The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-09
AMERICAN RAILROAD RATES.

They Are Lower Than Those of Any Other
Country and the Service IL Better.
Not quite but very nearly one-half OF the
railroad mileage OF the world Is In North
America. III to the railroad mileage OF North
America be added that Of Brazil and ArRen-
tina in South America. 1900 miles collec-
lively. the total will exceed the mileage OF all
the rest Of the world-Europe. Asia. Africa.
Australia. and the other South American coun-
tries included. Moreover. railroad building 10
being carried on much more rapidly in the
United States than elsewhere. But it is not
only in respect of the extension of their rail-
road system that the United States take prece-
tsss the i Tnit sSn States tesf fprp fiS6R y trsyeIIsrs sh sDT
shippers the best service at the lowest cost.
In many States OF the country there are laws
3 cents q mile. while In some European eoun-
tries. notably, France, the average rate. charged
maximum allowed in the United States. Ac-
average rate CHARGED for passenger service In
the United States is 2.15 cents e mile.
States where railroad systems. have boon
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up the average. rate. In Missouri. for instance.
Scents 2 mile Is a lawful charge. and IN Ar
RADIO railroads charge o or Z cents a mile. and
ana 8 ssnts 9 mile on local trallie q ths South
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the average. rate. as stated. is 2,l5 cents. In
England. where the mechanical obstacles In
railroading are comparatively few. the average
rate is 2.2O cents q mile: in Belgium. a country
obstacles. the rate Is 2:2o. In Germany It Il
3.01 cents. in Austria Hungary 1t Is 3.O6, In
France 1t Is 1886 and in Spain 1t Is 4.50.
In. no other country In the world are the fa-
States. and the increase OF these facilities and
conyeniences Is constant. On many Western
roads seats In chair cars. corresponding with
parlor cars on Eastern lines. are furnished gra.
general and better IN Tie United States than in
any other country, and light and heat. two es-
~sentials. of up-to-date railroad travel. are bet
ter furnished here than In any other country;
basis Of carrying a ton Of freight a mile. are
lower here than in other countries. In, Eng
land the average rate Is 2 cents In BELGIUM
1t is 100. 10 France 1,56, and in Germany LBS
less than one cent a mile per ton Of freight
moved. taking the. whole. country through.
III the average OF American freight rates
was as high as II is In, Germany. the
R FsfIRsys Of lt sst' y sS@n abSu TGsSsssso l Boz Rpi9 m ths
than they. did. II the rates had been as
high as they are in England, the people OF
this country would have paid the railways
about $3.50, 10000 more than they did An
American railroads is furnished by the fact
that although the collections from freight are
larger In Europe than they are In the United
States. and the number OF passengers carried
expense OF niaintenance OF American railroads
is S1~0O.OO0.000 more In a year than for those
operated In Europe. And the American rail-
road system is improving all the time. the
freight and passenger rates are being reduced.
Eious passenger travel and quick freight-lS
better every year.