The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-13

! upon which roau csnnot only cum.
be operated as cheaply as anywhere in the
world. At the present value Of labor and ma
| terial road can be built for from $4,000 to So
| 900 mile, and II would be unjust to the peo-
\ pie Of this generation to ask them TO support
| railroad bonded at $50. 600 a mile. as 1t would
| have been TO the people Of preceding genera
| ton to haul their grain and merchandise on the
| turnpike OF that time after they had been par
| alleled By railroads
| II the states Of Texas and Nebraska would
| join US in the building Of line TO Galveston.
! the expense OF building such a road would be
merely nominal when compared with the vast
sums OF money that would be saved to the citi
zenS OF these states through the lowering or
freight rates; in fact, the overcharge above
what is reasonable and fair on grain upon the
crop now existing in the state Of Kansas. would
pay all the charges OF completing such road,
were the state Of Kansas 10 undertake II her
self. Such a road. when completed. would
place the people OF this state In a position OF
independence in the matter OF transportation
so far as the railroad companies and the fed
eral courts were concerned. and do not believe
that such move would be injurious 70 the rail-
road companies in the long run
The lowered rates OF freight would attract a
great and constantly increasing business by
drawing traffic in that direction. and the de-
creased rates at which the railroads would be
compelled 20 carry freight would be made up in
the volume OF business The state Of New
York, by completing the Erie canal and keep
ing the tolls az low rate, has
caused the commerce Of the country 20
Cow in that direction as 20 make 10 the great
commercial metropolis Of the country. but this
did not reta-d the building OF railroads which
do business In competition with e.. IN fact. ths
finest railroad OF the world. with four tracks.
was built for The purpose Of competing
with this canal for business. The total
amount Of money expended by the state Of New
York upon the Erie canal. according TO recent
publications. has been slt6 600 90. and the to-
tai receipts therefrom have been si32. 90 900 N
the state 81 New York has prohted 50 vastly
By pursuing this course think = would be
policy for the west 10 quit taking their ad-
vice on commercial affairs and begin 20 follow
their example AMI elsewhere. WHERE II has
been necessary 70 compete with water trans
portatioa in the Carrying % freight.
railroads have never hes!tated 20 enter
into that composition The haul from Chicago
east 20 the Erie canal Is greatly reduced be-
cause water transportation makes u necessary
The haul from ST. Louis % Sew Orleans Is also
made a. a low rate In order 20 com
pete WITH water transportation These
railroads that do business .. a VERY low
rate and In competition with water trsnsporta-
ton are IN a. good condition financially as
railroads which do r.; have % COMPETE Ia such
. way. Therefore, IL scems % NJ thst u
would be wise for this legislature N
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