, 1876-08-11
RAILROADS.


FAST FREIGHT lin E9.
Thero IL a movement on foot Among the railroad
manager. To bring about ! nuch.nccdcd reform In
tile transportation Of freight. Several meetings
have l.tels been held both here and in New fork
locking toward. consolidating oil tho fast freight
lines In but three scpnaso organizations. This Ia
reform which has long been needed, a. these
lines a. ut present contributed and nnnaGcd are OF
M earthly benefit 10 thu roads which could do this
business much htttes through ihcir regular freight
department. Thu tax Of cent per mile patd To
the fasttreght organizations Is lust 10 npch money
thrown away. and w.'ul1 have long since been
abolished bt for tho sac. that these lines owned
anH controlled by tnlnc nf the leading managers Of
me fo,a1 ever ws !hey n "9 make teet
tretFht lines j hnT1 to s1ilan tncs ffsisht sent
have nothing ut ali to 10 with the transportation Of
the freight; they merely "n1cit the bnsncta and
fnrn!',,,hc cars. for which rersice they NOT only
stances co:i,ntsrIon also. While. tho railroads
n,s hSS i" sy tn i1s a ysar Is
l,y Right they on:h. to be abolished aitosethe,
and the huttneFs done entirely ly The freight du.
partmcnts Of the various roa.lh This wt,ul,l rave
iIe roads the mllcaec c.nrEe, mt to arcak If the
d,ing awny With = d.aa.trons competition. Thc
mileage paid To the stfre'gtt lines +. either Tux.
en- from tu pockets of the ktoekliUldcrs or the
rhIppcrs. '',
iii n.lt ir no, !llcly thu, th..is abolition can be
,cf tisn no iren ii siI i. quite rati.retory to
ls.n ma'le BY -, consolidating .hea' in,o
e,ss nf sn sts .s:ssy ais ias;
,un. Sn-fncs. III ihi. ctty Tie stlcli.aa Central
KaIlrm,! rcts business t:s:n sne of then, as fol.
t!onal Line thc snnaln snnthern i.iuc The Iioasac
4 North shorc Line. TLon:'i a Of then, give their
hu-lncst IL lc Michigan tcnrnl. yet the to,npeti.
tion annn: tlrm < as brisk AZ can po~+bly be. and
il 1r,er to tasc tr ,.nert away iro, anosher line
WHICH wSa!d have fcnt the freight nycr tr sanc road
Ench lima wants to get a'l the ,ai!sase It can, AMI
'rhr Lake Share i Michigan Southern Rallrond
gcts inss!rts frnm thc following fasifre':ht linen:
Rrd Line, Empire Line. South Shore Line. Mtr-
chahtr' Linc. Ant Great Ws-tesn Dispatch. Tie
fte!:ht businr,s Of M thG Fittstars .s fort Nayne
TMon M 1as. consi.tinr of tho EeG and black star
Liner. and by the A.tantic.t Pacfc Express. The
ran.lnntIe ttnflroad receives the patronage u the
Erie d fnc1lc Lnr, National Line, mud Green
The Baltimore It Ohio has hut one fsst-fre'xht
Tine. the Northeastern Dsiascli. and th!s one runs
over IL line only ar far !as MansAcld. Thla road
has always been opposed to the fxst.frctgt.t Ines
and fiji favor Ut thu roa,s dHtng theis own freight
lnstncs<.
As nrcady stated, the idea fs to consolidate all
ihs.e line. lntu thFee, thc Merchants Dispatch 10
nm nvsr tue Michigan Central, the Great Western
.he st:.r Union line tn rim ovcr. tic rittabnfs :
Fprl Wayne. This arrangement does away with
the disastrous competition. Hs It Leaves hnt one
not dn away with the payment uf Il n,iisase Of
tent Per mile per car 10 the managers u the linc*
wo. In n,.tt Instances. are also the nwrers OF the
fast fright lines. il rhpnx That. while thrse own-
erA arg lixlout tn stop the competition among tho
main linet. and rc!otin the hnHinc+E in thtr re-
.lcct t. help ths roas they .arn*e, yet they arc
unwilling to nuke my rcfnsmA as regards their
0WH Private fIcrIusttcF and ftfcEihEs.