The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-02-25

The State and the citizens receive
such benefits as accrue in development
of markets, of slumbering opportuni-
ties and the conveniences which the
individual members of the body polite
may receive, etc. Land, therefore, is
granted public carriers on the same
principle that it is granted to the peo-
pie for highways-for their conven-
ience and good. The details only
differ.
So that when the Sta.e takes your
land and gives it over to another or
others, it can only set aside the deed
you have on the ground of public good,
and assert and defy successful con-
tradiction, that aOhere the public good is
not q CONSTANT consideration, that the
charter to any and all roads becomes for
fetted to the State.
Having thus explained the differ
ence between the property of the
servant and the property of the peo-
pie, the master as laid down in the
books, now proceed to further dis
sect my reviewer. No sane man
would hold that the case cited by A
Unit" (the merchant and railroad) is
analogous unless some supposed bene-
fit, for some direct interest, would
lead him to the position.
Every farmer that reads our paper
Knows he mas no ems bling laws enacted
TO regulate the price he may charge
for his wheat or cotton, or to regulate
his charges for services at ALL There
is no law that says, ''and be it enacted,
that the farmers of North Carolina
may receive 90 cents per pound for.
their cotton, provided, however, the
farmer shall lower the price of hls
profits exceeding 8 per cent, after max
ing all improvements, etc.
Again. my brother imsgines that he
has jumped on the facts that prove
that less rates would yield a fair profit
when he asserts: "That the Central,
of New York, does a greater business
in carrying passengers than any other
railroad in the United States.
In the first place the statement in
correct. The Central does not carry as
many passengers as other railroads
either as an entire system or per mile
of railroad. The facts are, the Cen
tral is parallelled its whole length.
1t has cost more than other roads,
more than three times over the aver
age of roads, as it has four tracks side
by side much of its length, and after
all this the stock is doubled and
at two cents per mile it pays hand
somely.
But when "a Unit gets over to
India he fairly dances with glee. He
says that fuel is cheaper there than
here. l demand proof. Please state
where the railroads get their fuel
and it's cost ? What is the actual cost
per mile per ton for freight and trans.
portation of passengers2 Do not
many of the great systems of our
country own their coal7 The sworn
facts are attainable as to cost actual,
in our country. Please give them,
since you are the railroad attorney.
A Unit says rolling stock is lighter.
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enjoy your defense. Admit that it is
lighter, what of it? Does that prove
anything to your advantage? If light
rolling stock we're more profitable,
could not and would not our railroads
put on light cars, etc. | think the
water is too deep for you unless you
can swim. The facts are, rolling
stock is getting heavier year by year
because it is more profitable, it cheap
ems the cost of transportation.
If under monarchy railroads are
profitable, ought they not under the
same regulations and tariff rates be
much more so in repubhc2
Do not the inhabitants of India get
80 little for their services that they
can ride but little and at low rates
| noticed in Mexico, where the
Poems got only 10 cts. per day, they
were forced to go on foot. The Cen
tral has spent hundreds of thousands
of dollars trying to get the law re-
pealed. The people had to threaten
to take the property-to take the re-
served perogative of taking the road.
But when my brother gets to the
point of VttaZ importance, "Should
roads used for the transportation of
the peoples produce or to further
commerce be used for profit" he can
no longer contain himself.
I wonder if " A Unit and Icarius
are synonymous ?"
He says that roads were put down
at enormous cost, and they were built
by private means.
This statement is true, but not as
he intended it. / will tell the good
people of North Carolina how it is
true I am ready to prove by the
record every proposition. 1t is true
that many of the railroads of North
Carolina were put down at enormous
cost-to the tar payers. 1t is true they