The New York herald., 1874-12-16
CHEAP TRANSPORTATION.

Monthly Meeting OF the New York As
sociatfon-Reports OF Committees-
miscellaneous Business.
The Board OF Directors OF the New York Cheap
Transportation Association held i.s regular
monthly meeting yesterday at the rooms, No. ITO
Pearl street. Alter the transaction Of the usual
routine business, the executive committee re
ported the names OF seventy leading nYIns who
have applied for membership.
RAILWAY TRANSPORTATION.
The Committee on Railway Transportation SUBJ
mitted their report In the following form, which
was unanimously adopted:-
Whereas public highways have been from time i'm
memorial esteemed necessary to the welfare and pros
ion q steam to the purposes Of transportation. such
highways were owned or a6soueiy cont controlled by
ionized the commerce Of the world and become an
ducing turing and commercial operations; ana
Or OF s he @ sya
granted OF individuals franchises for its
Hss TIA. yassy sppTss,
eenranaon OF pnwer n Tie hstorv Of
the world ana whereas this power contro,iea BY un
due regard to me right; Of the pubic and
the honest stockhoaer. impoyerish the producer and
classes 20 such extent that it has become serious
Iesoved nat il is the duty Of legislators both State
and national to gye serious attention to ,his question
solution of the same
Resolved. That in the opinion Of this association the
porlaton much with the general depression Of
Save The cost and double Inc speed Of the present
uc larger voume Of business with CORE
to e e hde sasn aSsas wqo
the present system BY furnishing true compel ton-
deecs alluded To- beyond certain psnt cxpcsiencs
has shown that legislative enactmcnts tor the re- uation
OF the details OF ralw management are verse tnan
u'vnsa,vod That = ,noors n tho do srod o,d ~ tho
experience OF other countries Is any guide, the Bel
on az SHOWS e ayerage rate paid IN that Country
Tor tor m % range ro & n 70
snpa ers sn Rays ia S asef
system sxcssys freight railroad ih from the gram
70 the end lhat we may have one great highway Tree
srate the capacity Of railways Height purposes and
ho5 he us S osm 9s9 @ % ora
times ana all seasons an % Slhet qr me eemps
compete with other countries In the markets OF the
Resolved That the magnitude Of this work greater by
far than any heretofore attempted without public and
large investments on the present system and are OPP
70 al any makes
that be constructed under conditions which will
lie worR or that i Ge aided Oy the loan Of the PUB.
ne IN puG' s of h is such that
i no, 6e put ss1s lnaer @ ae sy na.
"0eter leave il @ private enerprlsen ihis argu
forward Dv existing nOnOpOnes 10 prevent
OF great national works and II h taken
belle We in it. without pubic aid but great
works now existing would have been built and, while
would limit such aid 10 those projects which abb
souely cessary tor the public welfare does not
low In the past ii has been productive Of
frauds and scandals, that they cannot be- provided
against In the future.
Resolved That in the opinion Of this association the
I the Committee on Railways and Canals NO
43 House OF Representatives, Forty third Congress nrs
session. introduces plan tor loan Of the government
which with slight notifications, would construct
q work without drawing a dollar rom the public Treas
which would do more 10 regulate our transporta
ton system. our dropping Industries, solve the
financial problem evolve solid prosperity the
cloud uncertainty. doubt and depression which
hangs the country.
kesoved, That such work cannot be too quickly un-
dertaken, either as an exclusive government work or
mented Dy Improvement OF our natural waterways and
the of such artificial waterways promise
the largest returns for the outlay.
The VISIT TO RICHMOND.
The delegation that attended the recent Cheap
Transportation convention at Richmond, Va, sub
mltted the suDjoined interesting report:-
The delegation appointed attend the cond annual
Convention OF the American Cheap TRANSPORTATION
soclation At Richmond Va beg leave TO that the
Convention was large and influential body, composed
OF over 100 representatives OF the producing and
camille interests from seventeen different states Ihe
deliberations were Of great interest," ecing much val
liable information relating 10 our system OF transpora-
tion, and showing that the movement s rapidly gain
strength and that the day IS not distant when
PRODUCING consnn ns commercial and real interests OF
the country viii refuse be urber taxed to
the defects and abuses Of present oi
portauon. Abe delegates who favored water lines