlem roads Mr. Dcpcw said IN general
Tor the better interest oi the passengers than that any
other road running into NcW-IOIk with one exception
The worst part Of tho country from health point Uf
VIEW ne explained, IN the city limits. and Inc cy
pressed the nope that the city would soon see That the ad
was improved by drainage, etc, lie lutI reviewed TIE
history OF the Harlem road ana showed now u owed It's
plcscut condition To the S3,OOO,OOO placed In IL By
Commodore Vanderbilt
Mr. Depcw later In the session questioned the right OF
fine New-YOrk Board OF Trade and Transportation 90
press complaints against the railroad before the Com
mission. simon Sterne lad been cToss-eI9mining II. j.