Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-03-04
LETTER FROM THE CAPITAL.
IRREGULAR conRrsroSDEScr OF THE JouRSAI.l
The Railroad BiII-GeneraI ApprO-
priatiOns-SaIar Bill COmpar-
isOns-E Changes
Folsom Branch Prison.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 29th, 1876

Engrossment (Which is test vote by 64
affirmative votes to l against, OF what Is
known as Archer's Railroad Bill. With
in the limits OF this letter it would be
simply impossible to give clearly intel
lgent digest OF this bill or indeed to make
it clear at all, so complicated is the matter
1t is a bill, it may however be said, to
regulate Fares and Freights on Railroads,
corrected somewhat by substitute. 1t
divides roads into three classes
a includes all roads Of % miles and
less.
b includes roads of 80 miles and over
twenty-five.
C includes roads of 50 miles and more.
Passage rates are fixed as follows: A
class, maximum rate, 10 cents per mile +;
b class, cents G class, 4 cts, and in
addition l cent per mile for every mile
800 fee. above ocean level; children
/ half-fare.
Freights A-Sl per ton for l mile ;
for miles, cts additional for all over
miles, 20 cts a mile per ton.
B-1 ton, l mile, 81 miles cts ad-
ditiona over miles - cts mile.
C-has II classes Of freight each speci-
fed at great length, but which may be
partially comprehended as follows:
1st - Hardware. animals, upholstery
stone-ware, wagons, engines, wood goods,
fireworks, pictures, pianos, etc.-l mile,
81; to 80 miles cts. additional per mile
over 80 miles, cts per ton per mile.
2d-Bags, cutlery, cheese, crockery,
eggs, grain, furniture, drugs, sewing ma
chimes, saws, lemons, oranges, sheet iron,
wool, etc.-l mile, 80 cents to 80 miles,
s 10 cts added per mile /; over so miles,
Clio cts per ton per mile.
3d-Bacon, bolls, furniture upholstered,
safes, manila, pork dressed, syrup, retorts,
tobacco, quicksilver, street-cars, pepper,
printing presses, stages, buggies, etc.-l
mile, 50 cts per ton; to 80 miles, l2 cts
per mile added over 80 miles, 2-I0 cts
per ton per mile.
4th = Antimony, pIows, beans, beef,
goldfish, mill-stones, flour, lard, lasts, po-
tatoes, boots, shoes, clothing. shoves,
spades, soap, baskets, etc.-l mile, 20 c S
per ton to 50 miles, t 10 cts added pei
ton over so miles 2 $40 cts per ton pei
mile.
5th-Cass A, agricultural implements
reapers, mowers, cxcavators, iron castings
glass, stone, marble, matches, oil-cloth
etc.-1 mile, l carload, 60 cts to sc
miles, 2-lO cts added per mile over 5C
miles, 2 410 cts per mile.
Gth-Class b, alcohol and high wines,
bags, paper, bath brick, suets, chains,
oysters, glass windows, axes, lumber
zinc, paints, etc.-I mile, r-load, sc
cts to so miles, cent added per mile
over 80 miles, 2 cts per mile.
7th-Grain by car load mile 60 cts
to 80 miles, l cent added per mile ovel
ilty miles, cts per mile. All per ton.
8th-Lum6er, per ton, shakes, shingles
ETC., per car-load-1 mile, 80 cts to sc
miles, l cent added per milo over 81
miles, SIG cts per mile. All per ton.
9th-Wood and coal, per load, PEI
toni mile, 35 cts ; to 30 miles, / cent
added per mile over so miles, | ! 20 ct.
per mile.
lOth-Per carload, per ton, goods o
less value than cts per pound at place
OF shipment, not elsewhere rated, any
sum not exceeding rates allowed for grain
per carload. If less than carloads oI
such goods present, then 10 per cent. o
allowable rate may be added thereto.
1lth-Parcels less than a carload, and
having fixed rate per carload, may be
charged 10 per cent. in advanse of the
carload rate for such articles.
l2lh-No extra amounts to be charged
on the above rates on frcights of less than
ton, but such freights to be charged in
proportion to the charge for one ton. But
no company is required to take less than
% cts for any freight any distance.
Where roads reach / 800 feet above sea
level, rates for freight over such parts of
the road at a rate so per cent. above
the rates allowed for Glass c roads.
Seed drills, cultivators, billiard tables,
fur, wool in cases, etc.-1Ia times first
class.
Artificial flowers, boats not over % feet
long, buggies boxed, chairs set up in racks,
hats, caps, ETC., are double lst class.
Empty packages used by dealers to be
returned for % per cent of regular rates
on the package when full.
Freight by carload to be loaded and
unloaded at owners expense.
Roads connecting to be deemed con-
tlnuous lines if owned by the same per-
sons or corporations 4; also steamer lines.
REFLECTIONS.
The act of the Assembly was very un-
expected. l have not space to present
all, or even in full any of the reflections
to which this act gives rise. If the expe-
rlence of European countries is to be of
any value to us, we must conclude that
regulation means death to all the ele-
ments of competition. If we are to CON
slider the experience OF the West unde.
the Potter Law just repealed, the action
of the Assembly is unjust and runous.
II we are to believe Chas. Francis Adams.
Dr., in the AtIoRtic Monthiy for March,
all attempts at Legislative regulation are
failures. If we are to believe the railroad
people here, the act of the Assembly is n
great wrong, will cripple all California
roads, help Tom Scott with his Texas
Pacific scheme, and result in turning the
hade of Arizona to tho East and awav
from California will shut up short roads
and DESTROY Railroad cradit In E,r