, 1875-02-23

tuaht Of hnr most enlightened stateAmen AMu others
rl.o abto 10 comprehend ths aonn0 POLICY Of max
Ing thoIr roufes Of transportation
A Fngs ~ N rossrn1.K.
Quotina from, the ssort. Of ~ Auditor oi ths Now
ou to hs closs q tls Acs year lsco 70 have bec
ecirts from tolls with nereas .9isl s1s eo4
Total expenditures for conHtructfnn, main. - -.
tcnAnce, aud repairs, with ntereat .. iAo,@ao,oso
Net proata 10 tha Rtate.. Ai,a97d31
This ann, which has been considerably ihcreasca
i've m sg.,t III promoi!ns political objcc.s we'll
relieving tho people OF heavy 9utdcns that scarec-
" probable ~ continued Inflow viii bo Voluntarily
vrior ths fact that ts buAneAs hitherto done by the
esnai !. bee ist to tue peote u he State W assss,
eonccc tls srtat Of rron 5su .he all ot thu
0ruosal ioserumcut may with proprirty aud sreat ~
gsosgs pssF ss y Il I
II. os..ao and 1at. oh.mp.'n soute. become =, =.
wsaud Canal. This auujecs las already becn alluded
During tho rast 5css The ratcs for transportation
eastward from Chicago have ruled unpreccaeutedly low,
yety large a,,.us. Of grain Mi1E moyea hc1cs A 9
ras.s E IT, s.s. a NV :. ::t
per bushei leaa. The return 10 vesHcl.owucrs has
been extremely small snd during sve ths midsummer
months many vessels laid hr rather tian ascspt
current Eatrs. with an almost corealMy q alnktna
money BY ae!ireJ ensaE.ng IL business. Ihs ,srsss
renus Of ths seasons business to Of nediun-
sized craft has bson mora satisscory than for many
years.
TmI INTRODUCTION or srEA,f OK THE ERIE oAsAt
has prut.ncel results Of highly satisfactory ehasac.
ter, sud bas developed ihto = fat more economical
1uea oxsr s s' .ss
said The steamers hAye nals reasonably rroftab'o
sraaonr business. The Possibilities of steam canal
navigation arc beginning 10 bs Apprec&ted and trn
something quss surprising. It Is said apparently
good authority that the ua1tcr steamers bare during
without iass, at cots yer Dusel, oi Of which they
paid a tsine orcr conts Ter bnsiiei tolls:
ura I'm tns Se. m III nesos hss Seen
the exceedingly l9w Iasea ot iraRat from una,o 20
New York hy rail. These rate. II one tinc. and fos
whoa cohts corn, and 4S eents on oats, lnelad.
lug ires liRh,arags ~ New YoFk h1rooFt wh'sh no
them ever cents PER lushe. These rates leave tho
railway companies lees than half cent per ton tor
mile slsr,as on tho three nln. M une's 'o
onssraes the fuct that s prayoualy-accensoa eati,
10 the actnai coat Of transportation by fan
hhYc becn abEllrily erroneous.
THE orEStNa or TIE BALTIMORE ONO RAIL-
noAD
TO this city late IN Eovetater subject Of much
ttlon in transportation. Tho management Of th1s
limo Rcc:a determined 10 stand Rlnos from all "entAu-
over oIrr llncs n,Bt be conceded. 1a eastern terM
una Ia ,eatrr to chitneo than any other prominent
OF tbs nees Of Western luH,nra1 BY providing tsrni.
nal facilities Of high brdcs for The proper hnu eco
tors srs cspscau. and eoaSeuiautlJ ooats for tran
shipment from rail to tssFol, an are
gu tn rost srrrotea pIincn!es Aca 70 i. smr.t r
euay important feature OF low capitalization OF the
line t.u. onRhng u 10 transport property at rate
iines, would result IL rront 10 bp applied pro rata q
~. aoekho!dsss, 70 Exceedingly inhnis'''nsa Is u
vs tbs ,.sksEae II .,os sns
Figured psr mile IL ~ follows: ,,.
southern line. from New Yurt 10 Chicago. $40! 0Gt
| 11.u reunsylyuuis Central AMI pittsburg: Fort
Wayne Chicago Iiuo, Philadelphia 10 Chlca-
rntlmoro % ohio i;asoa, iiaitimore 10 ohica-
Qo.........+.........-...... ......,......... Asst
II wi bo 40 On at Rlancs that gu ths above cAIt
tLlza.lou, ti.s baltimore Ohio line have immcnsell
TN advantage, aud afford to transport property q
saiaoes especially ~. BY reeeut report the oncrat
ii expenses Of that lIuo shown 10 10 iexs rer
rlds corofaton l. pccat.aviy Iatsimoro snterprl1c
a1sl Its main intereate uneruod 10 " III the y
reeslon Of fayartng tat poins - tesnln,,s Tor t.
all prominent Esstorn pol1ts, and Ii expected to ~
ter 1nto actiYs competition for business 10 tho leAan
'e'f0'ra e's'''' .rpur.nx,ru,.
I
| grcst improvements hAvo bcen made IN respect y
ts,1ntnal facilities far tbs hantllug Of WeaterI
produces especially kfaln in b1lk, which tn now dis
charged A,I Stored iu cApscloua elevator, built dug
Inf tie past year. with al tbs latest inproycMsnts+
| At New York some what Of 4 controversy hhs stas'
botxstu ths railway companies teru,inal9 taese au
tho receivers Of Western produce touclnE she 9ieY
Of oausxnmsnts, The custom hitherto and Ut prsaen
In vpyus has besn very to a concerned
aud exceedingly sxpsnaivs. From recent public atata
merits Il would seesn that many Of thA Now Yor
merchants fully Avs to the nocetueA OF tho cast
aud urging ths haltng railway comInntes 70 fn
appreciation OF ,tir duty aud Interest IN tAs matte.
1t IL hoped rafIy solution OF Tie diGetancsa o1Stin
between tbs phrtieh may 10 snd that tho grea
metrupolls. and hitherto centre Of scahoard conlncrc
iu WeataEn products, may speedily share IN tho al
v1ntlRes resulting from modern appliances for th
transaction Ut this vAst business,
THE NECgse1TY or IMPROVED FACILITIES
for obtaining ssllsulo statistics touching the Eeues
commercial interests Of the country, aud more partit
ulA1ly ks internal dosnasue trads, seriouAJ Ge
Who ths National Government apent1s large sums Il
compiling at1tlst!cB tn ftgnrd to tho foreign trade
tho country, which Invaluable 70 far - they n
lhcfa pr1yllon Mala for obtaining any 1furn,s
tim relative To the dom sA1e, OF mitch tho large
branch Of The com nercs VI tho country The buslnc
Of ths country has bccoms varied. and it, rnn
inratianf 70 e1tsnays that It has Iscouo At%otute
should Be created through which the public may 4
uuisa knnwiedgA Of tbs tuas latitude aud c0nrao
tEsde and Ia tho better Abls " Judge Of tls bcAfn
uf The various Industries each other. 1t IL hop
that Copgrcss wilt 1t Al carly day. sdopt some nsA
ire that win msst this pressing demand.
kEGHlpiA. -.
The following wero the recslpts Of the leadll