Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-04-05

- War AeoDse Dlscf1nlsoeles.
~ Oanegie ooeus 10 have en-
W ~ ~ var against railroad dls-
1no11pa. he y snnouncsd 20 deliver.
1klln Ieasituto address, with
- epened shefsay. before the Penn
oonlA La1lslatars; and 10 Gays b will
~ onoo1 dsal b add to Il. Since his
m1ne6 hass e1cited % much atten.
~ - aAvsgse criticism from his old
1o e ~ Psnnsylvania rail-
- has resolved to give
- NJ Whele armory Of facts
Gya0ent. His appetite 10 whstted
D11D haeoa - has drawn and the deep
zt Whieh hs hes In securing fair
80 saAoe ssems 10 have animated him
&BaQ Ne sword and throw away the
eoed. He tells ~ that he has in vain
- poneseul end eutrsatlng WAYS with
~ snllBoad oGacials; aod 6nding them
eE1oenal, h nov takes up the hatohet
~ eoe1 before the Pennsylvania Legis-
1Qfo and the bar Of public opinion.
- = . hard nght, II IL u . self.inter-
1o1 ono /; and 10 viii have to sail along
y III. Canegie's company, aud give him
< y M comfort IN his effort to get the
1nnylvania rates down to the same rate
- ton per mile that are enjoyed by the
L D1A Western people who have to market
lDir products aud get their goods BY
r1vszsIng our soil. We want and must
4 I've ~ low cost OF carriage - they get.
2 Xe aze entitled 10 the natural advantages
eas situation and cannot afford to let
e sailruads take them from Us.
e OF oourse, oil this contest for rates Is
o0nh one but We have q right to be
ol1sh. We ere entitled to the profit
- naturally comes from our coke and
EokoIeum and ore and market. 1t may
nDom hard to Chicago that the Almighty
- put the best coke In the country
lDsassr to Pittsburg and 1t may be
natural In tho railroads that carry 1t, to
1 *1ttempt TO make up to Chicago, part Of
slhg disadvantage in location, by car
S3ylng coke 70 her mills at q less
3xto pr ton per mile than they charge
- carrying 70 Pittsburg mills; doing the
slnne amount Of service for Chicago for
! - oonts that Pittsburg il charged 70 cents
11oe; although Of course Chicago pays far
SlDoro Tor the long carriage OF her coke
11Aan does Pittsburs for her short haul.
& But railroad directors are not legisla-
soDs and have no right to make up In any
k1ne1gure 20 Chicago, her disadvantage In
1istance from tue Connellsville coke,
zoyen though her industries would be
nohoeked and tho railroads would suffer
- Lon Of the coke carriage to her, II
5hey would charge her as much per
toa pr mile - they do Pittsburg, that
'.lls u The coal Geld. And 1t is Just this
fobpuaition Of railroad directors to regard
E0Aemselves ~ legislators and to abuse
I lheir power to build up and break down
ndustrial locations, that must te checked.
Il exticularly Is 1t the duty of the
\ ERsnnsylvsuia Legislature to see that
- otndustry Of this state y not hampered
~ TIE resolve OF the railroads Of the state
40 give the industries out Of the state
Z 7oWsr charges, for service OF like cost,
3 Ghan ars given to the industries of the
*oonts; and there can be no denial OF the
HseAet that such lower charges are given
3 HlAbitua'ly In discrimination against the
q 1ndustries OF the state.
il viii be seen that President Roberts
A sssuAsd to say Q word In reply to Mr.,
\ ongnsgie's specific and important
eAaress. He even said that they occa
!. soned him no concern. This We canno,
Il bslieve. Mr.. Carnegie stated that for al
i ore carriage Of $50 miles from the lakes
% Pittsburg the carriage charge is sl.2c
\ per ton; while the l75 miles of service to
a1he Hooking Valley furnaces is done
4 tor 65 cents per ton; and still
longer carriage from the ore mines OF
he Minnesota to Chicago, costs but half
/ . can't per ton per mile but we do not
understaud that Its journey into Penn
9llvsnia u continued at the same rate.
Han % cent per ton per mile has
beooms the normal rate OF charge
4 teg raw materials by railroads that
y aze compelled TO cultivate the indus.
u oEies on their lines. t. Is not much above
ecst, but they are ready to carry at cost
10 encourage traffic on their roads. The
i eeoapls with old and heavily capitalized
1oads y that their interest and dividend
aooount is too heavy to permit such
sDoderate charges; and for this difficulty
~ remedy y apparent short Of the dimi.
mutton Of the dividend.