, 1875-11-26
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY NOVEMBER 20, 1875

rrectAtnn nf thesa scenrts An .fcff ~ ~ I'll Other
70 "os ~ 5,Io II %'y % + n'f
Hlhtts raitna'1 enterprises Will IN ,sr. Finnnrirra
who. IN Ibis conntr, hA..e tt7ns III Gn+., ht,.r,
rAltat serartats, agra IN icInrlna th.t h.tvtn n
confluence In Ar,trlrAa s7rnsL tnfrr; rses chi air
D. esT e'ed whtn radl'nl c',antn of te lrrs H.,
ftrtnt htAtea.
Aud yet "ratital" tolls ;nar readers that
Eastern capital is ati!l ready to build railroads
ehore they MI nc"oed." II "ha. ho rnys ,n true,
from among dozen needed roads in Wiscon,iu;
and aofao of the.n, Ike tho WBcopan Genital,
has magnificent grants If land to TIL Laok upon,
hrflna lllo trlnafy iuducnncnt OF fno local
traii'c ~ trci;ht hnd passenge1s, lint 1nuat gruH
lotter And beltcr ah tho cnlntfy ID acttled and
deveioped- THIS privilege he can lavo, ou,I on
loF the benefit of tho Potter law rates, which.
no aays, arc sufficient for any &;bylock. and
" will Iay handsome interest on s1l casll Ac-
tnAllr invested IN ruais ehat ur west Of Chicago"
Hero It is tint
THE lGxnnASGE
OF tnT Trend again tnanlfosst itsolf MsnifeAtIr,
10 don't lnn1 tho difference botus~,l
Tho Potter f&H rates and those chpruoi on other
roads in nsIar Ssstce for = similar service, Lot
mo enlighten l.itn with a few fac.s mon this
bFanch Of the subject. Thus. for bauling a car
load OF litnhcr distance Of 2r0 mics, tho Wis.,
c3na nn !sr allows n2s we Ito renn.ylvsn!a
FeEmnnt CcnIrAI. $46 Erie. f37, Great Weat-
nri Alichigan Central, aud Illinois Central each
SW and so1ue Of tho roads III 1nl,ana aud 3fis-
souri, from e55 10 s05 por car. On wheat. tho
Potter law allowa tho roatis to charge 22II rents
fsF 100 pounds for 4 haul Of 225 miles. whilo
tue vornont Central charges 81 cents; Hoston
L Albany. 30 cents Ere, u conta; PanusyIvn-
nfa:; 30 co7ts; pitlsburg 4 Fort Wayne. "a cents;
etrhcs ono OF tho tineAt grain producing sections
of the Union. charge a8 ccut8. On Hour tic
Potter ls" nlloHa A. conta per bhEroi for 900
mlleE; btt, on 1noat other roads in tho country,
the charge Is from 60 to 60 cents. On 1.-Two stock.
the Wisconsin rate is e25 per carload for 1O0
miles! whito It ia &45 on tho Louisville 4 Hasl.
vile Road, aud eat on the Chicago, Burlington
Quincy load for tho same distance. The COM
pasatvo rates On agricultural ,mplsmensa fur.
n!turc. and wagons, aro greater. snd In sotuo in
Hsaneos. show An Increase Of double tho amount
Aboyo that allowed by ths Wisconsin act indeed.
It seema - il the Wisconsin 1oglhlators intended
to oonflscate the property OF tho railroads hy
making them do bus!nesa at n loss, or elso they
legislated tn regard 10 the management OF 4 kind
Of property concerning which they were blindly
ignorant.
" We TunN 70 ronE1oH COUNTRIES
that are constantly held up 10 III ~ models for
cheap living and chenp transportation, wo viii
soc that the rotter-taw rates do not satisfy the
foreign 8hyIocE, although my friend thinks they
ought to eatiafy any shriock Thus. tho Mid
land ha!lsoAd elargaa 90 conta for carrying
barrol Of -four 100 miles; the Eortheaatsrn, 80
conts; the Glasgow southwestern, Al cents
and tho Wiscouaiu law allows 70 oeuts. On Ersi,,,
the Wisconsin law allows 18 cents per 100 pounds
for $50 nilos haul willis tho Midland Hallway
charges " centa; the brighton Il Bouth Count
Hallway, 2a cents; and tho GIaneow d SOUTH
western, so csnts Tho rates for passengers Aro
Also nluci. lower tlese than on most of tho Eu.
gl!sh RAILWAYS, ftrst-ctAts faro on most OF them
exceeding conts per mile; while the Becoud.
class faro ave1agea cents por mile. Fitst-clAss
faro IN Prussia In ~ cents per nlio. and in AUS
tria it Ia cents.
.coxrAnA7tvE COST or BODYBUILDING.
'Wate1ed stock" "paying on fictitious capf.
tal," "aetual cash inves.ed." "a fair return
for actual capital invested" arc terms that read
ily fall from tho Glib pen Of my critic. But has
he cvcr compared tho coat of building Wis
cuna'n railroad With roads elsewhere 7 II he
thinks WISCONSIN, road that costa so, 600 PCT
mile shows signs Of wsterad STOCK let him
study tho stslstics OF oshcr roads, when it will
bo found that 10 New York tho average coat Of
eight roada wss 493 por mile; III rennsyl-
England. S7l.7Ga; IN Belgium, 535 miles Of road
cos: el08.9GH per mile; Iii Germany, avs mules
of State railway cost s92,44G per mile; In
France, 5000 miles cost e19a. $50 per mile aud
costa immensely. Is, ,81s miles Of railway cost an
average OF s1so, 600 in gold per milo.
OPERATING K1PENsEs.
Whilo It Ia true that most WesteEp roeds are
built mucl, more cheaply than roada IN tue East,
owing to tho lovel nature Of the country, and to
the chsapuoee OF land for rlght-of-Msy. and for
depot-pnrposes, they arc not operated Ut 10
Bu1all 40 exPeuse, IN consequence Of sho high
Price OF fuel. Thus, tho cost per mile on tie
IT. Paul Hallway ]hnt year Was q 20 while ou the
Cleveland = ptttabtrg Road it wns bt couts; On
twenty eight Massachusetts roads It averaged
aA2B aud upon all tho roada iu Great Britain
tM 1879 Il ayeFaeod only 60 centa per tFaln-msle.
The Pcpn!sylyania and Ohio roads procure their
caal-supply at s1.5o per ton. while fhe Wisconsin
roads pay at least three timoB that 30 that some
Of the roads carry their tonnage cheaper than
Western roads transport theirs over the leyel
prairies,
hayo becn at some palms, 3rr. Editor to pro-
duce
FEW FAors AND F1oCnEs
That have bearing upon, th'a subject, because
II is one that greatly interests the people Of Wis
conain. a. vel! sa large number Of Eastern and
theno railroads. believe fairly represent the
foelng IT d majority Of tho people Of the State
in regard to this sort Of legislation and another
important tact that has just ttAuspired 10 con-
Governor, When he visa nominated aud run as
tho special champion OF tho Grange lntereat.
lnt. II "Capital" can convince the people Of
Wisconsin that the Potter law IL wise and
beneflcent measure. by The enforcement OF which
tue credit Of hor cltlzenn can bo maintained, her
saiirt I'd syston complctedt her groas nat
utsl resources speedily developed, and all Ler
kindred intercsta ha1nonized and promoted, 10
will tlnd US all 1oAdy to unite with him Ia lts
huPPult, ~ ~ hA b&ptI1WeAt ~ Tal1cAQ !eRtc-
at,on that tho cihzepa Of other states aro watch
ing with great deal Of Interest," for. II 1t DO =
good thing they Wilt naturally wish to copy it,;
but, II It bo an unNholeaome law, they do not
want 10 e1perience lts bad effects. II "Capi-
tai" cnn flnd timo to elucidats his sIdo Of the
subject, and thus hslp to eduoate the people
upon MI Important question Of public policy, /
have 10 doubt but that Tu1 TRIBUNE will accord
him space aud patient hearing. \.
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