, 1875-02-08

tIst Il ebstt more to do tho bsif1cHH IN HlfcDn-
.t'.,, Jnna rrlora fuel in chonp aud tIo VOL
,,,,s ~ 1msjncse is large They will also aInw
th.t H.. ~ ar,,ure Of tho WeoouAtn lines wBro In
s,,,tr,out to nay tho Inherent on their accrning
ohj,aattVus eyes, buforo their rates woro reduced
w IL mi m tic strength of tllore facts,
wiI,ich iiev fesi n}|e t1 pruyo Clearly, Tiny ask
f',- IL. ,crai NJ thn rroyjrpns estaGllshiU4 ar-
iii rsry rn,an uf fnrn n,u1 freight.
rI1E nEMo,.1AI.
Tho memorial mentioned aboyo oncns with tho
,.tninicr i,at thruurIot,t tIo rniirun1 contro-
rnr.y Il Inn hran uf1cn assorteti stat 10 iu,s-
ttra was nrflitntcd aranst tl., RAILWAYS ret, ut,-
lar n,isrnmo,,tfnu al tho facts great injury NAV
In lima, biany apnarot,tjy rrieyol1s complaints
viii Inn iir;r fnrra II exclaimed. l,anccjnjly
IL Tia tr,,o of tJl.urifninaion No distinction i.
mn1n betrenn fust and unjust tliscrttnipntIon.
Ti.e nuIlic beltoyo aists,lco should 10 tho con-
t,1i,t"r nsmn,,t in rorm,nv frnirht tarjra: hence
H.. tien,.nn nro rata IN, ,r.. fInon ,nue soar-
sio fcran,nnv lin ius,Ire nf nnforci1r e,ual
miIcsro rates nss t]iscussotl before t,elecI Ctm-
rnittrPs ri liza t.ritIah Tarliamout EjplIt times
tI ia;'n 49, roiortod AMI onre nH tiecelon
waa rraaceI tishh Gtestnn atitf LoI,,g aejtated,
Ta;,t Ga1nnt rnrr,,nitteo ,yna nnnoj,Ite1 in 1872
,rhn .ftor acasnr n soycral tnonti1n, compre-
hensiyeiv roylcwed fio wl,o!o rairual question.
1 ,yta,ni ronr,tnti ,i,at onun1 n,ilenro
es'ts saIa. 49," ,,,aeuss;e,t
'"'e' A19 T,,. 1'.rr arrrnton rnAne
Ia c,tad n iTlnstrnte lin uetoBslly OF f}oxb!o
rs+ss ria au1w,lips fnr that martot ara talsen
ti H.. r,srp mni 10 rn,l t,,It tI,e ox tnrte
a;,,t, ,n,,orai aro ni carr,a nway nv lake colt
sa.n.tiw t1arn Ia t,o vcturu fratclt Iur tho ore.
1Vt.o,, ticnnio ,r t;rccn Inv nrn rnucuod co1ung
snntu h,mTtkr IN nfYereH. TpBsols aru rea !Y to
tntn Il Mt a ioY rato. The Northwestern, Gem
,a,' to.,s, oconnt I{at roto or uass On with tho
n,,,,1tv cOrs. Il /. evident 10 efpcnee hcinE
rtb.I thr ratc. tiIpurIl small, ia 80 much rrofit
sn, Nv hnitlnr to t.lect current cxpe,,sea, eh-
aLes the Company to do itH rcgular bualncna
r},c nuer tbrn It utlorytye could. Yet il forcci
"a e,H iii tu,siuess at tl1ose rates. tho COMPANY
so,, mt 10 Il, and i've Hatcs from competni,
.,ointa to cuu,tuon markets m1iHt 10 tho SANG
nyar til routce, trrespectiYo Of tloir varying
iart1nr roads mist accent That rato OF forcHo
ths fnsiners, II not allowed to mako tile sa,l,v
rate, It would riyc tic shorter route = monopoly
Of tho buslllesy,
that when she States Of Maryland, Virgins, and
Tenusylyauia began Their canal aYalcm, it cost
10 cents n1e to carry ton Of freight over
good highway, while over country rua'ls it aver
nuod ri cattH q tuilo Whereas tile milwaukee,
i sI, puut md Northwestern Companies. last
yoar. carried their whoo tonnage at LII average
Of 2 3G-l0U cents per ton per milo.
1t in also shown by humorous citations Of ar
thorities that 1t costa 1uore, to DO loca! than
through business. Cars in local traiaa rarely
11n ns full pa in through tIains.. Cars average
only ni1 tons OF local freight, wlia through carA
carry Ten tous. Local trims nso average 4 1esscr
number or ears. Through tralnB can bo mndo up
full aud sost to tlclr destination, wlleEeHH local
trains utart Will, fuw eats druI, of homo, aud
nick M others on tue route consequently, tue
i,un,bcr of carB varieH. Experts affirm moro
money eau bo mato on through freight Mt 2
cents par ton per milo tl,au Oil local at cents.
ny c1rAr1oss rno, THE ENGLISH COURTS
II Is shown that compancs arc justified In
cf1urpilC unouuat rAtcb wLerp tho oxpenHcH aru
tlitrpIett, and that an tho expense OF starting u
Train IL tho cams for grcat Or small distance,
t1is may fairly DO takcsi into account and Justify
different ruteB hetwcen different pinccs.
Tile affect Of tile unused capacity Of a road on
dcnd weight carried upon the cost Of nluyc-
mcnt IL shown by collrarisous with the volume
OF freight, revenue received. rato per ton, etc,
OIL tho lending Eastern trunk llnos aBo with
Ohio and Now England lines. ThnH, tho
Pennsylvania lsailroad last gear carried 11,l2i
tons to tho mills OF road oporated while tho
aud tho milwaukee, Il ST. Paul 1859 TONS. Thatis:
tho Northwestern, with 1,4HJ miles Of road, did
only Js per cont, and the Milwaukee, 4 st. raul.
with 1850 miles, 10 pnr cent Of Tho bualneHa
dono By tho pennsylvania upon less than 400
uilos Of road. Tho result il that. In conse-
uuencc Of tho vast amount Of business doAo,
eyon though taken Mt ops than ~ conts por ton
per mile, hgainnt 3 22.a49 ca,'ts reserved ny the
Paul, the groHs earnings por mile Of tho fonnHyi-
ynna oxcecd those OF tho Northwestern lnote
than three times, and thoso of the st. Paul
Company four times, while its not earnings aIe
larger than tho EroAH earnings Ut e1thog Wlacon-
sin Company.
1ieferrng to tho frequent observation thst It
costa as much 70 nlovo prolnce from this tnte-
rior to Lako Michigan % i does shenee to tho
| sea, tho memorial says this arises from oompar-
| lug Western local 1ates with Eaatctn through
rates. 1t then rofera TO several comparstiYo
! tablos appebded al exhibits.
THE ROTTERDAM nATEs
on }nmbor, Gran -four, livestock, agricultural
| implements for zach successive rs milea up to
100 miles arc compared With tie NNbNshea local
| rates on HoYerul Now England lines, loading
| through lines to tho East, Md Western amt
Southern 5oa1B.
| For iustaucs, Oh lumber per carload the Potter
law alowu a25 for 2oD miles. whllo tho Boston Il
Albany charge &48; tho Vermont Central, SIC
Erie, sa7 ttrent Western Of Canadn> Michigan
! Central, and Illinois Coutral, each s8S; Lahe
| Shore, s35; Indiana, Cinc,nuati l. Lafayotte,
| Ebtl aud Hannibal Il St. joe, HG5, nor car.loal
on grain per lou pounds, tho rates arc for 22t
miles : Vermont toutral, SO Iyoston s. Abb.
| nv. 500: Erie, &c; IennsyyaiiIa, 3Gc; Pitts.
| Iurg Il Fort Wayno. 32c. 1t. Louis T. Kataae
| City. aAo: and Chicago. Burlington 4 Duiucy.
| nd cnnts tThe pnttnr Inv allows 12lf ca,itn f.,
tLe uoryIcey.
| On agricultural indictments. wagons, fuyn,,
| turo, etc.. lie difrcrenccs arc most romarkabJa
|