, 1873-07-09

which railroad cAn AFFORD to carry tld cheap
ast. but the amount Of freight offered va. va.
ut somo soasons afford to carry freight oyor ita
road in some particular direction for price that
would DO no inducomont at othor times. The
fact that company can afford to carry certain
q cortain unexceptionally low price at some Par-
ticuiar time, dooa not prove that it can afford to
carry for tile samc price tho whole year round,
or oven for whole month; Ships and steam
very triie tho net cost Of handling, but that
dooa not provo that thoy can afford to do 1t al-
ways. or courao, whom tho railroad companies
%ae er p1 % haE hfest 9f IN 9s
basis Of tho exceptionally low ratcs made in
such cases as above referred to, but, In order to
protect themselves against 3 greater loss, will
nocoasary make thor tariffs on basia that viii
cut OIL all such low freights and special rates.
THIS loayes them no hberty to meet emergencies
or to encourage trades that would eventually iu-
crease 90 % to 20 profitable to both ths shipper
aud the railroad. ,o,o
Tim poi1roaa Manual ~ A., 11,tad st,,o. so-
,,-,, ,>"4Aa ai"uu"' ~ wv on.o9 o'"s1' ioA
1851 mas JUST boon Issued by the Mesars. Poor'
Tho following ng,lrcs from it will give some idea
of the colossal proportions to which the railroad
interests Of tbia countrv have crown.
sesTj.n XXI o na.t ~ H.. navG a;,s .h
tons Of Which aro q stvon for tHo 1nst vasp vofa a
a. tso aoa ~ o SaVun 1of ~ - aet ysas' ~
eqpu Stoek na 81 vn9us forms
stan perods cspa tick 70
thn tntoi coat % ho ooa ~ tee o lila
IN. s55 TN qhn ,roou oorn;,,1a ~ IT, -aa-
wapa a7a Ill nix 6r ,sc% 11a5 ana am nv - US .
ne, ce,t ,caa rs,,vad m " fnr ~ trnrouor.
noeaonenrs md sa41 ea1 ,7a5 or - por emit for
thc transnortation NJ fre;cHt ;ncad'n1 S'I, dor
mia hna5 thc ar,ni, amonnt raca;~n5 tra9, ,,ts.
roiiononrs so,,rcea Thn rece;n4a o- M, ,raro
AZ a5G ho r.1io ~ aarnip p's ang MSlo
waa % XII M nor hcad Tim nnorat,n9 ~ nrncnsna
for tGo war ware 7 4s GsS or * ncr l"nt of
~ st'sn cout 'oaos ot 4uu,
90 VOL c'ns, 10 ann,,,t nuL us
to} nost Of tbn soo roads wan tx mar 'n1 cont.
Ct net % earnings So % ner cent. Tic amount @ MIA
tIa an~ron,t" nsn;tai atnat 1ha fha,,na 49, ~ ~
roH oa5Siuga aaa go na onno, ~ Tn ,,or ~
eomt ~ w M5 - ~ ~ guf
"Tho earnfngs of the railroads Of tho G several i
noat rroc1vo 1;roa o;n% thoa55 e6rorcyno III T.
t ons .;;e unrS 1o'ng snose eplaeea n
to 5a'e stntaa ra S" - nSuu Sa nuu
land earned. during Ito INST war. a485to a3Ss
i,nnn ain GaG nor m,ia afnJ a1a h ~ hneJ -
oir tnt,, coat ao pSI @ 7oa q
~ whc X al ,or co,t rea oest %an
fa} stack, Tbo;r cnst nor mia Wns Il S5r III
Their eroae onrnps wera q M, can't ",I ~ the;r
rnto' of o.; nor cont oT ti'ar to,oi nu coat Nv ho
80, t - l a., ~ ,aa.t w. Ss4o,sSovot = - +1n u.o3
bi2,74s. M ' '''0 Ass' 'e'''' 'N''' 0'o'D u s'1@'
statGs ah ~ %as e. or o427 ger mile o1
v ooTo ot ee.s Mas aolleaenseu co ong ng ~
ssucK; ~ Ecs anelr earnings ~ " Mete or
Ht3ooo FIT @ ne' ann looo pes neaa saa oi ppRn
gsoaa . .5eeeinta were ls.S por cont Of Of tho total
s oit e u nGs o4 pe9 Sa eoh d., Inc ~
slnt sent OF - thG n eap's1l STOCK OF IN tue
on,, o,mta " NGw io.h' nomeyor, me eaplta! a.
n4 .du HeM o, nr anu sne htle
~ ~ .io,, "a 1oa on a ~ M u.s., eapl"
NOR s ho 1ome "u ~ a ~ W. .u
con. co,1t ~ ao s ~ 'ho aAsses as me ala
."s.n ~ Iaotau uon s ~. altsu htuch; theoo
rarnas ~ tat sato o roar T." ssooR OF ne
na5 gtoR a5i 70 Sa5 Sa ana ho cost Of the
soaan W wv. luz percentage nc OK gfoas
,nrnns ~ o. t'a ~ sa ths "as ~ anu 9t nos
Ne nas cont II ~ s,,"a, at,MeIas pha were
soaas; 4! E,,a ,o,,, ,a;,o,uo =, ~. u.u..
vostnr, u uta anto. nqase u .no rafltoaos OF tho
s. -, 90 g5o 'u OF "n1eh nre
5ao "ho 90 ~ 79a nas 81 oaa coss ~
q, o.,,;tsi ~ ne 1 av;Ai pos G0hs
cost ar n;1a noa az IN tx si.t - esn
Nav 1snctnn5 "n1 s7s to7 gosta a tof
Tho greas osrnnsa we're 19a s9e Sfa o5aIns hain.
si3 76 nar boo ~ ronmsa,n mv,e nolng
III ~ es sa n'1I o u pop1iaon: ~ No! earnings
and with tie redeG1 canitaI1 2s nor coe,t ~
the Middle satos To rptin - @yo not por Sons n n
coat was b7 uor cent nranst r Or ~ Mn H., ~
land md 7.24 for tho biidin atn1oa TSo H."
her Of inhahItants 17er mia Of roada In tho Weal
prn States is isl; Il, the Nav Enolana an, MI
Wnaforn Aatoa were aB 7s5 oon;nat ain nae '4to ~
Now England aud s14' 565 in tho MdGia Stetoa ~
Tho dividends woro s20, ,406, al. being 9sS nar
cent on tho capital stock. "0~ F0-
In connection will tho Wastern ro,da ,,o
would state fact of which We boiovc M Nan. "