Telegram-herald., 1889-11-13
DEEP WATER CANAL
The Action Relative 70 II Taken
by the Board OF Trade.
Sti00 RAISED TOWARD 4 SURVEY
Lalast DISCRIMINATION Ag4inst Grand
kapids IA Frei ighss-f~0 Asls he
gorss-Enths sasi4sGte Action
of the Beard


$1,000 D..
-'--1- ~ -
t stated hr.eny tne oDl1c1 u s-o
meeting t0 be c. consider the subject or
r..+.- rr,.r..,,.....r.ls, between Grand
,r ~. .b.,
~" t.'-' ann
called for tie report ~ tne 1oihiii.lle7
On Tralsuortauon and Mr. Sigh read
H.. f.fi...,y rarort which "A. a.
S1l-0N
" o. H1shatt, Esq. President o.. K.
a !. Is. r.
"bEAH-la- Your petltloners the Com
nuttre on lrtnspe periatou. representing
enc Grand hap.4s Board o- Trade would
respecttu-.y represent tatt ne mar a.
ltclufers tnd business men ol tti7 city
Iee- -iAl iA lNr H.t't' D- iit 7Ht rates
t.rt are uAl l'-i] 4l-,t .ii'iitL % Z .'.ii't.
Me nave rec. ntlY petl.'-eo tAe ''faAd
Ia SOS tr-.h- 0'ii.i. -.rt Alld tHe gen
ei'.- iie gnu a-t hl' oL aii lie ROADS en-
trtins ueTe, asking % pave tne vast
nianuIactunas interests mere protected
aAd paced on an equal luotllg WITH
competing points, olI without RECEIVING
any reIei Whatever and hardly any
We nave Also asked the Ofncial ana
western IfeiSnt associations % classify
tue nianulacturtd product or tuis city
Ou a basis that would enable Us % meet
competition ID any part Ot the United
states. hut thus Tar without avail.
Therefore, We appeal direct % you,
trusting that you viii appreciate the
Tact shat our interests are mutual, we
H.E D F.. 20
quest that You VIII instruct yOar gem
crai ghl agents that Grand Rapids
must Ue placed on a just and equal
footing with other manufacturing cen
ters 0f tue state and country.
As tO the facts Ia the case we would
state.
81. That for Eastern business Grand
Rapids is placed Ou 4 Chicago basis,
and for the West ON q Detroit basis,
and we feel there IS gross injustice IN
compelling us % pay Milwaukee and
Chicago rate % the tast aud exacuug
an arbitrary from as over Chicago rates
q the West. OwOssO is only seventy
IN lies east ot Grand Rapids, vet they
have a lower rate than we have 10 the
last and the same % the West; while
Grand Rapids IS ninety miles nearer
New York l.an Chicago and we are
compelled - pay chicago rates. Con-
nersvll.e, Ind. Is one ot our strongest
competing points, IS about the same
distance from New York and Boston
that We are, yet Il has goo par cent. OF
the chicago rate, whilc we are COM
PEELED 20 pay tull rates. Milwaukee,
has same rate rs Grand Rapids TO the
East, although l23 miles further west.
mat since t1c Interstate COM
lAeT'e acl v'oN tHtct rates between
mere ana thicago on al manuIactuf-
ing goods nave nearly oecn douelcd'
ana mas 'ttu tue "ticcl cause ol ,ile
Sitoi NOUS ioss 20 Us Ol uNIc III Ile
west ana NoI1hWest' also 'lle recent
C'uOeliat t'oh ol al 'V'".,"S i"'es III
the territory covered ny raiIroads using
tne Western ciaS' nc1uon' cc0inpe1s Us
% pay .o'al from mere 10 InlcaHo on
every western ahi piiieiit iIid'e' ana 'nis
ot lt-eL VIII also pIoul"I IS uoiuS any
business III the cheaper grade Oh
goods
Inat InlcaSo ana an other
western FURNITURE manuIaCtur nave
2 'V'" pouhd minimum = T.. cla>slhca-
u'n, "hich we nave not' tnus placinS
US at great di'ad dVantage.
mat nearly an on our west
'In competing points nave commodity
iit'i.s' Nhch we nave not eNcept %
~ raul points. Neeooygau and Eau
Clare, Wis, lave 'h'cago rates 20 the
southwest, aitnourn distance is much
greater. hotSiord. Ill., mas COM
wodity trt to thcago % apply on
Eastern shipments Goods are shipped
tnf1v from Ncw York 10 I. Paul at