Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-12
DETERMINATIONS.

Charge of Unfair Determinations in
Freight Rates Made Against Commits
siOner Flnk-The Wabash Rate-Cutting z
| Denied.
Especial Telegram to the Globe
CAIoAGo, March 11.-"Why is it that grain
sold to 60 east via the Erie is at a pre-
MUM of cent over grain consigned by
the Color lines? said shipper yesterday.
Sand why is it?" howled his auditor
quickly, shat the Erie fast freight lines
are checked and com PEELED to refuse freight,
while the Color lines have empty carss"
"But it is said that the Penn
sylvania company lines are doing
good business; besides, the
receipts in New York do not show that
the Erie is running ahead of its proper
| tions."
Certainly not. Dows & Co. and Han
cock Co. have had special rates for a
| long time, and these houses have always
| thrown their shipments a. much as pos
sible over the Erie. A special rate of 5
cents would amount to hundreds of thou
sands of dollars a year, yet the bus
|
that expenditure. The receipts
In New York is not a correct test.
The action of that firm in Chicago affords
a much truer indication as to whether it
has special rates or not"
''What is there to indicate that the firms
have special rates?"
"Hsre's the proof: Dows & Co. yester-
day paid 4315 cents for rejected oats. The
tariff freight is 81 cents and commission
| a cent, making 5311 cents laid down in
New York, and the purchaser to run the
risk of shortage and of these oats grading
No. . so as to apply on April contract.
But April oats No. 2 were only worth in
New York yesterday 5224c, while cash was
dull at 52c. Dows then by purchasing re-
jectsd at 431l, which would cost 531s in
New York at. tariff rates, lost &c besides
running the risk of inspection and short
age on basis of New York weights and
measurements. 1t would have been better
to Ihavs bought the cash article in New
York at 52c if tariff rates had to be paid.
But q special rate of five cents discount
would make the cost in New York of oats
purchased at 1870 SIC, leaving margin
of "a G, the price yesterday in New York
being $3.50. All this freight, however,
must go East via the Erie or no such fg-
ures will be paid and no one but Dows
and Hancock could yesterday pay above
fortythre cents"
"Will not Dows ship at the rates via the
New York Oentral?"
mo, sir; Dows' representative was yes
terday offered No. 2 oats, New York
weights and inspection granted, it being
necessary, however, that they should go
East by Color line. Dows' representa-
tive did not want them, but upon being
asked why he could pay forty-three and a
half cents via the Erie, said he wonld take
them via the New York Central at forty
three and one quarter cents.
| 'PH give you fifty cars said
the seller. 'Oh, no. said Dows'
man, only want one car, and one car was
all he would take, and yet he paid 49,
cents for all the rejected oats he could get,
and run ali risk of inspection and weight
7 A special telegram from New York pub
lished yesterday denied that special rates
had been made, but concluded with the re-
narkaole statement that David Dows d
Co., had made large purchases of Off
grade corn. A special rate was made by
| the Trunk line commissioner for its ship
ment east. This rate was conceded by
the Trunk line representatives later
| to have been a correct
and just one. Said a railroad man yester-
day: "That is confession that special
rates have bsen made on off grade corn,
but it is notorious that nearly all the corn
in the West is off grade, but Dows has got
his special rate, as the Erie people them-
selves confess. Moreover, what right has
Commissioner Fink to grant special rate?
His head ought to roll in the waste basket"
Western Associated Press
CHICAGO, March ia somewhat dis
turbed condition of passenger rates be-
tween Chicago, st. Louis and Kansas City,
is said to have prevailed for few days
past, and correspondence has been had be-
tween the Wabash and Chicago & Alton
officials, but so far as known here 20 real
breach has occurred, and none is expected,
although affairs seem to be in bad state.
There is also trouble east of here, and a
meeting was held at the Wabash Office yes
terday afternoon to consider the character
of the charges against the
Wabash Offering to cut rates
between here and indianapolis, via Deca-
tur. This was denied by the Wabash, and
the matter was finally referred to Commits
sioner Fink. A railroad official of high
rank says the land excursions will be done
away with after the Goth inst, or if they
| are not, there will be warfare on the West
ern Trunk line.
CHICAGO, March 10.-Shipments of grain
eastward the past week from Chicago sover
the various trunk lines show q decided
| increase for the Erie. Numerous reputable
commission shipping firms here claim this
increase is because the Erie has recently
granted special rates to certain commission
firms. The agent of the Erie here denies
any knowledge of private rates. Other
commission houses are strenuously agitst-
ing the matter.
CHICAGO, March 1.-THE Chicago, st.
Louis & Pittsburg railroad has made to
Conrad Baker, of the Indianapolis and
Union Trust company, of New York, a first
mortgage for $22, 100000 due, and to pay,
until Oct. 1, 1882, on interest of per
cont. The mortgage covers all the prop
erty belonging to the company.
PORTLAND, March 1.-THE joint commit
tee Of the Boston & Maine and Eastern
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