The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1878-01-23
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AN ENGLISH EAPERlMEN !. 81
The EngIisl, Railway coaihis.iofS ms
n"we webe.arolatfiaiffour ye4,isR ThtiaeiRir
fofjtslerta4ioh sndsmirbIsTs, and Parlin-
meat win sgH H. fsasrdl'g deeilf whsther
II shall AlpgseA isis cMnmiSsTi9}', II lhe
same in scope ana power as ilat which
many Anieficans tiiiiik sh1iid Ire intro.
dueed ia all t,se st,,tes,ift ne fitihii, Jbhie
preference 10 the work d,,ne hy itduring
ithe past year snavl Az bIotimerest imtliis
country LIS ieafsir mnnp,li report bas
justbee,rissae,lB ,lBalHeo1mleaiAb oftherds
cum,aIt ARE extremely am,s,grssa Il lseehTs
that the commissioners, ddl1lig lie past
year, have eilleardai6ai decided only nine>
teel, cases, and eutfiifmedonly five s'work-
ing agrcenicias.'st Theseg are trifaig Ia
lors lori ihree men @ho are paid intle
lnuhiiiceat English way, aud sane o|ftihs
London papers declare that I the result is
not worth the, money, and Oppuse the colt
Atintiaiire ofa tribunal, the ofiiceis of
sineetiresI. N0body COMPLAINS
that llte Commissioners have sighted
their duties 1t is conceded that they
have promptly setlletrrers question re1
lerred tu them. AS the ,CVnmission has
jurisdiction oyer al the English railways.
under the act IT 1878, aud IL required to
take notice of every violaliol.1oft!ie law on
COM lIlaintl lala,ie toIthem the aightness OF
their lal,ors is indeed .iemarkabie. The
principal part of their hearings and de-
srisiuns relatest,, illerpfussrli or meg ect of
railways tp give facilities ~ MERCHANTS for
fnrwariug and. delivering goods, j.. This
country there Is scarcely u line which
treaty Gusiiiess men fairly the.e respects
IL We had d eoIiiti,issioli fIIl New York wifi
julissiiciion over such matters, ii owouid
have plenlypf work 10 dD Tor Awhile unr
lii tie railways learned - be just aud
even liberal 10 their patrons. Tue EnS-
iish Commissioners also have tlIe right To
=ur.ler the stopping of truiiis al places otl
routes wliielf need accom- mediation. As
tu this subject they have Received but few
conll plants ,luriug ihe year. The 'n'nst
difficult quesliuils that come belnre The
ECnmuiissInn BELONG Ia the appnrtionlnent
of thr"agh rates n.' c"nnecling lines. But
only two eases OF this kind are reported
iur the year. Ii was with regard TO this
department ofthe ConnGssioir's work that
the most fearful ahprehrrsions were ex-
pressed by railway slOckhulders when
the BoaId Vas created. They dreaded
the abuse Of power. 40 great, aud pre-
,licied immense injury TO the valueof rail-
ways properly isatIie authority 10 fix
Through rates were given tn anysuch body
Of men. Nothing Of the kind has llal'-
reued' q Tie Commission has upt inter
.ered unduly for the regulation offroightS.
The. fact Is I hat the companies lave taken
good care that the Commission should
have no reasonable pretext Tor disturbing
their Affairs T.ey have made their
freight schudnles acreptable To tlle public
FOi the sane IeasUii-tO avoid the ned
dIing Of The Commission in their corlcerus
they have bee: anXiuils 10 give facilities
10 all l,ersoI,s livitg alungthe lines, aud
80 have CAUSED the complaints. Which
used toUe many, against their rnanagt.
nieut ito cease almost entirely These
SRA; mpnvymenss should be attributed
to the moral power oi lhe C"mmissipn'
The railway companies saw, taur years
agu, that they c1ttld then Gt compelled 10
respect tie Iawsamd satisfy the people,
aud they have beeItcartGul To ID 50. Tie
services ol the Commission are moi to be
+. fairly measured 10y the work u has dilectly
done, Uut 10y the great anleIioraiiun ia the
B,hisl. railM ayrsystenl, which has .lakeu
place in. The past fur years aud lias left ~
little fUr commission lo DO. We shoui,i
be glad 10 zee a railway commission III
every statt II 1t could reduce the hdh,Irr
Of complaints TO lie yearly minimum re.
ported ~ the ElgItsII BUard.rtt eea "a a.