New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-27
FOR JUST RAILROAD RATES.
THE DETERMINATIONS AGAINST '"h
PORT OF NEw-YORK

APPEAL BY PRODUCE EXCHANGE cO"''' ~
TO THE JOINT TRAFFIC MANAGERs-ANnAi
OF FACTS AND FIGUREs-A phMAND
FOR UNIFORM TERMINAL CHARGES
AT ALL sEAPoRTs.
Tho .necial committee appointed by the produce
Exchange to secure changes In raiiroao ra'eS VIM"
would result in increase OF the movement, ~
grain -four and provisions for export 10 New 10
waited Yesterday upon the Board OF Managers VI
the Joint Traffic Association In the assoc'a'.o"
rooms at Liberty and West SITS. Inc eoi',"n'
va. composed of Henry B. Hebert. CHAIRMAN
John p Truesdell, John Valient' HARRY %. D"y'
Charles f. wi.mot F. Qumoy y. y. M" :,
James y. Parsons. +. Dare l.. fiaHus'
sumner. Granvl.e Perrin. s S. MARBLES and Mon
roe Crane.
THE COMMITTEES STATEMENT.
Mr. Valient. on behalf of the committee. read
abatement which contained the following:
our appeal should, perhaps, more properly s rave
been made the Railroad Commission OF I Temrois
sion but as our grievance is within your power 70
correct lis basis evident we come Go the 10 ab S
ton Of al discriminating rates agans. f hnS Chi
a rns d, u.s. TS B ss "' miles hadph
ga mics; to New-york $40 mics sn W, 70 ov ths
dsre m,si is shown as By the atlmSrs
ninety -eight miles nearer than NeM nonpds and
Phi;adelpSia seventy miles nearer Two cents
per pounds while Boston Tn ,Se same rs frsss
rate In addition to this advantage. the Boston
mercbant liz entitled to twenty days free storage
and during the fall and winter months ne Ca" iie
euentiy obtain thirty TO seveny-hvo DAYS. = nv tho
The distance from Buffalo TO Newly FORK IS; D! tile
Delaware Lackawanna and Western rcad Aly M es.
the distance from Buffalo to Phiadepnia ny tne
ieh,rh Valley road Is AIS miles. diifefence Oh Loul
miles in haul in favor OF Philadelphia, ana yet mere
is a railroad differental imposed OF one cent per
hushel on Lake grain In favor OF Ph lade phla. Inc
distance from Buffalo Boston IS 4so mlleS. OF
eighty four miles greater than from builao 10 NV"
York and vet there is no diferentia placed aga4nst
BOSTON in favor of New-York Notwithstanding inc
superior advantages of long terms OF free gram stor
ace and cheaper ocean freghts at the more distant
port. -, ,,- ~. n,,r,er rnon,hs
In In respect to shipments from the west precise!
in the same position the other seaports ,nat H.
dependent entirely upon the railroads IL is obvious
therefore that II this city Is to retain us colne.c
during this period 1t must not DC discriminate
Against in the matter Of tariff rates. ,,,
II In only during these months Ihat II Is posslne
IN show the actua, effect of the dlnerental upon our
receipts OF produce During the remaining elen,
months of the year have practically no all ran
receipts of produce at New-YOrk and we MAINTAIN
that such produce comes to New ork py Tairoau
from Buffalo should not properly come Wlthii me
jurisdiction of the Joint Traffic Association mas
much as II Is commerce within our own state
RECEIPTS AT ATLANTIC PORTS
The following ia bic shows the percentage OF wheat
received at each of the Atlantic ports from January
1 10 Aprl 30 Of each year siIfce 1852: