Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-11-13
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try II the comparatively small part
of the total price received by TIE rail-
way companies from this supildihry
means. They point ont further mat
the traffic carried in this country by
the express com panies NJ rates va
rying from ten 10 as much ns one
hundred times az great ns the average
rate per ton-mile on ordinary lfoishl
10 carried In Germany either by par
cells post or fast freight service,
These prussian commissioners ar-
cue that the average passenger rate
per mile Is less than ono-hall as
much ns In Germany as II is In the
United states ana that by reason Of
large expenditures made for the
elimination of grade crossings and the
application Of safety devices ana the
employment OF something Ike thir-
ly times as many men az are employ
ed solely for that purpose In tho
United states, and whose fundamcn-
tal duty Il Is TO insure safety 10 the
public, the railways uf this country
KIN about seven times as many ana
injure about thirty times ns many In
proportion to the number of passcu-
gers carried as are killed and injured
ny the railways of GcrmanN
These Prussian Railway commis-
sioncrs also state that when nl that
the German public gets In the way
Of service from lts railways rs hnl-
anced up with what the American
public does not get from rs railways
The average rae per ton per mile
would De more nearly 80 mills for
Germany and ll,i mills for the INIT
ed states, instead of G5 mills for the
United states ana l3,l1 mills for tho
roads Of Prussia,
Every railway in the United States
Insists that the rates are too low, ana
there would have been a general adj
vance In rates all over the country ifI
the law had not been passed at q re-
cent session Of Congress allowing thcl
Interstate Commerce Commission tol
suspend any rate until IL reasonable
ness shall have been determined,
There may be some reasons why II
may be found necessary 10 Increase
rates IN some localities In the United
states. Grade crossings are uncndur-
able in great cities nnd thousands or
millions Of dollars must be- spent 10
eliminate them. Increase of trans.
portation facilities ~ most needed inl
Sreat cities, aud work for this pur.
pose Is enormously expensive; and
otler thousands of millions of dol |
lars VIII nave To be expended for the
equipment and improvement OF term
mas Many olher expenditures are
made necessary by Increase In thel
density IN population aud traffic, !
ana II may he that rates will be nee !
essarlly advanced ~ order to pay al
lulr return on 'apiini wlicli must he
nNnAnnnI IlauNa / b., /
localities ana upon basis Of "ct-
va, capltol expended,
II Is TO the Interest Of the shipper
that transportation rates be kept as
low as possible, The United States
Is too hopelessly behind several lu- 1
ropeun countries, which have an area
ihslRhliieaht IN comparison with ours, |
~ the matter of Foreign commerce. |
II we are to attain the position to !
Whlch we are entitled by reason Oft
our area ana our resources, we must
Ihke advantage OF every possible !
means Tor the reduction of transpor-
lauon costs.
tlgh railway rates have compelled /
manufacturers in the Midland Dis |
lrlct ol ENGLAND To move to The ports, !
although their original location was
onlN 80 miles from harbOr. Ger !
many has been building and using
waterways for a generation, and rail
ways IN that country are state owned
and state operated. Railway reve- |
nues are the principal source of ma
tional income there, yet the Prus- |
SION LandtaS IN 1906 authorized In "A
single bin an expenditure on water
ways improvements equal to 60 per
cent Of All that had been previously !
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