The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-08

Cohen to the halIfoau Nohltll09i'iiei' -
California, dated New York, March l4th,
1888:
WHAT Is DIsCRIsuSATIoN?
"A to the discrimination between
places, we probably all have ike
knowledee. / cannot say that | have
knowledge of any special or INTENDED
discrimination between places; but there
Is discrimination between those places
which are termed by carriers competitive
noints. and those places upon the same
line of road which are non-conlPetltlyte'
There is much to be said upon tins SUD
iect, both for and against the carrier:
As against him, it may be sald that II
the Competitive point Is situated one
hundred miles away from posslple ues-
| tination, and he can afford To move hef-
chandise. or it is moved, over that one
/ hundred miles at given rate, he oughI
tn he willing to make the same move
rnant for fifty miles in the same dIrec-
tion at the same rate he receives Tor the
one hundred. That has been one Oh the
principal points of contention between wee.
carriers and shippers, not only IN 1all-
| fornia. but almost every other place OF
conntry in which a railroad is operated
Il would seem at first glance to be only
reasonable that the carrier should n@ot @
he allowed to charge for the lesser as
tarca anv more than he does for the
Traater. and if that provision OF oui
Prostitution, contained in Section Il OF
4rtirle XII, which reads: Persons aho
-,ronertv transported over any railroad
rrbofI he delivered st any station a.
cbSroes not exceeding the charges Ioi
the TRANSFORMATION of persons anu prop
ertv Of the same class in the same airec
tio1 10 any more distant station, ap
!, .,f;a9 IN tbe rates which are charged d
p,nnnnetitiye points, and compels the car
oon' . - oive non competitive points tn
benefit of such rates, then' ol .st eo",st
such being the constitution! eliacsnio,,' on
\ we need not pursue the lhgul.5 :
. further, and it is within your pioS'ibe pg ~
70 give the language | have qaoeeo ql.,,5 -
& nronpr construction. IL the c0iis'i iil -
h ION to be given by you snan pc nat Ia4
n railroad companies, IN oraef ~ -, Con, r.,
, = a point on tide or naVlSaDle "1.e' i:
- With the cheaper mode OF translt Mhlc
s,cb waters afford, offer rate oil ehals
> fbot will secure the business TO tue 70 ~
a road and that they are therefore p,
= = tG 6;b;ted from charging any higher "a,
s Is shon at any other point upon theif roa 3
- s,i.. hero there is no competition by Wate :
- - sha, % + will necessarily result that -
p : aeas will not be carriers from SUI
y 49,, i've points, and the meYeme: N
= eF .F fIa;gbt to and from such points ~
y - - Ioft to the owners of the water era
IS IN n cher words, these points VIII Ge;' 81;
" !, - ba what are termed eompetiti
~ o;nts and the shipper will be deprls
~ ethI,, e .te advantage arising therefrom a
- - tha rsaeo,, is. that q railroad eaiihoe
~ s..e --,,rstel for the movement OF proper
y, y nbaanly as vessels propelled either
steam or sail. ,, ..on,yeTI
ny :, a.,oa,,t l,,,,t et all points upon their 20
ne " az .ba nrices which barge
llu o.il li.so,,ar coming into competition
oIi- 49, - a particular place eompeis th
ers sne areant they would, IN 3 large iulil'
- ,ss se5 Ia such business ut an act
% 4 railroad company accepts
.oss; .os;nossof a competitive point at the :. !.
ousa.:s ss.:.sa rate rather than not nave I I
Pu'isas pu hscanse its trains moving IN a cefs
i.astsan al, Dt and having certain y
ls.,.as ulasss. X does not sustain any aosol
ma - 3rsnsporting the freight az 3
-. i1ss - ~ competitive rate. 1t has GER
lower u ee aynauses which have 70
49, ~. ..'ha,her the cars are wholly 2.
.nsn .as1l, Loaded. and, therefore, al
by saa tbat Il can get into It's tram !"
gooS.s .I.. ,,.,,,....sv of the motive power
8 of IN t.le .-i;,, - carry, adds 20 the ge
dus- slngie .i',,i, aI,longh q portion of It =
saw al proilI.' aiaH mt If the whole of theS
that defpass.u. ~. -, chat train were underI
.Sfed chanalse oA ssts- ,.,,as.,s,,at sa1id