The sun., 1910-06-12
CEARGES AGAINsr RIILROADs.
Accused u Discriminating Against This
PORT N PRVUF - Montreal.

WASHINGTON, June u.-AlleginR that
the New York Central Railroad. the Erie
Railroad and thirteen other railroads
doing business between Buffalo and New
YORK and Boston are grossly discriminat-
inG against both these points In favor Of
Montreal and Canadian grown wheat and
against New York and Boston and Ameri-
can grown grain. the New York Produce
Exchange has filed formal complaint
against the carriers with the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
The complaint declares that the car
riers charge less for the tranaportat tion
Of Canadian grain In bond grown in Mani
toha than they do for grain grown in the
United states, transported - Buffalo via
the great lakes and intended for ship
msnt abroad On this point the COM
plaint says:
1ha, the said defendants have established
and maintained and do establish and main
tam the said rates and charges for such
transportation Of said grain when grown in
the United states Of America. 30 recei we'd
on the lake al Buffalo and other lake ports
and shipped 10 New YORK city for export. .
which are much IN excess Of the rates and
charges on Canadian Erown grain in bond
70 received and shipped for export. and the
rates and charges for said transportation of
such grain grown in the United states are
relatively unjust and unreasonable a. COM
pared With the rates and charges governing
the transportation Of like merchandise.
namely, Canadian grain IN bond for export
The complaint also states that the port
of New York has lost considerable
amount -Of business on account Of the
-exceaHive unjust md unreasonable rates
of transportation gnd by the unjust dis
criminatlrn and the undue and unreason-
able preferences
The complaint also charges that the
carriers against which complaint Is made
are Interested in the carriers west Of
Buffalo and share in the profits OF trans
portation. The compllInt says:
That the rates on grain received al Buffalo
and Erie from vessels and common carriers
upon the great lakes FOR shipment 10 the
port and city of New lork Tor export dtffer
from the rates on grain received at those
points from other sourcrs. That the de-
PENDANTS running out Of Buffalo are con
netting carriers with carriers delivering
grain by rail from the West at Buffalo and
receive grain from such connecting carriers
by rail At Buffalo. and also receive grain
AZ the said point from connecting carriers
by water from the great lakes that the
defendants the New York Central and Hud-
son River Railroad Company aud other of
We said defendants. by reason of owner
ship ot stock control or interest in the
connecting railroads carrying grain by rail
from the We-t 10 Buffalo share In the profits
Of said connecting carriers delivering grain
hy rail at Buffalo. that the said defendants
unlu~iiy diA"riminate In their rates and
charge between such connecting lines
to the undue and unreasonable prejudice
and disadvantage ~ the said connecting
carrier by water. namely. The caFrtsrz on
N" great lakes, thereby preventing the
carriag" oi much grain from Buffalo 70
NeN York. whiDh would otherwise he
shipped to N" port Of Nev York for eypor,
and depriVlng the port ~ New York Of the
natural ndruntsse ot ~ position 49, a port
oi export for gTIln carried upon tho great
lake. and In large measure closing the said
lake ~ the export grain trad. of tho mort
oi New York and other Ailauti, -eahoarf
ciiI-- and div~rting the zane from the
pori ni N"v York 10 the cry NJ Montreal
ID" commission is asked 10 fix and es-
tahlish new and lower charges and 10
compel the carriers o. adopt such rules
and regultions IN regard thereto ~ are
lawful end just