New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-26
RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
ELEyATING CHARGES ON GRAIN.
TIE SUBJECT TO BE CONSIDERED AT A MEETING OF
TRUNK-LINE OFFICIALS.

There will be an important meeting at Com
missioner Finks office to-day In regard TO trunk-line
matters TIE vcepresidents OF the roads will be pres
ent and probably President Jewett, OF the NewYork,
Lake Erie aud Western, and President Roberts,
of the Pennsylvania Company. In July last
the trunk lines agreed to equaze terminal charges at
the Atlantic seapOrts The agreement provided that at
New.York an eleyating charge OF 1 cent per buslel
should b. collected on grail, whether the grain was
loaded on at the elevators OF the railroad com
pans ghterod down the river and delivered In dock
or harbor Previous TO this arrangement the hewiork
roads made charge. except for terninng IN Trans
fering grain from their elevators TO vessels
that came I'D 10 the elevators accordance with their
contract with the Produce Exchange shipper could
require the roads carry grain by lighters down TO his
vessel A u deemed desirable to send the ship to
the elevators load. For this lgherage service the
roads made charge. The shipper, however was COM
PEELED to pay per bushel elevatng charges To the
floating elevator that transferred tn1 cargo from
the lighter 10 ship. The elevator facilities supplied
by the roads, however resulted In the loading o, most
cargoes bound for Europe from the elevators. Hence
llshterage expense was saved TO the companies.
Among the various agreements which grew out Of
che settlement Of tho disastrous railroad war of 1881
WIS this ono 10 "cquaze" terminal charges The
roads ed assent To 10 al FIRST, but az me
agreement practically insisted np0n by the Fennsy
yania AID the Baltimore and OAlo ROADS %
condition to tho restoration OF rates and the
organization OF tho easI-b Jund pool IL was finally
cent Tor eoy iting even II they brought their vessels
nlnn gsldr too railroad elevators. At Baltimore and
Philadelphia the elevator charges are necessary Item
OF expense IN the export trade. The now plan has
worked detrimeut TO the interests OF tle New YORK
rUads Wuen adopted the vessels that had theu
been chartered forced TO accept the new charges
since thon, however shippers have refused largely
10 40 10 the railroad elevators, demanding t1at
their shipments be gAtered down into the narbOr or 10
the docks where their lying. AnOugh the
floating elevator charges much as the the charges
demanded by the roaus merchants preferred 10 pa tue
FORMER punish the railroads Tor their acoh
Tue expense OF lghtcrige TO the roads was largely III
creased until II grew heavy Tor them TO bear Notice
WAS gyea by the New York roads To tAe PennsyIfanlA
and the baltimore aud OHIO that after tst Monday the
July agreement would not be enforced The Two latter
companies however. requested that tins action be post
pOuod until consultation could bo had on tue suuJeeL
The Now York roads enJed 10 tins request ana the
meeting Tor to-day called
Their. Is little probability that the meeting will result
In cnangiug the purpose York lines 20 restore
the old stem IL Is hoped however, that harmonious
understanding on the subject may reached which viii
avoid any uusettlng OF rites IA consequence OI the
aOrOgaliOn Of the july agreement