Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-08
EAST SHORE AND WEST SHORE.
The Board Of Trads Believes They Should
Receive the Same Benefits.


The Board ofTraas Believes They Should
Receive the Same Benefits.
GRAND RArfps BOARD OF TRApE, \
BRAND RArips. Mich, April 25, 1892.
70 the General Managers and General
Freight Agents Of Michigan Lines Of
Railroads:
GExrLxsfyx-fn answer 70 Chairman
Blanchard's letter under date OF Feb
fuayy IL, 1922, replying to the request
bf the transportation committee OF this
board Of trade. made Of the Michigan
lines under date Of November rs, 1881.
requesting that freight rates west of
Mississippi and Missouri rivers and be-
ycnd, be equalIzod with like competi-
hive points on the west shore of Lake
Michigan, We beg 10 say: Our request
pas not for Grand Rapids, but for sill
Michigan paints on the east shore Of
Lake Miemgan. sustaining same
biographical location TO Chicago and
the many western roads centering
tnsys. a. points on the west shore Of
kAhs Michigan. It 10 our firm convic-
hen thas she great waterway Afforded
BY Lsike Michigan, in short. cheap and
auiek sg1asst from the Michigan shore
% the lake, should, If fairness and
equity control. receive the sane bene-
Ms 10 Hguring freight basis % the Wis
Doualn shsres Of the take. IL not nor
Bsnnst b denied that the accessible
waterway from the Wisconsin shore OF
1ake M'sh'gsn il the prime facssr gov
hrping, wAieh places that territory on
% advantageous a basis for western
business.
We Dc not think &c necesssry "a an
sww Chairman Blspchsrd's letter in
detail. Ne simply lock "a business men
1T conditions and TO yos 40 traffic man
hesrs. willing - we suppose. 20 De lust
and far. to sppiy the remedy which
Ne ana you know 10 be IN your mower.
We viii state fairly the conditions a.
sney exissed formerly and o. they
bz,ss now.
rsfsss Dissatisfaction.
Formerly through rate obtained
alike frsna western Michigan and east
prn wiscssssn along the shores Of Tske
nlchi gao of frsrn 5 to 10 cents oer 100
pounds aver the Chicago rate, the
eastern classification governing. The
Michigan manufacturers supplied their
,hase Of tss growing western trade
hN*~t-0 M&trf tn eoforT1nR their
Disnss. new capital sought sirs7iar in.
testnsnts, 50 that today nearly or
quite every city slo1g The shore at
Late Michigan ~ contiguous thereto.
has factories equipped fsr the mann,
lncture IT products from our native
pscas These Investments we're stInuu-
lated and encouraged by TIE fact th,t
kheos preasets csuld reach the ey.at
wsss - veil - tas east; such vers the
eooditiope.
What are the conditions aev7 Tea M
see: figures val explain without com
usns. The present rate. second cl..s
Yrom Holland, 9rsnd Hsv.n- M,.-
hescu. tfrsnd Eapids, etc. 20 Ksn.ss
Essy, - average distance % ssa mics.
y 80 esnts per Tee pounds. Ths
hroogh rate s~cond class from ehs-
beyxssl. oshkosh. Aarise~or. C~.sn
bay, ese.. - Kansas Cisy q AZ ee,.s r.r
lee psuBda. the mileage disssnee 40
1he phcxtest route being seeus .srs.f
Shipments from Michigan sea.w
HE asieial classification - VI .r-srri
liver. szS westarn eis-a f5cat,o. -.
bena. A result Of this erna rt,.r
he nipper frsm Western Mlesissn =
ehargea 2e< cents Per leo pound, On
k.cen6 Chase freixht mere taaa -.
bss4hber across tas lake, situated sE,ke