National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-01-19
CHEAP TRANSPORTATION.
CLOSING TRANsAcTIoHB OF ZEE
CONTENTION. 81

,RoW-GAUGE REPORT ADOPTED - AD-
DRESS OF SENATOR NATURALIZATION
OF OFFICERS CHEsAPEAKB AND OHC
CANAL ENDORSED CoMHITTEEs.
rrss National Cheap 7rsnspoftstion Assosis
t3ou held IT. closing session On Saturday; Hss
josiah Quincy IN the chair. Byprevious Arrange
nsnt the floor was given 70 Judgs LOchrans. o
nsorgis, whe addressed the convention at Length
spoa tie subject Of txsnsportatioo - needed d
De South In bsginning he argued thst tie eou
peption had no right to ask Oongrse 70 build 9
regulate roads. a. It was clearly unconsdfuti@si
Hs dsprsoatsd the general onslaught when -
Ssen made upon the Loo nile q f m,tS 9ocomo
Srcduce 70 every section and State. ....>.
He could not, If he would, shut ny ~ e % ~
81; ri t q Sss rsssn
York had been nursed nuitIred, f 3SslSSe S ~,
"a into her wilderness o. Weann " s r.S, 1n;
with commerce. by railroads. The esssn nad -
titsfaEy bowed down with golden ffHit, pluoket
@: q sn So sassi .
Tass IN : Compliant and join !. . tetemiads :
Ioes, which had been wildly paineel in word
Nd ssser-eolsrs h the gsatlsnsn o. the e'evsn
4He sfxsed thsa road built by the 0ovxnn0
,eald mot BE- managed cheaper than thoee M y
ndividaels. .ad "a thss n BsleiIn. Co..
nghef height than Ansrieaa Epada Ane
0caking fsfthsr Of the right Il The 0ove1nent z
SailA rosAs, he said his eooc!ldoa vs. $het vaAll
stili stEonEsr union b. the boaAs q cheap try
Sortation, and whilst he would re3oise 70 ~ -
Gasp riveted With railroad spikes, he coald noey
he snferprises Of commerce. and build the 90
contemplated by the majority report z. ~
serred TO the present Impoverished conoF'. "
he South ~. III b.
-rt- Cotton WILL NOT CROW :.
without labor. Labor cannot exist yithcS oreSo 80
s sSs PEE a Slh and psss
time cannot be paid to raise corn and 81, wnsss
re, hay OF rice on Southern fields. Ctess eSs3 10
70 west whore for two years the re aspse "a,
Soliina, and gentlemen Of the WEI yoH1 not
and solution for the present neceaty ~ pa,ns
Sc Of com one hundred and twenty millioA bush
- Sf wheat less than their owa eonsen Ption.
The cure 10 not in increasing the y ny
g The sh.nss Of chang mart =: ON IS cost Of
sonstructiou except in the fewSt instafeA. q,
He saw but one solution for he presnt the 70.
sure may develop more Tha,was n h& f1 f.ss ths IN
production Of cotton. StriD out tbsGG s hcIoP
" the South; let her tire or iour @ p Sn,
dxindle to two, and Enssna Mest stsUies. and
thereby stimulate its prodaction.
Instead of ealculations on tranSortation they
Of the South were pressed with thScIgus ecns,o ~,
cotton 70, and aireadythe watclword was one
tbird corn. one-third grain, and he-thfrd cotton.
In concluding, he urg'd the genemen o. inc con
ventiCn to ss rs gess nT py Cpeni its
HddTesses in fsvo Of railroad were then made
~ Me.sr, Fl.gg Illinois ehssqse or G ii Mss
York; Baker; Of New YORK; pipe''' VI Ai'no"'
How 1T CAN BE>oNk .- Co., r.
srhe chairman osthe committee on railway trans
portatfon then rad papethGSing the P Plan o.
Organization Of the Peopn Freight kailway
that Il avoids tie objection made by some persons
that The national Goverrnent cannot oonstitu-
tionalIy construct railway Il ASKS no peconineiy
aid from the Government AZ S00' I'M ,epoches
desirable objects e
MIA and built tome %S,e q srs eonsoi
dated into the parenscompany, thus making
one corporation, vich Congress can, 4
thought tesirable roEphas ne. - marrow EaS@e
The enmr.ny 1 ovnins cars, and confirming them.
selves Strictly to fuf hing the ro.d.bed, and the
The stocS to be sold cash only, and At par, the
money 10 be paid in, the United States Treasury
until fifteen miIlioJ are obtained, when the first
section e to be thic .nsS M
Maid In to be rctured to subscribers with five per
cent. interest, tn payment o. WhsR II 10 pro
posed to ask CONFESS to authorize. The cost ofa
double track na1w gauge road, built for cash In
this manner is eimated not to exceod go 900 per
mile and it is e}ected that the friends Of cheap
transportation III furnish the money.
To secure theeople against combination with I
or the control othfs road by other lines IL ID pro
posed to convf 81 per cent. Of the stock to
trustee for 800 ears, and that the voting power |
Of this mallory Of stock shall Be e vested n
States, the 5srds Of trade Of Chicago and 81: |
Louis, the Hster of the National Grange, and
The PRESIDENT the American Cheap Transperta-
cheap transbrtation, would insure . proper man:
RS project It is claimed that It costs but little
pore than hlf es much to construct as the usual
Eauge doescarries eight-tenths a. much freight
hat the ofrnting expenses are but 10 Per cent
Is againsi65 in The usual system, and last, but
not least he dead weight in rolling stock carried
e1t S19p I've 70 ons s IN q
feight 1.-THE present system. =
woRK1HsMEN's VIEWS.
The TIE ,.ss Sss than presented tbs ''l''''ns'
NV VosxiNenrr's CENTRAL co,n1IIEx,
NEw YoRx. January l. LIZA
.bIAiSH: Your circular inviting the eo-opsrl
lon Of the Workingmen's Association IN youf
81 regular meeting Of the above council, end !
be above council ia heartily in sympathy with
Ud recommends for the consideration Of your
that you advocate the Immediate con.
.ruction Of . freight railroad, to be Owned and
persted BY the people under the supervision Of
no shaH be appointed under an improved civil
.rvice law that only recognizes fitness and capa-
ty, and not services rendered to some political |
eeond. The opening up Of ali Water oOmmnnics-
ons that may be deemed wise and benedcal to
g people in the inte.:st q cheap B, sr.nsi t
An address was then made on the subject By
II. Mems, Of New York, the vete taken, and the
port Of the majority favoring RaETOu-gsuge
,ad was adopted 40 .ls" a.. :
"t PxRxAnrHr oyYIcxns.
The committee on permanent ofieers then sub
lifted the following report. which was unani-
lously adopted: President Hon. josiah Quincy.
Kansas, Hon. John T. Jones; Oalifornia, Gov.
Doth: COLORADO, Colonel w. II. Greenwood; Dis
tct Of Columbia, J. g. Berret; Florida g. 7.
si.is g gasa:o! ino, MsRs %S
DIVA Colonel 4: B. Smedleyi Kentueky, Dr. g.
!: Miles; Louisiana, W: D. Burne!l; 1s0laed,
tephsnson Archer Msssssnusssts, Charles
General A. J. Vaughn; Missouri
[0. 3. Wells Nsu Hsmpshire, Dudley T. Chase;
lev JeIssy, John Jameson; Hsy Yogi. John +.
=, Z Tsses; scaiS Carolina, wintso L.Stan;
'enuseses WE: Maxwell; vsrmoat, Hon. L r.
'eaaad; vHE1nies 0ea. Chaa Casr1nEten; Wsst
,ssPentsE 0rege., Daniel CLARK; Fsaasylvasis;
[o1. Jos. ksilcy; kansas, John bssis; Ola e.
Governor Noyes; Wsshingtoo Territory, = L
Ihroy: TsxSs, J. B. Johnscn; Dakota, z, b
3: ~. sses a.. 10: I, Z INA, 4 c1psss, Hn s'hl
srEsses; Treasurer, 3. B. fharber. y
O hkiag4hs chaiT, Nr. QNiasy sAdfooood IL
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