The state herald., 1905-02-17
FIGHTING AGAINST NATURE
New York Efforts 10 Check Gram
Shipments To The Gnif.


Shipments To The Gnif
WAL Street Journal.l
Last week there WAS gathered ut tic
produce exchange collection of repre-.
sentatives from the various trunk lines
entering New York aud from great
number Of large shipping companies on
the At antic coast, with the ostensible
purpose of devisirg WAYS and means
whereby the Atlantic coast ports eau re
cover the trade they have lnrt TO the
gulf ports.
Ono and all, these gentlemen appear to
be under the impression that New York
has Lost lis export aud import trade to
the gulf largely through indifference on
the part OF the New York railroads and
shippers, or through artificial means a.
dopted by the railroads and shippers OF
the gulf region. The sooner these gen.
tlrm-n realize tier mistake, the better.
b ID Caldwell ofthe Lacauanna, perhaps
uncousoiousiy, epitomizsd tue real situ.
alton when he quoted the remark OF tue
Arkansas darkey:
Il am IN the hands OF an all wise and
INSCRIPTIONS Providence"
The reason why there has not been tn.
same growth here that there has ben IN
the commerce of the gulf ports lies in
iha, decree OF Pfoyidsncs which has or.
dained that the center OF population IN
this country sball move from the eaet 10
the west, and not iron the west to the
ssat, SO long ms the population OF the
west keeps on ircrrasinx IN greater ratio
than the population Of the east, just SO
long will th. export aDa import traffic
through the nsturnl comnsrciai sn,.
ways 81 the west keep on increasing last,
er than will the movement ot tins traffic
through the eastern gateway. 1t was
thus sane law OF patnre that brougb,
Chicago with n rush from the bottom OF
The list ot great commercial c.n,ers II
within on. notch of th. top. 1t was tor
this sauis reason that 81. Louis. trom he.
ins struggling river village. has cnm.
10 riynl Boston III its commercial aciivi
tI-s
NAinr. will not revers. i,s mrndaios
i"r ,ho esk" oi swelling tn. yisibl. r,v,
nuss ci New York Shippers. So long ~
tho law oi gravity prevails u will he
mnn'i-siiy cheaper 10 haul n ton OF ir.i,
ght from Omaha to New Orleans than II
would b. to hsui the same ton of freight
fiom Omahn across the Appalachian
mountains to New York or Boaton.
Panl Gothi~l, representing u gr.n,
shipping firm, states that u continuance
oi pres-nt conditions must result IN ,b,
withdrawal 81 the large cargo b,,.,. a,
Atlantic ports aud the transfer ~ eapor,
6n-ipsa" TO the gull. He therefor, d.
.irrs To see prsa~Dt conditions d,.cont,,
ued. Tbs w,sIiAs natural Il. folall
mept would be unnatural. II fth.-e e.a
'lemsn could move the Atlantic scabonrd
6On milcs TO the west. or could run tb,
White Star liners into their docks n,
f1Nrburg or Chicn.o. III" wish woulc
hsve n TAR chance OF hlGllm.ot. Az /,
'-, becnun. Canadian Pacific aud q nut
tnu'e ~ other lines eau put their steam
chips 100 or GOO m,les nearer to the ~b.n
h"ld- oi Nebraska than can tho Whit.
Star. these smaller line. will inevi,abl,
ec' the transportation Of N. wheat o
Nebraska into their owp hands. III,
shipper" ni New York and tho railroad
~ New York p.ust sooner or later rscop
ni,s that In their struggle 70 ma,n,s,,
their t'nds In low grade ~estern c,por
staples they are not fighting the ports o
tho suf. tho lines that serve the gui,
the wes'srn shipping lrms or any o,he
huma agency. They are Fighting ma
lure. One of the trunk line president,
any. his line will ilan' TO 4 finish. I, Il
m, diHfcalt IN ru.ss the 'nish.