The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-09-22
Ssnstor Eanunds and the Railroad
Question.

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| Question.
Senator Edmunds gave az address q
the state fair in which he spoke briefly d
the question Of railroad transportation
The evils be refers 10 cannot allIbe remedied
by state action but should be corrected By
Congress. but the state can do something
We give the following extract from his id
dress:
"Althongh our 38 states are sovereign
and independent in the largest part OIL
their local concerns, land hope will &C
remain for the safety OF al, in. . large
commercial sense. and 10 al respects oil
intercourse, our fathers 10 founding the
national government . century ago most
wisely obliterated their boundaries and
made the whole people Of tho United
States one people with common rights and
intimately connected interests. They
gave us one money ny am sorry that one
part Of II is not now what IL ought to be 10
relation TO another part OF II. They gave
us the benefits aud blessings Of the postal
system. which / am glad to say. clearly
includes the telegraph Is part Of II. snd
which We shall have and enjoy before
long - easily - the mails. They gave
Congress the common and exclusive regu-
iatiou Of commerce among the states.
They prohibited Determinations 10 favor
Of the people or ports Of one state against
those Of another, aud they gave the citi-
zens Of the different states national courts
for the trial aud decision Of their contro-
vsrsics. H
This unity and community Of 20 many
interests demand quick. easy and cheap
means Of transportation. at fair and equal
rates. between one part Of the country and
another. To build rsilways and canals re.
quires great aggregations Of capital. and
great concentration and co-ordinstion OF
management; and these have seemed 70 10.
volvs On amount Of power which hss too
often been perverted from its legisinals
usss - 40 instrument Of public creation
for The equal public good. 70 Dominating
and csprioious control Of The trade and 10.
tsrcourss Of the people, n we'll = me-
qusutly AZ organized, veil equipped and
potent intolerance with political Affairs.
md with Legislation
I have nov only 10 speak Of these great
and their management 10 rela-
lion 70 questions ri fair transportation.
Il ID generally admitted by the manseers
81 these lines ri communication, thai
great evils NOW exist sometimes arising
from personal or other fsvoriii,m or The
reverse. By which gu. customer. or one
VILLAGE nr city. il rnin~d ar greatly in
nred and smother advanced. aud by which |
sveu the companies alternatives ere fire.
lusutly invoivsed III = var al rates. DE- |
II their own property. and 20 |
iuctuasing ths prices ~ transportation |
hat producers snd shippsn. cantot caI-
,ulste With any certainty in respect 70
heir operations.
And Ia still smother snd most impor-
ant way ,hs stsse Of things hsvs men
ioned injurionsIy affects ons tanners, man
acturer and merchants. This II done By
hareing too high rates for short tssnspor.
alton. and too low rates for long dis
Aoce& u frequently happens. - every
'oiv knosp. thst II costs the farmers and
asnufactnr- ~ Ohio. for instance, -
,uch or more :" transport th4ir products |
% miles ~ msrket - il dos the farmers
I'd manufacturers Of Texas or Oregon 70
End their prodness " the same market
ver disi<nces ihrr~ or fonr times - great.
-aod - knos ~ like isstAnc~s al over
10 county leaving uut 81 considers
oa tho cosp~rs,iveiv tsi6ing matter oil
'aa'nR sol unloading. snd other termi-
Il charges. tAs scsusl ~xpenas of railway |.
OF the same kind 81 goods
vss the sans q similar lisss. sispsads a.
cst Or entirely % The distance rSs-
DO railway companies have the night 70
" ssd make fair profits from thsis bssis
ssa II they do this Il follows shas Of
'eis income The shippen for shost a.
ncss. 10 TIE cssa sappossd. hsvs paid Z
i@s upreasoesbly high. and The ship :
We Tor logger distances hsvs paid saAs .
,rsasonabiy lcv. Ths farnsss os vss-js
ont ios iastases vAsrs ~ prics 81
ID and vaes y high. ~ by shsss nslh. :
b ecnpsllsd v soasributs psst u thsis :
Isd esrssa ssiss v ~ iasnsss u spos
slant part of ~ ecustsy. vhess lad B
a sasss ss Icv. 70 help sbss nAks B
sis prodseas vosth = nssh = atksy q
4 bssa grown o. sissd within thssl 3