St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-16

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This run is fifty Emiaes shorter than from
st. Paul to Spokane for which our
rate is $45. It should be understood
that there are no second or third-class
rates on any foreign. special trains
The longest run in Africa is from
Cape Town to johannesburg, 1914 miles
north in the Transvaal country. Once
week fast express train with sleep
ing and dining cars, leaves Cape Town
/ and makes the distance in fifty-four
hours. The first-class fare is $685. with
$15 for sleeper. There is a regular daily
train without sleeper and diner which
makes the run in sixty hours. The first
class fare is the same on the slow train,
with $39 second class. Compare these
rates with our run of 1882 miles, or 6S
miles longer to Great Falls, Mont, in
+ forty-four hours, $33 first class and SIG
! second class, with a charge of $3.50 for
sleeping car, a difference of $50 so. in
all, and thirteen hours in our favor, as
against the African fast train, and
| tw enty-three hours as against the regu-
! lar train.
In England the first-class passage
t charge averages about three cents a
mile. A few of the roads earn more
money from passengers than from
/ freight, but ii should be remembered
that England is densely populated COM
pared with our Northwest The longest
! system of Great Britain is the Great
/ Western with 2,400 miles of track, about
half as much as ours. The Great North
/ ern, Midland and London & Northwest
ern are the heavy lines of England,
each earning about 100000 a mile The
best paying road is the Lancashire &
Yorkshire, earning over $40, 900 a mile,
! but it is short system, having a lit
| tie over 500 miles of track The local
firSt-clasS fare on that road from Liver
pool to Manchester, thirty-six miles, is
$1.33, as against the same distance
from st. Paul to Itasca, in Anoka coun-
ty, Mimi, for which we charge $1.0Y.
Then think of the difference in the pop
ulation along the two lines.
| First-class English coaches or car
riages contain four compartments, each
holding six passengers. Second-class
! cars contain five compartments, each
! holding ten persons. Cars are usually
about thirty feetElong, much shorter
and less roomy than ours, and until
/ very recently made with only four
/ wheels, but the American double trucks
are being introduced. Freight cars are
| also small. holding from eight to fifteen
tons, but American sizes twenty to thir-
| ty tons are being introduced Although
known as railway companies, the lead
ing English corporations do more than
! merely carry passengers and freight.
To compete with each other they pro-
vide all sorts of transportation facili-
ties and therefore own canals, steam
| boats, drays, horses, hacks, cabs, etc.
They collect, deliver. load, unload,
| store and insure freight, and deliver
/ passengers and luggage at hotels and
| residences They also manufacture
their own engines, cars, ETC., and some
1 of them have their own printing Offices
The official time tables Of the chief rail-
ways Of England make large volumes,
and contain much general information
useful to patrons. They sell for pen
| ny. many times less than it costs to
1 print them. There are over fifty diff
ferent systems, with about $4,000 miles
! OF road in England and Wales, $500
miles in Scotland, and 1900 in Ire
! land. representing capital of nearly
$4,000, 100000. There are upwards of 80
miles of underground or tunnel road
in London, which cost over 50, DOC, 900 a
mile each to build. In Scotland first
class fare is cents a mile, in Wales
AZ cents, and in Ireland 4 cents. The
Great Northern is the principal rail
way in Ireland Roadbeds are usually
heavy on all lines.with fences, and
crossings are generally underground or
overhead.
In France, express or fast trains con-
sist Of first and second-class cars,
stopping at principal points, while the
omnibus, or accommodation trains,
with each class, stop at all stations.
First-class fare is 3E cents a mile.
There are all sorts of Communication
| tickets, and the purchase of certifi-
cate, costing 260 afranes, or about $6S,
entities the holder to "a half-fare rate
! for a year. Sixty pounds Of baggage
| goes free with each ticket, except that
small charge iSsmade for registering
it. On trains where the comforts and
luxuries common to the United States
have been introduced, in the way of
dining, sleeping and smoking compart-
! ments. extra charge is made. France