Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-25

Ens-y points ia e.-ess eoE ssiiicn ri b /.
Of ssssneTs and otter craft. apsa vi
the Law trposss ro i'm .stians o, rest
tiSEs Tie stseEap; b. some rsi',olj c
parzt.oas 20 tx AID &3iss: rates to eol
viii the pscvb i5ns Of the Iav sfe,sss
AID 81 'hs sas5s tine compste With the "a
Lies aosys mentioned, ea-.sd. for . d
raasn1rings from To- competing poi.
These din saI.ies, however. hays in 20
naansr ossn overco ne, srd 90 far ss ;
board Is inf9rmei. the rates charged
rsiiros., are generally .ziisfsetsry.
Seei.on 8 OF Chapter 81 Of the Rev.
SAtr.ss Of Maize, rsIattsg 10 csspoI Il
orsan d and Incorporated u,dsr the q
srzi tas. Is As follows:
SAD corporation may establish and c
lee: .Gch tolis for the tfsaspsftltion
psssscge Ard 'rsiza. over its road a.
tisec,1rs deem fair and Reasonable, 4
snaIs have . Ian % is tfsizh. theref
5us gpoa shat saait, q, any ,ims. be dsen
| By The Railroad ConGissi3ners. ,afs I'll
complsias, By istsrss.et AID rs.ponsi
| psr.ies, ihss the g lilo ara GareasonA5Iy hi
said c3Ennissi3ners nay rsyife and es.
Heb shs n. after doe sGiice AID bearing.
3 tine no, freee9ieg oas year.
"BGt the commi-sIozers bsfors disscii
.alt hsS,lcs, shall give Opportunity 81 I
sompA J implanted Of, g reply &c /
charge"
81 c. the en- .c.neEs n 1875 Of tie abb
quoted scat1,s. several railroad corp sraiis
asve bssn orgsaizsd AID have eo1nrac
s7d opesatsd railroads IL this State. The
ws are 7izased to state, hsvs been opsrA,
IN such manner ina. no compliant has
bsen msds 70 ,his board. tbs, the tolls
chsrgss ~ers asrsssonably hga.
That ths state has the tghs and ought
sxssc se sgpefsis!o- over railroads, .
re.Jnao'e ex.ent, NJ oae will doubt;
tbs slsG M Of .zkiGz from railroad cor
n Ions the gIs 30 establish and coll
such tolls Tor the irasspoitzli5n Of pass
ger, and !teish: as managers 81 such r,
roads deem far and reasonable. s1d coz
Il upon boards appointed BY the Safe,
ia, been attempted n many states, hsa be
qussIi.-ed by m lritiei 81 Isg sisiors
this Stale. even though thsir char ers o.
cot ptoisc: them azAins. absolute caniI
BY ;he BIsts authorities IN such mstters.
We, TOO, believe that tirse oss aud ul9
ssers q railroad. with their xaowledgel
is cost, construction sad maintenance,
incomes sad Necessary disbursements,
location sed connections. etc al! of Will
are essential 10 determining what are 4
What are n1s rsssGnab,e chMzes,-l
better judge, than any comm issiou can /
however constituted. Investors 10 tie
railroad pr~p4rti ara eEtit.e to q ress1
sble iacum3 from thd money Invested.
The policy Of thu Safe in the past. h
been 10 encourage the building Of N
road' Toms aud eisiss 10 their coFpors
capacity have subscribed TO the stock a
hsse 10 many DISTANCES extensively loan
ihsir credit. During the pas: session
the Legislature, even counties were
las of the state, permitted TO losa tie
credit to prem 1ts important railroad ents
ofi.es.
Would people iLy.s! in these erterpris
Or favor su9a Investments. II .hey had re
son 10 believe that the right TO hx aud re
uistc rates for transp lrtstio7, within re
sona5le limits, was to be taken from the
By the State. and entrusted to some 60,
mission endu with power TO taks char
II lh5 whole matter OF rates, ard perhB
- h1u; regard 70 tae cHpsbill les, wan
sad Interests, Of the territory 10 BE- tu
piled With railroad service, or the sn III
expe did 10 constructing aEd msi1,si ii
,hssa roads, 10 FIX such rates upon the Va
u, IS estimated by such commission
Board Of Comm s.iOuers. or upon sen
other arbitrary rule; Surely no p.iya
capitalists would have supplied the niece
sAry money to establish and msi1taln lin
of railroad that have been built Ia the pas
nor YOU they now furnish i! to promo
he t~o important enterprises hereiTait
mentioned. thst the people in this Stats Z
most desire. If they believed such poll
vas to be iasug1raled Ia the future.
Th9 righ' 10 Interfere with. sad to rel
late tbs tar 4 rates Of common carriers
haze unusual posers conferred upon th
By ihs SAFE, cannot be expected -
T Ii pushed. tut the cor slant ssi;s..oa |
10 EFT -rerc', wttb9u, adtq late cause,
betieve hss Il tendency TO sm5arrsss
operstion + f4!r1sis, snt frisIl,en ctpi
from SEEKING Investment 10 railroad
prov, n Mt, and buildins i thu St,;e ,herl
njndrriBg AMI retsrd.ny the prosperity
ih' business interests n our opls.
From tie c9mDerC meet Of the sgita,
~h'ch ca mi AID / / the etac:ment Of ID
Interstate c mmsrca Law. by the nltio
governmens, 20 IN time, ve have believ
ths: all attempts BY the Es'io0si gJvrrnmo
OF i0div,dlsi states, - r5gusia aud cont
the passo1ger sni freight trsf!i3 or rs
roads, tbrough ~ by comnissi5ns, "
aasisg, ard isS: the results of such leg.
rion would be dst metal to tbs TT
i1trrests OF tie eopie.
That ths elsc'men, Of s0me of the pr
visions Of thai law, has nat resulted M
10 the commercial interes,s
the country il, We believe, II be attribute
20 failure or IeAbi i.r % enfo G. The ssm
b the ln'e.ststs Gunner c C1mui SCH
Ia many OF thu SJutheFn and Wsstel
= ates. ,xt.eme legislation 10 X ny 10 t.
management; AMI control IT traffic on "a
roads, by state cnmmi'si mere. mas be-
engcBt II the NV Eogl,'d states. y
SIC pleased t. .tate, l. gs!su:,s have b e
n p cors'Ivs
Wa ther oS ,Gg 20 this fac. 9r f. N aor
@ Ae- cause sr cAn'ts. Nc "a ga al on c
saiop'ity, iha- 10 NJ EjglSnl, in l+}
the sve'ss3 rate Of d.vtleods paid on lar
1t rsirYsi : 0c<, Nss fOu' d9,lsrs 80
MS * ca1ts phi'e n "a, West, the san
gesr tne average Smcu t pad Was IN
atty 10 cents pc, shrs,
Il cl11i thu su c.. we csnno. b
cypress tue @ TO tnst il st;t sn-n a
i < sissofs Won j d2yois more tune 81
Stle ation I, ths enactment OF laws tsudir
to prorn1ts M / . e In railroad m tgsV