New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-14
DRY GOODS MEN AROUSED.
UNITING TO RID THEMSELVES OF DISCRIMINATION
ny THE RAILROADS.

by THE RAlLRoADc.
largo room in the Merchants Club in Leonard
At Sas filled Yesterday with representatives OF the
lending firms of the wholesale drygo0ds district
Many out of town firms were represented by resi-
dent buyers and there were IN all nearly seventy
hve merchants present The matter under discus
sion was the freight classification OF cotton goods
he New-York jobbers stagger under al the dis
advantages mentioned in TnE IniBuNE OF sunday
of having the cheapest goods rated as first class
while all the Southern roads rate them AS sixth
class and those west of Chicago put them IN the
fourth class. Tie injustice OF this discrimination
people, The Board of Railroad Commissioners OF
New-York listened to the complaints of the mer-
chants and made report recommending the reduc-
ton of classification bnt the companies paid no
attention to it, ,ow the merchants are gong 10
make determined attempt TO have matters rghteh.
The meeting organized yesterday by the election
of Charles S. Smith. of Smith. hogg a Gardner, a. a.
president, and I. l.. Greene. OF me my nooos
Chronicle. as secretary Among the others present
were: Cornelius n. Bliss, of BLISS. fabyan q Co.;
Joseph H. Weller of Tefit. Weller Co; j. How
ard SHeetser of Sweetser Pembroke * Co.; Daniei
Robinson. of II. b. Clafin & Co.; Nathan honaTt'
OF Minot Hooper IL Co.; lanes ). Noyes, OF j. l..
Bremen q Co.; John l. BoaIdman, OF Lewis G pros'
& Co.; Henry Rice. of Rice, Silk a. Coz ). l.. Shot
well; of shotwell CIsrlhew Eo dG%en Of Hpo'
Clatin Il Co.. A. w. Kingman. of Brown WOOD ~
Kingman; Woodbury. Larglon. of Joy hangd3n
Il Co: Clarence Collins of Within q Collins; ".
f. King of Calhoun Il Co.: John II. Reed. OF Dale.
Reed a. Cooley; John Byers OF Parker N Miiher
Frank W. Dean, of James Iacott C4i; . wnar'eS s
Lawrence g. Co.; A. W. Green, OF Green Joyce Z"
Co. of Columns Ohio; and representative OF
Bntler Clapp Il Co.. Lee Tweedy x To-, francis
Baker 81 Co.. Dana, Tucker Il Co. Denny, foof ~
Co.. Low. Hartman d Co., j. Ii. Lane X Co., ana
Ammdown 81 Smith. go
In opening the meeting President Smith reviewed
the situation and said that several railroad pr 81
dents had expressed theii willingness tn take the
matter of reduction into consideration II properly
approached He said that it hal ueen suggested
that the proper way to begin the night was 10 prne
suit against the railroads in the Supreme Court ol
the United States, for unlawful DISCRIMINATION.
Colonel W. l.. Strong. of w. l.. strong ~ 90,
thought that the only way 10 attack the raliroads
was through the pocket, 10 make them understand
that they also were losers by tins discrn InatlOn.
The meeting passed this resolution unan mously:
Resotrd FIRST tnat ,ctiOn OF the railroad officials
as herein above stated. is ony diia OF conn on
Justice nut l. also violation of former DECISIONS ~
tat, and f. raj Courts aud OF te LETTER aud sIrt OF
the United States laws which regulate inter tai" com
IN rec and Mich define the rights and duties OF common
carrirrs.t A..
Keso ced second that a committee be az POINTED by
the ca duty IL shall be confer VITA the repre-
senratyes OF the lines railroad. aud to aean ask
relief ION this nurlensOme discrimination, ana III de-
fl the relief 10 take measures 10 cure the
decision Supreme the United states urOh
th- important question
President Smith and Secretary Greene. along
with Messrs Bliss, Weller, Swcetser, Robinson ana
Colonel Strong were appointed committee 10
communicate with the Railroad prcsldeuts