Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-15
THE NEW THROUGH LINE RAIL-
WAY.

WAY.
Under date of Washington. Jan.
IL, we have the following statement
in brief of the features Of bill
locking to the construction of new
trunk line of railway from the Mis-
souri, River to the Atlantic:
The bill introduced by Hurlbut in the
House to-day, for a double track freight
railroad from the Missouri river to New
York, is Il voluminous document, of
which the following are the main points:
1t promises that tine route shall be rs
nearly an air line as possible from Coun-
Gil Bluffs or vicinity to some convenient
point on the Hudson river or Bay of
New York. to be commenced within one
year from the passage of the act. and
completed in three years. The capital
stock is limited to 500, 00n, nu3, in 500
shares: the road TO be bulk of the best
material, with steel rails, a2d branches
on the same side of the main trunk III
anv one State. The directors are also
given power TO purchase or lease any
other lines of railway already built OF
III course Of construction II they think
advisable The road is declared and
constituted :: public highway ial post
road and III every way and every part III
1t subject 70 the use If the nitcd States
for all purp"ses-pustai. military an':
Telegraph. The Company : authorized
to construct telegraph lines, te be sub
ject u control t'y Congress - far rs tiZ-
Ing restricting tariffs thereon. HI" bill
,iesignateS as bulk freight ali articles
which may be loaded without packages
ov shippers without handling ~ tiie
COMPANY such as coal and grain in !1;l!i-.
meats. lumber, ores and hive siu's., and
fixes the maximum rate 81 iI.]- i. -.
such at > mills per ION per mile ttr a!
distances not exceeding seven hundred
and fifty miles. and SIX miles Eor dIstau-
ceS less than seven hundred and ;ttfty and
not over sIx hundred and seven miles.
for less than SIN hundred and not Over
four hundred and el5tl, niles. for less
than four and not over three hundred
and nine miles. for less than three hum
drrl and not over one ht.fIire-! and fifty
miles. and III Winter one mill per ton TO
be added to the rates. The maximum
rates on other classes Of frei .ht are to be
fixed by Commission which the bill
creates y lar extra allowance 10 te
fixed by said Commissions 10 be allowed
live stock, frei"hts for extra haniline,
esc, and for delays ma necessary
proper and careful transportation as pro
vided by law. The iil provides for a
Commission of five persons, three to ,}e
appointed by the Pre- s!dent and and con-
firined by the Senate. and two b. the
companies. who are IL classify frtights
and fix maximum rates on all freichts not
specified in the bill. making reelection
proportionate to that made by this bill on
bulk frieghts as compared with present
charges on the leading eastern and west
ern rods. The United S,d;es G er,.E-
tees tive per cent. interest on a c rtnin
amount per mile. hot specified mite bill
"a: the construction loa,is, VIII, h az not
u b. -oi,! except for cash AID II no less
than l.tLttr-tive per ceI,t. A sinking
fund reimburse the jAi,ea Sta -. i
provided ioc. The charter and all priv
leges contained ther, il are declared 81
jet to the control oi Co-aless in cyesE
respect.