Year: 1873

could AFFORD TO carry freight at much lower rates
than when freight and passenger trains use the
tracks and consequently the Erie and the Penn
syvania Central must have them. We have need
to make the most OF all the means within our reach
to hold possession OF the great grain trade OF this
Continent. Already there is large aversion 70
Montreal, but II New foIk SHOWS P,oper .sa enser-
prise she can aefy competition rom all quarters
Views OF the Freight Agent OF tho


Cunard Line.


Mr.. Allen, general transportation agent OF the
Cunard line of steamers between New York and
Liverpool, on being questioned as to the effect the
Granger movement has had or might have ON
freight across the Atlantic said that 30 far 1t had
not affected


at all.


1--WE have our bottoms FULL" he said, "and
always have at this time OF year. The great in
land railway lines supply US, Of course, in great
measure with produce, grain and provisions for
the Eastern market, and II some great convulsion
were to stop them from carrying we might be
driven to carrying ballast. But such effect has
! yet been visible from this movement
''Is such an effect likely In the far future2"


mo. The effect OF lowering the freight rarin ON
railways would do us good rather than harm, or, II
the railways were increased, seems to be one Of
the propositions, We would rather be gamers by It.


GREAT AVENUES TO NEW YORK
to convey cargoes to us, and the more we have Of
ut is said the steamers all have now more than
they can carry2"


Of freight but think Mr.. Edison Is wrong IN saying
that freighrs are all taken up TO DecemDer. He
may mean sailing freights aud may be right so lar
as that goes but our ireights are not all taken
that time nor do believe that the ireights OF any
Of the steam lines are engaged so far ahead"
sailing tonnage, lsit nOtf"


''Not to Europe; but 1t must be remembered that
1000 OF steam tonnage Is equivalent 10 three
times 1000 OF sailing tonnage, because 1t can
make three trips to sailing vessels one."


''Still there Is a complaint or


LACK OF sHIPSy


"Yes; but IL ought to be rather complaint OF
increase Of business for we have more shipping
much more carrying business than ever An IN
crease OF railroads and an increase OF steamers
would probably not hurt any OF u.s."
Views Of the Williams & Guion Freight


Agent.


Mr.. Underhill is freight agent OF the Williams %
Guion line. and was found at his Office in Wall
street He expressed his views on the subject
very readily.


"Water will seek its level" said he, land the
produce OF the country will seek market IN New
York city. II there are not railroads enough there
are plenty of moneyed men willing to build them,
and If ships are lacking they can be had for
money"


ut ls stated tnat ships are greatly lacking"


''It is merely matter Of prices. II they Will
pay the same rates they pay in san Francisco they





SUPPLY AND DEMAND
alone settles these questions. few years ago
New York had 1900 ton packets sailing from
this port every week flying the American nag.
She has none now and imagines that she mas no
ships. The bottoms here, but the nag Is differ
ent, that is all. or course the carrying power is
the same 1t Is true the crew are foreign and are
paid OF at their homes and spend their money
there, and when you count up the number OF sea-
men in port this would make matter OF some
consideration; but the underlying and main cause
Of the outcry for more ships Is
PRIDE IN THE FLAG,
which certainly is very scantily represented IN tho
mercantile service"
"Win the Granger movement have any eject
upon our tOnnager'
"It may. Prices on railroads may be reduced so
low that the grain may now in In even greater
quantities than now. There Is always great de-
mand for 1t on the Continent. More ships may
then become such general undeRiabe necessity
that Congress may be compelled to
MODIFY THE SHIPPING LAWS.
Certainly the great steamship lines would not op-
pose that They would build to suit the demand or
| private parties would. In this respect can see
| that the farmers movement may have ramifica-
| tions greater than the OrginatOrs expected.
They built better than they knew"