New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-07-30
Sew-Jer-cy Railroad and Passengers Rights.

TO Me EdUOr ~ The Tribune
On my return home this morning from short jour
ney found the Nocark Daily 4drofise had been left at
my house, containing article in answer to the one
published in your paper OF the 18th inst That article l.
30 full of misstatemens false reasoning and gross alb
surditie that feel bound 70 reply TO some Of them In
first place. this very profound reasoner and d'sia'
irested adviser OF Mr. Grinnell commences by saying
that Mr. G. complains because the Company charged
him fun fare from Philadelphia TO New-York. This
statement pronounce false Mr.. q. does complain that
these rates Of fare are unreasonaby high and that they
excuse themselves for the unreasonabcness of their
y.lare by saying that the distinction is made to favor
their own citizens Is not Mr. q. citizen OF NewJerscy
be travelling their road nearly quite once
a month Has he not always paid them what they term
full fare flour dollars except IN the present instance
And for what did he choose to avail himself o
these rates Of wayiare. made especially 10 favor
1un citizens of whom Mr. q. appears 10 be al cHcep
ton plain statement of the circumstances may not
be of place. MIR g. carries with hilh pretty hehVy
trunk but not heavier than j. often carried over the
road without extra charge. Some few months since,
the haeeagcrnasier demanded extra pay for the trunk
The demand made IN coarse and dlsrespcc!iul
manner and the time so new and strange 10
hiia although in the habit OF travelling over their road
III times ever lis construction that he rcOnstra
ted with the baggage for the unjust charge for
which his trunk cast aside with The 2ruh reply,
Then il don't 9O' This coarse treatment and unrea-
sonabc oxactOn from paying them nearly one hun
bred dollars year. not 70 be submitted 10 by hc
native Yankreso odous the writer of the article 10
which this Is reply This il the origin of the ric and
the author not ASHAMED Of IT, Besides, he considers
he has perfect night take the extra trouble of pur
chasing different tickets. much as they have 10
make their rates of fare unequal and unjust The sup
position of "A Railroad accommodating the domestic in
iercourse between ncghbOrng towns giving Every body
free passage Is supromely ridiculous. Did the New
Jersey Railroad Company ever show themselves thus
patriotic And the idea that Mr. g. would avail himself
of such an unhcardof literally by hopping in and hop
ping out 20 free is impuiaOn upon the char
actsr of one that the writer of the article Is yet TO be-
come acquainted with. The writer says their fare IS
from Philadelphia 10 New Brunswick TWO dollars, and
from New. Brunswick Newly ork seyentyfve cents
Mr. g. paid two dollars and fifty cents from Philadelphia
- New-Brunswick. Ii appears he then paid them on
that portion OF their route fifty cents more than then
regular fare.
Now contend that having paid their regular fare on
one Railroad does exclude from taking passage
on another Railroad its regular fare for the route
chose avail myself of the inequality OF these rates
hut as there difference OF opinion between us,
third party will have 20 settle the matter before shan
WELD my individual opinion Mr. g. docs not doubt the
ignorance OF the writer matters of lac "a wei as
common reasoning therefore his stating the fact was
quite unnecessary The writer thinks the cmincnily
Yankee spirit of people ought To meet With am occH
fiona rcbuke. II having become odious TO the Ne" tt
scy Railroad Monopoly. win the spirit down at ms bid
ding "