American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-07-10
Amrritan Republican,
AND
BALTIMORE CLIPPER.
FRIDAY MORNING, jury 10, 1916.


MARYLAND RAIL ROADS. We referred, very
briefly. a few days since to the contracted poll
CIV adopted by the managers OF the Railroads in
MARYLAND. and the superior and more success
fnl management of the Railroads in Massachus-
setts-and we are pleased to see that writer
in Wednesdays American, has taken up and
ably discussed the subject; showing conclusive
w., that more liberal conduct on the part of
MARYLAND directors, woald result in enlarged
profits to the several companies. In Massachus-
sets every inducement is held out to families
TO settle upon the lines of the Roads; and for
this purpose large reduction in the price of
fair is made to those who make daily use of the
roads; whilst here the transient and the constant
traveller are placed upon par. 1t Is great
mistake to suppose that high fare must produce
large revenue, as is clearly demonstrated by the
operations on the Boston Railroads; but of this
fact our directors seem to be insensible, and
hence will sell but a single ticket at time, and
that at the highest rate, whilst they refuse all
accommodation in the way of season tickets, to
families who have settled, or are disposed to To-
cate themselves along the lines of their roads
the consequence is, that many families seek 9th
or locations, and use carriages for the convey
ance of themselves to and from the city. Beau
tiiul sites exist along some of our railroads,
for country residences, but they are unoccupied,
because the companies hold out no inducement
TO settle upon them. The writer in the Amer
lean says-"Let US suppose that along the lines
of each Of these railroads for the distance of
thirty miles from the city of Baltimore, the
whole country was cleared and improved, and
residences built and occupied. What would
be the effect of this' No citizen Of Baltimore
can doubt that the city itself would be greatly
benefited. The country through which these
roads pass would assume an appearance greatly
different from its present condition. The OPP
erations of the railroads themselves would be
vastly increascd--their revenues greatly enlarg-
ed-and such business would be secured as
would be permanent and steady, and cause the
dividends TO be regular and large, and each year
an Improvement on these dividends might fea-
sonaby be expect"
The Boston managers have loreseen the ad-
vantoges which would result from having the
lines Of their roads thus cleared and occupied,
and have wisely adapted their policy to produce
this result They understand the calculation
of dollars and cents, and the true mode Of pro-
ducing them, much better than those managers
of railroads who proceed upon the old system,
and keep behind the improvements of the age.
We make the following extract from the al
ticle in the American, to which we ask partic-
uar attention. We regret that we cannot pub
lsh the communication entire.
"The following are the tolls paid by passen-
gers on the railroads below specified, which are
known to be correct, and which show what has
been the system adopted by the Bostonians, to
increase travel on their railroads.