The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-23
4 RIG IMMIGRANT MONOPOLY
v,puEn.s SCHEME TO GfYE TIE TRUNK
LINES ABSOLUTE CONTROL.

- o,ReIrue Will Hun tbe Ral1rond Tick
=. Agency ut Eiiis Isinnd-As nm Onset
n. win Route An che Immigrants TO
!; Ali, tho Trunk Lines-A Joint n gent and
81 r.,rty Clerk. for tho Politicians.
rhero IL q new project on foot for tlcketing
srmIrrnnts who go West by tho railroads
vhsu the landing station Is transferred from
A.. i,orr, Ol,lcs 10 Ellis Island. 1t IL n big
s.hsme because OF the prominent parties In
s.,,.,cd and the widespread influence for good
Eh,l which It will havo. Secretary OF the
W,o,sury roslor anil the Attorney-Genoral OF
-. Halted statos will take a hnnd In II, and
S...h,v also tho Uni cd States courts. The
sr,rsa,,on,Ic steamship limos will play an i'm.
E.,,nt r TO- and tho competitions Of tho trunk
i,n.s ont of Now York on immigrant business
Iii IN, hoard from Thtso who havo caught
.snJ Of tho llrst few developments predict tho
iyeltest Kind OF time
Nh, scheme IL partly that OF Passenger Com
,nl.si,ner !. L. Farmer OF tho Trunk Limo As
ISOLATION and partly tho work Of Gen. oDeirno.
a.. Assistant Commissioner Of immigration.
Vim has charge during tho absence OF Col.
wsncr in Europe. Mr.. Enrmcr has been busy
,.,sly con 'erring with tho Il ansatlantlo sieam-
.bp lines but he hasn't even informed all the
,oals In tho pol Of what no Is doing. so secret
has no boon about 1t. lie has also boon writ
inr some lottcrs TO tho competitors OF the
,,nnl lines. such as tho Old Dominion aud
Eou,hcru Pac fic companies. that hayo stirred
th,m up. lIc and Con. O'Berno have had
thcir hoals together. and as o 70 ult tho latter
Sas beor writing long lcters to Secretary Fos-
ar about tho now schetne that they intend
20 sprlng upon tho public when the lauding
Rsion Is transferred to Ellis Island.
Mo-. p,natrpa ioll n YanOrtOr Mt O - %.
Inc to effect o revolution In forwarding imm-
sr,uts BY tho railroads. even II he hal to stop
stsry vessel In midstream anil take the pas
sanpors OF ono by one. under cover Of tho po-
Nee patrol boat
Tho Trunk Limo Immigrant Clea, ing House.
vhich is supposed I, have the right OF hand
Npg all tho immigrants who pass through the
barge Oilco. Is In o bad way. 1t is practically
Adesd letter. aud Farmer hal started out.
With the holp OF Con. O'Bsirne. to set It on It's
iet again. Tho OUTSIDE agents to-day route
more than onc.half Of the immigrants for tho
West 20 that Il is utterly impossible for tho
r,ads In the pool to share tho business equally
- they ngreo 10 do. These outside agents
bnd all their passengers By one or two OF
he trunk lines and this fact has stirred up u
good deal OF dissension among the railroads.
kusiness outside o. the Clearing House. al.
though Il is a violation Of the rules Of tho
a 81 .ssh 81 sss sah lo. ss"t witch xonnS
divided EQUALLY. the percent ages look more
Srn. is per cont: West Shore. 70; Onlar:o and
Western; Is; leaving 40 rer cont: t" DO divide
lmong Tho other ilvo roads. among which are
lhs strong lines: At this rnto they would get 3
WHICH they arc entitled.
hsskiy turn ali thoir orders over 10 tho ciear
AGENTS have got tho sies mship lines all away.
I The payment Of big commissions. ranging
s SSm 81 t. ~ on enSh pa, senger The pool
Fine and again ihs N :o Of the T rasf
Noes has brsought the transatlantic lines to
emo back and turn their passenEers into the
S:sons 1ssd bs But she sns% nsfr conn conn
psnies refused 70 be parties any longer to the
ss sfd ,SS ~ SS trunk lines was their
Pn. Sou, horn Pacific. aud Canadian Pacific to
Iharo of tho business. on tho agreement that
they stop sol citing business outside OF the
ss.sc oec TIT n would haze abel
Ines 'es lien lie iSInss tsns
y: SSs ei;s !. asS IA; ~! @lsst ~ e The
ssd TIC sr S3S;snse; Sds is I, liz
Pa sSd DID gonision haSs .sld No" !: al
and SSs T.. '% as Nj ani tsss
s rnsd ss.s Viii
Isady as soon as he receives tho assurance Of
Secretary Foe,er. which he Inns no Doubt Of
@ sie On no. sub csGn o. n shat
"we ?, onose 10 lake he tieEeline Of passea.
bland. ana do away. with the .acrambling for
;@m a1 among these outside fellows All
sd eIs aer - the ws's' OF the
Eilb: There has been. tor much Of inveieling
!snorant iorctsners into the lodging houses Of
~ rs hsd their EST ID ation. and hen sanding
hsm by some roundabout route. because an
s sn, o ooala re- eiGssr tax pc, head from
vat Immigrants must change ears several |
pmss 10 order 70 reach lheir destination. 1t !s
AIoueh ii. streets Of Chicago with ali their
ssgsase. from one depot to hno!h simp, DO.
SaHs s o ,ome scapor hrs s'eercd them on on
i S.,s gone through gu SINGLE train which the
:ts s'ad 70 O 5s1s nrshE, era s"s
ffhip COMPANIES from Ianl Ing :heir as .engors.
!understa i thnr most Of the. . orders are is |
1k. tLe CanadiAa Pa1iilc and southern raciiic.
1T onS!neS6 We'll seo WhcthOf tho eteam- |
AA4lp companies have n right to Hend inimi. !
8tants anywhere and everywhere In this coun- |
~ with mado-np iickets that will inconven- |
1tSvnce pconlc nnd submit them to imposition.
Io intend 10 have absolute control OF ticket !
lng immigrants. md probably the ltenmship !
tnt .T.,n.n Wy nl II 70 their Interest TO sell
4 iwr9ts to seotetnIy Foster that inasmuch
I mr. Doanc. tho Joint agent of tho Trunk
3kned. thought II wns. u good opportunity
" Tho Com missioner OF Immigration to tnko
SfhSIs rISSo Of II. ticket ming tho
S ssos as Governmont service. With q Ierre.
~ son Ma Of tho Gnycrnnlept iG charge ought
u \ 90 more smoothly and IT, Farmer inns Sig
aliea his ann. oval o. the plan. Il propose 10
xns the bushes. TO tho trunk lines. who arc
ols,i 90 " u. and wc shnll not have any moro
y .neso fellows around WIN speculate in fo,.
.,easrs. nnh ,eli them out to the roiLd that will
Nv tNe most for theul. We won't DO bothcrol
~ moro. either by tho Western liuea What
rynt ls,c they here? They don't carry any
',r"pie out 81 tho city. And wO hay MT any u.e
~, on !"reign road like the Cnundinn incitic. 1
4ss6hs We can run our own business"
n Dut hasn't every company M equal right
- representation at Ellis ISlandT asked tue
Pssp"S" r. The trunk lines Uny . rental of
Si,oUo year for The privilege. Int there nro
XySntr ht Ioads TIM. mr.. .willin. to nay twice
:9Al amount. Tho outside aaouts would nay
N N more. The roads which nrr shut out sai
Heme IOOrt " |