, 1873-04-11
RAILROADS AND RAILROAD IRON.


l. the Tariff =. ="
i ny EDWARD ATK1NHoN.
| We republisl,, from speech mado hy Edward
Atkinson, EHq., In Doaton, on tho Goth Of April,
1869, tho following analysts Of tho Tux on rail-
"ay transportation imposed by tho tariff on irons
~, It moods but little reflection to- rorceiyo that
" tho very existence Of Now England depends upon
cheap transportation. Year by yonr Tho source
nos sss %ss "s' oSo Gs 1ndss sSss
te orops change s % and Il sIo t srazne.speun%s sre d.
aSsfRRpSsF fRRpps" e.,tsa %h dense H%GS1stioa
OF manufacturers; not, porhaps, Of toxttloa
| and pig or bnr 'iron-thoao employ but fow
bands but manufactures Of tools, Of furniture.
or harness., and oil tho various neoda Of lonso
! population, ard with tlom the wagon aud car
builders, tho blacknmiha, and tho like, WHO out
number operatives in factories and iron works
by five to ono. and thus tho crops which usod to
| at homo while We must look to Nebraska and
Iowa for our wheat, and to TexaH md tho great
plains OF thu contra region woat Of tho Mis-
souri, for beof AZ we'll as for our wool and
our hidea Thug ehoap aahss.a 1a,lroaas b.,
| fact, cheap transportation Ia nothing but Jtes
transportation, free exchange or in other words
FREE TRADE. It Is because wo have FREQ OK
ohnnge,, oven to tho oxtent which has boon ac-
! pooplo Of this lind. Changes In our fiscal pol
10y lase retarded our progress, but still We hayo
made progreas, and IT is becanae OF FREQ trade
aHt sa.9 1A9e uAonanfH f3 NY nauo Evne.ulo ~ W.
snaI aneh p LIKE @ eSna.os m'som ,. arc nu
longer conipolteo 1 10 VOTE loul1een noufs aay
VI 4a.u. 4 u lor 90 Rer nonsn' "s no sas7 no o1o
W4oh he Mas yonne uan:
nnt notWlthsnna,ne tnia heea o. cnoap la1l-
continue, and under ono pretoxt or another tho
.aA npoI Ialnulu nqn II la nnu fatlloaus
W. nIuuo eVs.y: nuSn @ suu Haes.un III Maa one ae
pl mtornh taAtt'on tnoso Iauhaaoia i1lt ula nos
ta1aa -, c ton aIncn hocp roovnd
anounsoa aaa' " WYE us1s SAo Rns 'on vppn evaty 1;t
tpn tn. Oh Iaa47 ,,an maao' .,, nes Wisn VI.
ens hif, on uaxoo,o upon pposo~o ni,,oo tnv v
ware re,i"vaa NJ fLsso ntnrnni % taxcs tho nrieo n
mo.o aa snso @ a. tnneh a .no m,oe - y"
nnn 4s 4e Torahenoo
nTocns ;nstatco " ~ .d, ~ nnnaa',a for
o,. ~ ,aat - H. ro,a.ai ~ ,a 1ntw ~ al
.,or ~ ~ ,,o raitrnoa }ron ,'n,eaa 1hav ca ia
son III ar avanca 'sas n o ct
M sf ta-oa wv" a,o ,,nro tbar te tv 'n'
ING antosnat taaes were 'aolo .uan H. .ne M .
saeao'Go naS pg laa 4pot 1Nn n,,han ~ inr
esiGonco etFo1 ~ no1. -; y. 4au.o11 ,,i, Auous ~
1of Of o o oenaex ~ f4n m md tnns
rss por annn and consequently Tue recipient
u. apou' 1oo nn ~ p,. -, W. 10 o1 "i'oi4
This tux would not be in imposed r or toornted q, t
iron nastsrs, truiy called our naste,s' ,s,, to 20
nroseeea hnu T. .no aaRonans npon t,'ia Mncn tcr
/
Of Loss than oo9 collected e, , ~ the ot5a 10y
ernment, eosts tno people Or inc United a stntoa !.
more man one nuna'sa an.saoMS ygas' .a nnu tlo
PROOF o. thia In o1eamoht Wmen eaha.os .ast .,s
Get uso1ni lesson IN ponsleIl ocoaomy from
pcnnsylyania wo therefore tskotne moro p.eias
u1o p acknuwlenss 'to salo'e wv .t s ~
which We 4avo aof1y9a rom tao report ooa OF tho
From tins document &C. Wo learn snat shete we're were
IN me unitoa ntatvH VI I1o ',tse UGceMport 4ooo,
9ooo nnloa o. IaIoan tIaes lnp!nuinG aae SECOND
track ana alungs OF tns .osal lo,oYS mies 70 aay9
m1aes @ IN ING iast n'9 ysalsot tuo uocaae. Ana
0oS5 IN tue 3ast year. N tnls vast extension OF
oar fansosa sysse n auu III sno t wea.n c,ea.eu
.noTeDy VIC As str n tnn ~ 1,n nn o ro w
yleioua currency and OF costly 9na .i thoroughly
baa syHsom 0f taxation, with 80 httle aprarent
injury ~ iuustla!lon OF tne Weaan a?, ao?s,el9opea
~ railIoaas We maS eate lew dacaa M Mhaon haso
4ately peoh ofooBnE ou1 w MI u y. ~ Ioo1 III uls
roceht VOTE nRoh tailroaas. ~ t1oi t4o gEons
earnings o. q! M aio @ u tuG oneea olAtus
o ~ - to9a 10y @
Sauu 1o9, representing III incseaso per capita
Hnt the receipts 1 OF 1871 were ~ currency
worth oY apoht ~ cents ~ on ino aoaI o tne sfno
nhat M,"asei1 VII. tn woet " fmarcEonisr
;nsr".so1 from III n,unIs ,or caso
- 1aa, ~ 1cs nH1,da nv no11;to T.; 1da1 I
TINA Ina ~ bad beayv
tn1ntion h;"1, cost Tes nricas a5,a Wali strett
thn Io cost % =, nSin A9u 9roiat - iesa
rIeport;nn"ta1v ~ hy near'v nne.hnlf vot the tho
prosot onat IN .nd on"t n ho rad,1cs3 to ta1f
rata ~ nv far ia orgcr nnron ~
t;s ;nnro.an ~; rna2c,,sndaa mavnd IL yeo,i,
hao,nto's cro,ted v tha const,ct;on of ra-
roads,. nriis1os wIiob would Iaye no value could
~ nav Nv acduca ~ the mi crcct of ' INV cese
wh;ch Srotnrds thn ran;d N1tanHIon IF rail-
rnaSs u, s,srh a canso va hnvo in the haayy dutoa
,,,nn u, rairoad iron' now impoaed at the rnto Of
Genso 9E a roport of s Tan IND Siee
1,uvo t"tinse t,niIaP 1 ~ Jot. I,1 ,rh;,, ,vs
oa1 "at;,nato tha ;oinrv ctsd iv ti;a ti,tv W.
cor r,.a AsS"o.t'nn ratos tho Tn;ia rann;roG mn,
~ a,,n i,oa 1o5 mn tola ~ rap;1a ~
e ~ ~ 1un, S'4nS H. .;oat ~. t,.a
now laa. oPo ~ .n1s qunaS .mos oo.so Ia,.a sIo
annual "oar at w pof cont, nucn loNeL Iaso
than moat nuthoritles asIamo, out evoh ~ TINS
rate We hhhll require N 1b6v 1or repairs only,