The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-06-19
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rHuRsDAY 50 NE ~ 49,
r.a.,.., $ wrong railway policy

s rrh..s cs,Iatry Ii id az tatlon co cers.ng
80, ,s,a,ts ar the erroneous railway poa'cy
which hes resulted 10 burdening t sle
FARMERS Oh The Atlantic States s1 ~ slls.
charges for transporting the produes =
she rich producing aBds Of the y est A..
rhas sill transportation Should pay ~ v
sasr and sust cost is principle that should
nrsya;l all over the country .us-ses. -
Industry requires It. II one secI'On ss !, :.
,,s ,,roll,,ce 10 uuasket ut cost below lnas
; \, ia unor the produce Of another, saat
& nntust 10 the people who pay heaviest se's.
! siscri aiua,ion OF that sort must pro u ls
disorder and disturbance.
This the country begins to see IN the soa '''
conn,a,nis now heard from those farmers
IN me East whose industry fails to be re-
ysarded because the railway ssstem OF 'fh I
Sercasting IN the importation OF western
producc brings that produce INTO d'fess
competition with the produce OF the ,etiss'
arm FARMER. TOE hardship Is especially tkat
t,e eastern farmer Is forced by tiiscrimiinsas.
ting charges to pay. a part OF the cost.oi tue
p,es,ern freichts that compete with him.
This has done what should be locked for
ms a logical conscquence-vtz., DISTURBED
The industry OF the land and seizure tliiels
~ the soil to work 10 see how they may
avoid the injury Of the unjust system OF
discrimination. This system cannot con-
time without disaster, and the sooner 1t Is
discontinued the bctter.t wiH Zoe for the
freight business and the farmers.
The great competition for through ous'-
ness plainly opened The Way Tor thai as
tnrbance and discomfort that has had us
bad effect upon the industry OF the country.
The people are compelled to consider what
changes shall be made ia their crops or
modes OF tiIlage, since 1t IS found to De IN
possible to continue in the ways fhey nave
pursued. .
IL railways go on to transport the I'M
mense grain crops Of the West TO the very
doors OF the eastern farmer 1t charges lower
than the. said eastern farmer can produce
them, or course be must cease to produce
them and find other crops or other modes
for employing his industry. The disturb
ance thus caused must be extensive in lbs
:
effects. W bat direction itmay take remains
to be: seen. Bnfcertainay there must be
haitaad ab examination into things, toseth-
erwin reformation OF the order of pro.
ceeding. .~s ~
Certainly it may be said that il it could
be decidedly and fairly settled what tariffs
should prevail in justice and equity in all
quarters, then ali would be fair, and indus
try 10 different sections would not be un-
equally burtheped. Then there could not
be Just ground for complaint, and therefore
there need not follow disturbance OF BUSH
ness as we'll ms Of industry. But the un-
Just system OF discrimination must produce
disturbance; and as long as 1t is continued
there.will be trouble and disturbed COM
merce and industry. -, a.s.s J,
We have been looking for this trouble,
and it will continue and increase until the
reckless system OF underwriting on through
frelghts is checked. Either this or the sys-
tenn OF agriculture must undergo o great
revolution. One weli-informed sgricultu-
ralist thinks that great portion OF crop
ping will have to be abandoned by eastern
farmers, vino will be driven to the dairy,
cheese, and vegetable business to supply the
CONSUMPTION OF villages and cities. 81: ''.'