, 1873-10-22

t!. country demonstrates tho corroctnoss Of Tho pro
Lat r,s donsitler wlat Tho =.
* T.; LtNts ov ooMaus,oSrtos4 e.
tries md tto Atlantic sehoarti with iho Wiley of tho
uner MHisa.api ani !ts tributaries Tey tho
canla md tho Hudson 1s,yer tilo Nnw Yort Central
!ailrosd II. Eric lsarond, tho l,ennsylyau!s .,l.
los of road oxlondlng Woat, an ol,oratci III eocc-
tion with tho fa,,r roas laf named: the Ohio Kivyr
mud ita conncction by tito virRina Hyeem Of rsr,ds
sis"p Mvuf, ta erea na!nrai o"tct "a tho world =.
larMofor tho Golneree u ~ marvellous xa!loy
aro beyo ali control % oither Of corporations Or inIl.
y!lnss, and Fortunately for resulting III ha roron
Of tho country, tloao lines arc a.te ~ AFFORD @ t!s
cheapest cnrrinBo fer olr products known TO tic
world, o1copt only ocean rasrortion. Theae natural
lines therefore, which FREQ 70 ell. esnno. ia to
transportation over ITO artificial linea which IN
sompettien with o Ii spoakins o. tese na,usal IA
ing ihoir continuation. Thoao cauals arc owned not
ly individuals or currorAtionr l by ono Of tho great
8ntcH Of tho Union, whoHo ihtercaa Iro Identical wlth
In addition to tho art,ncta lines beforo mentioned,
thcro nro Tho lines connoctg tho River b. Lswreneu
ihs Now England states. These though now leea iul-
portant than tho four great lines rontoned, never
the fuuro still moro powerful competitors. Let uB
now cDnsder tho position OF. the
e,e, louh &c 9hnAT IT, ns,iu TnusR LINKS ,.,
cnEons so ,ho s,ssnn, Voov hafoTn w1 uaopo
aey are e Fva'a Of each oter for tho trndo OF tho
Tn mai on,o,n. =, cor,,o, -orroo,nt,a b ,,cb ~
these great nee controlled as largey ~ local IN
rd ~ ~ ~ 10 woM,a aoe %
them hoHtc TO tho intoresta Of this section Of tho
country esy The baltimore Ohio 5soad is wholly co,-
noa " " n ., e & Hnn1 m
Ns~ K @ SS
naltimore rbaoope Now e Yorf and noston. ~
nw. anu suaas
ti ns m uasu ~ " t, M % ~ WY
siio of the business % II iho Nnrthwest - ''1 " ''
trro in the nat vii continue to bo true m tbs fut,re.
rnenio1 III. 5HTcE eu. ols 9ry s. o n
then safely zoy upon these facts aided By the
nt;onod ~ ~ ,i thn ,ttia ts,nIa M a1Jss;nn bctwccn
tla orost seaonrd uI M ces far nrs.cnncnss IN teIr
X s n,rsedU ,aa Sn1d that throu,t .a,,u NV thcao
ns, nas nv aord casn ~
Is only whore competition dues MT ssist tst @ o3ees s;
rac, Insa .ro nrC moi cr" ouv
b1 svorywere 1 from 9o Sn Of hS ,i ln W.. to tho
n1rs ~ ru' ~ nv nnMnrTr'nM '''
sl,oud bo tho rates 1e1 by law. And II !, on,v necc.
nor as ey 1S G IT. ns eh WI
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nSts onaa ~ IA an5
nrnnoriv confor o""' "''' 'A''A1'1 ~ "A" e0""
III" nrinena of tin e.,,.ou q, ,his soso in 1871.
10y H. - y. ~ a ~ ~. ~ nn.,. ~ MIL
nrnein,o yaa to allow railrous to az ther raies for
jransnnrta,;or smhcct nniv tn tho ccnnra rcrIaton
~ ia amman law; thnt tRov annl mt n eTceasivn
~ u edna tS rou 10 eerpa for
" to n IRJ ~ ~ nnty isSa aistanr" Trra
oaaaI to that charged for te greater distance. As
atsr M o. 'ass y H. we so~n a' :nxo
cc rca y " conneton and the dee9n
snS ns thu oSpf Sv Of ssh dan4 1a
warrabio 5efore-noationed. .nd sithoeh ths f.
v that o et aeeson Of "'a 'aS
1aei' 'o'AS ~ ~ ~ srn,ora ,asr4c,p
to app!y1nR this principle In larger way. Let tho
ani ~ thnv rnav i,o comnried by eomuet{ou With,
zach othor Or nasural channels to adopt INT having
n aatisfactory measure them by the anio standard
"A tn ratca for foca isncsa an reuuirp them to sec
omean 70 't tbronan 's1 and ocs rates. il tho asu Of
~ and nist,aabie differences.
Il must not be understood BY th!a that railroads
ton por milo for short distances that charged for
lqug distances, but that they should ha tested ono
gohrr WITH seh othqr consloraons as ought to be
s1roucrIy Included, =,
WAilc It may be adrnted that tho ratlroada are en-.
IN summer, vt tho rates catnbshed in competition
Win natural lIres Of communication should form the
iate by iaw. railroad rates should be 1od whou thoSe
| Il IL pf uu sort Of consequence whether Or not
| NED WHITE, OF BLUE LINE
Cur companies or any other b1Iu1lar VAMPIRE, nl
they mrs antiy styled by the President of the Bring
ton Isoat, ars permitted to run on tbs roads, Or how
duced they must ali be eompelled to share a: Al!
charge alike tho equitable basis auggcatcd. The.
! are but ngcntH for tho princlpsl nnd tn
railroad companies. in whatever state, must b
| made responsible Tor tho business OF inog
car companies fully as ,v t6.t done BY Tue,
carrtnG out by proper and jndicoua State legislation
nm willing 10 ventura the prediction that tue * rca
csnitaliata Interested In tho railroad companies will
Sstter natisao.i IMAM with tAe present vacillaIng
extravaganza and generally vicious ssst.atn whem a
mainly profitable s1 hoas ensasea ~ naa1n II ,nay i
non and also taa re feea ~s nio 81 IL
nSn conntsy NOW 30 serousy displaced established
naturaf aud consequently hrm basB.
10 i've effect to auch legislation M Ia proposed,
au1TAn1E pxSALTlKs TIES .,.u,o. ,,,,
nh no h1e TO ts & aeSse M ~ ~ ~
| t,na abrf.