, 1866-12-27

tots should BE- rcennyed fEors !., hna aaat q
fa1aesee- This nation has become a,sdrruishr
rras ne{p0s pp0s14a e, 70 The Imposition of tolh
,inr m end to fhe tola Al The susi,s ir liz Ra B
NC: ana a. Hamburg; and Ii would he Iucon.is
es,abiIsh ,o1i. m 10 1ofmet t history for The aaaoa
cdr,s5 a., M1iasE e2led atteallon TO the bill befor
cc,I.l 05 aotGSof1nng S tho Government TO a.ta,n
paying Ten pc5 cent OF tho cost. ~A'''e' u
Aon; T. L Dlckey though, II an crror Il, as,nm,
ns'teo az eorpoTnuons a5e nonorole. The dsa
Cn'ed sia.cs nre wiling 10 e1nep9 Iaonav ". ~ =,
9pen ahe h.shwsy 10 the 81. Lawrc,,ce, wa yers
pa9 &C. 81 It 1safs I'll 1ss sss s{ e.
sse Whole country vii lei thss t1ey I'D aiP.etf,
1oietss;ed In tha opening Of the earn. and +,
aoaed e. It be better % oean he rse
f';,,'G !a1 "Gieh y necessary 10 Improve puSiit
auc,,s 9xs"aF not ta1 upon commerce; it i pTo
m:nu could be 6r,s ms el4i%ed ss;ea thai
@haGn,nssy fhs5n q e9sotaons dan through po,ieaj
anne. Enst1c nh1!e wc expend dollars through cor.
tiye eSne1,e. ~ eaad n We waste thousands IN iegl>a
eoe tne amendment e]lowfn: chartered Company to
Gbcnssnet bd the shtp canal rather than to wait Tor
WI. White, OF Morris, de!eneed ihe we1,.na
Iams! a. haslng greatly bnedtei TIC We.l 59
snTpsatenine Tsn the route some go milee.
unahtmoutly, aud added to the ortrins1 resoIrsioa
.,. 90 oESEna1 !n4 e1GSEx.s M e asghHGaiu. aote and
Interesting address, which contains ms5y facts OF
a1rpol tance, anc de- eEvcs careful consideration:
country Il cheap tran. poEtatlpn. II 1t can be
demonstrated INIT We arc pa51ns ave times more
than We onsht fc: moying onr crops and manu-
other system for doin; that business. than thc =.
i!s1ng one Of private corporations, managed e.
elusi. e!y OF selfish principles, and claiming 70 be
teie.t OF The subject will trust relieve Of dry
ncss The 1srues TO which l must ask your a.tcn.
tfo'i.
On this subject Of cheap transportation. do
not speat without some pereonal experience Al
one time during !Le weI, it was mY ror.uue to
Tnn Ta railroad. The tyiels bad supplied rs With
cusenl expenses were npdited By me, and they
we're nothing, or next 70 nothing. A few dollars
Fl e. and oil snS D. 5sP,E or
po1:at' on IF NEE aud supplies, which, with the
ordinary army wagons would haye cost thousands.
thing that tho United States could do 10 TRANSPORT
second .as, .hat tie fares au? freIchts ] ehsiEed
on railroads generally arc exorb[tant.'
iEa any one who heags nc consult his own OBJ
ecEsaston. Many OF vol came to tIis Conyuuton
By t1tl: pid 70. noueo how many pe;son, were
them Ill. engineer, fireman, coodnctor, brakcmen,
would amoun. t, probably s3"0; while fnea. oil,
$loo more; ana ,epaiEt, axea, and roailxay At the
rr!na!ndeg OF SA0. Suppos.ns twenty.si1 t11ps,
This would E."e Iers Than $a1 IL the Gust y{ run
liock Island: How much docs til public psy for
1T SuppoeiI1 the Passengers TO a:erarc 5W1 on
;ae M Mth5ongn i.ips, the!e Is paid in lot t,r stom
do not present these ngures as prcelsc,y aeon.
rate. The COL rorations keep thefr expenses nc-
cret, dsrcgaEdinc thg law Oh tho statuse.uook re-
quiEing them to make annual returns. But M
estimate, although not precise, Is near Enough IL
shoM that enormous ptollts are made.
1hfnnrh nDd in hn ne1r ~.
1t Is correctly report thal the Chicago. Bp1ling-
ton q GulEcT received, last ycart 6lo0,u]0 f5r
sD4rta o sne Pa PssfG " S,t gnd states
to receive 50 t01 tfo1 that company, and fluo 001
from its rival, 1fthese two patrons paw 30 much,
xhas y tho aggregate paid IL By the $3.50 patrons
The colossal fortunes made bs ncu who owu
railroad cha.tes* are we'll kuown. More th N une
rosdlng, auI IN zso1i time s.ioSshed 4. S SJ % is
reeent election o. bectors Of shs New lo1x N cen en-
ior .heir on sto:t, amounting 10 ess1 ID oS
ofshls amount four persons Owned as tolew,:
Lesrzpd Lockwood.... go. $4,000 3I,e0Q00)
american t1psess Company. ~ 0oo l.M1to)
e1. totns,ias Vanderbilt, t.... -. Ssn n5 SM'%G
Or more 1haa hsll tic whole .roeE of ihe toad,
Such fortunes as these show that tho ra1lro,d
corposauons 1nd An immense proat ID the control
of The public Highways Of travel ahd commerce Of
this great rallou.
But ihesc arc general considerations, Le, rs
plts to facls aud estimates:
From February: 1sG mil after tho close Of the
rrne!lioE, the unlted States wa4 railroad ope-
sator. For part Of that time she was The greatest
oEc ~ The world The military railroads In the
rebel Stalcs werc at enc time lo5 miles in length,
anu {, ~ cars. A ,gr.at many mechanics aud Ia
" 6oIsIs d Vert employed, something's as nasny u
I'M not going to dwell upon TIC management
Of these rail- oad lines in military point or View
honE TINT was highly credit t,ble 10 The director,
= a;'e9fh y'9ih f9e iss es., ~ o0as'fa II Pfs:sai
!. Z j: I eS,io.a that lhe cost must h.ve e:e.1,y
Sxsesesa s net Of the Esn'a sx.snt q 1sltway u
ton was moot ct 1t brought long distance !;
uachine chops .wese few ind far between; coal
aln;ott tnaecxsstble. and searee1. = day passed
by tchel raiders and 1t wns no uncommon thin :
20 lose = Locomotive q traiu Of cars.
The line n Shieh 81 mans army Of 1Oo,ooo
men SID g., lU antm1is were supplied, was 80
distance: II October, 1854, the rebel Genera!
ahl1t{ {-dvs aud half mil.a OF raalToad. and fes-
ctal lonE bridges; and in The same campaign the
rebels destroyed 1Tcnty-d,S miles Of track and
Manatses. Gap Railroad vas de1,zoyei reeesa;
t!tue:, md the railrpad iron Alexandria to War
rcston vas reeeas1zuclcd seyefA ttncs. There
eonsuue:cd nrd recons,:ucled bs tho military
'ailrosd department, about twice ths length OF
lie Illinois tenl, al. How much did ibis whole
anewcs IN tic isceEt report of Genei al McCa1tuc1.
the Director. His accounts wele accurately kept
1he Total cxrcnGt:nre he .cllA ~. wat S Ito.
Whit tic ttcins arc. ] clunot say, having reeu
orlT t,ror:ls Of tie t-l'o,s: but FOR the pur-
poses or nj Argument. VIC can maht satisfactory
ssu q geSs; ~ Lie: :; ss
~aree. mel md Incidental e1psn.es. <sa,teo ; Go"
e 81 e ss aSa s.
clore Of the war. the 1wo last Items are al that
can properly he chareed 10 the current expenseu
ese H ihs, soo day. W. at:tese thc :.
pen*cs OYER three yeass. as the military railroads
! we're alwass worked to their utmost ca
horses, ass:t,c1y .end !nppIiss transporting ;
The sick snd wounded. with hosts Of Quarter1nas.
tert Co'nie otacers on 1tAvc. and soldiers
Nctc transported dsfly al average Of ten thousand
rasssnEers a@d Y [rT 5To thousand tons. !he shole
por.atfon fifteen cents passenger for tity miles
Or three mills PCT mic, Less tan tho third Of a
esnt en- KdnsiDs ~ passeDseS to Ions, It would maso
Dat II nay be said thai The data are not futa.
of military 1riisosds, and ia; 1aese asss ID 80 70
~icclv trtm corporation railways, that what ts
tsue Of the one will not apply 10 the other. l
tpd viii COW Givc some proof Of 1 more precise
stl conclusive character. II l could present
ytn with the .eeu1s uf the current expense &C.
states, ,aktn from the hooks Of zach oar. show.
ire ey.:y e., expended. and how expcuGed, the
railroads wcuid admit .lat 10 % conclusive hui
reports 10 : common sead. % "a .ths
& u: ill.,, ia r. - :: ~. .es:ss. @ ssss! p &:i
orte1y of lhe People ag11nst them. Nc have, how'
ever, 1te documents almost a. ovcrwhelminc3,
rI2nsE esabte IN EnE'aAd all the railway eorpo
tent expenses o ,6s Board Of Ttade. Thsl BOD,
In tt annual report ccneaIfzes them 80 ~ to era
! 10 the fraction Of 4 penny the cost OF trsnkpofta
III; III Of lie Ens1!.h board et 7fale she ase.as
ir Great Britain has been sixty-1h-ce cents Thi
scoa a eoa snS
yeJinr TWO to three hundred tons each. TIL
tlere giFtn a1c as follows, reducing sterling u
Fcde1al moce! Maan:er apce Of way and w6.ks
repairs ard 1rnc9 al Of cars. hve cents; GENERA
traffic cents; rates and ta1ce, ,rh:e
enG one
ilamcusay expenses. one cert; m!scellaeeou
working ezpe1 .tr, four certs-total, sixty.1v
penees Incurred in the Conveyance Of eaeh train
The others Arc general. They must h. ps1d whcthe
TIC train runs or nut. II wc suppose the train =
eontstn two huld1ed tons, the cost O! tran*potsa
ZION ts about ihrtc riLs ton per to1le- u =
suppose It 10 contain stx hundred paes<ngee, III
aeiua1 cost of Transporting each Is, II ERgi2ad.
| nsfc CttE puc~4enth Of 4 cent per mile.
The.c arc statistics that III the corporations L
this county cannot shake 1tcy are le1dln
iact. OF Erca!.h history tn the living present.
n.rht rest the proofs herr, conteut 70 admit
| tlfchl exrcrs OF cost In the United States-4
| could be ocly s1lchs-
Bu, there arc o'lct tActs. Ill tending to he ~,
| pptrt. spd loo Interesting 10 he omitted tn tht
| d,seIfsiou; md. Csst, will give tho x!ew. Of
I practical man On this subject. Mr. Gooeh, th
Eneiapd, Was charged BY some Of the etoekho't
| crs with carrying coal At too low rate Ne n
| plltd AZ follows: - This lrahe II worked IN u
trains. Eacs train contains not 1ess than thirs
| ,racnns al six and 4 hail fnns each. one hn1