The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1875-01-01
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company ssaared the passenger tarih
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nsmAsrsd ~ taken voluntarily, and
bseses Ne Grangen had attempted
sAsis ptaaks The folly Of legislative
siakssiae IL business With which tho
lsgislstos 10 In blissfsl ignorance b
beautifully illustrated by = sample d
~ Minnesota legislation. The rail-
ssad 70 promote the interests Of 81.
Paul and Minneapolis and 70 advance
10 own pscsniary good established :
passenger tariff for the round trip b.
tween the ,xo cities a forty cents. But
sheec champions q farmers rights pro-
hibited dise rimiaa,icn in the interest Of
TO cities wbose population aggregated
nearly u. 900 inhabitants and BY their
legislation increased the rate between
ths two cities from forty ccn,stc el.l0.
by this feat IN Legislation these inter
msddlers In business OF whosc details
they ara ignorant. Mx one hundred
pessons daily seventy cents each TO
savs TOO or thrce individuals. from one
ofa dozen towns perhaps, The ri,tancs
Of ten o. fifteen cents each. Their mis-.
taken ideas forbid them looking !,
this matter a IL 10. and instead H con.
sulting true principles, thcy leg'slat,
that the community whoss business h
large shall ,lef,a, the expenses 4 opsr
sting sni maintaining aroaa f.,r ia
community that furnishes little Or "
husincaa. II il In fact discriminating
ssairst the community whnss business
Il sui6cicn, n render !, profitable to sh'
railroads Wien giving them lowe
rases. Railroads ike the Central q
lawa e illustrate, starting from III
large c,,s. an trarcrsiny an agricultu
rai SECTION vi. aurr aud thcrc anal
town NUT necessarily hive highc
rates than en~ connecting large ci,ie
and Sustained hv similar small tnwn
along ito limo The Sew England N
sacia,ion IT railroad snpcrintcndcn.s a
it, November meeting sough, TO invest
igssc and report upon tho cat Of trims
porting freight given distance an
aAy:
Tho construction and condition .
one road differs ~ from Anoth.r---n,
swo bcing slike--that the COS, Of tran
sporting freight ever, them must q M
ssssisy b. ~ unlike and variablu \
their condition. Ons road il acarl,
straight aud level. and another In
sharp curves and heavy grades; ans
Tho cost Of moving freight over theu
viii BE- al other things bcins equal. |,
ths ratio Of their grades and curves
Il ID estimated that taking tho spoes
q freight trsius 1t fifteen miles ~
hour, tho resistance % level /. e1ua
- . 3 pounds per ton. and tho .p.A
resistance due to thirty foo. grade l
s4sal 70 ~ 4 pounds nor ton. II Thu
sta4sosnt VI the rare bo covrect--sne
~ have no reason TO question its nc.
csraey sqsn tho cost u moving freight
sver . road with . thirty foot grade h
aboat l60 PR cent, Or - y % h |.
- q more than On level track "
sharp curves and heavy grades Al
fsct railroads ~ steep hills aud heay,
soaAs DO che farmer IL hauling bic pro
6uets % market.
Froa sbe proceedings u tho Stats
Grange ~ learn that that body i op'
possd 70 tho present Iowa railroad law.
From ~ samc source W learn tl.at
this august as&emblags q side walk
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