The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-03
Big SHIPPERS FAVOR
INCREASE IN RATES
Chamber Of Commerce Passes
Resolution Favorable to
Railroads.
STRAIGHT ADVANCE URGED
j. Stevens Ulman and John
Claflin Tell Of Benefits
to All Interests.
STRAIGHT ADVANCE URGEI

Members OF the Chamber OF Commerce
patty with the railroads In their enorts
to ct an Increase In freight rates by
passing a favorable resolution offered by
J. Stevens Ulman. Tney also app. oved
Of the remarks Of Presl lent John Claim
that the shippers would find the gains
grea,er than the amount TREY would pay
the roads under a higher tarlfi
The chamber also unan mously sup
ported the resolution offered by samuel
W Falichlld for the creation OF stat ,
police. In speaking Of freight rates MIR
timan said:
ut IL regrettsble that the Interstate
Commerce Commission has nc. yet seen
~ to render a decision In this important
matter. affecting not alone the railways
themselves but directly and indirectly
all lines OF business thro, ghout the coun-
try. and what Is seemingly causing the
delay Is so many complex quei ions aris-
Ing daily"
He added that In considering the matter
OF freight rates an alternative had been
suggested which would authorize the rail-
roads to make a charge for the servi"e
of placing, removing and spoitlng' OF
cars on private lines. Tn Charge. he
said. would probably not be less than 50
per car. MIR Clman pointed cut that the
shippers owning private lines or spurs
were entitled to some redu ii n ID, cause
In possessing such spur tracks they ed
, not use the terminals II the railway COM
panes.
The carriers have the ri ut 10 adjust
their rates upon basis OF making a
separate and distinct charge for the road
haul and for delivery service. but until
the carriers are ready to revolutlonize the
whole system OF mak.ng rates. fixing sep
arately the charge for road ia and STA
ton or track receipt CT delivery. II would
be obviously unfair to make an additional
charge for the delive y on = -iyate side
track when such service is already en-
braced, under the resent method or
making rates, in the through rate cover
ing the entire service.
1T would further seem TO me that In
dustr al plants adjacent TO railway lines
wer, compelled to pay more for property
than they would had not the lines been so
located. and that by placing a charge for
sporting" of cars the value OF the land OF
such plants is deprecated ] hardly be-
lieve that II Is the intention OF the COM
mission to penalize shippers in any way.
''ln granting a horizontal advance. such
as the railways request. the comm.ss OF
places Itself in simple position for
making reduction on appeals thereafter
and that in attempting to give n differing
advance for different reasons they make
the present confusion still worse"
Commenting on the r solution offered
by MIR. Imam Mr.. Clan n said.
That IL a proposition that IL no. com.
pick and not difficult. Every one OF u
who In large shipper. while he may feel
that there would be imposed upon him
some additional burdens. yet II he con-
sid RS the effect on the community OF some
allowance to the railroads he will be GER
tain that In the FIRST place the commun ty
will be greatly benefited. and In the second
place the ga to him personally VIII be
far greater than the amount he will be
called upon TO pay the railroads"
Mortimer l.. SchiN chairman OF the
committee on commercial education. re-
rorted II was making progress and thai
the city and the stock Exchange had
shown willingness To cooperate with g.
efforts. Negotiations are being carried
on toward the esta bllshment OF n coli
lege OF commerce and administration am
museum OF commerce and cviCs made
possible by the pledge Of 100000 by one
OF the chamb RS members
Resolutions We're passed vocng ds,p-
prevail OF the Mailer bill now await.n
Gov Glynn's signature. A resolution of
Judge Charles +. Mclean that the city OF
New York contribute s.. 00O. 900 OF the
actual cost OF improving the harbor
facilities was am ndcd and referred to the
harbor and shipping committee.
The following were elected as me bers
OF the nom mating committee Augustus
ID Juilliard a. Barton Hepburn Isaac n
Seligman. Philip A, S Franklin. William
a Nash. Cornelius n. Bliss Jr, and VIII.
lam Jay Schieff lin