New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-15
New.Jersey Railroad Fares, etc.

10 ,te Editor Of The Ir'bnnt'
Knowing your love Of the right and your uni.
form opposition to all exclusive privileges, am sure
that somewhat deceived yourself you have unwit'iney
deceived the OF your readers 10 regard TO the ie
lson existing between the state OF New'Jersey the
Newyork and Philadelphia Railroad Co and the travel
irg community
In your article of Monday. 18th Jan entitled Neo
J,,.r-ALgia." you accuse our state Of injustice and
a. one .en,ence absove the Railroad Co. of all wrong
rbese ara the facts New Jersey gave an eIelns're
charter to the Monopoly to cross the State and reserved
m eer transit duty upon each passenger for the pub
IL r..urv and this ten cents is that portion OF the
,oc..as srssped by the state and the reason why is
injured Monopoly cannot abate anything oil tner NOT
b,tspt charge of four dollars. ] presume nooody De
eves this 10 be the reason or that three dollars ana
ninety cents is the least rate which the Monopoly can
transport passengers ~. iii l.
Lei the truth be known. lie, the travelling peons DC
duct ten cen,s from four dollars and then ask ihem
selves the question Whether three dollars and ninety
cent? 10 an ex,rsvagant price Tor uHvehng nom ne"
York to phladelphs You may cross ihe AuShuc
Ocean In steamer. including hoard ana lVnsihg NJ
80 nr,ce p.r mile than you simply ride ron city
10 civ Tor e4oEre of what ke~Jersey takes from tue
Company BY way of remuneration Tor the prNh'so u'
fleeing the community and IN comparing 'net Plloe
ner mile tour cents with that OF any o,her OF tne gee'
ne. of travel leading out OF York you lind II to be
double. - r IA IL,
bs. eoaked the eNtortion OF the Monopoly quite long
.non,b and il Is time TO break II down and II u une
tbs, he public knew that by law hree do'ars Is 'he
,as,,mnu of conversation which the Monopoly may
take for carving passengers through NewJersey Lex
tho Monopoly bring down their iare 10 paying ia'e
and then n will be time TO consider whetheI inc zen
cents shall be RENTED or no but now, the ln]usnce
h i'm the Monopoly and the law under which ihey act
and not ia the State. =, -
AZ a taxpayer of New,Jersey woald Willingly re-
the transit duty and abolish the exclusive fent Oh
the Monopoly to carry passengers through our S'sie
and know there thousands OF tnem VINO 'u,nA Ae
me II this were done competition would regulate Tue
rect -, -, - - a.
let the public now &c whether NewJersey or the
Nononoly rob them A TAxPAfEKV y NEw'JkRsrf.
rY- Whether the Railroad Companies OF New
Jersey charge too much fare or aot in view OF the
States exaotions and their own heavy outlay, IS a
question which we did not discuss on Monday, and
which will come up in due order Naturally, We
should presume that they would charge something
for holding the public sheep while the State shears
it, The point we raised is SIMPLY this-Ihe STAT
of Jersey had no ~oral r'ght to sell 10 any Com
pany The crcluslrs sks Of transporting passenger
Sv Ra,iroad across her TERRITORY and 70 fas hos
pa,seagsrs some $50. 900 per oaaua he's1p0H. The
amount is not material il the thing is wrong II
essence. il makes no odds as to that point whethe
her charge is ten cents per head or ten dollars
Now let the State desis, from hey orn wrong doine
and then well talk to the Railroad Companies
about the rates OF fare they are charging.
Ed I'rlb