New-York tribune., 1886-03-08
Duffy in the Jefferson Market Police court anu fe'
mn landed for examination.
REPLYING TO ARMOUFS CHARGES.
MR. EASTMAN TALKS ON LIVE STOCK RATES
no DANGER OF HIGHER BEEF-THE COST OF CAR
RYING DRESSED MEATS.

NO DANGER OF HIGHER DEEF-THE COST OF CAh-
RYING DRESSED MEATS.
The controversy between the dressed Deet
and the live stock shippers has been waged for long
time The former business, however. achieved an i'm
ooant development about ye years ago and has bcen
growing ever since. large part OF the tine tue ran
roads have been al loggerhcads the Gac' as the
rates secured by the dressed heaf shippers tnhpcn 'he
to make serious inroads into the live stock traffic swift
e. a. of Chicago, wue about the earliest and are now
the heaviest shippers OF dressed beef They ship To
New England the Grand Trunk OF Canada ana u
New York over the Eric Tho Grand Trunk, because OF
its northern route did large busness IN trans
porting cattle and IL encouraged the dressed beef indus
try by special Mr. Armour went into the business
.ome two years ago aud shipping his goods Dy
whichever road he co1d different tines get the lowest
rate over. G. II. Hammond ships to New York by the
Central and Hudson r,ai These three shippers control
practically all the dressed beef spn cuts 10 the East
The ar between the trunk lines gIOHing ont OF the
opening OF the Delaw Lackawanna ana Western and
the Wo-t Shore aggravated tho Generalization that was
the result OF the rivalry b-twocn the cattle men and tie
dressed packers Although nominal tarih existed
from which the tariff taking effect March i advanced
the rates 10th classes o traffic cents per 100
pounds under arn in existence when som9 preenee
was male OF observing rates. The dressed beef people.
however have raised great OutcFy because the relative
difference between tho rates on the two Kinds OF freight
has been increased that the dressed beef rate Is -
pei cent greater tan that Oh live stock The live stock
men claim tnat this difference still leaves the advantage
with the dressed beef shipper in tho matter or cost O
transportation.
Timothy G. Eastman, the bis 1.-Two stock dealer, was re-
clinine In easy armchair in his rario AT No East
scyenticth st. whom TRIBUNE reporter requested him
to reply tho recently published statements of 7. d.
Armour. Mr. Armour alleged taat on one occasion when
discussing rates President Ruttcr, OF the NcFlork
Central said Of Mr.. Eastman AMI J. Il. Duoher that
l.. . slft-af I.t tgan
-" He also stated that Mr. Eastman once propose to
min: You stop your dressed h1rf shipment, at Albany
ana yod can get what rate you please. You can oven
have tie N0lthca,tcrn states II you Will kcor away
from tue -cshoard."
Mr. Armour is perfectly reckless in his statements,
said Mr Eastman. but everybody in Chicago knows
him and pays no attention to what he says. never
said what was attributed lie attacks dead man
who cannot rcIly but am satisfied that Mr. Rdtter
never SAID what ArmOdr Pus IN his mouth IL Is anus
ing ArmOlr pose ~ the friend Oi tio l'c IN t3
dressed beef and live stock controversy. Why every
knows tnat in TINS country has manipulated iood
products more than Mr.. Armour has. He goes into
grain pork l,rd-eycryt in fact-tO corner It, lie
hoped when he went into de dressed bee! business, to
bo drive the live stock interests IN The Last
and then he would have vast monopoly OF the broi
business and could the cOnsllnrr VIA! prices Lc
chose
This question of the relative difference between the
railroad rate. Oh live and dressed meats, con
tluue Mr. Eastman has been -ode iHto maLy times 10y
the railroad, aul they have always usurtd out iEat to
rocc ;e as much irom the one traffic as the other the
rate on dressed beet Oucht 90 DO twice t % the cattle
rate TIE rcfr ,eraor ;oi Ae dressed beef weighs
s.; 900 pounds, the about 1000 pounds more. and
the beei 10000 naug $1,000 pound, Tor thc roads to
hau against 1000 pounds !or hc catic ca7 ana 10000
pounds o. 1.-Two bc,f-iO,OOO pounds IN all Ihe rc-
fflerior car TO De returned empty IL is too damp
aud ;uli pi ctr. be- used for return freight; so
tnat including the return tde railroad hajls $1,000
pounds on a dressed beef shipment Ia the ca'o Of
the cattle oniy 2DoJJ pounds have TO Ice returned
making G0DJJ Pouui, altogether. Bat tlo cattle cats
can be scI Tor coke sncbt, TO the Mesti the Penn
sylS auia AMI the Lake shore return a o. their cars
loaIcd aul the Now-Nofk Ccatrti some o turirS. At
high estimate only 10000 pounds have 10 be carried by
the railroads in each cltdo shipment. rhcn the
railroads allow mileage 10 the refrigerator companies Tor
the use cars BAT tncy own tucr own cattle cars
rhat mileage allowance Is coast rTa'!c cin 10 r"-
dnciu. the oi shipment 10 thn dressed beet shipper
Another point j. that the heavier rrfrccrai"i ear II
wearins on tho r''d-hed than th~ cattle car fhc
1--we stock shipper take, OF his cattle ON tho way:
the dressed beef shipper loads aud ul"as Ills cars 80
there the two on par.
A "A matter OF fact. dressed beef shipper has
driven the slanfhterns Interest," our o ttr market III
tine Sew md States ana he controls the business
Beo IN the New England towns Is hi-hrr ~ price t1an
Ia New York There i- no DANCER "i IN h ahcr III ne
icr Oi beet here when the new rates 90 INTO onco II
i an inyarab.e rule that when The irrehi rate, 20 up
the price oi cattle IN chicago dch'' ]" th' pIpIDi nh-
aje extent. Hc would mako no more money VITA rates
nd onai INSTRUMENTATION cost fall on the PRODUCER %,
West Have fear That TIM dressed href industry
Will be- driven ont oi Ne" l"-k' -G"l hu' u' 'Gr-
pr-ei uudcf the rates beef should decline IN price
mere. The competition i, 40 cioso thht neither thc
dressed beet nor the live stock man Is making any
mrn'y." -
DO ynu think that the now tarr wl he m1intaiuc3r
| really d5. Tue railroads were never IN hotter
shape to hold the tarn ana they al say that tns1 VIII
C"ne up sooner, an told, II there had not been con
over one O, The trnnk line. thar had 10 r,ln to March
l. II % he ssltl tnat the railroads should
always do his business ~ the ruous ratoa that have
prevailed fm the last year and a haii
An nihr'r "I ne Nc" l.Ih IN. @ a ''' ~. -
that wOnd refer - carry I'VE ck instead
dressed beef the ruling rates on each The Central
wa, N" pioneer Ia me r'ali'N 'l "'t1'nI nn'
and immense business n II and Ii 1s care m of
the Interests of shippers as is "f "so oI HN' hl"gh
shippers. 50 FAR a7 we are cohc'ihrl tHs ''oth yht7
New York Central arc controlled and managed IA
ne rest Of the road, which receives al ia" revenue
thrfeirun. The railroads pay thc refrigerator com
paui's cent mile for the use Oi tirG cars ms,
r0ugnly speaking, amounts 10 30 foi tho haul both
ways between Chicago aud New YORK aud must j." DO
dncted from the $3.50 per receives from the
dressed beef rate ~ 80 cents per 100 pounds As
mattor OF fact the revenue from shipment ~ dressed
the railroad III cent pcI pound Of weight
L. from shipment Uf cattle estimating thht Only
half the weyht Of goes bacE empty tho roycnuo Is
II cent per pound OF weight carricl.'
Commissioner Fink writes letter to THE TRInuNE
gong at length into inc points covered III tne Ieoenbs
taken into account on roads npoh whirh he service Is
pc formed 1cr sucn conditions shat oi loading the
che heiI return tr!p II woad he Justlnabe 10
make the dressed bcOf rate two and one quarter tD9s
muHn the live stock rate. Is IL not sensible
conc that. finding IT mpractcahl" to determine
any proportion In tho rates on both articles on tho
prucple Of the Ui transportation tho rates shot Ill
be determined upon the principle that the cost OI de.
ycriup the NET products I'm the markets tho East
should be the to bOtH parties To this contest ana
the raI Dad companies should not make thens olives
parties 10 the controversy
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