The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-10

YORK some feW years since came 70 the. couclr Ton
sAas Ne prices demanded for passengers ana rrexc,
sas Inadequate and advised tncveass but % as
from IssssuiIg, this has only sed the evil was
ooupetsos Tor the managers Of railroad 10 I'D 70 their
tariff Of prices, but WIS equally ss the option Of
public In great degree, 10 conu their patronage
withdraw u; and Il hes usually oeea found tina. In
Of paengsr's fare has reduced the aggregate
receipts while dimnuon or them has inor essed the
venue the road average rails Of fare fW all psssen
sense most roads In the United aes at present IL
three cents per mile Occasionally prices some what be
low this butt will &c found by examination shat the rate Of
three oep per mile IL approx hon - Gan oe
made Now In England The standard rate Tor passengers
four cents per mile for IRE. clAss, two and half for
second and and half for third class while ths
Continent The standard rates are three oents pr
mile for nrss GLASS passengers, two Gems for
second cAss and nue above cont for those or the
third oIsss yet with these Of fare the English
roads, the Crest Western, GreA. North Of snsaud,
Crest Soutbeyn and Western, and Northern and Eastern,
pay animal dividends or thrce four and ave per ceut
while the Continental roads the Paris and Calais
and aarees, Hamburg and Berlin, Paris and suasbours
instances psv larger dividends The or FINAL
oost Of oil thsse roaos Ia Far greater, ana their
srpon,me h much better than similarly situated roads In
this country and yet they enabled TO carry passengers
average Of two oenn per mile for be
bored that BY far the larger part OF the passenger as
ia with nd and third pAsseu gers and prove pro
h,aDs es;ment TO their stookhodes These facts
70 Indicate pretty arly tat there exists system Of
nomic manasene European roads which those OF the
United sies must ascertain and op. they will fall
III lover In the public estimation than they .. the
prssen moment Az example OF the good results OF
ccooomo management CHE the article Of fuel which
constitutes ly fifth Of the running expenses OF
railroad The Epg,h, by system Of .ards have
oeeded In reducing he amount 10 less half
the quantity originally required 70 perform the duty
and a. the present moment blei TO transport 9
roass require from thirty 10 forty pounds Our skill
IN the manufacture Of ocomc. -essodly slpcr
the Enghh and Ia obvious the large inorosee
the item OF fuel roads those ~
be European IL solely due TO q vsn, or proper
eooncy the conduct or this deparmeut Tn!s single
illustration 70 shs~ thai the unprt Htsb Of
american roads Is not due either lack Of business
remunersvc rates, but principally to the want Of In
the detailed management Of the roads themselves Let
ROADS extend to the travelling public every p,rsbls
facility ~ reasonable rates. and a the time carefully
guard their pendures, by cutting OF every
outlay, and adopting every sugg esou by which
expense be Gsved sna the tne will be far dis
whom those which have sready their cost up
amounts may become profitable and fsvorte
srrces OF Investment, and become poesss
Of that public which under the prosen, system OF
msDasemtpt they are RAPIDLY losing.
The following is comparative statement OF the foreign
imports as New York for the week and since January
Dry good, 81 s7s s.. aoss sC 2s sS' ;eS
General merchnde.. l623,,66 a,lt,si2 2,H7.o2l
ro'ai for the week. saloi,7So b,Is3,bs7 6,o7s,s92
Total for So 739 1873 0b4.J1l $50