New-York tribune., 1900-01-27
PRESIDENT C4LL4W4Y REPLIES.
SAYS NETWORK IS NOT LOSING ANY OF
ITS COMMERCE THROUGH THE
DIFFERENTIALS.

IF Governor Roosevelt and the State will agree
to pay to the New-York Central a sum OF money
equal to fair rate Of interest upon the proposed
expenditure Of $50 900 900 improving the canals
will agree to haul all grain from Buffalo 10 New
York free Of charge that may be offered for trans
portation."
This statement made by Samuel r. Galloway.
president of the New-York Central Railroad. yes
teriay in discussing the Governors message and
recommendations relating to the canal question.
Mr. Galloway continued:
It doesn't make a bit of difference what canal
system you have, it won't hurt the New-York Cen
BGe at 6 whsh a fse . & SanSs e0d 99t AND @ make bak
money, and. in other words, the New-York Central
Railroad will have TO bear large share Of the
taxatoP to bgd S up and foTtify compet.or Il. Why
alton SO that farmer cut IN Kansas or up IN
Minnesota can get a half a cent q bushel cheaper
Why doesn't the tax go to the whole country
Mr.. Galloway referred to the report Of the New
York State Commerce Commission and said the
conclusion OF that body was not justified owing
the that based upon the statement that
New-York's commerce was falling of. He said
New-York was not losing any OF It's commerce ow-
ing the derentials established IN favor of other
ports He took issue with that portion of the
port which said that the New York Central, which
had received many favors from the State, had be-
come an enemy to the port of New-York by becom-
ing a party TO a diferential agreement which dis
criminated against New-York He said this port
had stronger friend and ally than the Central
and declared that It would be sheer folly for the
New-York Central to cut its throat by helping
other port. He continued that he had fought
the dIfferential against New-Tork consistently and
had succeeded in getting it lowered from time to
time and would be glad TO 1t wiped out entirely
but that other things were to be considered, and
the road was making the best of conditions 1t
found them Mr. Galloway added:
Take the figures Of grain receipts at all the At
antic ports for the last three years, and you will
see that port is not losing any Of its
proper share. In 1897 New-YOrk got 364 per cent
by rail and per cent by canal; in 1898 the figures
SO and 49, 50 and 4.S were the figures in 1899.
Boston in those three years increased its receipts
96 per in 1897 1875 In 1899. Philadelphia
had 10S per IN 1897 and 1913 in 1899. There
a decrease in the time at Baltimore from ISL
per L. POTtland's receipts decreased from
II per cent TO 05. MOntreals river receipts went
down from "a 10 2.2 per cent. while its rail ship
ments increased from 81 to per cent Norfolk
lost, going down from 34 to II per cent, and New
port News's receipts changed from SO I'm 1897 to
Ga in 1899
I do not care 10 oppose the canal. and don't want
to enter upon controversy with the Commerce
Commission. But l should like 10 have the stats
tics OF trade and the plain facts 70 the cost of
these great improvements set out before the charge
IS made that the railroads discriminating
against this city.