, 1877-08-18

husISEss or THE nALrtNDnE + 0itto noAp.
donda. For tho last nineteen years t haa nsctl
satsn:!on', 1t!ases over the ohc tiver, md othes
SoS s tSt See u
ssas. saon sa9 !. s X bssa :
tss common stock oi Sl1 200. 900 asc TO per cent
t, 600 600 sntplus fand 70 far Is tfcy afa dis: ill.,
snontcd g ,.ho atoekholacrs. Mauy of ths
tsids ca " whib se eo usm0t9 e ShS b.
condition q buslacss, ser,uneratiye. and 10, moi
fifaash aet;opeiitsn Brunch. tic ds wh1s wa:hnStoss
County Road, and others. The Central Ohio Com.
pany, by ~ contract, receives percentage Of tho
thc original sharchotdrrs. Our great Chcaso ex.
tsp9siou. toad that has proved TO ne uf i,nmcasc
H. S sosSF ss. "
I'M 10 this lime. tailed TO mako 2 per cent on its
cut, aithoueh tho road was hi't fol eash, and in
Q.-What prnportinn Gf your passenger. rccoipts
aro net psoauf A.-Toe Company Is nnable 10
make exact answer to shi. INQUIRY. because thcro
tnatod The general results OF ouf ,aanascmc nj for
s ess & a ho sshs" esa q w9 is
0hio !stscr, except tho Parketsbarg and littsburg
branches. assenger and freight. to be about h pur
expenses have amounted to Is and 10 por cent VI
the gross revenues.
CO: I'd Il 1a; i se @s sSss IT, % {s;s g; ST.
aRaumud that paascnRcr scrvtce loea not cost In In
ptopcttlon g lte ca1Alnas received n,orc than
ltsi1ht sssTteo. tat pa*sengef'trans. however,
". What your opinion On lint points A.
That the cutt Of tho pasaenscr service Ia propor-
more liability 10 acctdenta from that srce1, and
consequent increase Ut wear Ut tracks and ,nacAla.
cry.
Q.-Docs not the true anawer to Tint .icpcpd on
sho relative prtca charged for freight sud aaser.
cetar Taktug the nt rear nr t,sn "a standard, il
y not true that t!'eto lsaA been = muci, creator
dnlinalon 10 tho rates Oh freight tim IN &asspl.
Eeraf A,-So moro than tn llla average tatu Of
freight. There have been very great reductions In
ihion0h and competing uoIpts, bit sonsh ni tas
huelnssa in fFcghts hua bcgn ttunu wIlhnnt ts Il.
IRENE 10. daminat!oa. ,fhus. perhaps: tho average
Of lnsh fretxht and pa'scngsF reductions, dur
V.-Dots not lha anawert to that question also DC.
pend on lho comparative amount ot plssenEcss
and freight buslntaas A.-uf 10ursc, thIs w6iLtd
have sn important bearing upon tho result, hut II
wurke,l apon tAe scI,cdulcs looking 10 tic prapoF
accommodation nf Tho proportion Ut frclght-has,.
nc.s. tho general ayctagv rc.uIt, lerhaps, would
Q'-Cp1n what system a!p your rates Of rasacn.
Gcr'ltaysl hascd1 A.-As fxf ~ practicable upon
mfe at ia ~ . ttt1 f pf. ns.nr' re-
Jpn between shc great snfr<pots Ut eo,nmptcs on
thr Atlantic scaboard and lie West. that systern
i may be ptopsr 10 state thas .hS !,aItn,ots Clio
railroad Company, IN 1"71 aprncd tt4 itua uf rail-
way. connecting she city of lsalsmoru bY direct
And comparatively short road NTH Tho City Of Chl.
cago. and tlurchF disturbed, alleged, tho rela-
lions which had previously existul nriwcen lhp
west section ot The United statcs wit, tho scasrd
cities. kew York had. Hp 10 that tin.c, hcen al,
must exclusively tho poFt Ut whsh thu imputta Iur
lhH Ntlkfh
e3unris from tho tusthWcst wort sent IN tnreI,n
ports u was deemed wise. alike fur tho intcrsals
~ ane Sotlh~est ~ for thn waota enanssr. thal e1
he* line o& railroad, thus opened. tstcs should
W nxsd lot tho transportation Of the products Of
thA! isnincnso sexiDu 10 the ssabuall, basul On .
AHcs With tho laws Ut trade that coull. BE- adopted
H. a. %; ehasxs. fot shogd 30
tral sbe rate between ltaltimosr md ChIesso, the
shc respective points To ,s ,,r,nsinis ] % se1y ~.
rious oppoa.!op nas made Iy conpes,pr Ialcrs.ts.
n.n.1,9 fs9na .Yana taat H. H,s
t. ssssts Ssst s p, p;Sss: !:
sceosianes with iumu,ass il. ,hst !sa aau tl.as H.
Of Halllmos4 5nctsased. such y result fol.
lowed strictly that Iovlc which Causcs gtcat scc.
tt04s Of country pursue such thEse as viii brAt
pfomnle their dwn fntsra.ls. Ba,,.nuie ID ineated
4 the bead Of Clesaeake bay The iIrc.. ln.lsris-
Itou On tl9 h&lantlC EVu1ls Achttht Ut
Alanl!c cities t0 Tho great ps'r4"Giu. teguns upl
seata Of eupa,eFcc Vt tho cst. II : now aeeep'"I
" n,any Of thrsa vast Tcsois On taeir most eco.
nouicat <n.tepot. Titus. wnen the Interests sep.S-
sented By tho former chaMnrts OF Trade fonud sRc
natural law 20. crntbe, 4nd srAa0 adapting TIC
and shot.c.t road u Thu sea- practically tts ns VI
ths olh Satlan.l ttusnpiksl losd.-ths shor,-
upon IT, borders, coal fof ths usa u
Ms locomotives. transferred sn many cases
efa. passing through territory fas south ~ to
le eGtnarai,'ely stSs f1onl The rigorous snow and
Ice ebstluctlonA Of Northern winters: with such
economics Ap4 adyaptasss u there, whlch far n,oss
!haa eompensAlu tos II. grades IN ths AilcsAanJ
Mounlan&, they attempted 70 prevent tho diversion
from other eal!es sad thss sosds 10 tho nxtafxlao
" Attsmptang y force unnatural lati4s between
competing ppints. VIZ. trss charges for gtpatcr
dlstaucss. and - broke up tho coapasat,va equity
sad harmony of thu sY.ttn Of tasilts thst had
!aosa Ohio IT, - aud tts lsna,<dfats connections
has been AROUSED 70 Al Appseci8tWn u !hese facls
ohlo scnt thetF coFn'clops mainly by tho U4lt-
note h Ohio Aaaa 10 NalEtuots during the la4e
L l. a At-I-