Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-20
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nspse OF the coan,ry at larss, for 1t not
only discrimiuares against Shippers VINO
are generally the producers, at lnteEmsul'
ATE and non-compstivs points, but It does
more-lt discrinluates against sscuoAs %
country. it discrlmlnstss sgalnst the torltt
and enterprise OF owns ud the dlSirlou'
tion of manufacturing interests, the value
OF real estate. and OF the general interest
and enterprise Of the whole country out
aide OF the large cities sud c0APstiVs
Shipping paints. |; regulates arbitrarily
the interstate commerce. Of the country
and usurps u Cuuctioa which the Constitu
tiou coniiss 10 Congress alone. j.
amounts 70 an a5uss; and sbu5es will had
a correction sooner or later. especially
uhsrs grea, popular interests are IN
golyed.
A town or section Of country may have
~nspufs" 2clug advantages OF certain KINDS
t5ar would snaols It . manufacture to I'D
vantage ir competition vi'h larger places
q, re sam ~ Of freight But manu-
t,crurars ard shippers AZ sucn points may
be rlrt5C
-DgrgD ISr1 BANKRUPTCY OR tONPELLD 10
RENoyE
their business 70 The cities or competitive
railroad cenyers bY beiaI charged higher
rates on short hAuls Jlau c~onpsutoES IN the
same liue Of business are charges Tor
LONGER hsuIs 1t has the effect OF driving
D,DnIa,ion and business enterprise from tn
country aud the towns 70 the cities ana
cs1,ers of railroad competition, and OF
creating for one section over another sec
ion commercial advantages WhIcn no
o ought to be Perultte1 to exercise.
In order to show tA- SOrkiOgs OF the pro
Vision 81 II stands ia The bill, let US start
With a shipment from ClIcsgo o 81 Louis
snd follow i, throgyh - the sssboArd, and
for the purpose OF thus illustration We vii
assume the average d's'Rnce 10 De oOO
miles and di7ide IL rGto sections OF 30 miles
each. ., g,
A carload Of trrigh: starts, billed
through 10 the seao31rd at so. Inc pro
yi,;on limits he rate 70 al other shippers
ot the same Kind Of freish, over the same
road from tnat point 20 the same deshna'
ton. or 70 interGsdl,'e points over the
same road 70 Jds Ame rate, or IN case OF
the shorter han. nrl 10 Nceed the same
charg-; our a.fsr you 81 OuJlOm miles from
the o~rigiusl pOiat OF dspSrtST2 the hmIta
lion il reaovet and shippers nay De
CHARGED in the as4, 80 miles 20 per cent
more than WAS charged from Chicago or
s., LOUIS to any point In the same duec,
non; and shiposrd IN the next section OF
80 miles mag be charged 80 per SsEI
more and 90 on tor any succeeding sec
ZION. there being no limitation as com
pared with the shipments from other points
Of departure The right TO charge IS IN
limited excep. By the capacity Of the
freight 10 bear the charges,
But let US assume that at the end Of the
SIKH section. or 800 miles from the hrst
Ooiut OF departure, the car reaches
ASoraTR IMPORTANT SHIPPING CENTER
Rhers omSation forces = recognition Of
the 300 miles aLSl;Pr haul, and the rate
irom TINT pJirt is So o. The car load, but
as soon % you pet out Of THAI Pilot on the
neIt section at 80 miles the hmirstioG Il
sgalu removed aud thu conditions may
favor charylr 2 for toe rue sections cover
iqg the next 700 miles SC2hle the rats
char5edin any Of the preceding 2ecdons
10 orher words, the provision eN'enos oH'I
to shipments from the same Points-snC
leaves all the other poiats aut saclohi
open 70 the same pAlpAAla discrimination
that H0z exist. for local rates TO 20 up o.
dozn A. circumstances aud location per
NIT. Composition 6xe' rates for cities ant
Centers 0! trade; individual railroad me
tx Il Tor the country aud towns throngi
which thsy pass
Ne. President, we will uoT 90 SssS owe
the illustration 70 point out he PsAcles
features VI the Determinations 20 "nlGi
shippers - much Oojec: and 80 e2rnss't
demand shalt be corrected by legislation
The charge 10 the shippers on the h'sf sec
ton OF 50 miles sfJst lsSy;ug the orlS'nH
starting. point Is not goySTssd oy the rate
for the longer haul, and may be chargs'
80, or even $50, more per car thar w
charged for tn longer haul They there
lore See passing their doors carloads OF IN
same products isom 8 greater distance e
lng 10 the same markets at u less rate G
treighr; and this sane festurs OF discrim'
ns'oa may and does continue With II
creased sggraysrion and Injustice st var
Gus points as the distance increases frol
The G~tsruDg-pOint and diminishes toEar
the m~Ests, until in the States occupyin
me geographical position, ikethe one who
nave the honor 10 part TO represent, ant
S,ed IN the line ct trSnsit two-thirds OF u
distance nearer the EsstsSn market, is O
en- charged considerably more fer the san
PoodRetst for ons-.hird or onetourth the Ia
than Was charged TO others from the oril
nsl point Of departure IN the far West.
But, Ne. President, the evils of this XII
Of discrimination complained OF are n
confined b7 any means 10 the long hsr
ro1 the West. The far greater proDC
oon, would say so per cent original
along the lines 0! railroads from nc
competitive points ga compared With CO.
psIave points throughout the country
al directions, and the illustration dra'
nom the longer haul is applicable to
points and distances on every road
winch legislation by Congress could app
LaSe, Tor instance, competitive poll
Ron8 the Ohio riyer-Where low -