New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-24
THE IMMIGRANT RATE WAR.
COMMISSIONER FINK's STATEMENT.
RIVAL ROADS BUSY AT CASTLE GARDEY-sUccEss
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RIVAL ROADS BUSY AT CASTLE GARDEN-sUccEss
OF THE DELAwAREASD LAckAwANSA.
The situatleL remained almost unchanged at Castle
Garden yesterday, each railroad using Its utmost enoS
10 gain the business Of the incoming European steamers
by arrangement with tho Emigration Commissioners
the roads having representatives In Castle Garden VIII
continue to occupy their desks there and transact
business usual until Wednesday, when a meeting
is to be held and the situation discussed by the rail-
road men and the commissioners, the outcome Oh
which, 1t Is expected will DO the making of new con-
tracts by the railroads individually with the Castle
Garden authorities. The Cunard steamer Uniuria
landed go immigrants and their tickets were issued
the Erie Railroad in the Garden, while the 1lol
passengers of the Inman Line steamer City Of Rich
mond and the French steamer La Bretagne's consign-
ment of 942 immigrants were captured by the Della
ware, Laclawanns and Western Railroads agents and
were not forwarded through the Emigrant Clearing
House.
The Delaware, Laclawanna and Western agent also
had contracts TO forward the passengers from tho
Cunard steamer scythia which arrived on Sunday 1t
stated that under the old methods Of the Clearing
House the Delaware, Lackawanna and western was
entitled to only 13 per cent Of the passenger traffic.
but that since the troubles between tho different lines
that company has been carrying % per cent OF the
business. Trunk Line Commissioner Fink issued a
statement yesterday setting forth the actual state
of affairs, which affords clear and concise view OF
the situation He says:
The Commissioners OF Emigration passed resolution
Saturday the afternoon revoking contract
entered into between them and four OF the trunk nnes
December 4, 1892 The assigned for this In the
paper is that these trunk lines have broken that part
agreement which provides that no tickets oil the
second and third classes shall be sold to immigrants out
side Of Garden 1t is thac some OF the ROADS
have lately sold immigrant tickets outside OF Casue
Garden only in violation OF their agreement with the
Immigrant Commission but also in violation OF their
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all the trunk lines with which the original agree
ment was made have violated It,
The roads which did not engage in this violation OF the
agreement have made every effort to stop this practice
and had Just succeeded a day before the Commission
passed the resolution This resolution was passed With
out the least the parties TO the agreement OF
any dissatisfaction the part OF the Immigrant Con
SION and not the slightest attempt was made by them 10
see whether the violation OF the agreement could not DC
stopped and corrected. This In the power OF the
Commission to do any time they chose to take that
course without abrogang the agreement with all the
roads who not guilty OF any VIOLATION Inc ma
jority OF roadssX out OF seven-were most anxious
10 have the practices Of which the Immigrant Commission
comnlalned stoned and could have accomplished III
readily II the COmmi sson had sustained them anu eeu
out their part OF the agreement
The original provides that the contracting
companies will stop the payment OF commissions ehrep
ON immigrant tickets 10 boarding house Keepers
or others about Castle Garden providing the boau
NJ Coms will exercise their authority and IN
luence 10 prevent outside incorporating transport"
ton companies from selling immigrant tickets and paying
commissions other than Offices outside OF Castle 0aru
and provided further that they will exclude from all
nrlvdleses in Castle Garden any transportation line or
lines boarding keepers other persons VINO 10
not respect such lawful and reasonable rules as tney
shall approve governing the conduct OF the Forwarding
business OF the Joint agency -
II the Comm ssoners had exercised their power they
could readily have stopped the selling OF immigrant tickets
outside OF Castle Garden, but by allowing one roau 10
90 outside without interference their part the other
r,ds had necessarily TO follow in sefdcfence. No
fault is found With present contract The Immigrant
business has been conducted under this contract Tor SONIC
six years and 1t is acknowledged by Mr. Stevenson IN
the evidence which lately given before the inter
, Commerce. Commission that It the best contract
devised for the protection Of the Immigrant ana IL
,roud be difficult to suggest any improvement HOW
ever should there be any possibility OF Improving inc
plan or the method carrying It Into eject the Im
rant Commission will have the hearty cooperation OF
most OF the trunk lines, II not all