The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-14

New 1Ork auu BOStOn were 10 Dc certain
diderentals higher, as above indicated,
and the rates from Chicago, St. Louis and
other Western points were TO be made by
adding the regular rates from those points
to Ohio River points TO the rates from
Ohio River points to Atlanta. This COM
binatSon makes tho rate from Chicago TO
Atlanta on first-class articles Sl.H per
hundred pounds. as against the Boston
rate OF 81. IA, and IL makes the rate from
st. Louis to Atlanta $l.35 per hundred
pounds as against tho Boston and New
York rate to Atlanta OF Sl.l4 per hundred
pounds"
"What do those rates apply on?'
"The above rates are those which apply
on manufactured goods, said Mr.. Brown.
"The intention OF the old agreement, /
have referred to, being that the adjust
ment should be such as that the manufac-
tured goods should be supplied to the
Southeast by the Eastern factories, and
therefore handled by the Eastern lines,
and the grain, bacon, flour, hay, etc,
should be supplied from the Western mar
kets, and therefore handled by the West
ern lines. But the lines via Richmond
and Paint Rock, controlled or influenced
by the Richmond q Danyille, have gradu-
ally been encroachiug upon this agree
ment, and have made euch an adjustment
or rates as haspractically driven tho West
ern q Atlantic Railroad and some OF its
Western connections from South Carolina,
and have altogether driven II out from
handling any Western business TO North
Carolina. In fact, their most careful
studied efforts seem 10 have boon directed
primarily and principally against the
l.nnrtda Etata Rna1 tsnatbar x.tih tho oh
joct OF depicting its revenues and event
ually getting control OF it by purchase or
lease | cannot say.
"Another result Of this has been that
Atlanta has practically been excluded from
handling any Western produce business
into that region. | well remember that u
few years ago Atlanta did largo business
up there, but now 1t Is almost completely
gone.
"The Eastern lines, while not protecting
the agreement which allowed Western
lines via Atlanta 10 supply the territory
named with Western products, have al
WAYS voted against, and succeeding Ia de-
icatng all attempts to allow Western man
ufactured goods 10 DO brought into the
South on equal rates with those from the
Eastern factories. The manufacturing
business OF the West has increased enor-
mously within the past fifteen years.
Chicago, for instance. is now about tire
third city in the United States in the ex-
tent and output OF its manufacturing es,ab-
lishments; yet Chicago, although nearer to
Atlanta in actual mileage than Boston. is
forced to pay NO much higher rates on her
manufactured goods than Boston that sho
cannot practically enter this region; and
Atlanta, Macon, Athens, Rome and all
OF Georgia have 10 pay tribute TO New
England, and the East generally, on such
manufactured goods rs are not made here.
REDUCED RATES ny WATERWAYS.
"The present rate, | understand, from
Boston and New York 10 Savannah Is 40
conts por 100 pounds on first class. Tho
distance from Boston 10 Savannah by wa.
ter is about /, 100 miles. Tho distance by
water from st. Louis 10 Chattanooga Is
less than that Therefore, ! suppose We
may safely assume that the rate on first
class goods from ST. Louis 10 Chattanooga
will bo about 10 cents per 100 pounds.
The present rate from ~. Louis 10 Chalta-
noogl is Sl.0i per 100 pounds. II the
Western x Atlantic Railroad from Chaita-
nOoga TO Atlanta ON the business brought
by the boats from II. Louis should charge
is full local rate, and should require that
the transfer from tho boats 10 the railroad
depot in Chattanooga be added, the rate
per 100 pounds would stand about as fol-
| lows st. Louis 10 Chattanooga. 40 cents
| transfer, cents; Chattanooga 10 Atlanta,
81 cents, total. 40 cents, against the pres.
ont rate OF Sl.35.
snow with this tremendous reduction,
continued Mr. Brown, mot only In the
present figures from Western points 10 At
lania, but In figures below those at pres
cnt made from Baltimore, New York and
Boston to Atlanta. Boss Tweeds iamou.
| question can DO asked the Richmond 4
/ Danyille and the other lines leading from
tho East 10 Atlanta, namely WHAT ar,
they going To do about itG'
| eli they do not reduce the Eastern rates
| corrcspondingly the trade will bo ycry
| largely transferred from tho Eastern iacto
ries 10 those In the West II they are un
willing 10 submit 10 this loss OF trade the,
must mako very heavy reductions in thoi
present rates. II they attempt to preserve
the present diilcrcntials in rates between
Chicago and 81 Louis TO Atlanta, aud hos
ton and New York 10 Atlanta. they will
bc compelled TO mako such reductions a
will make the business worth nothing 4
them"
"You think then that the Western
Atlantic Is pretty firmly intrcnchcd In
position for commanding u share Of III
PATRONAGE
Certainly II would not DO ihc oihc
roads In general, aud Il would not a.
either OF them In particular any good {
iight tho Western < Atlantic Railroad
Company and TO try and drive II int
complying with their wishes. On IN
contrary, they would have 10 mako con
ocssions Of great importance 10 the West
cru x Atlantic To rccur 10 point al
ready touched upon: let Us go, for In
stance, upon the improbable suppositio
, that the Western lines would adopt hos
tile course toward the Western x Atlantic
aud cndcavor 10 'localize' II. Tho West
cfn & Atlantic. II necessary, would char
, ter boats 10 run from Tennessee and Obi
River points, and from 81. Louis TO Chat
hnooga. II would In this event, OF couu,
charge no moro than was necessary mcrcl
, TO pay the expenses Of running the boat
, the intention being TO mako the profit o
the railroad haul aud not on the boat
. haul. This would reduce tho rates on a
/ classes Of freight from all Western point
, 10 such fearful extent ~ would draw am 81
, tmoplinaty proportion u business % Cha
! tanooga, Rome aud Atlanta, aud throug
Atlanta 10 Macon aud Augusta, for III
, tnbution throughout the South aud Soull
! east, which would strike crushing bio
! 10 the trade OF Birmingham, Annis,oi
Montgomery, Selma, Richmond aud otht
, trade ccnicm during the continuance
4 the rate war, unless tho other lines wer
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