The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-10-14

"The great difference In cost referred To IN
TINS report, occurs In the average cost per
ton mile OF transportation dWinD We peTiDt
" whOte Dcnr; but there IN hstlil greater az
ference In the cost of transportation or one
ton one mile on the same rOad varying WIN
the condition under which The service ~ per-
formed, according 10 the lenglh OF inc maui
the quantities In which freight IL transport
cd, and whether the freight Is carried IN cars
that would have 10 return empty or IN Spe-
olal trains. have mentioned thhI accord
Ing 10 THESE and other conditions ~ may cost
OnebeVenth ofa cent only IN some casef,and
seventy-three cents In Others, To transport
one ton OF freight one mile,'
In closing this somewhat lengthy
statement, hope ! shall be excused
for calling your attention to few facts
that will suggest the lmpolicy, while
Texas Is so poorly supplied with rail-
way transportation, of adopting 80
rigid and restrictive policy as have
some of the older States, unless 1t Is
done with tho deliberate intent of
preventing any further construction
OF railways in the State.
Texas has one mile of railroad to
every one hundred and siXty-seven and
one-iifth square miles.
Kansas has one mile of railroad to
every thirty-seven and one-eighth
square miles.
Missouri has one mile of railroad to
every twenty-five and one-seventh
square miles.
Pennsylvania has one mile of rail-
road to every eight square miller.
Wisconsin has one mile of railroad
to every twenty-five and one-half
squase miles
The United States Including the ter
rltories,) has one mile of railroad to
every thirty-four and one-fourth square
miles.
You are of course aware, that rs the
volume of business (the tonnage and
number of passengers) increases, the
cost of doing the business decreases.
Last year 1850 miles Of Texas railroads
carried 505, 9Sl passengers, and 766,S74
tons of freight,
The Pennsylvania Central Railroad
carried the same year over its 800
miles of road, 0,0SS, JOB passengers, and
S,626, 946 tons OF freight; or, on Is per
cent, less road, it carried more than
ten times the number of passengers,
and eleven times the number of tons
OF freight than was carried on all the
roads in Texas. The New York Cen
trail Road 442 miles in length, carried
0,S7S,352 passengers, and 6,l14,67S tons
of freight; and the Boston and Albany
road, POP miles, carried 5,SS9,3Sl pas
sengers, and 2,56S, 403 tons freight.
When it is remembered that from 50
to SIS per cent of the expenses of a
road chargeable to revenue account,
are almost entirely uniniluenced by
the volume of business, you can readily
understand that to apply u system of
tariff charges to Texas roads, such rs
would be just and equitable on the
Pennsylvania Central, New York Cen
trail and Boston and Albany roads,
would absolutely prevent them from
being operated without state appro-
priation to pay operating expenses, for
there can be no question that 6,0SS, l03
passengers, and S,O26,000 tons of freight
can be transported at proportionately
lower rate on 1855 miles of road during
twelve months, than 594,9Sl passen-
gers, and 76G,S74 tons Of freight can be
carried on 1850 miles OF road within
the same time.
i thank you, gentlemen, for the
courteous attention with which you
have listened to me, and ! shall be
peasued to give you any further infor-
nation that ii is in my power to give.
or to answer any questions you may
ask, 10 TO the railway transportation
question, or as to the leXas and Pacific |
Hallway Company.