The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-10-09


4 additional pe~ers. While q y qnes-
t,ouAl,l. whether the People q Vermont
nave re,siFcd that suh-txnts4 .ciacht
frosn tins eoani.ar.l.a. aaas.. w an''rifa'-
"a ~hen 4 wss cf,&.es. si1ll shoald ~
card il a. step backward TO abolish u
fl.li.,s Il rather 10 h. your dniy TO give
a. ,he commission a measure OF vitality
.h,rh Il does mo-, nov possesses. la e.
,.,,se 10 The state Is something more than
rl,sso Ser year. and unless additional
oowers and a higher measure OF RESPONSE
i,slay /, conferred, believe less erpeti-
si,. bard viii NEE, the requirements OF
the state. shoald soa conclnde 70 enlarge
a. powsrs, An examination OF i..q tepot
viii suggest 10 sou the direction IN which
.nrh Enlargement should be made, For
ins,anoe. touching upon local passenger
fares. they speak frs, o. the greatly re,
duced raies--two cents per iniie--a AFFORDED
Ia many citizens Of the state by the pur-
chase AZ mileage tickets on books, and then
add "a follow, "hnt there Is large
class which includes those who, for want Of
uoenniary means. and for other good and
saf,ieient rvasans, are unable TO share ~
A. beneft Of these reduced rates, but are
ao,nprllea "a bny single ticket and pay
therefor thr.e 10 four aud one-balf cents
nef uile-ra rate Of fare almost equal 70
ihe stage coach rates Of 10 years ago. II
4 needless. perhaps, 20 remark that this
latter class includes all who are the least
able 20 pay. II (the board en,ertains the
hone TINT al the railroad companies VIII
s..s their way clear at an early day to make
such reductions IN local passenger rates as
% remove this alleged inequality, aud tins
In the interest Of their patrons who are Tor
reasons above stated, unable to avail them
selves Of the present reductions,
The point may be raised that the reguia-
ton Of the railroads Of Vermont should not
b. ia the hands Of commission, but ex-
perience shows that the practical workings
Of a law permitting the commission to stand
between the public and the railroad and
has not been found TO work unlnsily ~
those states in which the commission is
clothed with power TO give vitality to Its
suggestions. We confer upon these cor
poratlons valuable franchises, aud IN re-
turn they should extend to all the people
az the state reasonable rates OF transporta-
tion, and know of no more equitable man
ner Of reaching an adjustment oil these mat
tiers than through railroad commission
clothed with reasonable powers such as are
given them in many of the other states oil
the onion.
RAILROAD PASSES.
+, February. 1887, the congress Of the
r,,,;,.d states passed what is known AS the
- 800 commerce law. which provides
S'....,;.ll, ,b., in commerce between
$500. .a;lraads sball not receive for any
n.rson or persons a greater or less COM
f',;s., H. ,be RECOMMENDATION of passen-
=, nro,e,ty than Il receives from any
-. ,.a.son or ,ersons for the same SER
"a. nuder similar conditions. The act is
'';..hir Guarded nv uroper exceptions.
a, H.. r;sk ~ onotipe too literally the
u;.ws - another. I take from the first an
ma, ranor, 81 the interstate commerce
aanm;ss;on---a commission including,
a,aorg others. an honorcd son Of Vermont,
unn aldaee r. Withdrawing its views
r.h, s,a,n,. above referred 10. after bay-
.,.x observed its workings. Speaking ifst
~ favor;tism in the transportation Of
rr.;ab, they then proceed in the following
- lanonage.
I'm .y;Is ~ free TRANSFORMATION of per-
,a,.. mo-, less conspicnous than those
viii. have been mentioned. Concerning
s,.;ah,s-tbis. where it extended beyond
IN. nersous engaged in railroad service, was
aa,nmonlv fayoritism in a most unjust and
,gsm.;ye form, Free transportation was
..,san No, only 10 secure business, but to
sanal;a,s The favor of localities and of
nyhl,e bodies; and. while it was often de-
,,anded by persons who had, or claimed To
hays influence which was capable of
h~;"n mad. use Of to the prejudice of
a. s,a;lroads il was also accepted by
.nI ae,esrs 81 all grades and Of ali
P a.,,,;.s af service. In these last cases,
M ~. svstem was particularly obnoxious
az. .ns hsnsnl for Il any return was to be
~" a,no.,ea ~ n,,blic officers, il was