Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-08
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Nor. - contained cosnnnuiration BY ycA'r
cprrespenirn. sf~sn That Railroad slues-
f;m n he s.ue issue>. under caption Of
"A Spacious Plea Vas an editorial criticism
Of the same.
An eminent bat seemingly neglected su-
tI,osisy speaks A. follows
Absurd sppossst to manifest truth IN
consistent viii. reason or Ing PLAIN aictAies
of rcmmor sense,
Spacious ippsreatis right; snpef-
fseiaIfs fair, igss % es'rrsrt appearing
xeii a, frat vice; Piaasis.af, as sfs'eioas
reasoning,
For the ivneiis Of ,hs aoe'I.' but Pespirxea,
GiiI the .Iosnsts. please explain now =
course Of reasoning containing an hsni wiiith
il i -sst@ft . spsak y esln. at tfse same
time. bs "a st,erioAs cisyi Z How III Other
worsis. i. il possIbie that an argument can
.ssng<ay rel at srst rietr and yet eossain
fac.os the sery mensisn Of which i '-ts-
sonsis est r;,t dse Jlaia disfpfes " common
seasef
Ia replF 10 Il former communication upon
THAT l.aiirnsei tlGs.tSon, the Jos r>AL
sail, editufialis That a traveller may or
rnas not see after he arrives ii his Journey
emil iiss nothing whatever 10 do with
his relations with the railroads from any
p5sni OF slew That i y.iEy true. Men
ton Of the attractions to I've Offered! by the
Columbian Expo-ision wat made. not as
affecting the travellers relations with the
railr0ah but a. affecting the
relation between his pocbetbook
AMI his own satisfaction. Tbs statement
made was so far as the tIefifr'ds9f AL
MS por1sfJ,sp.k mr. rGafsrSnrd. he ers,sfd he
bet'er OF next year ,iitp tits. even AZ tle
same rate Tbs, purpose 'ras 20 show that
ths. ia.t popular deuianl for reduction OF
railroad charges inriqc the World Fair
was Rt.s hassd on say uIasnai iIns9i Il
prtssnr. upon the traveller hH n'ainte-
nance Of the customary Rates.
The JotRNAf claims that its editorial was
'sfounded apon the recognition OF the moral
d business obligations tiat those roads
would be un,i,r {, the Exposition. aud also
to It's patrons, on account Of benefits re-
ceivtj.
Moral ol,liyst,on for benefits rcrci'e' ean
have hut on. basis, namely The intent or
motive of those to HON the moral obliga-
ton is due AMI from whom the dement's
come. Certainly no one soul elaim that
those who, though not fnan"iaiiy Interested
in the railroad profits. have yet aided IN
promoting the fair. hase been actuated
therein is Il spirit of bele, olenee toward
the railroad Arrangements or stockholders
Nor would this claim be made in behalf OF
next years patrons of the roads. Hence the
demand for reduced rates cannot be based
upon morei obligation to the columbian
Exposition since the benefits received by
the roads tIierefrom are merely incidental.
The claim Of business Obligation, also.
is weighed in the balance and found
wanting" The .IorEStL', would-be-trium-
plant reference to the ease of the dr,
goods merchant does not at all furnish the
parallel required. A customer buying a
whole web of cloth in one bundle would
doubtless secure discount. 1t would be
an unusually accommodating merchant,
however, who would allow this, if the Gus
toner required the clerk TO measure and
cut off each yard separately, doing it up in
package by itself. If this customer were
accompanied by many others, each to pnr-
chase one yard, the whole taking the web,
they must each pay the retail price, unless,
for some reason foreign to the ordinary
routine, the merchant should find it pottcg
to hold mark down sale"
4 traveller who buys mileage book of
n railroad company obtains his personal
transportation at reduced rate. But he
could hardly induce the ticket agent to is
sue to him large number of tickets, whose
aggregate number of miles should be equal
to that represented by the mileage book, at
the same price as the mileage book; when
the agent must handle and stamp each
ticket separately. If the traveller were az
eompaniel by many others, each desiring to
purchase one ticket, all the tickets repre-
senting an aggregate number of miles SINH
lar to that for which the mileage book was
issued, each one would pay the full rate,
unless for some reason foreign to
the ordinary routine, the company
should find it policy to cut fares.
Neither in the case of tie merchant nor of
the railroad company could the desired re-
duction be successfully claimed on the
ground of business obligation. Under our
present business regulations, policy alone
will determine.
The true basis of the demand for reduced
rates lies in the recognition of the public
character Of the railroad service. The pub
lie character of tn railroad service is the
basis from which rises the demand for pub
lie ownership. Therefore, he who demands
a reduction of railroad rates must either
support the demand for public ownership
or be strikingly inconsistent Inc 1"' k KIN
nas an interesting wa. OF saving luz
reference which our c"rlesPonuen. "'aAes
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