New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-19


prove a !os.; and this, if not q probable, Is
certainly possible result Of the enhancement.
Will any one contend for example, that the Hud-
son River Road can improve its financial cordl-
ton BY increasing its charges Yet all me
roads which run nearly parallel to the sea coast to
LAKES or to na7igable rivers are less palbably sub
ect to necessity KINDRED 70 that which constrains
TIE maintenance of low fares OF the Hudson
River Railroad.
It is very common ard very erroneous in con-
sidering this point, to sex, Who would stop
travelling by Railroad if the rates were raised ~
an average Of three cents per mile? Proosoiy
no ono who DOW rides would desist altogether; but
MANY man who now drives ten miles to Rail
road rides forty miles thereon, and then is driven
ten miles again, in order to reach point
only forty miles by direct course from his
home would find it advisable to prefer the
shorter to the quicker route, if the fare on
the latter were increased even half cent per
mile Ard here is the vital error Of the high-!are
calculations. They assume that every one who
travels starts from some point located directly on
a Railroad, to reach another point similarly loca-
ted; when that, in a majority of instances is far
from being the case. The cars are constantly half
filed with people who live out Of sight Of Rail
roads, and who, to travel by them, must consider
ably lengthen their trip in miles though they
shorten it in hours To advance rates 90 as to
repel these, will not prove advantageous to Rail
roads We freely admit the justice Of raising fares
in many instances if an increase of net income
may thereby be secured; but LET the whole ground
be first carefully measured.
ii. 1t must not be forgotten that extraordinary
causes are now operating to depress Railroad re-
ceipts. The harvest Of last year was short; the
Winter which followed was long and severe, leay-
ing the country very short of its great staples Of
Food. Hence seward freights have been very
Light this season, while country merchants have
ftaid at home because unable to Pay up the Old
scores, and families have staid away from the Sum
mer resorts because Of severe structure in the
chest. We think the average receipts Of Railroads
since january last have been fifteen per cent. less
than they would have been with full crop last
year, moderate Winter succeeding, and usually
early Spring. Should good crops be realized
throughout, the Winter be moderate, aad no gen.
eral disaster super enc, We believe the receipts Of
Railroads for next year will, with no increase of
fares exceed those Of this year by about twenty
per cent. We need hardly urge that this will be
far more substantial and satisfactory than like
Increase obtained by advancing fares.
III. Should an enhancement Of charges be re.
solved on, We trust it will first be tiled expert.
mentally the fast Express Trains. That it costs
twice ss much to convey passengers thirty miles
per hour az fifteen is well known; and it is not
reasonable to charge the heavy expelses for re.
pairs and rolling stock mainly caused by lightning
trains on slow equally with fast travellers. Keep
way travel at two cents per mile ard put Express
fares alone up to three if it be deemed desirable to
raise fares at all.
" The travelling public is not edited nor prof.
tied BY the lying handbs scattered like snow by the
RAILROAD runner intent on securing custom for his
own by tiaduciDg rival raIosd. If railroad mana
eers calrot agree to act like gentlemen but must
keep up army Of runners. bOreIs, o:ll-stickers,
&C., to watch ard expose each Others rascality,
et them pay the cost out Of their private pockets.
The convention should forbid the circulation Of
berigeient handblls and the employment Of travel.
ing cauvsssers altogether.
v Railroad managers do net seem as yet to half
comprehend the increase of income to be secured
TO their several Roads by making travel thereon
eminent;y safe and reasonably comfortable II is
now neither one sor the other. We weekly pass
over rough spots on the Harlem, foI instance which
ought 10 be forthwith indicted as dangerous nui-
sances: and similar spots may be found on other
Roads. II Is wasteful as culpable TO let track
remain n this condition. Then there ia not one
in twenty of the passenger this da! in use that
is even to,eraby ventilated. To travel IN most
cars Is to endure an atmosphere Of deadly poison
by the heur. inviting asphyIia AID al manner Of
typhoid mslades. We believe at least one thousand
persons have died within the last year who would
have beer alive and hearty this hour had our cars
been properly, thoroughly ventilated Aud while
i as easy.o ventilate car as to put green blinds
On house. there is at this hour IN msjor:ty Of
cars IN The United States no really adequate ven
tilaton but that obtained BY hosting a Window
resort which exposes whoever attempts II to d:sa
greesble and dangerous rush of wind, to say moth
ing Of quarrel with lis neighbors. Messn. Rail
read managers why viii you persist in this You
know better; why not do better Do you mean
to wait for he passage Of law rendering i! al in
dc:able ofense to run car not Thoroughly ven.
!ilated Nowhere IN Europe are cars SO badly
constructed or travelling 81 uncomfortable aud per-
ious as in this count'y. You wait more income
why lot ,hvte more travel by rendering t safer,
mo.e Wholesome, more inviting OF ali tae de-
vices ior Increasing Your Incomes, thsre is ooae