The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-13
READING DID II ALL ALONE.
JERSEY CEN7RAL AND IERIGH rJL-
ICY LOLLD ONLY SUBlIE
The Advantages of Rniirond Combinations
in General and OF This One In Particular
Set Forth by Mr. NcI.eOd-1s d., l.. and
~ Tn t'heeric-s for SaiJdiemen


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" In ~, t.b..ric., for ,i,ua,smer
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dehtS o' 'he i''auihR ana Jersey echtra' rai'
roads were tho chief witnesses. and gavo the
committee considerable information
Archibald a. McIcoh. President Of the rhil.
adcllh!a ana Recalling. faced tho Legislators
49, n. ' "'v o'"n.," VIZ" -, a ,,,, i
talked freely li' said the contract by which
SS Sn n 9 ns LsnE s%Sy T x"
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cont n1'i , seven per cent; was earned ana
tween the Two eGmrnnics' IT was for r1,', a
no, be nisedw without the cooperation Of ali tho
coal roads. 49,
And will such ro3rer"tion DO as hard to
bring about now as Ncfnro this combination
was mado'" asked Cen. Mcmahon.
Possibly not" said Mr. Mcleod. Then he
continued; Tho object of this combination
IL Con, mas been selling ,3n,oW in somerarts
Another object is to do nwnvwtb tho middle.
.n ,,, ~. .,,, "n", WV ~. VI. .n'u. ~,
men. VINO set themselves up to control tho
and mako PROFITS out OF pronortion 4, tho
""'h '"es 20 for instance. 'hcio Is P'aco
deal Of coal is used and where the middle.
.','n r", |'"' w" anu c''''ko .no cons u'h'r
$3.50. That is to say. tho mildlcman makes
tho mot he s"nid not r., more n ' ,hn 'n ton
merely for kr"pinE the cnal in hi, yard a little
Will H. anI dsll,",ins II to III. consumer, ,u
m%T ap NJ wipe out tho niddo
you can leave that to uuss'."said Mr.. Mcleod.
Inurhiur w '
"WiII The price Of coal dror aftnr the middle.
mun and his profit mr." nlimitatrd 2"
II suppose the mii,ilrr,au. 81 70 win 70 to
tho conpnnios;''
u think the bigger proportion of it will"
well. where then" continued Sir. WcCar.
rem "does tho NM liz, com" in >"
adra ms sn W"y Sor fnd MI h Mrfoa t%nld
which should be considercJ. rhis himn.
ton viii benefit the reopie livimg along the
we can Give eo Utter train ss ry and ou.ker
transit OF freight. nnI. wa I.lieye. nj lower
rates There nrn innny instances ia show thnt
t"n, Tnke for Instance o. thu tn" ynnleriit iinms
tn. Lake Shore. md the Central"
tho Lake Sh"r. r"nd carri"I Is per cent sTT more
snms ,ma dsrensa "h it IN rcrS; any h nar IN o
This was to tho l.onciit Of thu patrons of tho
line Similarly tho Now York ieni raj cnrriaj
81 per cert. more freirht In Isl tj,nn in
iSSi and IFS r.rrints ware morn th,n ''ii nv ~.
cent. less. WIZ 'A0io ''''" 'e'
"Th.t n,o,,s" s,id NJ MAJ ,oa ,,,,;r
some figures upon sheet OF nnuer rnaki hnEi
these two rond, whom comhinrd tnrrini nima
millions of freight for nothing in ISL ns rnm
pared With 1871 Al th.. snme Tine yom . nmiv
how valuable they nre ns prnnertics' II thow
had not continual to reiurs cvnsnsas wn;,
couldn't give away thcir stocks to-iavU - wv
Garry that rrincinla still furtbnr ":.;d M
Mcfnrr1n an. .u, n0s. nil ~. so; H.; ~.
STATE cUmbinrd undrr one INTELLECTUALLY nv NY
ould thnt show I'm. si mo i'm nrovrmaSt y; ''
STt wnmid /" -, Mil Mr. MAJ IA .!Wh, 20
controi"I nh thn n,in,.s nnL Mi rho c,,i ro,,a
nnuiJ NM roni InIyn ~ ,n.nr NV, r,. 'wd.e
than it is now and save SO. Oso 900 n v..ar "''''
Srnntnr ann,nr wnrtoi ~ l. nn, u y la.
rnvnut ur,nt NJ nnM WIZ t was 20
ynnrinr in" prir. Of c,nI ma COT Tor :, r.niv
that tn ."mn.t tinr nt niher rnoi ioi tii