Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-01-30
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THE GREAT WESTERN RAILROAD

Senator Sawyer's bill, for the charter
efa railroad from Port Royal to Leaven-
worth Via Memphis, we have not seen,
but suppose it to be one of series of
great freight railroads, to besubsidized BY
the federal government, and control ed
in some measure by it. The object OF
these roads will be to reduce cost Of trans
porting grain and other products of the
west to the scaboard at the very lowest
possible cost.
The great shadow which rests upon the
property of the West is this cost OF ex-
changing commodities; and this Is the
skeleton which is to be found in every
farmers corn crib. On tho 81 Of Janu-
ary, 1873, the price of corn at DesMoines
was T6 cents pc, bushel; at Chicago 81
cents, and at New York. G7 cents. The
differences in these prices marked the
cost of transportation between these p!a-
ees. The remedies for this condition OF
things were varied. and among these may
be mentionedthe policy ofcondensing the
corn crop into less bulky forms, as con-
verting it into pork. beef, or wool. An
other means of treating this skeleton is to
have greater diversity ofcrops; inste I'd
of depending upon corn year after year.
10 have as large variety reproductions as
possible: Nevertheless, the necessity for
cheaper transportation must be met.
The present gorge and glut of Western
products is susceptible ofeasy explanation.
So long as the railways cannot, even II
willing, transport one bushcl in four otour
surplus products, so long will they demand
for Lowing the one bushel as much as
should be asked for moving the four. 10
find cheap, transportation we must have
greater facilities.
Minnesota and Wisconsin are moving
to secure the free navigation Of the Can
adian canals, and their enlargement to
capacity sufficient for the largest sailing
md steam vessels. This would solve the
problem for that large wheat and corn
section. For when it is known that an
ordinary schooner has acarrying a;ify
equal to 40 cars; that the vessel can be
run cheaper than train Of twenty cars;
and the great lakes and the canals are
free as air, impossible Of control by Mo-
nopolies, the freight from all points acces-
s,ble to lake ports to the sea will be at It's
exc edtny probab'y 10
cents per bushel instead of5l For other
large sections of the great west there
seems to be no way Of relief save in Sc
ries of great freight air line railroads, up
on whose tracks any one may run trains,
These roads are to be built by aid Of the
government and are to have no rolling
stock and aresimply to furnish track.
Tolls for cars will be collected out ofwhlch
the road is to be kept in order and I'M
proved. The right to connect with this
road is to be open to all companies or IN
diyiduals who own cars d will do the
transportation. Ofcourse the running OF
trains will be on them as upon ordinary
roads regulated by schedule. There are
many details which we cannot give but
the idea may be gathered from what we
have written.
Ifthese roads are built one ofthem Is
certain to have its terminus upon the
waters OF this harhnr.