Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-01-24
FARES AND FREEGHTS.

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subject was then postponed until Thurs
day. We have but little doubt the bill
will pass the Assembly without amend
ment in any very important particulars
in the Senate it will probably receive
calmer consideration. There Is a demand
on the part Of the people for reduction
in rates Of fare and freight, and whether
that demand is just and equitable or not,
it will not be disregarded. The Assem-
bly,, with a few honorable exceptions, is
made up Of men who have made the sup
posed exactions of the railway a hobby
and rode it into the legislature, and they,
having made pledges and promises in or
der to be elected, are bound 10 fulfil these
pledges, whether it is done in the true in
terests of the people or not. From such
a body of men temperate action, which
might cause loss of popularity and en-
danger their chances ior reelection is not
to be expected. Therefore, unless the
bill is killed in the Senate, (Which is not
probable it will become n law, and we
think disposition will be shown on the
part of the lower house to cut off all
amendments and force the measure thro'
with very little debate.
Mr.. Tinnin moved an amendment
which is intended to apply only to the
line from San Francisco to Reading.
1t is not probable the proposed amend
ment will be incorporated in the law, as
Freeman and his gang are working out
the pet scheme of the Sacramento Union,
and will not dare to go contrary to its be-
hests. 1t is beginning 70 be noticeable,
| that some Of the " "Dollies" who owe
their seats in the House to their supposed
position on this very question, now real
ize that they have, to use a homely ex-
preston, I" got their foot in it," The
Sacramento correspondent Of the Ur0ni-
Gle thus refers to the status Of some Of the
Dolly members from the Bay City: " 1t
is understood that Mr.. Aldrich will OPP
pose the bill, and perhaps Mr.. Wickware,
while some other Of the San Francisco
delegation would like to do so, but are
impelled by popular clamor to support it,
rather than run the risk of being de-
nounccd as railroadizcd." =" Doubtless
many others will give it an unwilling
support from the same abject fears. In
advocating the passage Of his amend
mert Mr.. Tinnin made few remarks,
which we append.
move to amend by striking ont in
| line four Of Section l the words three
cents, and inserting four cents, so as to
read that in carrying 50 miles or more the
| amounts charged shall not exceed four
| cents instead Of three cents per ton per
mile. | offer this amendment in accord
ance with the wish and, | believe, the
| interests Of the people / represent on this
| floor. | offer it with reference alone to
| the town of Reading and the freight that
is carried to that point. The bill intro
| duced here by the gentlemen from olO,
! and which he has Advocated, hAes the
amount flor fare p from Reading to San
Francisco at Sl2 81. The present price
charged by the Railroad Company is
| Sl3 %, making a difference against them
of forty-thrce cents. The price at which
] INC Ptllltlldl NllI. L IttIllulJ proposes 10
| have them carry freight to the town of
/ Reading is 80 50, which we believe to be
! too low. The price at present charged by
the Railroad Company is SIS as a mini
mum rate. That is too high. We think
that Sl2 a ton would be sufficient to pay
the Railroad company for carrying freight
there and we would be satisfied with
| that The amount that | have introduced
would place the freight at Sl2 90. Mr..
! Speaker, will go a. far as the gentleman
| from 4olo, or any ether member on this
floor, to compel the Company to regulate
treights and fares to Il medium price, and
10 pr8ventthei carryingOn those unjust
determinations they make in many parts
of the State against persons and places
| was elected to this seat on the issue to
prevent such unjust discrimination, and
| am willing to 60 to the tarthest extent
TO prevent it, But | warn gentlemen up
on this floor against carrying this meas
ure to extremes in regard to freight. If
| you go to extremes, two years from now
! there will be a reaction, and you will find
y1u selves then further off fiom the end
| desired than you are now. The rIilroa Is
have been built in this State to "A great
e,t3nt by the public purse. You are
here as cout Of equity You are here
to seek and to Sc ure equity to tie rail
road company rs well as equity to the
people. My vote here viii be given in
every instance to su, tain that. There are
many theories advanced by outside par
ties in regard to the regulation Of treights
and tares-the most important issue
now before this legislative body. Many
Of those theories have been originated by
wild untutored minds, capable of produc-
ing and adyon ing tny lmpractcable
ideas mtn who themselves have never
had any experience in any kind of busi-
ness whose knowledge of railroads and
their workings extends no farther than
riding from one end Of the railI DAD to the
other on free pass and as long as the
pass was honored by the company they
We're willing to do anything in the inter-
est Of tic company. As soon as their
pass was dishonored they were opposed
to everything the company did. There is
great deal Of that-a great deal of it.
hope that this legislative body will
adopt medium course, If in two years
| from now you find that the freghts are
too high, you have the same right left
then to regulate them that you have now.
! GOu have lived under this regime for a
number of years. You can certainly at-
| ford to wait two years longer | do not
wish gentlemen to make any further re-
marks, but await the action Of the House
on the amendment.
Mr.. Klotg, of Shasta, supported tAe
amendment in a brief speech, as follows :
hope the amendment will be adopted.
Reading is now the end of the railroad.
Our freights before we had railroad cost
US from S25 to $50 ton. Now we pay
Sl8, which | think is little too high.
Three cents a mile would only make il 80
a ton, at which do not think any rail-
road could run that road. We wish the
railroad to run there. We want to pay
in favor Of curiaiing their freights so
that they cannot run-which would be n