The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1910-11-25
Friday. November IS. 1910.
SAVING Of MILLIONS


MINT MANS TO PARMkWo.
FIGURES TO SUPPORT FACTS
on ehipmsnts u Grain Ale0s shs D.
rscs Return Would Mean oiooooor
90, and epestisNstsiy An othee
prsauets WsUla D. AMeeted.
In Q former article W gave facts and
figures to prove that n ths comprs
hensivs plan OF waterway improve
ment advocated b. the National nv.
err and Harbors congress we're or.
risd out, the direct return to the farm
err Of the country. On the single item
Of grain. would certainly b 500. 0oo.-
~ . ysar-snd probably would b
more than twics that sum.
Bat grain b not the oaly item On
which the farmers would receive .
bsasilG The fact b that for the farm
srs-and everybody siss. for that mat,
tsr-the cost Of tFansportatioo inau-
snces practically svsrything be bays.
sslls. sats. wears o. usss h any way
whatever. excepe water. cir and sun
shine. The average man b inclined 70
lasgh vhsn told that b pays out more
foe transportation than be does Tor
taxes a. because q he tasiR-but bis
laughter doss 20 altss The fsct in u
Ioase.
TAsrs ass tArss prisclpAl methods
a transpoetatioo. the wasoaway. The
railway aAl the waterway. md there
= - grsat . ai9srsncs IN he cost os
tranepostatioa By these Different meth
ode that Il b worth while 10 Study The
matter . nttls. The experts q tAs
oood peaAs bureau estimate the COST
e haullag Q toa q freight oae nile
~ hosss, aoA wagon - ~ average
~ = ~ Unihsa 0tnlss q . esaes.
n ~ - . thaFoaOAly 80. smooth
roo1 nl0At - redwood . 10 ceats.
poogfs Menual dives 10 mills pr To.
nile . ~ average Price rscsivsA b.
ths railways h 1907. while the o0cial
records kspt ct tAe 0eo show that he
average rate o the freight carried
Into and ont u Lake Superior b tAs
sane year was only . oe oas MIL
Pssss IN . MSeshsil.
You can better unaeestanA what
thsss Agurss mean u thsy afs stated
b another vay. They mean that u
200 have . dollar 10 spsad b chipping
Q 10 of freight yos en- sad II Z
nilss On IN average nod. 10 miles O
. 1Fst-class rod. i11x miles % rail.
rod. end l.3so miles % . lake vessel.
Il b very sasy - - that good
roads are . lo1 bsttsr than poor roads
but that transportation By horse end
wagoa b no costly at the best 70 b
ussd except Tor small loads and short
distances. 30 far - hibernate tra0c
b coocerued the Wagon road must 10
Nm entirely out Of coasidssatioa. u
b Just - easy 10 So what Q great
benefit would result from the building
Of railway Into . region where there
vas noae before. and that . still
greater bsasnt would result from %
improving . river that Il b made
dspsndably navtsabls whsa Il vas DOT
% before.
waterways increase prosperity In
three principal ways. via: direct sav.
Inc. Indirect saving. and by what nay
- called . creative effect. TAs direct
saving h that which occurs o. gcods
actually carried ~ water. and so0s
facts which Indicate how great this Il.
rect saving h. viii also make more
plata The vast di9srencs bstwssa the
cost Of transportatiou By rail md b.
water.
rhroush The ooo canal at the OUT.
~ u Lake Superior there we're cor.
v,ed b 1901. ss.3i7.3it tons Of freight
THIS was carried IN average distance
q ese.s miles q - average cost q
q Of one min per toa.mils n this
haA bess shipped By rail at the aver.
ass railway rate Tor that year t7.e3
mtllsl. IT. transpostatioa would have
cost o33e. zee more than was paid
~ Ia carriage by water.
Ths total freight carried - eli
1akes that year vas. h roual asm.
bsss, loe .0eo. 900 tcas. This vest ton.
naos was carried foe osse. ~. 80 lsss
thss h vosld have cost - 800 h b
rnll. 80 ~ improvements. Which 30
lues Q saviae large saea0A . pay -
~ nasioaal dsbe h lees thaa I've
yeass. eese ealy ees.eeo.eoe.
prsee - ose1 Aseslts.
WsuI1a't yeu sall tAAa Q psetty fAis
1lvt1ea1 - ths isvesensasf Aad 1oaS
- th1nk 4 veeld ~ - improve ~
oes vatsrWayS - tase an1 - faf =
- eanf
~Dues sAys sens 90. 'vhaa ssosea
= oheeo = sapeess that inpeeve1 nv.
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