CHEAP TRAVELLING.

Evening Star, Issue 3985, 2 December 1875, Page 2

CHEAP TRAVELLING.

To the Editor, Sir.—ln a recent isstm of your paper Mi P.issmoro, Ihe>u|/ciin‘.i ml n ■ ngincer of const) noted railways, >" dr-.;-. ; t ,.ov.- by n few compa.iisous u: <hlTeu-m iaG- ; . t the cost oi i ravelling in t>t-.«a« compares avambly with th,- oo t (f travelling m the olt country, Siuely Mr Pa-sui-. ;c ders nut ixpect us tt "■lieve that our Horne Ita.ilw. ys give no cheaper means of la a veil m ; than what he stages, lias he fo gott-n that Government compels each -ailw; ( y c-tiupani to run «t Imißl one train daily at a many per mile Many companies no-- it to tlmir ad\..ntuge to run bj,r iheaper Mains than a penny pci mile, hor it san. e, she f.nea fr-in London tt Wo-'lwlcn (ab iv; ibo - ame d slam e as from Dum din to Port Chalmers) a e as follows : - Ist cl as-. Is ; 2utl do. 0 ... ; 3ui do, 01 ; and iron 'il.smw to 1 IV" k, I-., s. Is 3d ;2,ni o, L;d -1 do, lid ; 4.h do, hi. ; :.o ,! -1,, C m f.-.m: Glasgow so firecock, I In. i-i.aw g.vi-s as 22j mil. s. Niim h'U; (>tl.of .m-l, .no-s iglu. nc citeu to sb » >• 1 ni: av ry : .,iea re him ion must v.ik-'place in cur f-rea b loro we can compute favorably with hose ou EnglUh linos. I think the best way to make our lai.w ys a success tvou d be to mealy reduce both lares and goods r ties and b; offering greater in ucernents ho pub i to trav 1, the lailwaye would quickly become the un.iiis ~( opening up the country, besides lost iiug industries that are nt prevent crippled t'nougb high and excessive rates. -lain, »vc., -John Eldi;ed, Grange street, November 30.