Smyrna times., 1886-05-12
Peach Merchants, Plant.
LIVELY MEETING OF THE FRUIT AND
PRODUCE EXCHANGE.
The N. Y &c ~ E. Charged With Dis
criminGtiOR

GhOOOOE E4ChANdE.
The N. Y &c N. E. Charged With Dis
criminGtiOR
WHICH WILL DRIVE DEALERS OUT OF
THE BUSINESS.
When the president of the Boston Fruit
and Produce Exchange called for new
business" at Saturdays meeting, says the
Boston Herald, w. Nj. Snow, of Snow &
Co., North Market street, arose and read
the following resolutions, which were
promptly seconded;
WHEREAS, The present tariff on peaches
between New I Ork and Boston or jersey
City, established over ten years ago when
war prices had hardly been abolished, is
oppressive and extOrtiOnate; and,
WHEREAS, The tariff established be-
tween New York and Boston on the same
class of goods often conveyed on the same
trains, is much less, thereby enabling the
| shippers of the same to forward at a reduc-
| tiOn of from S75 to 500 per car; therefore
ReSOLUed, That the tariff on peaches. as
| transported on regular peach trains, is ex-
cessive, and that it is a discrimination
| against Boston.
Resotged,. That the trade is being very
materially injured and, if the established
freight rate is continued, the business will
have to be abandoned
ResOLUed, That the New York & New
England Railroad Company, in connection
with the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford Railroad Company, in charging Sl3O
per car from Jersey City to Boston, is de-
| irving profit on the same dispropOrtionate
to its other business
ReSOtUed, That we have repeatedly urged
upon the roads referred to the injustice of
the present tariff, and have received no
satisfaction.
ReSoLUed That it is duty we owe to
the shippers in Delaware and Maryland to
present these facts properly before the cor
pOrations alluded to, and if no influence
can be exerted through representation OF
our complaints that the matter be placed
before the proper authorities, who, we be-
lieve, have power to prevent an unjust dis
criminatiOn against this branch of oui
business.
Mr.. Snow then said I'm presenting thi;
paper, l do SO because l believe thai
it is right and because believe that we arc
entitled to a hearing The present rate o
freight on car of peaches from jersey
City to Boston is Sl30 The rate on ca
of peaches from pier 80, New York, is Sl30
I The peaches from Jersey City arrive on tht
2 morning of the second day after leaving
. Jersey City. The peaches leaving pier s.
late in the afternoon arrive in Boston Ol
l the following morning.
. 3" Bananas and other class of freight of
D perishable nature leave New York on thi
train and arrive at the same time in Boston
4 On this the rate of freight is between s.
G and 5 10, seldom over $40 nor less than S3C
! 1t can cost the company no more to haul
G car of peaches than it does car of bananas
t weights, etc, being equal. The peache.
l. after Delaware is done, come from Jersey
and are brought from Jersey City to pie
= 80 on float provided for that purpose an
e for general business. Also, the banana
are taken from the steamer on the Mort
River side on float provided for that pu
pose and for general business, SO it is a
easy matter TO see that distinction is mad
q by the railroad companies without Il dltfe
20 ence. Now, wn DO not ask that Il
- freight on peaches should be lowered
- that charged on bananas and other fre"l
~ of n perishable nature; the cars in whit
rs peaches are brought have to be returnt
s. to Delaware, and Il small sum, | think 81
% has to be paid the Pennsylvania RailrOa
% Company for the use of these cars by Il
- New Haven & New England roads. B
we ask that the freight shall be lowered
III point at which justice and equity are 81
D. isied. When we realize that to-day Il
le immense business between the two metr
Of pOlitan cities of New York and Boston
e. all compelled to go over one road, and tn
n there is nut one road between the two c
as les, and that the through business is year
- rapidly increasing, say from 20 to % p
: | cent, and that, in view of such cOndit
e. that rates of Sl30 per car can be maintain
to to-day; what may we expect the future h
ne in store for the commerce of Boston. l
ra lieve the day is not far distant when t
- business men of Boston will appreciate t
~ situation and demand another road. I
sU complaints of high rates, l believe, are I
IN confined to the class Of business represent
a by us. l hear on all sides constant mi
Il
given the burden under which we tod
ol, are struggling, and under which for ma
u" years we have cried out. The revenue
nc the roads in question from our busin
ial forms no small part of the yearly earnin
lSt and we are enttlee to respectful hear
"a and fair treatment. Mr. Snow furtl
he pointed out that the railroad people de
have to handle the goods at all, the Fl
l,o dealers employees doing that. The r
II the railroads get out of this business
'ly bigger bonanza than all the Pullman {
ng parlor cars in the country"
ial Adelbert Meade cOrrObOrated the sta
las ment of Mr.. Snow, and declared that
90 railroad monopoly is seriously injuring
nj fruit dealers business.
~ The president, Mr.. Bean, said it
7u' high time this swindle was looked into
shs this association, and he hoped that the r
i've road commissioners in all the st;
ion through which the roads run would be
lrtal appealed to to see that the Boston II
sti chants were not Disseminated agai
We He said that the extra freight amounted
lEo 25 or 80 cents basket on peaches, but
ley retail buyer didn't understand this, and
tu- ways complained Boston is a high Il
ent ket
for Several others spoke, and the excha
the seemed thoroughly alive to the situat
M On motion of Mr.. Snow, the chair
cD pointed committee of three, with
? in counsel etc the expenses to be paid
'er- the exchange.