New-York tribune., 1886-07-21
DEMANDS OF DRY-GoODs MERCHANTS.

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DEMANDS OF DRY-GOODS MERCHANTS.
WHAT THEY ASK FROM THE TRUNK LlNEs-No DE-
CIsIoN REACHED.
In Commissioner Fink's office Yesterday a con-
| ference was held between special committee OF
| The dry goods mere lants of New York and repre-
sentalves OF the trunk lines The subject OF the
! conference was the classification of dry goods IN
Fink. Assistant Commissione Guilford: General
| Manager J. d. Layng aud Mr.. Musson. of the West
Shore railroad II. j. HAYDEN. yice-pres dent of
| the New-IOTk Central; George ii. Nallat, trafhc
manager. and Vice-President S. NJ FELTON,. jr. of
the Erie; Manager B. 4; Hegeman of the Della
ware. Lackawanna aud Western; General Freight
Pennsylvania. and Samuel Spencer. vice-president
Of tne Bait more and Ohio. The committee of
%erchans included Charles s. ;a Smth j. Howard
| L. l.. Greene w +. King and Emory Laurence OF
| Boston. Mr.. Smith. az chairman Of the committee
presented the resolutions adopted bv tho MeT-
chants Club coudemning the present system of
classification as unjust to the New-York trade. He
claimed that for twenty-five years dry-goods mer-
chants have been the most prom able patrons OF the
railroads leading to the West. He admitted tnat
the railroads had the power of discriminating but
asserted that the present system OF
| numerous Eastern producers OF coarse goods ana
| had stopped tue work of cOnnt ess looms Manu-
facturers were driven out of the western market
| because their goods would not stand iirst-cass
| classification. lie asked for the dry-goods trade
the same concessions IN CLASSIFICATION that were
| trades. What the merchants want is lower cassl-
hcauon on assorted packages. and IN support OF
this demand they adduce the Following state
| ments:
Fi,a-The lower classification OF the Western roads adj
mits assorted PACKAGE. and our NeS-lork JooOlhg
! houses should he put upon an eq iil ioolluS. .,.,
Stcond-Assorted packages OF groceries, hardware.
crocsrry and rubber goods are now thu" rIassile1 a.,
Ihird-It Important TO retain our JOonhg rai tne
r1rr,statives OF winch among the hest custom RS
Of the railroads. hotels places Of amusement ana news
papers aud built up all sister hranche| OF Fale 81.
fourih-Itis Of the PASSENGER traffic OF
! sands Of buyers To this market
Ttfh-The representatives of the jobbns trade have
done most OF the work IN bringing this injustice 10
'front.' and they Will never rest u"t Jus'ceis con-
cedrd.
Commissioner Fink inquired whv the merchants
dld not charge the cost of transportation To the
consumer Instead of to the railroads he con-
sidered 1t unfair TO ask the railroads to suffer an
onerons charle which should be co lecied OF inc
| consumers In the course Of the ensuing cOnversa-
| tion Mr HAYDEN SAID that he thougat that the
merchants OF the South and West were getting
| more favorable rates from the railroads OF those
! secilnus aud that New York merchants were
drveu from those markets hV the natural course OF
trade be conference adjourned late III the after
| noon without reaching any decision or arranging
| tor future meeting.
COMPLAINT ABOUT BRONX RIVER WATER.
SANDING IN rnE Plprs-THt CIIY USING WATER
FASTER THAN IT GETs IT.
There has been considerable compli recently
| in regard To the offensive ulvOr aud od0r OF the
| water furnished bv the city III the Annexed DIS
tIct. In answer to inquiries Yesterday AT lnt IiD-
| Inc Works Department it was sad that the water
became stagnant III the pipes. aud that there bad
been some complaint, but care was taken to " blow
| ant thc pipcs and this improved the water. In
the Annexed District TIE pipes run INTO streets and
| come 10 an eud without making connection WIN
other ppes THIS is due 10 the unset tied
| condition OF the district The water
| ~ the ends of the pipes becomes stagnant
| and offensive unless il is drawn 0h The engineer
ia charge Yesterday sald that there was consdeia,
| bic complaint three weeks ago. but he had heard
| nothing recently The water for the Annexed MS
| trcI CONES from the Bronx River conduit, which
| furnishes about 13 600, 900 gal lons day. Only a
uart of this is used III that district. the remainder
| going INTO the entra Park reservoir 80 FAR the
! department has had no complaint tins yeaI about
| the CrOton water.
'Ibe water IN the Central Park Reservoir has fallen
| over seven feet since the beginning of the summer
| and II is gong down daily. In the spring there
| we're thirty feet of water in the reservoir; now
there are only twenty three feet The aquednct IL
running to ITS tull capacity, as Is the Bronx con
duIt hut the city uSIug more tLan tne aqueduct
aud the conduit can supply Inc low water III the
reservoir reduces The pressure IN the city, ana IN
cieases the Complaints as 10 the Insufficient supply
Ii will probably he two years before water VIII be
| introduced through the new aqueduct. IL was said
| at The CITY liza Yesterday that the Aqueduct
Commission Will soon authorize the construction OF
the Ouak I Bridge Dam Ii decided some Time ago
to build additional RESERVOIRS, out no iurtncf
Steps have been taken III toe matter. If the big
| dam is constructed tine new reservoirs VIII noi be
| needed. Ii WAS reported by persons familiar with
the subject that the reservoirs would noi De punt,
but that ne BIZ dam would be cOnstruc ted III their
| stead In that case II may be some years before
! much benefit Will be derived from the new aque-
duct.