. Electric railway journal . iers quartered in towns. Early in the war, duringthe winter-time, the soldiers were billeted in towns,and then there was a large amount of soldiertraffic. Now the travel is mainly between the largercamps and homes when the men go and return fromleaves, and the steam lines handle this traffic. Freight Rates Are Too Low Typical freight rates are 2d. per ton per mile for coal,charcoal, sand or material for repairing roads, 2id. foriron, iron ore and sheet iron; 3d. for sugar, grain, flour,etc., and 3d. for the first rate in the case of a 7-lb. par-cel. It was impossib
. Electric railway journal . iers quartered in towns. Early in the war, duringthe winter-time, the soldiers were billeted in towns,and then there was a large amount of soldiertraffic. Now the travel is mainly between the largercamps and homes when the men go and return fromleaves, and the steam lines handle this traffic. Freight Rates Are Too Low Typical freight rates are 2d. per ton per mile for coal,charcoal, sand or material for repairing roads, 2id. foriron, iron ore and sheet iron; 3d. for sugar, grain, flour,etc., and 3d. for the first rate in the case of a 7-lb. par-cel. It was impossible even before the war to carrygoods at a profit, and with the increased expenses ofto-day the situation is still worse. The difficulty arisesfrom the fact that a haul of tramway or light rail- way is short and the initial cost is high. It is said tobe a great pity, from the national point of view, thatthe private tramways cannot carry goods at a profit,because there is a great scope for the hauling of goodsand farm
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