The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-12
FREIGHT BY WATER.
COSTS ONLY oNE-SIxTH TO ONE.
TENTH AS MUCH AS BY
RAIL
TRANspoa 1A7lon's. BIG iToLL
American People Annually Pay Out
Three Times as Much for Trans
portstion as They Pay for Support
Of the Government.
Do YOU know

portstion as They Pay for Support
Of the Government.
Do you know
That the people OF the United States
pay cut each year about three times
ar much in transportation taxes, that
Is. for the carriage OF freight and pas
sengers. as they pay In taxes for the |
support OF government, national. state
and local,
That transportation affects the price |
OF everything that everybody buys.
sells. eats. wears or uses in any way |
whatever-air. water and sunshine e1-
oepted9
That cheap transportation benefits |
both the producer and the consumer.
making wheat and cotton higher and |
flour and cloth lower at one and the
same time7
That the cheapest known transpor.
tation is water transportation. costing,
on the average. from onesixth to one
tenth az much as transportation by
rail?
That the direct saving on the goods
actually carried by water In the
United States is over s550.0oo.ooo a
year?
rates when subject to the competition
of waterways than where such compe-
titIon does not exist?
That the indirect saving. thus
caused, is probably as large as the d.
rect saving given above?
That both the direct and indirect
saving would be largely increased by
the further Improvement of our water.
ways?
That waterways always increase tho
profits OF the railways with which they
come Into competition? For the rea-
son that waterways. by giving cheap
transportation for raw materials. actu-
ally create both industry and COM
mercer AS Is indicated by the fact
That In 1900 there was only one city
in the United States. with population
of 100000 or over. which was no. To-
Gated on a navigable waterway? And
further
How Frankfort Benefited.
That Frankfort. Germany grew
more IN tbs twenty years after the
River Main was canalized than 1t had
grown IN the two hundred years be-
fore? And again
That Germany. which is nearly Co.
600 square miles smaller than Texas.
but has one OF the finest waterway
L. 3l 10,
foreign commerce greater than that OF
the United States by over $500.000.-
600?
That throughout the civilized world
the largest cities, the densest popula-
ton, the busiest and most prosperous
people are to be found along navlga'
BILE Waterways
That the surest and speediest way
10 develop the resources Of the nation
and every state and section thereof,
to increase the growth OF every city
and community In the country, TO pro-
mote the prosperity of every interest,
including the railroads. and OF every
citizen. east west. north and south. Is
TO improve all our waterways as fast
and as tar as We can
That money used for the improve
ment OF waterways, wisely planned
and honestly constructed. is not an
expenditure but an investment. which
will pay a dividend Of at least 100 per
cent year?
Provlslon for Funds.
That the benefits which would re-
suit from the comprehensive improve
ment OF our waterways, and the losses
which gould follow our failure TO
make such Improvement. are so enor-
nous. that funds should be provided
by the Issuance OF bonds-as has been
done by railways-so that the work
may be begun at once and finished as
soon as possible?
That the national government claims
exclusive jurisdiction and exercises
supreme control over all navigable wa
Slerways? And therefore
That IL depends entirely on the con
gress of the United States whether
the work of creating great national
system OF waterways shall be done at
all and how soon II shall be finished?
That the vote of the member OF con-
gross from your district will help to
decide the policy Of the government
with regard to waterways?
That the action OF congressman is
Influenced by the wishes or their con-
stituentS. when they know what those
wishes are?
That you have theNrlght to ask the
candidates for congress in your dis
trlct TO state their position on this
question now, before the election?
That you are blind to your Owl In
teTeSts II you do not ask your candi-
dates to pledge themselves TO work
and vote for waterways if elected, and
then demand OF the one who is elect
Cd that he shall keep his pledge?
The facts and figures given In this !
series OF articles have been submitted
in the hope that those who read them
would see the Importance of the policy
OF waterway improvement advocated
by the National Rivers and Harbors
congress. and would aid in securing
The adoption of that policy. How we'll
they have served the e purpose for
which they we're written must be left
for their readers to decide.
Every obstruction 10 the free and
open navigation of our waterways 10
brake OK The wheels OF industry.
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