, 1869-11-01
AMERICAN SOCIAL SCIENCE
ASSOCIATION,

Abstract Of the paper On the Science Of Trans.
portRtton, 81 Joseph D. Puts, Esq, President Of
the Empire Transportation Coupanl, read before
the American socta Science Association, Thur
da1 afternoon:
lope to indicate reasonable grounds tor de-
clattpg {hxt transportation should now ruuk II
tCtence, and that when cnaiiaian4 undertake to
nrrty lis laws the public ehould In its oHn inter-
rs euhjcct oi transportation Is too extended to
he cxt2usiive's treated IN br'ef paper; but
three o. lie phasea sve been selected Tor present
considerations:
lts Growth.
The transportation Of Freight oy R71lwaJA
Suggestions Respecting !n future.
The unlimited power TO change At pleasure the
a11a1 leen tts,derutans, The earliest efforts TO
tnss eta arrived At nota!ug os!ond footing; aas;
wstrr, grazing Of the earth'4 undulat1ons,
ttrnired and har1iened rosd surfaces, Wagons
~LMn are pAuoFus On a2stt1,rt1on 5o,issE
.ails aud steamer power, steam pewes,
nni erat,ed, n.suitsced railways have
Iauanced tsEatkhh:s result ~ =,
ILL as, is the most etEiAln9 Of al The advances
ft.ate: hut though II nas no pathway, motor,
a1 s"n aaan an ras1 Of TIC Er.auauI ero1ed a3stsin
utt., Iur mo1!rg pessols and property.
Thy IA spo,at,n 81 ,opery oy ~ sawsJ y
tohtcns, has lxu standards Of mth~urc: The ~otk-
II rapvL,* for ore TART; for the other the IT,
,sttaent Or capital account. Tne eArsnses en-
s sh'e oaee ice ea III u tae @ ay ssee &
transporting or in maintaining the morr perma-
tshi tfnfeIt%. Iae iLsssta4en. aeeaa9t !epae'
% T., Huar aeuS. n Inc ncec.sty & ensfa,hs enoush
TOR tfsut pot tatun 10 cover iai working tKpenses
q. ta'lJ !neone nust Meaxea ,H ;ns 4Aa{ onsRu.
lus'uc, capitalists to provide the requisite pcrma-
!" ~ n .4eHI,t mnic. however. rn;1c accepting
these s'aniatis fof ,fsSalaun9 enMSG..
| has liRat ~ ILL.,. nn .n sn,,s ,,.i lt,,t .n.
Larry" eEaaa1 n1 ~ anon ~. ckerf tnn
Investment Hceounts. Tot e4nmp!s. Me snnhe1 !,
IN y, esr II t:r.,s tu rse; b, .hsfcs iss"e .aaou
H toa m y, ~ ~ ~,
r.rt II fr As.uuci " fvai snseaoen1 tSn ca n,v
| ri capital Il satluus tpe4la 4.
! EartnstS Ate sxa4krfA1el pSt toH ta'!Iv''t "
tsssls1 ute OF facilities sosI'ra 'sa""a - ~
r. n sta wpstHM,t tal y trt sens q ~ :mT! y!
a5ita ttr'an& 7. ltrant fna.D"@ maem ~ ~,
le~st 70 haul Eamt'cs ~ ss lhrsyss"a " ',t a,t
,".,.,, sI@H III iac ralIre,d. 4 Ssx xott y ).
ttAh ~tlahis. ena - IN" neF1",n a1.t1@. N; sn
irfrtAHluA FrhE}Ipd NJ Psf rem. u raNls - nncl
!" ,tu.r tuh ri 3o!ilhR ii.&k ~ tn!l Of 'a,ee
n"', !,n !uas. u! Ha!lnx sfs'Sa! fa"a,Iss a'a'',
Itr tuLdkn.cnsA1 seclrt Of chsAp fEei4ht ttAnsro1
| tAlhh Il 'hs f.t that ealNl**e NJ lss!aceu r.
t"n ehef' tho tn3! inns ih9set ~" tnst"s1e1 ~ \
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run - ~ ns ~. Il. = ,.r.t ~ I'm t,cf Mi
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ttEI., ~ho N tle sans IT,. ~ -
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toni }Ar tlNr. II co4t TOT con !tf sou lFI mug
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! rrn,a
! NJ cEertlsF Mttaod 10! pfoEceuox thc r1o'
I urAlnst excessive enArSrs mi oocn acS,st*
! t'ust!uu!tLt II cncaV lsanspoNcf ~ eee
'c-tr,! nsd iouoA Fnttne: totcpenHoa ~; y =,
n.tps nt*aft oe t&!ale: une COY =! .,.,,n. s
too Efrat 10 unhiI EcsM' .ne ., .t,s.,,'
Q 1u"tc that DAG thtuuRhA kHsn % %"ts.; -, .uvr. "
! nAn5 tctA toe tAtac !asRv tns ~ ,,sIa
Competition enl3 teaeaes. y, .s sau =, =,
= thssc etnttrs. ann LOT sua. y ssxM ~ y, :; :;
~HGe't naohcr IoHJ " e9n.tu! ~ uag pst,.. ~ =
!. Inca VII losee ~ Wncf ntAa a.o tsasnG ....s @
. IN Which, III Hnct u ueciA1~1, Hantpo.. oot =.
d sells far teneAth eosL II toc tncS - ptmsa" n.~'
r. Gun rrts!ou * ascs II broten ~ anoft! seue*s
y and again and aEAn y tfreatea tae sGpso[v T. =
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