. Railway age . re. Excepting the hrnall Scandinavian fleets and a few con-tinental lirms the world tramp shipping is Uritlsh * * * an In-vestment of over 1,000 of genuine unwatered capital.• • • -They do the carriage not only of Uriiisb and Colonialtrade, but, mo far as tramp shipping Us corn-<Tnc1 rd lu line irafflc. Thesailing vessels were almost entirely in the charter be tonlinued.) Derailment of a Standard Gage Train by Wind. Kea<ier8 of the accident record for the month of Ilecenilier,which was publlshe<l in the Railroad Gazette of Jan. 24. page recal
. Railway age . re. Excepting the hrnall Scandinavian fleets and a few con-tinental lirms the world tramp shipping is Uritlsh * * * an In-vestment of over 1,000 of genuine unwatered capital.• • • -They do the carriage not only of Uriiisb and Colonialtrade, but, mo far as tramp shipping Us corn-<Tnc1 rd lu line irafflc. Thesailing vessels were almost entirely in the charter be tonlinued.) Derailment of a Standard Gage Train by Wind. Kea<ier8 of the accident record for the month of Ilecenilier,which was publlshe<l in the Railroad Gazette of Jan. 24. page recall that one of the derailments, resulting in one death andsix Injuries, was caused by a severe wind storm. This was ou theColorado & Southern near Marshall. Colo., December 24. Four cars. Derailment of a Passenger Train by Wind Near Marshall. Colorado. the advance of the common carrier for general traflk- In this service,as It has been completed in so many before. There yet exists along with all the services mentioned above avast traffic of private cliaracter—the so-called tramp or chartertraffic In which any ImllvUiual, who so desires, loads a ship andsends her wherever his interests dictate. Thousands of vessels arehired by any one who can ship a full cargo. Such charter trafficIs limited by this fact to cheap and bulky materials. It Is alsoof declining Iniporlanco In the greatest ports, because In these theline steamers suffice. Hut for small and out-of-thc way ports,shipping bulky raw produce, the charter or Independent v»jssel willbe an Iniportiint factor for many decades to come. The vessel willIn the majority of cases be hired for the particular cargo In question. It Is easy to let an account of the nineteenth century Hue trafficwith its splendid developments
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