The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-10

Notwithstanding the decrease in several weeks the ag
gregate increase eighteen weeks reaches about
tyve per cent The increase in the receipts of the West
Railroad Company would have been much larger than
it is far this season. had the competition on the Hudson
river been less. The price of passage from Albany
Boston the Western road is &c. which with the ncden
tai exrsnses.on the road makes the cost full ST. The
passage from Boston via Albany in New York can
be made very comfortable for Ave dollars, by leaving
Boston in the morning by the Long Island tran passage
three dollars and fifty cents which arrives here sea-
for passengers to take the o'clock boat up the
river arriving at Albany by daylight the morning
passage Fifty cents-toal passage four dollars which
with the travelling expenses would bring the charges
up to five dollars By this route there saving Of two
dollars and the expenses of one nights lodging In the
summer the passage from Boston to Albany an
vice versa, via New York. would be preferred to til
other There is not great difference in the charge
tor the transportation Of freight but the carrying trade
between Boston and Albany is principally monopozed
by our propclers and schooners II is great question
among the stockholders Of the western railroad whether
a reduction of fare would increase the receipts OF
the company not The high fare party in the
cendancy and have the direction, but induced to
believe that the decrease in the receipts will produce
some revolution in the affairs Of the company, and
compel them to adopt the low fare system every case
where the experiment has been tried succeeded ad-
hlraDy MOST oil the other railroads OF New England
have from time to time reduced the fare each time attend
Cd with increased receipts The Wcsterni the only CON-
pany which has made advance the first established
price, or upon any reduction once made. While the 70
cepts Of every other company from week week show
an increase, this company is compelled to show do
crease.
The receipts Of the Reading Railroad Com
pany exceed the most extravagant estimates The trans
portaton Of coal much greater than anticipated and in
crcascs from week to another much more rapidly
han expected The receipts for the past four months Of
S45 compared with the corresponding period in sa3
show increase Of more than one hundred per cent
Should future years present the result compared
with this must be of the productive pieces of
property in the country Railroads must take the prcce
dcnce Of Canals in the transportation of merchandise II
would be almost impossible for canal company to live
he'd il railroad company to compete WITH unless the le
gisature secured advantages to it. We annex a state.
ment of the business the Reading Railroad for the
week ending May 8, ls43 May 1874 and May g. Is45.
PHILADELPHIA AND READING RAuRoAp
week ending May6h Mayat May Sd,
c,o 1913 l8li 1916
Passengers freight &c S7O6 90 liO2O 81 l5i5 ~
Coal tonnage tons. 317 60 $500 90 ii5i3 90
The whole quantity of coal transported from January
l. to May l. was al 5s6 TONS which exceeds the est.
mates $500 tons The estimated receipts of coal bv the
road for tho year 1916, was annexed