For the Tribune.

Hacks and Cabs.
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MEsses. Ep1roRs: "Gouged merely desired
10 call attention to the fact which has, by many
been lost sight of, that the prices allowed by law
20 Hacks and Cabs at this time are more than J.lsy
per cent. higher than were allowed during the
prosperous times of 1885 and 1886, as you will
perceive by the following statement:


The present rates allowed by law to Hacks and
Cabs are for one passenger any distance not e*-
ceeding one mile, 37t cents and each additional
passenger 25 cents. In 1867 and they
were allowed for the same distance % cents, and
each additional passenger 125 cents, or IN o'her
words two passengers are now charged s'9ty-S''0
and a half cents from the steamboats, to the Aator
Howard's and other Hotels whereas, they were
only allowed to charge thirtyseDen and nay
cents for the same service in 1886, when prices IN
every other department of business were at their
highest.


The Editors of the Tribune are well known to
she writer of this, who duly appreciates their ei-
forts in behalf of the oppressed, and therefore 1t
is that he desires to call attention to the subject
nose, that we may not, in these hard times, COR
,inue to be, as We have SO long been, GouGED.