. The ways of our railways . ance of home merchandiseof the same description. This, on the face of it, lookslike a gross injustice to the English , the Commissioners held that the differ-ence in charge did not amount to an undue pre-ference, for two reasons—first, because the foreignproduce reached the railway in so much larger con-signments and so much more handily packed ; and,secondly, because the special import rates werenecessary in the interests of the public to keep opena convenient alternative route for the conveyanceof foodstuffs to the Metropolis. Special
. The ways of our railways . ance of home merchandiseof the same description. This, on the face of it, lookslike a gross injustice to the English , the Commissioners held that the differ-ence in charge did not amount to an undue pre-ference, for two reasons—first, because the foreignproduce reached the railway in so much larger con-signments and so much more handily packed ; and,secondly, because the special import rates werenecessary in the interests of the public to keep opena convenient alternative route for the conveyanceof foodstuffs to the Metropolis. Special import rates,in short—obnoxious though they must be to the homeproducer—stand on the same footing as special exportrates—which the home producer, of course, are necessary to keep open distant markets. It is, as I have already pointed out, practically im-possible for the most expert general manager to besure whether any one branch of the business of his lineis paying or not. But the object of his labours. 16-TON COAL-WAGON, CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.
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