New-York tribune., 1890-01-11
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
DENYING ALLEGED DISCRIMINATION
ANSWER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA AND oIiEH
ROADS TO THE CHARGE or NEW
vopK CONNERCI Al, BODY.

YORK COMMERCIAL BODY.
Washington. Jan. 1o-An answer was hled
to-day before the Interstate Commerce 'om-
mission by the Pennsylvania Railroad 'oh-
pany, the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Cm'ago
Railway Company and the Pittsburg, Cincinnati ana IT,
Iouis Railway Company, defendants in complaint hled
against them by the New York Board OF Trade ana
TRANSFORMATION The complaint charged. among other
things that since April 4. 1857, the defendants nave
been guilty Of unjust Determinations IN t"' 'ley
have been in the habit of charging their Ic-u" '"'''
rates unon propertv when delivered to them at New-
YORK and Philadelphia for transportation to 'H''ro
and other Western points; while charging other per
sons rates much lower. and even as low a. %
pcr cent thereof for like service when the property
Is delivered to them at NcwYork and Phh""iph" "Y
vessel, and steamship lines under through b'As OF
nding from foreign ports and foreign interior points,
etc.
Defendants. in their answer, deny that they arc
guilty of unjust discrimination, and that ans one of
them is Interested in the management and operation
Of steamship lines running from Ne"
York and Philadelphia TO FOREIGN
ports. The Pennsylvania Railroad COMPANY
the defendants admit. is, however, the owner "t
capital stock and bonded indc t"dne,s of the ih''i
national Navigation Company to the extent oi less
than onc.sAth Of the entire aggregate Of such c'piM
stock and Indebtedness. The said International NaVI
cation Company Is interest IN several n'' "i st a."
ship, between Philadelphia ana NcH- iorA ana I"''-'I
ports: but the Pcnn>y >ylvania Railroad COMPANY t"''
no part in nor does IT assume any control or super
vision Of nor does claim or evcrci" any eNccpH'h
faciItic, with reference to said steamships by reason
Of said stock and bond owner hp.
The answer admits that under an arrangement
c1piring october /, 1882 the defendant comp'hie'
formed with certain ocean steamship lines uI'"r'
routc,. and. by mean, thereof were engaged J" ''"
ncction with said steamship lines a. common carriers
in the transportation of property, under 'o"'u""
arrangement for continuous carriage u.'"cel i''.
in Europc and the city of Chicago and other N''e'"
no,pt. via New York and Philadelphia; ana de-
t.nJ,nt, say that BY the universal piacthe "i car
rIcr- constituting through route uh"4 '"'''''''
control. etc for continuous c"IfId-'' 'll' '''''
carrier nAcd the rates, anu t'o '"'
scqucnt carriers, under that pId'"'o' wv ~"
file tariffs Of rates for through shipments Deie"d'"'
,, admit that they did receive. their poiuoh Oh
the through rates a les amount than Their nII li
lnud fltc but say that Il Il statement oonja n'u i ''
complaint "a table showing rates charged P'' -"
rounds. IN cases where imports were carried lbs u'
American line Philadelphia is correct III t'o '''''
instance, there set forth. lar As the through ri'
4, concerned (Which is hot Admittedl' yet the dN'''7
therein shown credit defendants with le-o SUM titH
10. ,,il,lly received But defendants Aver t1t ald
rate, so far a. correctly stated represent exception"
Instances of extreme low rates thc 'nFItu' anu
ptc, 4lcut rate, ipIrDN Niuduus more '''>' ''o '''
oi tAc inland aud OCEAN lii'. '"' ".'-'l"' ''
the, age advised that tAe aD'cpini'@ "I ,
for Tire inland oarrla-e h~, ttl iht I' '' "t..' .'
fh.tt -.,l ritc, az. .iist.uablr Il.r rh'i reason
!, tlat -u,n rate, have been rendered nc'. .aH h
order io obtain trlAe.
Defendant. say that the arrnt, iu Europ" al th"
route to OaI,dcp Vl1 Montreal. comp'tn- "liA lht
accut- OF tAr Defendants through l"r ." '' -'.N'
unlnt. rendered shipper, the option 81 N'F'i-.
IRON Montreal. either bs the railroad VA b'.I"'. 't
b., tur Ntttr route vd the NtlO OAtnir Lame u p'p
prll,- and CONSTANT, yd for said t,uc 90. through
late l1ucs taAu tlt uAcd cout"mp ..n''u-.t 3D.. '''
defendants through iue. lci u-tHI- '.''. i'I'
eyer that tac said through rate. auI t' dis. .-." "i
ilc rat. thereon. vc.e. inr these E..o on- l-ilI'd
under the lhN. and "a TINS h"hdH IA'ib' iIt .'-
mcut Of the Commission.
ln.-u.rh. however. t.cy say iu cone! sion. a- ANS
order which might hc made t'-.,..'it lN O. .t.a.'
o. t..c practices Dy a." drondout- a- A"irlu t'ui
would uora great and UNJUST pr Iudi'c 9" th'W. uI.
le.- .li tli" competitive AI'-. o. 1905 i' i"'ii ll
i.l rrrc also Iu Ike iauIrr restrained AID r.-
-tr,t-d. 10 /, suggested {, t.r 'ouaIis,on"'~ t'Ai
under their ampl" pDNrl- ll tDI- b .h1I Warranted
they cuu-. tnc said carrier, is ,omprutN" routes q"
uc made l.it.,, 10 this inquiry. Tire d"i.ad1r'- pray
thercsogc. ti.t the oomp.aut u t- case b. dismissed