The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-04

The shove ID the title Of . little work
which Il - modest As it is exhaust
i've of it subject, and which seems
destined to attract worldwide attention
and exert great and permanent influence
II viii BE- surprise to the public, and all
the more influential. from the fact that
though It treats the subject in . purely
philOsophical and scientific manner. in
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anu WIZ SaneuiAf frceuom ifom piss, IL -
the work Of . railroad man, one of long
and varied exnerience. one of the ableat in
70 o4s.a <nv
s..e So'.Asay, a. y. Os4c u s1'0 Aa''Sos
Cley fallroao company.
Mr.. Stickney compresses into small
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.
strucslon, Management, le&isiation, legal
contentious and political relations from
the he~inrir~ ~ the ~r.at raiIv.v sv.fem
= ,e~c -.
AZ Ao@,o Wv" " VIC Pse9eus slHo- a snof-
oughly informed railroad man, thoroughly
identified With that great and exnandinr
;rt...~x \. a;.....s. La .A
- '"1a-
ness ana a one oispoeed 20 discover the
best possible solution for the mutual BEN
eft IF ali ronrerre<, tb. rrofoura r~,tl.v,
.r.l--,-..- r.
"a sne fcaatiohS oetWeen the transportation
companies and the public.
His statement of this relation in ;ts
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osoaess esf'eSs nos iios UGH surpasseu ior
completeness, ana there would be diff
cuitv in improyinr unon il This il his
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III
49,, cPscs cosuune the ssase. surren.
ueisu wns.evsf natural ngnts ne may nave nso
VI sefolint - pressure over tne surrounding
aAnos cesruiess u the Possessofy ngnts OF otn-
en- ana IN return the stats undertook 70 provide
Al necessary ana convenient highways, TO be
ri. ~. - oss ~ s.l ..s suD,e 40 conservs
in their original compact. granted to the ststs
the right OF eminent domain; that 10 the right.
.nenessl necessary, 70 .ske priva'e property TOT
vsre,sn r,ws, ,hsrsfors ,a,,s h.,s - .sn.
possesses the ability to open and build high.
ways. Hence time out OF mind the opening and
s~..,,.,xs " ,nnn,, ~. .sss.ueu As sne
eighty. II. therefore. RAILWAYS NAV be con.id.
cred highways. the construction of them must
DC eon.uefed ,ne tuncnon ana prerogative Of
,.i,vsy. ara hivhvsys and -ha,har !,
is the duty of the state TO provide
such as are necessary and convenient, has
,h ,sn ,...snc, c,sa'. ~ oa mere arr
been considered. First. in eases vhere mmn,ci.
pal corporations have been sned on bonds which
lney nave vo'ea IN ho OF the construction Of
nsniss have sttemn,ed - s.are;.a ,hs 90. s" n,
eminent domain; and third, in the so-caIled
granger suits to establish the right of the iegis
.s. r.s. !" "a ne rss Opinions ana inc
modern railways as q sovereign function. and Z,
where they are built by corporations the com
panies are exercising, under license. fnnc'
IN the .t.se' e''
The contentious that have grown nm he.
tween the corporations and their ratror,
he attributes in the main IN two cb;s,
causes: IN the habit Of the corpora.ion,
to make determinations, which in the frs,
instance was distracting and hurtfnI te
business. but in the end reacted aeain.,
the interests of the companies. %, the ah
solu,e lack of uniformity or scientific,
method in adjusting rates. "The averas,
traffic officials saws he. ..mav .-uthfnllx
he said 70 detest mathematics as .the iav;
ao~s holv ater, They hold,v say tha, :,
il imnossible to make a tariff Of rates haxsd
ON .triet mathematical pr,nc,nles ,;ss .
time card for running trains"