Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-04-18
INTERSTATE COMMERCE
New Points Brought Out in Mr..
Camdsn's Speech.
Effect the Bill Would Have on
fhis State.
A Letter From a West Virginia
Farmer.
Special 10 the Sunday Re0iSler,

NASHlNGFONI dpEll 1i'-Ah nio
in the Senate, yesterday, Mr.. Camden said
Ii Is notorious fact, that men engaged IN
agricultural and stock raising pursuits IN
West Virginia and other States near the
Eastern markets, who ship their products
from points one,hah to threefourths near
er the markets, will be met 10 the same
markets with the same kind of products
shipped two or three times the distance
coming by their own doors at greatly less
rates, as much as one-half less. And
it sometimes happens that shippers hVlng
in these State ships their own products to
market and at the same time purchase
products of the same kind in Chicago and
the West and ship to the same market at
the same time at less freight than is paid
for their own products almost at the market
gates. 10 support Of this assertion | beg
to read q letter. received only few days
ago from one of the most substantial, in
tellgent and reputable farmers Of the South
Branch Valley, 10 my State. L do not give
his name FOR the reason that have no au
thority to give it duplicity, bat the letter is
only the repetition Of complaints received
By Senators and Representatives almost
daily on this subject.
COMPLAINT CT VET vIRGINIAN.
Toe lette. say; Il b.ley, you are op,
posed to ths Ilter-S.ats Commerce bill. !
believe the people Of our State are almost
unanimously in favor Of it. know Of none
who are oppo,ei to it, except those who
are interested in special rates and in rail
rosis." | will stop here to remark in this
connection tha; do not know how the Wri'
ter could have imagined this to be my po-
siuon unless he has been deceived by mis-
or iusgines that because |
have some railroad interests in my own
State | cannot rise to the level Of disin-
terested conviction on this important sub
iect. | have that Gonyictiou aud this is not
the first time | have expressed it on this
floor But let that pass; that is notthe point
10 which | wish to call the attention .ot n :
Senators. The letter goes on to say:
Our people complain very much Of dis.
elimination. 1t costs us more to get our
cattle 10 markets from the point named
in West Virginia. otter as much as double
as from farther west. was in Philadel-
ohia in December With cattle men from
Ohio and farther west, who were paying
about one-hslt OF the rate OF
freight paid. | buy more
or less cattle in Chicago |
every spring, and it costs me great deal
more to get my cattle home than TO ship
them to the sesbosrd.
Our State can never prosper unless we
can compete with the West in transports'
ZION. They get to market so much cheap.
er than we do. We would be better of if
we we're Eve hundred miles further West !
[ own one ofthe best farms in this part of
the State, aud am offering it for sale in or
der to 90 West, where l can get cheaper
transportation aud many are doing the
same thing and leaving our State"
Now, Mr.. President, why should We leg
islate to perpetuets this discrimination
that affects the great body Of shippers all
over the country instead Of providing for
its relief? / challenge any satisfactory
rssson for it. II we are in earnest about
passing bill that will reach the greatest
evils OF Discrimination, let US meet the
question fairly snd sGusEely. II you
limit the provisions TO the same original
noint of depsrture) instead OF covering the
most important principle in long and short
hauls, it only adds to the evils OF the dis
c7 sius,ions complained Of BY practically
sanctioniug its most Objectionable features
Such q bill aiserimipstes in favor Of dis,
crimi nstioa, for it discriuipates against
whole seet ons Of country and would give
to large cites the monopoly OF nearly all
kinds of business By reason OF the gusrsn,
tee that woud be offered for cheap and
uniform transportation charges.