The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-07-22
7eNdElBHofRAVEt TEXBeNlgVg.l4
WHY Bnss ,nEl ran IiForlPaa.snstfs u,iad

Iui ,..,., Freight Are, So High. ot iusmy
lyt The eminent English railway author
ity Mr.. William NJ Acworth, points ont
mdny caqses for,the differenees,betweeil
railways IN this, country and the United
Estates. The higher rate Of charges on.
English r6ads are thus explained: ,'r
ghThe very large capital outlay Of Eng
D Hsh railways is of course one main 'tea-
lpl Of the high lstandafl Of rates. ana
fares, JIM ,Epglsnd. % . Exactly how high
that standard ist we have no means Of
khPYipg, fen Qprs- railway ii uBtatistaes,l u
made up IN tQrm that was laid d9Yn
oy an act OF parliament about 30 years
badF ,Aeafefully suppress the Formation
pthatiitSb most necessary for us to have
HgiIop miles and passenger miles are not
here esEee9sdedsii We know that each ton
0f gqQfA carried pays the railways m the
Average about 90 cents. II we guess that
the average distance is about ut24miles, We
'afrtye at an average rate Of 2. 40 centsper.
4 ton inifie, which Is not Very far from
fhr ee times the average fate III the
United States. $50 in the case 6f pasgenl
gers Ige may glass that theavetagefars
iRi opt}f15 .pW mile, which though.
Lower, than, the American oaYetagn, y dsl
higher than ip any, European country.
sadf b,i' result & seems ,YeFy faE fTqm sqtifr
faetofy' High Cost Of feonstructi6n might
hd9e 5tstifed Il high 'tange5 Of rates al aid
fares aoths odtset, but year by, yedr TIE
per mile Of line open INCREASES. in dem
'sity, and yet the goods rates hardly come
down at allAn the'lRst year or two theft
tendency has ibe5ni allhthe3 other wayh9
lYhile hA,DRssttiger fares 'dnly some
doYn very alqMyrequi~ud yiiinum 1Kli
And, yet the ReXPlapation is not far to
seek. Our services have always been ex.,
ppsnsiyei td w6fit! q They ar are beeoming
more ie&pSnsitb ysar BY yedr. Ia Almine9r,
leo taaiiiloaas ats mainly limited by tie
eapheityi iOfl rUhe sngines-oufs BY the
weight of.gopds ornunibef or passe1ehfh
that haze had time to aceanulatainslhe
very o9h9rt interval between nnautraiu
and ,aan9ther'l Let me IlpsHate,, II "a
man is sailing from New York TO ,Eu,
rope, he will choose hs fayorite line or
his fayorite boat, regarlless Of tie time
Of day OF day of the week at which il
startsr on ithsidthet hand, If the Man
haitian elevated were 20 try 10 fiino III
trains. only once oin 10 minutes In tie
slack hqpEs of thaf day the street. ears
Seqia r9BjF9f ths bulk Of litsi passan,
1Jsaual Ik,-rY 1-isi- .ld 1u 9muh
New, IN England our business is all
between blaces which IN America wtouid
be tegAfdedl as close together. y We 1caasiI
Mah0hest6rtitlle hortb'of Ehglahd.,s yst
MRhchesterl tsioIly ~ hours from lon.
don o. Consequently. there mast berttains
betgaeR fhe two pqmtslat al hours Of
tine Gay t9 fgit ths e9pYe4ieReq Of par
sangers wanting 70 30 az any tune, Con-
5qap6htiy5 TOT, each train runs with very
muck leas 'tffah' a trainload of passenl. l
gers. Tbdn these trains fnust b6 run Al
high apaelis' for Though a few ihihdtes
more ogless are Of little inapbrtahoe, M a
journey qf hundreds Of Iailes, a quaaitbr
on an hour out Of four. hours Is ,alyary.
considerable perceRt}ge,- High speeds
mean few stops, and few stops mean ad-
didonai trains td serve the second c1ass
stations. Then high speeds and freddent
,eSpresses for passengers meap high
speeds and short trains for good4tbat
is, half loade6laengines, for an tnsih9
loaded to itsofull capadityi ni6SeJ IS
slowly,-taeqHpips ,thelino, tiat. isg f0i 50
long ng1apfEiqafItAas -itis5 iHpossibls 80
liii4 iY8lrt tpr, lal gius9 O. io solll
but 10 would not he true TO say that