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Show Old 'Coach Travel Expensive. In England, too, railway fares are about to bo raised, nt oven a higher percentage than in this country, remarks re-marks a wrtter In tho New York Times. Whether the consequent gram-bllng gram-bllng Is higher there thnn here It Is Impossible to decide. As nn Intended holp In stilling It, the newspapers are publishing the prices for transportation transporta-tion that travelers had to pay In pre-railwuy pre-railwuy days. Thus, for the Journey from London to Glasgow tho "Inside" passenger of ' 1812 had to pay about $o2. Going no farther than Newcastle from London cost tho man Inside the coach something some-thing like $28. In nddltlon there was the outlay for meals on the road and for the long list of expected tips tp ( guards, coachmen, etc. |