The morning call., 1892-09-27
SETS LAWS ar DEFIANCE.

a newspaper contemporary publishes the
following:
An article appeared a rev days ago in REFER
ence 10 the course OF The southern Paclnc Com,
pany in the matter OF rates maze on ihipoi1ou
goods from New Orleans 10 san Francisco ihe
statement was made IN that aitcle that INC
Southern Pacific Company Is bringing goods OF
foreign manufacture from New orleans 10 san
FrancIsco az much lower rates than ii will bring
Goods of American manufacture from The same
point. Tie fact is matter OF common kn0wl'
edge. One OF Ihe reasons given by the Canadian
Pacific 10 the Transcontinental Association for
Withdrawing from that association on January
next Was that the Southern Pacific is doing and
has for a long time been doing this. a large
volume of imported goods is introduced into
British Columbia by this scheme which the Cana
dian Pacific does not haul, aud these crowd
goods oI American manufacture out OF tbat
county to large extent. at the same time that
these foreign goods are crowding American
manufactures out OF The Pacific Coast markets
of the Uniled States. The foreign goods are the
product OF cheap foreign labor. The Mckinley
bill was passed 10 give American manufactures
the preference In the markets OF ths United
States. Transportation rates which discriminate
against American manufactured goods by ell
forcing against them higher charges for dstribu-
ton than are asked for The moving OF gOoos Of
foreign manufacture neuraliZe the protection
offered by the Mckinley bill 10 American goods
just 30 much as HE transportation rates on
American goods exceed those made TO favor
importations.
That this discrimination is q serious matter TO
American manufacturers is manifested by the
outcry made by Chicago against il. As soon as
the situation is fully understood all along the
line II is considered probable here that The man
ufscturing interests OF the Atlantic coast from
Maine souibward will be heard from. Chicago
is reaching out to become competitor with the
manufacturers on the Atlantic coast and nther
sections, by seeking for bills Of lading TO San
Francisco by sea TO meet the new transportation
conditions brought about by the clipper lines via
Cape Horn. Chicago does not want 10 be frozen
out OF this market. Philadelphia Is on The move
IL is considered certain that when the facts are
understood representatives from many States
VIII see 10 II in Congress that the manufactures
of thelf constituents are not crowded out OF this
market to fill tie Golfers OF Mr.. Huntington and
partners. The purpose Of tie Southern Paeihc
is TO bring the goods at any rate. The policy Is
to force the business away from ships and so
prevent San Francisco from assuming an inde-
pendent position. But Eastern manufacturers
VIII uuQuesuonably want TO know why they can
not send their goods by sea 10 New Orleans aud
get as low rates TO san FIancisco as the foreign
shipper OF imports. They have way IN The
East OF asking questions just like that.
On this coast it is understood that the
railroad company takes freight from China
10 New York and other Eastern cities for
less than they will take the same or similar
freight from San Francisco to the same
Eastern points. Is it not time that such
determinations were stOppedP But what
care any railroad managers for the laws Of
Congress regulating freight charges?