New-York tribune., 1869-03-05

scend to particulars, and show how tins geheiai
Truth may be carried ont into useful piacIioo'
FREIGHT ON RAILROADS.
One way in which our Railroad Companies may 90
this is reduce the price of their fTelsht III Iirde
carrying grain, fruit, ana NegetaDlcs 49, VI J Onr
and wool cotton, fax, hemp. &c, 10 man - -
Western md other farmers have very poor ehcoudHf
ment for their abors long as ii takes the one aI
ar nearly the one half of all their 1arh pIouuIloH "
fate tbnother half 10 market And our present laoau
freirbt-charges for snch carnage are hlsIcI & I,n
thew ought to be for the good OF our kaIoau 03l t
nanies themselves If these charges were reduceu 10
drt tbe one half of their present amount, or even
Les onr several railroads would from the greatly III
creased agricultural produce passing over theT iOauS
make good deal more money than theN are uolns'
MANURES AND MANURIAL SUBSTANCES :.
Another way in which Railroad Companies can IN III.
crease their business and prohts Is 10 I@cumUo @
their freight-chargeS for carrying manures anu iau
rial Substances of all kinds 10 and from our JeS &
towns aud rural districts, for ferulzlng our eA"uS @ @
ted and eXhausDg soils The great lhCIeaoo anu ia;
of Our different kinds of manure wOulu unucI 'li'
encouragement, soon put new race upon o'h NJ, 5o
ont and naturally barren sosand MAKE 'nJl @ roos
large crops Of superior excellence; ana theso olupo
would find their way 10 market over these Sl'ilo
manure-cOnveying railroads. and so add eItdly 10 W
the income and profits OF these same haNlo"u O0'
W. l.. Allison the editor of The WorS{ng Farmer, IN
his remarks on the Progress of Agrlcuture-low ~
NAV be promoted by Railroad Managers, IN hlS
number for February, 1862 speaks Oh this very euo
ieCt and he says: 49, -, ..,,.oo 4. oro
LARGELY enhanced by promoting the fertility of the soil
In rder 10 encourage farmers to buy fertilizers, where
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MAT fregts on manures should be reduced on
all railroads. The rates are too high, and farmers
moi onIy artificial fertilizers but stable and street
nIanures are wasted for want OF purchaseIs. n3 "a
were transported into the country at mercy H@onni @
cost Inv tbe numerous railroads leading ont OF every
principal city, the traffic on these roads Wou oc vio t
tile when the garbage Of our chief cities Is yearly epee
upon it, and its products will be SO s%enou III Tbn III
INT farmers will have large surplus 10 sell mus ne
return freights will be doubled or quaIIupe1, anu e
railroads viii be amply repaid for hDeralV III transport
is fact that the policy which they have herecre
pursued has been exceedingly unWS9 "nu mue a. p W
Railroad which runs through sparse!y h9puatteG re-
gon of country lying between uIS EtIaS M az = VTS ~
settled or prosperous until its light sandy soils are fer
ided IN their very midst-charges for mari at least
donbe the rates which should be charged for an article
NJ such prime necessity 10 the farmers living along the
line of that road II the owners of this and similar roads
oomprehendcd their interests they would get posses
sion OF the mari pits and deliver the mari to whoever
wonld use their SOIL at the bare cost Of delivering
it, say s. TO s. carload instead of SlG the present
price ut BTcksburg, Manchester etc And In addition TO
his they should transport whatever other manures the
farmers wished buy from the adjacent cities at 81 to
s. per instead OF 81 to S. which is the ruling rate
Until this is DONE and the settlement Of the country
properly encouraged IN every way that Is possible py
ihe railroads that section will never be lifted out OF the
stagnatiOn which has rested ON so long In regard 70
other sections Of country hkeWls ana tne Illoaus
traverng them the same remarks VIII Apply 10 greater
And there is truth and good sense enough in these
remarks TO attract the attention of our Railroad Com
panles. ,
Give the farmer chance to get manures conveyed
to his lands the cheapest possible rates OF lrSnt
and tbe present piles of manure and manurlal SUD
stances that are now lying idle going 10 waste IN our
cities and large towns and elsewhere. VIII soon reaSh
the farmer and double, and at times even treble the
amount of his farm products and IN Their tTaiSpor
tatIOn to market benefit our Railroads Companies III
STATE AND COUNTY PAIRS.
Another wav in which Railroad Companies may
encourage agriculture and increase their interest
is to give the Judges OF our INHERENT Staie anu
Agricultural Fairs free tickets over Their roads Whle
going to and returning from the SAID fairs IL Is wei
known that the judges OF our lars receive no com
pensatiOn for their time and services. ana ihcy
ought to be picked men, men ot experience TiieHi,
and superior Judgment and business habits ms ~
absolutely necessary to our having good fairs anu
correct decisions between the contendIng Goinpeli-
tors of the offered agricultural premiums; But buen
men think they are doing enough their full share of
duty, for the promotion OF agnculture, by giving
their time and service as judges; free OF chaIte;
without paving their own railroad expenses 70 ana
from said fairs IL wOuld not cost Our Railroad Com
panies much to grant all of our judges such free tck
cts and it is mantesty their interest to dol because
such Judges will secure good and improving ialrs;
and such fairs will always draw crowds oil people
thther from all parts of state, and from other
States. and so IN the end paw these SAINT haIlIolu
Companies far more money than they Otherwise
would or could
Another way in which Railroad Companies may
benefit themselves by promoting agriculture Is 10
give and for exactly the reasons, similar free
railroad tickets to the regular delegates 10 our va
nual meetings of various Agricultural Colleges.
Some of our Railroad Companies have a practice of
giving such delegates free ticket over their roads
on their return home. This is good and commend
able 80 far as il goes but 1t is not enough as these
delegates give all OF their time ana services 10
these Conventions and annual College meetings Rfa-
tuitously. Besides this subjectng of each delegate
to the payment, out OF his own pocket, Of the ono
half of all his railroad expenses will keep many "a
first-rate man away from such conventions ana meet
tngs who really too poor In money to bear tins
expense, much as he would IKE 10 DO IT,
LIVE STOCK AND OTHER FARM PRODUCTS
Another way in which our Railroad Companies
can benefit themselves by favOring the interests OF
agriculture 10 carry all OF our live stock ana 0her
agricultural products 10 and from our state fairs
free of charge or at quite low rates of freight ms
would encourage and induce the owners of our best
livestock and other farm products TO exhibit them
at fairs and the simple fact OF their eNhibhon
there, once year. would create such desire among
our farmers generally 10 have the like valuable STOCK
and products that our live stock and other farm pro-
ducts would be wonderfully improved and increased
within n short time, and with great benefit TO our
Railroad Companies in many different ways.
Pennsylvania friend Of mine in writing to me III
regard to the best ways and means OF improving our
State Fair says:
"Our States greatest interest is i'll It's mining ana
iron. Our railroad companies have no splrlt OF ac-
and would not put themselves out OF
the way one iOta TO serve the agricultural interest
Perhaps YOU know that all the railroads III the State
of New-York, without an exception, take very great
interest in their State Fair: they not only carry all
stock to the Fair, and return it free Of all charge but
do everything else that helps 10 make IL interesting
and successful so that the exhibitor has but ms own
time and trouble to lose; and If he does not take
il will not take his stock to pay expenses
This is one qreat item We cannot take our own best
stock TO our State Fair as long tins thing lasts
for one would not run the risk OF putting my pest
stock on the cars 10 take them long distance Whle
the railroad companies feel no interest in the Agr
cultural improvement of our State"
GENERAL REMARKS.
Now IL tbe railroad companies in the State Of New
York do ali this and presume they do, they are GER
family pursuing a very useful and exemplary course
ttpH Harr
fuIy understand their own personal interest in do
inc 20 TheY are donbiless. making money by II,