, 1872-12-30

son for fixing tie rates per mile for passape r.
t1elsnt; pus ~ tnere IS . necessity for protecting
part OF the people from extortion. In short.
what we need is q Ia. that Jones shall not na7
any more for the same service than smith i,
Smith lives IN New York, aud buya y ticket r.,
Clinton ut tho rate OF cents mile Jone4 VIII,
lives at Calumet, shal M: he charged = rrea:c-
ratio Per mile Oh the ro2l tLat carrie. S4uit:,
acr0as Tho S.a:o.
Il is the special rates Of which xe :,n,, la:n.
ana these ore alike injurious to the roa,ls t],on.
selves; anu Las that would regulate tilc!n ,y
uniform system would advance their Interests.
1t is the duty Of Congress to pass euch law. il
order to regulate commerce between the aavar,'
States; aud every Farmers Club should see th.t
their member Of Congress is duly advised OF tia
fact. 'N4
Corners in grain are becoming less possible
from the fact that it is difficult to pool sufficient
tunds for the time required to carry oat the pur-
pose; and eTen then the ring must call in nor2a
monopoly to assist them, as was the case 1us
past year in Chicago
All this time there iq an ovcr--roI .iction cp
some OF the leading staples. s:icl as corn, oats,
pofh, ana peer; anu tA:t fast has to great ez-
tent, been lost sip:it,of IL :ls c,1,irorar-.
Would lower rate of passage increase tbs
dlvldends Of our Western roads: No t,rbt ~
it in the least. II an Illinois road can ca1ry a
person acroa:' the State f. COUPON :icsct for z
cents y mIe; i: sla:'nli bo obliged TO c..:; ci*i-
zen Of tho s.atcat the s...l4c ratio llc Dao,,l3
of the State sAJull not be c.mretIs,l to nv
more than outsiders. !. ptcsc,:t Ta,riv iii
the dealers Of Chicago RIO obliged to keep
runners out in order to sell their goods. Tn:a
We might CAL a1 Advantage to tho ,ountry-
dealers, US they can rcplonisa their w stosSs To-,
time to time, end thus be snaLlel t, 10 b,.sirc:,
on smaller capital. Those runners nav czr4s
mile, or $50 for q ticket Of 1905 miles. II
the merchants could go to The city at q reason =
bic rate, the runner would 10 dispensed with,
and the merchant would visit the city to ma,;s
his purchase in person. The dealer does n3t
wish to invest $50 at time in fares. aud CO.
not therefore take advantage Of the re1uc.iou
offered
We emight sc:aly ,ca7e tue ratio Of freight ard
fares per mlo to the several roads, with tie r.
strlctioa that there should bo no tiscrirainair
that all persons should bo charged aliko for t:.e
same service. and toat eactl HLolI taso his tt::.
in tho shipments. Tho Courts. believe, have
settled This last question and ret IL: Eu:e .::5
not been generally enforced :s it il wcl-Aloxn
that, in the grain trade. large buyer. have Ia
preference: but this preference is ciay;.1I IN
some instances to be due to the oii;:: ~ vi the
roads: who arc supposed to be interested in I.e
trade as silent partners.
We would an individual or a business firm, ami
they, in turn must, in their doa1ines with ia
people, consider themselves as s1t:l1.
Denunciation is Of practical ,alue in this
controversy, for it must come down to = bu~;-
ness basis, that shall be fair and uniform in III
lts workings.
At this time, the absorbing idea is tie bui,:,-
ing Of new lines Of road. to the almost tosal e1-
clusion Of manufactures. Our interior toM,,s
are loading themselves down with these stocks,
when they should rather have fostered manu-
tactures. Every new road il to lessen frcights,
80 say the operatives; but We fail to see much
of reduction thus far: II this thing coutinus
few years, there will be an ovcr-produc!ion Of
railways, that will have the sa:uo result in
freights as the present oycr-productio1, OF ofr
leading agricultural staples has in depressing the
price. :.
Such rapid changes as have brought US these
new order Of things must need CAREFUL co2:il-
GRAFTON In order to make them work without
friction. Let us have patience, and sco if wo
cannot harmonize these things: for, while the
railroads are necessity to the people, tie
people are necessity to the roads. There is
mutual interest. that must be sought cnI es-
tablished, if we would wish to ride into tie -i.!7
lennium in palace cars, OF the road wish to Sl
them with passengers. Now that tAiags ara
reaching specie basis is Q good ti.ne for .ae
roads to ingratigetc themselves with their
patrons, by doing what must come in the end.
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