The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-03-28
WHOLE NUMBER 444.
From, Lte Chicago Ifib,me.1
RAILROADs-CHARiES, COST OF or.
GRATING. ETC


GRATING, ETC,
Through the poli,eness Of Mr.. Turner.
ncting Director Of The Galena and Chicsro
Union Railroad we are able 10 present our
renders with statement Of the cns, OF one
rating, and the average charges for passen-
gers per mile, during the past year, upon
said road.
In order that those ourlroaders who nre
not fully posted up in Railroad matters may
be able to form correct conclusions as 10
the Judcons manner in which The business
o. the road has been conducted, wo present
them with similar statement of several
Of the prominent Railroads. of the u. States
Tor the year lS4S, that being the latest
period for which we: have Leen able 10 ob-
tain tables.
During the year 1913. there were in 20
States ll6 railroais, with AMI entire length
of6720 miles.
The average charge upon the entire extent cts.
o. tnese roads per mile, was 35i
The lowest average is in Massachusetts, wig. 297
The highest average is in Mssis. ippi, viz. $50
II II EsM I"sisns n''t ne 'Ss''ss' s.sa :.
In Michigan $40
On The Gaena and Chicago Railroad,- 1913, 2.52
II will thus be seen that with The excep-
ton of fMassachusetts, pas engers are taken
at less average cost per mile over The
Ga!ena and Chicago road thnn over thoso
Of any Of the other States n,en.ioned.--
The difference between the Massa cluset.s
roads md ours, it will be seer, is only 254
100 or of a cent per mile. Il is also
shown, that the average cost on The Gale
ma and Chicago road is nearly one cent less
per mile than the average cost Of all the
other railroads ofthe United Staies.
The average cost offreights on all the rail- cts.
roads in the U. s for IG48, was per ton
per mile, 7.56
The highest g n Jersey roads, 1866
The average in Ohio was SCI
+" in Pennsylvania, 6.25
6 in Indiana, 600
s in New York, 7.42
g IN Michigan, TAT
The average of the Galena & Chicago R.
r l849, 623
1t will bc remembered, that freights for
short distances must necessarily be higher,
in proportion, than for longer distances, as
the labor and expense oi loading and un-
lo,ding, etc. are the same in each case.--
The Galena and Chicago road the year past
has extended, we presume, but little If any
over 20 miles. Nevertheless, the average
charges for freight have been lees than the
average charges upon all the other raj ilroads
Of the United States, and bu, little higher
than those of Massachusetts, Ohio and
Pennsylvania. The addition Of another
section Of the road, and Of fcourse, proper
tionate diminuton Of the rate Of charges as
the distance increases, will show the aver
age charges on our road az low as the low
est in the Union.
The cost Of operating several Railroads
in New England and New York per milo
for lS4S, is as follows:
cts.
Western Railroad, 63.O4
Boston and Maine Railroad, Al .G6
New Bedford and Taunton Railroad, $685.
Norwich and Worcester, 50.8l
Eastern Railroad, 1894
New York and Harlem Railroad, 90.
The number Of miles run on the Ga'ena and
Chicago Railroad from ist August, l849,
to LIST Feb. 1850, was 1854, and at an
average cost per mile OF #s So GO
These figures are OF nm exceedingly
gratifying character. They are based up
on actual operations They are for peri
Cd Of time, too, when expenses of running,
storage. ETC., must necessarily be greater
than they will be after more experience on
the part Of hands, and after the company
shall have provided facilities for storing
Greights, loading, etc. etc.
MATERNAL EDUCATION Nobody can
morally educate the young child Tut its
parent, or one that assumes this place in
heart, towards il. As surely IS the infant
cuddles to its mothers heart Tor nourishs
ment, by beautiful instinct of lis nature,
so does its infant soul look to the mother for
its first lesson in virtue. It's taught sweet
ness and gent'eness. not by works. AS
none but the parent can feel that deep in
terest in its fate which bears its puny blows
and kisses away its tears, no one but its
mother can teach j, love and forgiveness.
MRs PARTINGToN IS IN Ill HEaLTH.--S
La. me! sighed Mrs. Par,ingtcn. here l
have been suiFerin' the bcgnmies Of death
for three mortal weeks. Fust, wasseiz~
cd with painful phrenology in the left
hemisphere f,he left ven.ilatorofiheh heart.
This gave me an inflammation in the bcrax,
and now I'm sick with the chlorolorm NOR
bus. There is no tlessin' like that Of fhealth,
particularly when you're sick.
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FOREVER LOST We heard the other day
Of death by delirium tremeas, Of young
man who was induced 10 drink wine or
last Now Years day by a lady on whom
he called. He was pledged man, but the