, 1873-04-11
THE RAILROAD QUESTION. =.

It's threatening proportions, and are anticipating
tho inevitable collision. For n time thoy expoot
to Bufror, but not alono. They have cloncly
watched tho progroHs Of evonta havo soon how
by fervid defamation, an "irropreBaiblo con-
liot has boon preopitated; and arc not dis
posed to vainly attempt to atom tho popular our
rent. They aro assured stringent law will DO
pasacd Ut Springfield, and nro putting forth no
efforts to avert tho blow. They propoBe to sub
init to 1t, md let tho rccol knock into tho heads
Of tho egttators tho wisdom they will not othor-
wl5n learn.
Tho timo for calm reasoning Inns gone by
Denunciation Is now tho ordor. Tho branded
monopollos arc condemned without hoar-
Ing. With the exception Of tho mild statements
OF Mosara. Novel; and Harris, The corporations
hayo maintained complete eilonce. It was i'm
possible to still tho clamor, and thoy preferred
to await the isuuo. Had they boon otherwise
dispoaod, 1t would hayo ayailod them nothing.
Tho "poople would not havo liateued TO thon.
Perhaps they will before tho year has run ont.
q Inv Is paBsod prohibiting discrimination, and
enforcing q uniform ratio por milo, their present
intention ia to obscryo It strictly. And, II aix
nosH-mau in tho State the supreme folly OF auch
legislation, and impol him to demand itR iulrno-
1iato repeal, then tho exports who have nlade
tneso Int!e1s plactees Aea-stuuioa Will bo will
ing to yeia inc mta;nagcmont o. Ito rnads to tho
anxious to e *rogulato' item.
Any furious doolaimor can mouth freely
about e9niiaoaton ana oompals'eni,; i, Any hair.
pranoa ieRislator ean afaw Up oliI snaa wonla ~
stronger corporations. For which sorvicaB, both
would win admiration, perhaps distinction. But
tno man haa noI yes al.sen wno San }uuge unes-
% orroot,r ah,,aa'
reraaa n4n"r onoa tbo Of
anuses; IN syss9m tnes nasgl,omn ~ aaoaeni5 ~
great, 1t could hardly 20 otherwise. Jnat as al
monta creep into the physical systom, thoy
raiiroads oa but no sane man thinka Of curing
tho impotuous aagitators Of to-day would remedy
tho grievances by conasoatng tho roads. Some
Of tho companies would 20 conslderably renoyed
wore tho Government to buy them out. such
result ia not tho Worat that 1s threatened.
first sight, It does SEEM to bo IN un1lushing
wrong. Look at It cloHer, and it grows less 30.
The specifics fai1od because they did not moot
tho case. The dosdorntum is pro-rata
teriff,-i. g., b uniform rate per milo for trans-
portation. It has q very epccioua aspect; 4ot
such law would he tho gtoesoas hlnu OF a. ais.
elimination. It would utterly ignore the irat
principles Of commercial law aud praotico, and
allow no distinction between Wholesale and ro-
tail transactions. AZ ono station, hat ear
load per day is loaded Two miles beyond, ten =
or twenty oar-londs por day aro loaded. Shall
tho smaller stationa two milos shorter haul,
moro than counterbalanco tho larger busi-
neBs Of tho other? 1t is simply ques-
ton of wholesale ana 70 5eta mo
can snag 2 nat
the principle into daily life, and compel the mer-
chant to soil aB cheaply to tho laborlng man, who
can only buy nouud Of sugar, aa to tho Hour
ishing grocer, who Gun draw hig check Tor hogs
Ing humanity. ,,,,-
Rniroads aro goneTally 1nterostou IN bni!ding
up their terminal points, Every road centefinR
IN ohica8o wo1Hs loI tno 6toNtn " snla
cry law W., enionce ,at natn ~ 'n%,HSS ncs,
per mslo Woulu pus sato VI huon
frlond!y advances. Iase tne a caHo o. 2argo-
load OF Whoat coming down Inc Missssaslppi !ron
Minnesota: a. DUBUQUE Or rnnton, nc t alnois ia
Gesa or srau oou vorin1 +o 10 coa ~
iransPortaon ~ oaues - W. aie ~ ti,ra,n
y, ip e. "n ne r"sopm tariff bas;a
Tate TO 10 ela.eu . o. Mi1;n.aa ,a
tno cargo w1au ~ ,uJi sr5 Te
Tnmark epp.os To- N';,o@n aJ 1n;ro -
lllnols Centtai, p9tWeon oeaso nnu Onau 20
crossed by o'Ehs TanIoaas hnsnle Tehsstn gonneI- M
taons. Werc the Centrait 70 oeles.llctpa y tno u y
form rato oach one OF tnoao roaas mo4u u o[aa; 5no
compotlng tofrsoly oi ave1{ en.,loa1 ~ iss'sas,
,1oS.Ss ,1o1+ AZ, T1I:, u.
reach Of tho law TINT would n nampor mo LIMOS
Central its entire le1gth OF iGi mnea N l4inole'
DENOMINATION IN tavor o. anrongn onsnoas hs
though simple 10 opofatlou, Ato9sos an.oi7p LUZ
tilty.. People who DO not undcretand II de-
forgot, or do not know, that 5ull train, made
up ut o terminal station, and sent through
to its destination. is worked ut eonsid,
erably less cost than local business, picked
up pieoe,meal at way.statona. Ihls ta,,.. aIor ia
ence ia = largo item, and ought to 20 takon into
account by tho managern in ad|nating their tar.
iffs 4 train starting from the M,asiealppi partly
loaded, stopping to leave and take @ on cars at IN
ternediate stations, may Darn less , net, at regu'
With freight, carried at lower rato.
In order to secure share of the business al at At
competing points, the rates On through business
mubt bo alike on all tho limos, irrespective Of
their varying longths. Nc two routes being the
same in distance, it follows that tho Prices
charged 1nuss be ut diicront ratio per mtle,-
| loss per milo On tho longor, and more
on tho shorter The abolition Of this practice