New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-28
The Parallel Road.

The Parallel Roads.
Ii has been supposed by some that the position
Of those who oppose the lew railroad from Syracuse
10 Rochester adverse 20 the granting OF competing
lines 10 sll cases The following extracts from :
speech made in the Assembly will show The position
taken By the Committee
Mr.. VaRvuN said that he WIS sorry 10 obtris
longer the patience Of ths Corr Mite but be felt
that this subject % o. r.-ci Importance 10
justify him, as Member OF III. o. 1imlies who made
this report. In saying someiAas Il Vindicsiion. Il
became every nsn who thousa, 10 mind WA sufh-
ciesty made up, % once more cefei4ily review ths
facts presented in this reP0s s.slly as these
facts had been grossly misrePrss~..-&
Who Oppose he n C.. ID
Ii has been said that theso eos o.. 4,ons are the
orsy opponents Of this esssre IN 3 - the fact that
our tab q are loaded with remoastfsaces coming not
from stockholders, but from the citizen, OF large
number IF the moot dourishing town. and villages OF
the Sta who are Ia danger Of losing this their only
% q market In order 20 accommodate section
slready accommodated at the expense Of the whole
State. Are Csnandssus Geneva. Auburn and the 9TH
er hourishins villages on thai, line, monopoies
Does not the fact stare In the face that the ct
zens Of distant counties where the whistle OF the loco
motive mas never yet been heard are snxousy watch
ing the pshcy which legislation shsl indicate, and
which Is TO tell them whether their longcherlshed
hopes 10 be yet farther deferred
Hss any man who has read the papers for the asst
eighteen months failed TO observe that without any
psrceptibe drawn from the state u railroad
business stocks have goTe down and that ths utmost
difficulty has been experienced In obtaining means 10
carry on works OF internal improvement BY selling
bonds At immense sacrifices and borrowing money on
oppressive terms for the want Of regular subscribers
TO the stock,
AID yet IA face OF all these facts grsvey
told that the public have sort OF In the con
sequences which shall result from this measure that
those who oppose IL that ground scarcely sin
in that belief and they were called upon TO come
out like men. and free themselves from the shscses
which these corporations threw over them. This po-
siton tia, II has been contest Of mouopoes against
the people has been In the Of this discussion
hammered upon In all ts forms, and repeated 10 the
newspaper press.
Ground Of Opposition.
That the time may come for building this road
he had no doubt but he believed that In every point
OF view sexpedent 70 build II at present before
the Of the country were sufficient TO support
both lines OF road Let BE- rerndnbred nat az roads
COMPETING running parallel rs oach Other 30 not
nsosssarily coml under hs doeuir,, Of tiD Rfport.
There IL one obvious distinction between roads which
take away some of the pros Of another line and those
which take away not merel, the profits but the very
means OF support. The interest OF The 81 ckhoders
though entirely tn be overlooked 10 secondary to
the interest OF the public and tina, requires that In pro
vding convenences Tor class Of citizens you do not
take away TO any great degree those OF another class
not contended that there any express contract
by the State 10 give these companies an exclusive get
They concsde the power 10 psss this law II the public
interests irnperstvey demand H. but they contend that
In this the State has given 10 those who embarked
10 this enterprise every 10 believe that would
In tie language Of Judge story, do no act 10 impair
the value Of what iis own policy had created snd los
tered into being testified by iis various ensctmens
20 aid In building the rosds the loan OF W credit the
raising the fare In order 10 induce capitalists 10 SUB
scribe the stock the reservation Of the right 10 pur
chase and the compelling them 70 relay their track
In brief the position taken IL this IAs oDossd road
u no, Be Of aceat pubic Hnify 10 c0Hrerbaanes tAs
injnry rheh the public M sustain from cripHs aEo'Asr
AZ DHblf
shicA rii eHsas. .
JIhat uiH be the Public Lt,ify Of 81, DVect R0ad'
We find that the proposed road will accOmmO-
date but small smOunt OF local travel enough 70
support, II and that the people Of the country through
which IL 10 10 pass within reasonable distance Of
other avenues 10 market that there will DO but ltte
saving Of expense on freight and isFcs and hitle
time gained nssmuch the cars on the roads east and
vest can be no heavier loaded than their grades
being heavier and the passengers on the present
line Of roads must b. accommodated IN the trains
through 70 Buffalo and this cannot be done Without
either one In. ths others running six trains where
they now run three, without producing delay TO
the passengers the proposed road, At rs termn
equal 90 the time gained In the passage. We show that
even ting this gain 10 through passengers ills only
essenng time 20 Bufs.o llsth part That this time 10
sbs H. be yet farther reduced by the shortening OF hs
Rochester road two points to the extent OF u: miles
Hence infer that there IL al present no very urgent
public necessity for this road
| Iy1al ,eiH he the Effect rhich ns Road riHAsre ~
jHriHg The present Roads
From the tables in the report II appears that
these roads owing mainly 20 the action OF tho state,
have cost the sum OF - $50 90. The dividends made,
appear By the tables 10 have amounted 20 an aversg-
of not quite a per cent, in the cost Of the roads little
enough considering the trouble and cost attending such
Investments The highest per eeniAse on esPtsi ever
IN sde 10 10 10 The cost well a. the yearly running
expepses of these roads has NEARLY doubled from efJ
10 sis and the increased demand Tor farther facilities
aud increased speed bas more than kept pace With the
increase of ths humber of pssseugers ,hat the per
centa2e OF net earnings upon the cost Daia trihe
| greater in l-i- than 10 sss 10 l-it
The yay travel does not psy even CnehAi Oh the an
nus running expenses IL has cost 70 run these TWO
roads during the past year the sum OF s<o'Oo Ne'ie
the entire income for way travel ha not amounted 70
| over Sis 900 showing deficiency 81 income from
way travel 10 pay the ordinary expenditures Of about
| $4,000.
| Tie SPEAxER. VIII not the expenses be dimin
| ished when the through travel 10 taken away
| Mr. VsRSUM IL was stated by the engineer
that the expenses 90 the Auburn and Rochester Road
would perhaps be reduced from $4,000 70 slo0Ooo
tnst the same quantity OF fuel and the ssne number o.
men would be required. The only SAVING would De II
| wear and tear OF cars, oils &c
Rat ia this way travel likely % Increase 70 any con
siderable EXTENT From the snnual reports appear
tnst the increase OF way travel has been At avery moo
crate ratio The business o. these roads nss prOoso
| reached an extent which will NOT be materially In
creased for many years 20 come for the reason ina
the Erie Railroad (which will soon BE- connected win
the central line oy the Attca tn1 AHr N@e
muus Railroad and senees Lake. and the Auburn anf
Bin2hsron Railroad which t 10 estimated I'LL diver
on. half the Western trsyel-the Osseg0 Railroad
which u The Summer carries eightsn 81 travel, an
the Northern Railroad musi materially and inevitably
tak- very considerable share Of both the through ans
vav travel that mas heretofore sought this channel
Thi. road Aso derives cOnsiderso- Of ia way traye
from Palmyra Lyons and other places proposed % q
passed thr0ush by the new road al Of when To7h o
diverted The Auburn and Syracuse Road mas sinsi
| amount Of way business not exceeding sI.sO per an
mum How any enc, Ia face Of these eonsferauon.
can couc ude that the increase Of way travel 10 eqgs
the expenses even for many years not readily sect
Certsialy uos without reducing the accommodated
very materially. Thus lac new road would deprive
lsrs. Dopula alton Of accommodations. Would that b
public utility ,,-..-
DisfIactl0s 5s.resn Railroad Stocks and all otA>
Property.
And here they draw the distinction between
hi. kind Of property and al others and answer the %
j.crou made By the SPEAKER that there snscld be n
.uue couoeti.iOn Ia this 40 In al ether natters II
,,EL, al 5hev y-operfy rksr fkeye loss ~ fof1
~. Railroad taaf - not u.,d Or rsaas.1 ~ fgr -
tb,nz F,. Il 10 0siy rorfi tie non o. tis frsek u
| rros-f and snab1nks.<nfs al I0st. steamboat
gnst for business ia one place nay o. transported
.,othsr mandatory, II the market fsls may All
port It's macnnery elsewhere sad eel 10 fo- sOmethn,
a.. events the real will retain ysae for som
II other business-fOr . college, Or . warehouse, snf
| tnouzh IL a. these cases loss may De experienced,
/. MOI tot. loss Beside 10 not protect the mani
| f.rturer from foreign competition.