Word: traffic
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...brought within a stone's throw of the chapel, it might do something in keeping these young business men on the thoroughfares of this town, instead of allowing them to disport themselves on the green in the college yard. Whoever wishes to see a stop put to this traffic and its accompanying evils, let him buy his newspapers on the street and purchase nothing from the boys in the yard...
...matter of rights, private and State companies are about the same. No administration could allow State railroads to lose money, when private ones are making it. So State roads resort to all sorts of tricks to get traffic. As a result in Belgium and Germany roads, competing lines are brought up. In Prussia a great amount of business is gained by making exceptions to State laws. Prussian rates are lower than in upper Europe; in France and Austria, a little higher; in England, a little more; in America, rates higher still. American freight rates are 1 1-8 cents...
Much of American advance is due to improved methods, largely accomplished by steel rails and improved heavy rolling stock. This has increased traffic, German roads have laid steel rails, but have not increased size of cars. Also have empty cars waiting for loads, whilst in other places people may perhaps be clamoring for cars. State railroads are wrecked on this rock...
...country by lowering the rates. The only remedy was the organization of a rival road. This peace was often a disastrous one financially, as a town which could support one road reasonably well, would bankrupt two, because the duplication of expenses was not met by a corresponding duplication of traffic. Thus it was a hazardous thing for private enterprise to institute a parallel line. In Europe, where private funds are not forthcoming to carry on a needed competing line, the government takes the matter into its hands and builds a rival road. Competition in railroading is different from that...
...evils of various state laws would result unless the United States took the matter in charge. After a short resume of the history of the railroads in the United States the question of "special rates" was considered. Very often in the administration of railroads it happens that additional traffic can be secured if the price of transportation is lowered and if such traffic is profitable it is perfectly proper to take this new traffic at a lower rate than that at which other traffic is received; and there can be no injustice in this, So through traffic is favored often...