The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-06-21
Railroad Inuuisition.

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The railroad commission, ap-
pointed by Gov. Bate in pursuance
of an act of the late legislature, have
issued circular to all the railroads
in this state, and the following
questions are asked:
1. How many miles and feet of
road under your control lie in the
state of Tennessee? 2. How many
feet per mile is your heaviest grade?
3. How many miles and feet are
there of such grade on your road?
4. What is the average grade on
your road? 5. How many bridges
have you on your main line, and
what is the approximate cost of
each? 6. How many bridges have
you on any branches of your road,
and what is the approximate cost of
each? Z. How many tunnels are on
each OF your lines, and what is the
approximate cost of each? 8. What
are your sharpest curves, and
length thereof, and how many have
you on each line? 8. What is the
next sharpest curve, and how many
have you on each line? What is
the length and depth of your deep
est cut, and highest fill, and how
many have you on each line? IL.
What is the deepest cut, and high
est fill, and how many have you on
each line? u. How much trestle
work have you on each line, and av-
erage length of same? 13. How
many miles and feet of comparative
ly straight road and easy grades
have you on each line? IA. What
is the average gross earnings of
each of your lines per annum? Is.
What is your necessary running
and repair expenses per annum?
16. What is your annual eXtraor-
dinary expenses? please itemize
this this statement on separate
sheets)
Submit any other informatio
that you may deem necessary to en-
able this board to properly estimate
the comparative cost of roadway,
wear, tear, &c. 1t is the earnest de-
sire of this board to do equal and
exact justice between the shipper
and common carrier, and to culti-
vate and maintain pleasant rela-
tions with all the roads of the
state, and the officers in charge Of
them.
When we are ready to revise |
your tariff we will notify you of the
day that it will be trken up, and |
you have the right to be present in
person or by proxy to give such as
sistance as may be necessary to
reach a just revision Of the same.
Hoping you will favor US with a
full and correct reply at as early a
day as practicable, we are very
truly yours.
JOHN H. SAVAGE,
President of the board.
We do not think the interroga-
tories are numerous enough, nor
full enough, and we suggest the
following additional ones:
l. How many men does your
road employ in Tennessee? 2. What
is the grade of each? 3. How many
of these men are females? 4. How
many are married? 5. How many
unmarried? 6. How many children
has each one, and how many all put
together? 7. How many males? 8.
How many females? 8. How many
have no children? 10. How many |
would like to have children? IL. |
How many are going to schoolF |
y. How many are not going to
school? Is. What is the aver
age gross expense of each man,
and how much does he give to his
family. IA How often does each |
90 home at night? 15. How many
boys go out at night? 16. How |
many of the girls wear bangs, and |
how many have sweethearts? |
please itemize this statement on a |
separate sheet.) II. How much |
does each of you pay for cigars, for
tabacco, for whisky and other
things? (Please itemize this state
ment on separate sheet.
Submit any other statement in
regard to your family and private
matters, what you wear, tear, drink,
eat, do, and when, how, where at,
how much, it cost you, DC.
When we are ready to revise
your tariff we will notify you of the
day, and we will graciously give
you the right to be present in per-
son, or by proxy, &c.
Bah!
Have the roads violated their
charters? This is the only thing
the commission have a right TO in
quire into, and all the power the
legislature had to grant, and it was
already a power under the law. =
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