The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-12-10
Some HISTORY on
RAILROAD MANAGEMENT


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bold article vas sfti,.n ~ s~r.,or
VIM. ~. Stewart ala pabi,.Lss an
his psp~T. tie Silver kIlsAf. Ia
The psi Ssuaicr S;ssars has not ss.
vored rovsrun ut svssrskip ef RAJ,
roads, bs, ia. eeseees of The rail
roads ~ The campaign last pAs~i
has forcs q ih- i-.as asd nov svesy
man 40 fore 10 take ,,dss. TIE
article is ss q. low:
Inasnreh ss the railroads have
couelnd'd TO osn tie goverrnen,
and cutter ibc arena OF Amsr,eau
politics as active factors, The Silver
might Watehman accepts OF their
| challenge and enters The tsht spor
the sids Of the people. A fes On.
amples may To eiv,n u Of sl ,sA IN.
country Aboands OF th. 90 mAnr.r of
dcine bu,insss. ~hieh. ~ carried
into poli'ie1 sueoessfHliy-sill plae.
them a the position o. master. OF
the American people. ons road
which ne know uss built from the
Missouri riyer TO Denvsr, Colorado.
sl9 miles IN l"rg;h. At an Aggregate
cost Tor constr uotion ard .qripneps
OF $ll 600 per mile, making ihe total
cost of that road s7.O9 600. As
soon rs the road "a. 1a,lt and
equipped, the gentlemen Who built
II issued bonds Of sl5. 600 . mile and
Also issued stock OF si5. 900 per mile.
making the aggregate indebted meas
81 $40. 900. This road Vas then
turned over to the parent road of
| which the construc'ors we're hired
men, cleaning mp for their ring the
aggregate rum Of Sl3. .C6i 900. This
Vas accomplished IN li,tl. over one
years time.
The farmers OF Nebraska are
charged for the carrying Of the
freight and passengers on that road
. sufficient sum, Ia addition 10 the
running expenses 10 pay the interest
on the $lo 600 per mile stock. In
other words they are charged more
than twice ~ much - 10 necessary
to pay an honest interest on the cost
OF construction and running ex-
penses.
This 10 only one instance Of moro
than a hundred Others known tn us,
where these fraudulent fortune, have
been accumulated, and is one OF the
more fruitful services f:om which
the millionaire railroad rot bers have
amassed their colossal fortunes.
A railroad running into Colorado
has q coal mine. Their vein is about
seventy-five feet in thickness. In
mediately across the canyon from
this vein ID one owned by . private
citizen, which has q surface thick
ness as shown en- the face of The
canyon Of nearly three hundred feet
The gentleman ow3in9 this nam
moth vein Of coal ccne luded to mine
and ship il into Kansas and Nebrss
ka. He went to the railroad author
tiles and asked them how much bis
freight rate would be by the ton, in
carload and train-load lots; they in
formed him 81. 50 per ton. Seven
dollars and 6fty cents per ton waI
. what the railroad Was selling its Goa
for in Omaha, Kansas City and al
ermediate points. Even Denver
and Pueblo had 10 pay the sane
amount per ton. Their rate ol
, freight amounted to the confiscatior
, of the man Who owned the better bee
Of coal.
This illustration Of the Rock,
a Mountain coal traffic Is given simply
as an example, for the railroads ab
solutely prohibit by their iniquitou
freight system the enjoyment Of th,
proceeds of his mine by any Goa
mine owner in any OF the Rock.
Mountain States. This 10 also iru
Of gold mine or silver mine Whicl
> rurs low grade ore. They have tn
metal assayed and charge q sufYicieu
amount of freight 70 take all th
profits, saving and excepting . bar
;, subsistence to the mine owner.
'' When 10 the States Of Kansas. Ne
y braska, the Dakotas, Iowa and Mir
!. re sofa . crop 10 developed 80 that
reasonable estimate may be forme
. Of its magnitude, the railways ssn
, expert men throughout those State
to ascertain how much freight the
. shall charge for the moving Of thu
i' crop and yet leave the farmer . bal
= - subsistence. We mention these pa
=. ticular Western States, not becaui
~ they are exceptions TO the gener
rule, bIs We cannot give the parti,
y ulars of all of the States in this o
n ticl- but bers after We will give pa
= riculars in the various States.
Tho ertoriions praciicsd BY Il
railways have on the one hand d
siroyed the value Of farm realt
!. beggared the farmer and filed o.
- land with an impoverished ye
VI msnry: and on the other hand bu
=. up a class Of railway millionair
- Who are abborbing largely all OF q
5 fruits and labor OF honest industs
>, These gentlemen, not satisfied vi
- - Wholesale robbery, have become
~ .rroeant and insolent in their I
y. mspds and practices that they n
- seek to assume control VI the "a
- erumsnt. 1t shall be the pleasure
-, the Siiver-Knight Watchman to
y one Of the factors in this eouts
:, and God permitting, We will be
Y. the death.
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