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and control nf 1uartl or: bonnissiocra OF, analir
W owning all nr portion Of to railways and pnrrni
! rates. " '>"i '''' "Ae'
Our Aug1osaxcn turn ot 1cgn Thought lead. II. 10
agl aB lnws fixing muxlnnm rates Of aro MID frcuht.
n nn5 nnslnN their Violation 1arumcn. nj rst re-
not prove ccacious Socase tsc wiooy e"' ~.
Ject WA M ~ not untleratool ]clgtum Inserted maximum
G9ten III sho orgiio concessionH franco makes tarila
mnYny Y eaH ilo ,naxln,m rates. New York, In lilo caso
naass,ger satea. Ohio, Bine Tint has n,toiaptod
laws obeyc bnt tho rates ' seem en- sS,'s 10 SS for for
ssa soo rs1scn consdcrably lower th9n in own
far, In Illinois, our legislation Under That heal is
iaiy ont It'll. there .5 IL al more e.ernne oor n tint
that section l,y m imn1enso majority. ''' ''A.'
TIE h @ lask Of 81 aefess M n asaK a,;s Of this carc
enl tho ignorance Of legislators. Probably not ono
egslator " te bus informed himself oven toloraby,
n1cn aud railway leaislatlon. lie comes t. the H.
e,ssion Of yery diet topic with ers'lo eas, pre- pre-
Of the man nxo,s to honestly seryp H. 1nano SneS
1io Hoy vii To confronted with ntd approached by mem
tses to sine h!s action. Then, as have sai So
oncees EEL T. ,1 acnt Tho circumstances TINT surround
oor oven tic samo road a anoiber Iesng es a'
about aa diilleult To- aljnst railway iarifr as Il
It for tho Same reason. Charles Trancts Adams Of to
Hallway COMMISSIONER Of hassuchusoita reEarda re
fuo n9d afT #. ts aolSa sa f4 ~ hopeless an ~
nry Committee Of 1872, which says: "Leaai % ma1-
nun, num- int rases afford tsls ral protection to tho puDc
somos sooner or later, tho Interest Of tic companies
70 cny eansy At lever fS F. ratss" But with A Difference Mr.
lnnois o1rorienco and observation teaches tlnt
uhtfarn maximum rao Of three cents nle for ras-
Mf 5sssa S ns anS es
Inc gfoss receipts Of the Railways know now road
brSs sens ps1s and Arch n9 put
slt was relatively Letter b1H!ness than tho Old cs.ab-
~ o es%;s .l usnt1a to wn4 s. doing n the so country
forced TO carry lnseongcrs at three ccnfs por milo
euet nstoyG og 3hoi ,o,% You'd ID 20 for tho
public Tint l!yo along IL rs per cent Of thoier
present expenditure for given n,,ont Of travel We
reasonable maximum rate for paesengcrs 1paju. tskc
cur freight especially our local freight rates. md wo
nnrsery-mn ut Marengo, before tho now July rates
oos effect tod 1no T. by eohd got return loads that he
could wagon trees IN bulk to cheago-sixty miles
loca freight rates Of railroads. ove before o Ist
Of July, was 4.72 cents per ton per mile and ao for
NO sod aye esaon gnSg reasonad
rates on freight.
sbee. il not saccat in se u We ot gy T wa sh9
cheap rses but the cheapest nttauabe rates. This is
sn e5ssn,S whether we look o tho peennry
sS S'ss%'e'a aeessssg ss"9''s s";;
lie ta1 and nnytkiug which hI'', ,dlm1sbes i
;emoves moro burden from N't hiiinan to,,a y
Dsaps ssl # q 9 r.. "oy Policy
ongat free oyemsnt for tno people themselves
Combating Climatic ~ ts'a afn9 sho Of
e; sos s ss9s ess Shs'
1nsonssten VII .ho eest prnepes M seens,tSo o ss,e
osso eo assss ii % Of IN a. aair S Of isTfn taa
igns, State necessity" cnee feo Tic need of
dapt ratcs to different conditions and cIasaps Of rai
Eye: This suEgests tho function Of Railway Commits.
,snca Gsss ass ag to our new Board q making
apcce, but fits SUCCESS Il as yet probcnaticai His
: rates necording todistanccs; whereas tic es
onp. pu Ioy vo ho oportunity o infor,u then,-
,yca Of the conditions mud cost transportation and
ascertai, low much m 'uAtsIp i fap con ooa
to tho railways, mud not gross cxtortion
But tug great ainlculty which tho Railway commis n
oners Of our own and other States have IL rnculer ic
n M IT, ho a1n'cien. md vicious eyaation
" ni!roal laws, ewing % vuro1s es,ses, % arc very @
Rival schemes, rui]rouI ntlnr,,rrl
e illus M 70 sns u ssssa aey cssut}on eiSa
ho lato law seen.a 70 ne one Of tho best although not
curriers'. But wo have no proper legislation US re-
rdH ;. reasonable maximum ra!es-aono concerns NJ
ra1nSs aisnSSs,,,o as pasls pSas highways notice Ct
i'll III tle Hallway 'sasy oSm1uson a ind but f'u't
unjust T. sesms TO mo thut they arr making tho
opc. Dut tlo limitation Of sats es s T,e4 BE- dr. ine ST
oneFs will want cheap freights to tho scaboard Int a
ey nro powerlcss Indianu, Olio md New York nt III
,st a:o Ia the way National leglstion or regulation If
But whilst Slate regulation ia possible by State Leg de
atura r. or gon,nissot tho problem Ieconcs exceed
!, or when Commissioners. appointed By Govern fc
,nt. attempt to x uniform rates for to Ceutru A,
aer sI aa h1 oa GSony na'lTHys Many
corporations. Ihs confederation Introduces tRe ur
is, now vood deal advocated in England; mud to VI
ertain extent IN the unitod States by Mr.. Albums n
'tr. ui whom hive already quoted, argues that te
.tn ownership will alone give tho atvanages Of CONT M
N nude by private Companies aud stato oW,,ar Ii,
y ooile firnshrs steady opponent to comblna- ~ ~
u. uo adlB: pr
' In confirmation Of tlo sorudness Of tic prlnci-
which would place railways In thu 1,osBession OF
State, would refer to the experience Of belgium ,nf
slan a1, with no pay,nss li to lbs rawaya of
iycya'lco Of ,nais tho Government, m rcspoc. 10 NJ
largo number q railways in s Possession, realizes Jat
hhnual not Pront o1 Hearty per cut beuB much
re than tho average profit from the British rall-
ys Or from those Belgian railways which owned :.
private companies. n
II France also where tho railways hayo been
I'D for long peroda to private colnanIes thu Gnu
n,mo +tnss ~ ,rnu;s ~ Ill., anu M ult!hMtcG Gre
w by tic dyiacnds nrn far s,mrinr r. tnnsn nF trat
tish railways and this, too with comparatively The
oG tnrltls ~ aud with important privileges as
anco n, natIs n,', - assPect 10 tna cnl- tive
ernal 4 systesn Of Govsrumcnt howoser dobi- mei
ing u r. general effects, iaa shown Itself ngg
regards railways highly bslelcal though ,linkit non
A have Gcan well If even there tho GoyernIneuts hn
contented themselves wltl Icing tho oWurrs and 'no
always left their working private onturprisr,6 wea
IT. ii nlso It will 10 eton IL opposed to unLer-
ing tho WORKING Of government rawaya by stao turc
Nnt1oual authority; aud ho!ds lat III tho most 49,,
uollo hcnso State control, after al fruls4s tho M"
approximation to free trato iu ruil,yuv Hrrfra mai
rof A'nasa Walker t.e political econonat in iae teller
nner of elo Boston Journal ~ Cu7neree, alYo- yuut
ud buy or tuke roasesyiou OF Iii t,a rotiroa, ~ Of