The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-07-05 00:00:00

RAILWAY OVERCHARGES!

In the large maior.ty of case+, the botne product r is at
the mercy of the nearrot ay they may charge what
they ploys. until the traffic Is tiopoed, or, which is not
unf equ•nt'l •he thee, preten'ed It. m c maim( into exist.
sure. But n the case of braise tr.ffie. competition is
a tire, and the contra- les cannot thing more thae a fide
roinniercial nth The companies eroted gladly charge the
foreign. r mote, if they could; but they are rashly able to
do re. The remit Is thet on thoir foreige traffic they are
obliged to he content with a rate which I. fixed by com-
petition, but at home that laden; happens, and in conse-
quence the rates a•e unreasonably high. W. think the
p ilicy of the d nthrthiet. although temporarily succes.ful
In swsillog dividrnds, is not gland and is lecousistent with
the permanent int. rests of the shaieltoldero. The Interest
of the roooumtr I. ohvons ; It M ti bate the laziest
quantity of prodnce brought at the che•pest rots. The
t.ue lot r •st of tho ec mptnies I. that as Isr.e a part of
this asp ci hie be grown at hour. The linsilrh farmer
I. their a uttrther in many ways. He travels on their line
end his family ('suet; hot the ',ilea,. a. Idom we •
foreign ;wrens r. Th. higher the class if produce Fr .wn,
the greater is toe traffic• n the tallest% More labour,
more material, more manures are requirea, and for the
c nVerenee
of these the rtolway is nen ary. In a word,
' the fon ign 'reducer lea customer of the railway only tor
I the attic'.' they entry an rh.aply ; the companies in no
! other rtelytet benefit by his • xistence. The developmeet
I of their h ma terffic, to errry the largest possible quswity
,of hem. 50,.de at the lowest retain. rathim rat., ought to
hate le-en the e 'natant ideal of railway managt-r.
' The &eat Wtsttrn hare op.n. d a new route to the
Continent via Wtynanu,h sod Cberbourr, and, by tbe
• •tue port.. communication is opened to the Channel
Hand.. Toe ell.t.nos from Cherboers to Weymouth is
75 mu' s, and Jersey or Guerntey about 10 milts more.
From We; ns.it.ta to Lyndon the dtstance is about 159
milts, to that the 8-a encamp, .8 cal, al-out one-third of
ti.e whole di.t.isce. Taking into tocount the expente of
petwage cane. t be much less than if It were an addi lanai
wharfage. loading and manacling, the cast of the &ea
distance on tb• railway, and, for the pummel of entl.p.ri•
eon, we may take it in round Asian' &boot 240 m
Fr m P to London the dotance la 315 miles, and
I to Etta er 131. (lain. eartied fr m Cherbourg t London
I under 10 ton lots for 12Y. From Peva Mee the correopen •
I log r•te would be Iti• , but it is M.. li. frr trn bort,
! god ggs, fid. under! tone Front Weymouth to London
I for 2 ton lota the charge is 12,, thus allowing nothing for
she ma freight, snd 145.. In lee than 2 ton folk Again,
(thin Penzaare to Exeter (131 miler) the rate la ps.. 81. for
2 ton loth or 18s. 61. under 8 tons, ehetana if the Cher!
hoary rate were applied, the price would be scarcely wore
than 9..
Consilwable interest attaches to the traffic in broad'
and new pOtateee About 30,10/ teal of vegetables
annually come to the London market front C woven.
There are two rates from Pens taco to London, one for ton
lots at owner'. risk (40.. ref ton), the other for any
I quantity at oemiimnes risk (fflt. per tea. deducting
I mammals), From Cherhourr, and the Channel lalanos the
°barge for vegeteblee le 3E4 61., from the Cheese; remode
I for now potatoes 30... the ft im Chtrbourg lg.. —ell in any
quantity at compeer's rlak r the Lyndon market, Corn'
cherbourg rate were appliod to the conveyance *pi now
there Is
per too If 'he
."Pariontla:t"theg nice.hfrleaseau" Priniptahlant"nhgcoetSiloottaExeiri.:ter.:6.thEllie thari. agushliodttld.rsible
15... whereas It Is 24a. 41.
Fresh fruit of the soft kind, cherries, iTaDes, are
carried from the Channel Islands t London for 32.. gd.
Per ton. whlre le 11 Pence per too per mile- From
Penzance to Exeter the rate 1. 211. per ton, per mile, or
31s. foe 131 mile*, as againit 32.. 61. for 240 mime. If we
take shorter dismiss...a .8 from &bard to Reedit:is (81
miles, the charge Is 21. 44., and from Readiee to L indon
It is lit. dl. or 4 3 r ton per mile; the Bristol rate
being that double the ,g rate.
Salt butter Is brought from Cherhoure to London for
168. 81. owner's risk. or 10, company's risk. Pro, we,.
mouth to London the rate for radway alone is got From
Reading le London the charge I. 10a, or 33t. per ma,.
es against owl penny Per mile f ocn Cherbourg. Freya
buster is charged Ma. from Cherbourg to Landes, or l'fi
per ;Ana /ran Peonace the rats Is MI, or 21 Der mU• ;