Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-04-27
DiScrininatiue and Ertortionate
Railroad FreaghtS.
Speech of EiOn. VIM. Mcll. Mckaig,
IN THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
March 80, 1878.


Mr. MCNAlG, OF AlleSahy' salu
TConcluded from last week.
Tbo+ tho oon,,,;ttoo which nrenared
''' - ~. >4:,..t 4. r.
ana IePoI'eu 1le S''os.iluIa W 'i4o VI
lglna. Dill introduced INTO congress
this session, entitled IAN act to regu-
late Interstate commerce, fully
recognized the dangers from discrlm-
ination to which local points are ex-
posed, and that they deem it time to
give them legislation looking to their
protection, IS amply testified to by,
tie wording Of following clause OF
the eport accompanying the aoes.l.
tnIe .''.
The most .. mrraroe ia now car
ried on by railroads az. o.n.r .arp1 re',2oS,
eacn aE,h af tho o Soi r hainees over its
particular route but in most though not
in allinstances the evils which might re-
suit from these monopolil2s are lnstlgatea
BY competing lines OF 'rahanor,a''on ;.a at 3D.
a,rnod ro ol IcSe h cseatira authority can dis
crjminate in freight rates and charges in
favor of and agans. whom they please, and
may in this way benefit some persons ana nc,
places, while they ln,nfe 1e'a,ny s;t tSoir 1';"l
tercstn hr, san' or Inc inclina,ion This in fact has
been so often done with results SO iniuri
Gus to many as to call forth the massage of
some Ia" to prohibit and TO pun'sh such
discrimination
Look SIR at the charVee OF 'ns d.
" o. H. IL. company ana see Tna' a:
language inc leg'siatufe uSeo ~
granting power des'roc5iya OF tne
sovereignty OF Inc o'ate CT Maly !aho' ~:
so manlIestly against the P"p'lc
good; In one sectlon OF the chal'er t
will be found all ana the Gnly power
granted IN the chartef. ~ siIea q q
maximum beyond or ABOVE %hlch lne {.
company snail not charge. ~ say l.
shall have the rlghe 10 charSe NOV NOV
over SIX cents per ton per mile iroli
Ea(f1"1ore 10 Me ono '9oeT' anu m hol
over so much Fer ton per mile lIUin ~,
the ONO river to bal'lmore' me
Legislature confined the company 70
fixing Tor the Wnole dlst'hce 09;n 0i:
ways-trom Baltimore TO the Ghio
river, ana IL from the uhlo river 10 @ pal,
H. oLartnr Tboro 10 nc
gwen ~ 'Ao 'iit'' W.
power gwen 70 cn"l5e ~ ni''h f1t
ton per mile from Baltimore tc
HaoerstoWn. Frederick or Cumber-
; 1,nJ TAO not th;nl, such a nowe,
i''''>'' H. &c =,
was gwen Mhusi INC ~ ioii' " -,
charter 1he legislature granted anc
. meant to grant a power to have a uni
i form charge per ton per mile on the
ILL., ,,ool fro,, Boltinora to ths
Hi. M. oo,,>toc
: Ohlo river. 1Ae comp "00eP'eI
the long and short EaulS toSether, ana
in nv Indictment, the company IS every
dow Violatinu the provisions of it!
Ir H., d,,,o, l,r,ntod !,
cn'i tel' 'liI fo"Gi On
the chartef as 'ne leSlslaIule lasset
) it and intended 1t to operate, hat
been carried ont in good faith, thes,
l;r;o,,lt;o, ,ronl1 noH-or hova artisan
mI ~ Is4- c4,+a
va H. -,
coA'aliiS ' a sev'non @ III IpII ~ 62oada .l fa ~
SSie'''ol llr'i - 90 80 ~ g." .bort +Lnn e.
car iaSe y! 5ooN'' III NJ " onoauranr;n o - ~,
d" lo'S 'Io''ili: ~; :. 10y M D
report ''On WIS pun 90.
In the competition OF ,nron railroads IS e%specI %
aya pr@cIc@ Is very oi ths
inS1r in1 'b3 hs,,ls and between ceuters of trade
$ TLese charges are often so low as to b
unremuncratiye; and the competition to
such freight is one OF the 1rul!inl cause
OF Ma1 le 1er nroveI goe '"' so nnrous no
to 'ss,y saw disastrous, i both to the competin
= roads and to tie commercial interests G
: the communities Involved in them, AS
OF aheSe LOW faI9S hv Ii ire,g
,"I nnti,on sio the thr rates % Of freight have to be
creased correspondingiy on freight carrie
over the shorter distances on the same lin
where there is no compealtion, ~. Inc inc re re
s IS INA" euen Sfpeis'o tar half teril dr
,Tir1 q" rJ pt' pt the cnat1 Of haul than for til
whole distance. This ought not to be 81
and sometimes results in serious danger t
the business interests OF "hoie con
7 'huni''S ,.
r Under the operations ol Ine un
s questionable eViis thaI a'.acn m 70 "a AZ
e local or ih'ei iiie''ia'o li Poin.a oli u an
:. routes wheh the assessor = comes aloh
I | and attempts 10 place " llCllllOuS val