The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-11
NEVIS OF TIE RAILROADS
Complaint or the New York hoHro
Trade Against the Railroads.

uerce Commission gave q hearing to-day In
the case OF the New York Board OF Trade ana
Transportation against the PennsylVanla anu
twenty-one other leading railroaos o, tno
country. John d. Herman OF new ioFk az
reared as counsel for the complainant ana eN-
Acknowledgement Wayne MacVeagh for the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad. The other deiendant
roads were represented by their respective
lawyers.
The complainant alleges violations OF the act
by defendants in charging their regular ta,ln
rates upon property delivered 10 them W shlp-
pers at New York and Philadelnhia ior trans
portation to Chicago and other western points,
while charging other persons rates hluon
lower aud even as low as 81 per cent tnereol
for a like and contemporaneous ser'lce unuei
substantially similar circumstances nhu Gun
dtions when the property was OF Is uel'Neieu
to them at Now York or Philadelphia by vessels
or steamship lines under through bills OF
lading from foreign ports or foreign interior
points: and that defendants fail to state In
their published tarirs and IN sncn throuSn
bills oil lading the inland cnaIEe sepa d a.e ~
from the ocean and other charges IN oruer t9
prevent ascertaiument OF the actual lnlahu
rates. . 49,. .h...h
thrOun6 rste from liverpool TO Chicago is less.
and in some cases much less than the rate
from Philadelphia to chicago; y was sso sq frnn
Liverpool TO Chicago, on tin plate; was y cents
HUNDRED p0gnd qGd cen 1st ! Yet the fssu
lar rate on domestic tin plate from ihiladel-
pnia to Chicago was nm rs re eemiIis Seot.
GTea pounds cof E5om tho 1hrou9h rate
linens. on March A, 1889 was s. cents; OF
which the RAILROAD eompafh rom 1oG Phiiadelnbia
to Chicago was at that time 60 cents, On , ship
ments BY way of New Orleans to san san fTanSis
cultural implements from. LIVERPOOL was 90
cents hundred pounds. OF this rate the ships
ion q Cents aS HE 4 Regular
leans. however was SLIT II shipped IRON y
New York the regular rate roc %rs the iyer
pool through rate TO San Francisco was shown
have been 50 cents while ne I 7 Tbe oew
plainant maintained that by, reason OF the
facts charged. the defendants mad given unane
to persons and localities inter rested in the trans
portation Of imported traffic from the sea-
board and that there were no eon Snnrtat,op
OF imported traffic which Justi1ed any alner-
ence In rates between importea lraS tron
port OF entry and other traffic from such ports,
Tho defendants admitted that n many ANY, cases
and and the railroads proportion Of the through
ocean and rail rate but nsinalhbe az, tnas a sne
OF this OTT ess In'9 be
received for continuous passage over several
lines than the sum Of the local rates o. az tne
founded in principle and has equal applica-
tion whether ali the lines forming such
United States or whether portion Of the route
or some carriers. parties thereto be beyond
those m ri hsy bped goods o
Chicago there was an active water and raj COM
petition which compelled reduction OF rates.
Liverpool and Montreal we're eager seekers
after Chicago business. The ocean nm milea iEe
f mes L and TO- reach 90 Chicago rail-
shipment Of only 500 miles Is necessary ana OF
this 500 miles 500 are n Sanaqa a9d rnere
act. Even the all-water route Is io1rm,idaoie
factor in rate making. As to the California
BTsasSs d fSd the rstes And then the
water carriage around Cape Horn from all
Europe an ports rendered very low r rae from ron
road companies hold that by acceptlng inland
rates lower than the local rates they nave
violated no law. so long as the inland rates ex-
ceed the cost OF movement. and that these
lower inland rates are justified under the law.
The Shore line and the Pennsylvania sys-
tens have established through day train ser
vice between Boston Providence. and Phia-
It pft Boston at d5 A. NJ Providence at 9:O5.
and arrived in Phadephia at 500 7: NJ. From
one royal smoker. one drawing-room car and
a passenger coach attached 10 one OF ne eiarG-
est OF the companys i0eomotVes; sm rTGs-
a passenger coach, and a drawing-room
is made this Eorio3p or OF c the f fToa
Providence to New London but one stop
is made. this being at Kingston. for the accom-
Pier New Haven is reached at u 10 o'clock
at 2. Here, he Philadelphia section o. the
on the main deck OF the new steamer. Mary
land. which was specially designed for the pas.
senger train transfer business. She is 250 leet
in iength and can transfer train OF six draw
ing Dom cars at one time. During the trans
fer to Jersey City, which Is dstance OF eietan
iIna "a nj 3,
dinner is served on the steamer. I ersey Sliy
is lett behind at 50 o'clock, and Philadelphia
is served, after which the train dashes on to
Baltimore and Washington where connections
The eTuipment Of the new train is of the high
est and most improved order, every conSen-
fence being made for. its passengers comfort.
The Mexican Interoceanic Railroad will be
opened for traffic as far as Jaiap on June 81
Excellent rolling stock Tor the ne" line mas
been received.
A Chicago despatch says at the meeting Of
the Western Passenger Association j. +, God
dard. formerly Third Vice Presd dent and gen
eral manager OF the Chicago. Santa re and Cal;
ifornia Railroad. was unanimously elected
Chairman.
1t is reported that the proposed sale OF the
Milwaukee and Northern Railroad is y pretty
sure to pe carried out. The Wisconsin SIN central
it is said Will pay That road sGob1ooY aad sS
Oakes OF the Northern Pacific admits that ne.
gotiations are pending. traffic arrangeppe en-
was recently made between the Green BAY.
Winona and St Paul. Milwaukee and Northern.
and the Duluth. South Shore, and Atlantic
roads. and the benefit of this will accrue 10 the
Northern Pacific system The ar, arrangement
| the Canadian Pacific, by which the Duluth.
South shore and Atlantic is practically owed;
! Milwaukee 10 Lake Superior whore 1t branches
out fan shaped. 1t has total OF nearly ooo
| miles.
Tho latest ont on east-hound dressed beef
rates by the Lake Shore. which was I, announced
! on Monday. is taken t. mean that II intends 10
punish the Wabash and Canadian Pacific for
their alliance with the dressed peel sEndieat Ate
made, on dressed beef rates from chicago 10
| New York. ~.., p....
only The educon was irSm ~ 10 a. cents
reason is to meet outside competltlon,
meaning the Canadian Pacilc; Inc Grand
! Trunk Is allowed q three-cent diferential. and
the Wabash Canadian Pacific route thinks 1t is
| entitled to the same thing
1t Is the turn OF tile diIerentlal roads to take
III Shore