, 1877-08-25
TEE, RAILROADS
THE FAsT-FnEla1rT LINES.

THE EEAbI*E1kEldIlTL LINES
RIlroal manarrEs ars becoming moro con.
v,nccd cverv ,lav thnt thc fnst.fretrht lIrc.- a..
".t.s.. a@t s.as w.. I'ms., 40
w pseseat eo.'nsu%o' ato III c'A 'a1ncs .na,'
benefit to the railway companies, and that
something must be dQno to sion the in]jscttn.
tnato competition which has hitherto been car.
,.,s.s -, ~ .t..s ,t..a" .a1 eMa. .s.,,.ss t..
s.eu W =! t"teo n"cs' "1o oitcu Issutsa n III
ofcak Of ino regular tatlI satcs. bnt % Tar no
plan has been lnaturcd which il calculated to
bring about tho desired reforms. .Wht1u soma
railroad u,,ror.,. ,r. In savor ~ aa,,r = ar,,s,
,rssi, ~, fo.. .freteht ,,.. .i,r,,tho, s,,t ,at
WIN ioc .asl,,'c'sa. noes "'1oeotnc1, anu man.
TAIN t1lat The through nusluesB could Just aa Wtll
bc transacted by tho railroad companies dircct,
others again think that tho fast.frclebt limos
nm msnnnc thfs buslnesa much casicr md
ch"onrr groxt" ,n"~ .,o a r.1,ce ''tt ~ 1a tna
smallest possible number. and managcd By tho
railroad compantcs direct on a co-onc:-,t!ye
rlou as nro the Blue, Rcd, md White Ltno,, and
thr Erie and NoYtlI.Ahors nlsnntch on,i nth"rs
nsrcs.ty md si,nn,fv n. h1smo.a Ir. ssi.atir ~
;f1,"v nro c,s"ncr"tirn s inca ,arI ~ ~ rcsJ.
oxsF which they nm f,,rnshin9 ea,tniu NUNS
ber Of ynrsa ~ and tha cxnnscs = are nnin IN
erncuscs Of sums OF these Inc, ' a1u satd to to
4" n sinc,s WI ,hat rn,, mn. III scso ,n'c ps TO-
Them direct. T'bc iccchcs IN sho business. ttoso
n lin m nqc.cnt fce1w saist ~ .n"
ur H. syse .1o
euslio Of railroal organsatiot.. Thera m ~tso nro
tha Msrchanis' pisnaieh oi n nnl tha EInnirc lin.
Th..n f,,1n.i, fhIir nwn rsrs sr' ,nak .stno
and issuS through h,]ls Of laiinm % in,,encnd..
snt n LIN en.1rnai ro,nn.,,;c. mi ,hnw rncaiv,
cs ,nr ~ .c,rne - ,ha @ .na,s o "x iirts
nSo n.o"a ,, sn0 sos -, tes .,ts
af cxistencc Ink tL,s ownr1s nrc 'ov tsa' n,crf
snff m lsrs,irnv cnmiI ho n,ndn oSe;hs, tho,,,'
sttasc.. nnsb tn 3,ncs aTr nwmr Gs5 nnd con. ~.
..t9iad h r,ti.aa oao,.t o 1T 1t,ass'. n s'.,' sI
~" then9 far ti,e,r nwn hancat NH WHIT Via Nv,
roads @ a eror poorer oyerv yesr s III, ,na,,aer4e sa
shat .hs ~ e'om f 1s .hc ,a iacs Is -
saas .n8 toaaa S'aa rt. Ma 1sed ~ taeT own
aaufnf n XII saa ,,o o"eeto; m; nmo stoeKno'aGts
Ssil,ngof IN ths eaznings IL al! ,uc to % lie low @
tates aue taur sa .hnse,namts' ~ noWspapees,
&c, nut the oeefs ate yeFy careful not T. slate
asn snS TEL nhe eTes " sne ~ fnfoa1
satuSn ~ Htsa111s taa1s. uneaM,n ownea
cloi'nc iuv d1f f,t Tnm Sn,t ons otr,,s "a ~ y
WITH tbe PENNSYLVANIA Railroad and yan,icrtdlt
control tho Einpiro Line. Tho Merchallts' DIa-
patch runs over tlie Nsw furk Ccutrai, Lake
shoFe y AllehiIah snuthef1.. MiGhigan CeAtrul,
mleat Mestern and Canaaa s2ut 4SFn X l!ailFtatls.
nAo L1apIe hne runs oFeF the lA!!alelpiisa q
+-~'A~
and has connections with ft!ladclphias Bal
ttmore. aud Now York. That tlese two
il udmittoI Dy ull But N Iamlerl,ilt.
scott. aud othsu. who have been 1nnkt.lr
n,n,,rv IN abIs wsv nm nj h,r,r"i IN for.,,1,
.ns,t p,os. 49,. ~ , ~ ~ ~ EssJ "attst lus ths
i1s"tt ,n ss n1 81. p;s, 1pseT, ~, ~ H. 'ne n 'Ast
would bs ot no interest to their r0ads have the
great New York trunk lines discriminate against
| them. Still there u some holM that t4e stuck
how thry:sre rohe.i. Viii n.trrt thcir s,,fhnr;tv
and zee {1 it that Tx caru;n~s o., i'm i,n trc,s.
nrias nnS ~, ~ ~ s's ea' i4.Sa Go "to tas ttcas
G..es aaa nos snt9 Ine eapAfloMs Potkets 81
,s. ~" hatassIa u,a pG*toss. bat gsen asteF