| Show RAILWAYS the st louis globe democrat is inclined to think that much good will result from the recent combination in railway circles effected by JAY GOULD the great railroad wizard it is true thattie th atthe public is usually inclined to look with suspicion upon any movement in railroad matters which is engineered gine ered by JAY bufa our contemporary shows that mr GouLo does not propose to bring about a consalis con solis dation of different roads in the or binary sense of the term but only to concentrate their management in jacb a way as to secure uniformity and stability of rates and to put business upon a basis that can not be disturbed by every passing influence of course he is not a it says the globe democrat he expects to make money in the case bath by the increase of railroad earnings and by the appreciation of railroad at the same time however the result of his operations can hardly fail to bo beneficial to gen oral interests As things now stand the question of freights which plays such an important part in all branches of commerce is a source of constant anxiety and annoyance tle merchant does not know from day to day what he can depend upon in that and the consequence is that all buying and selling is bonu under forbid accurate and satisfactory calculations the fact is the west has bad anch shabby treatment of late from the railways that most au thing will be welcomed in preference to the past unreliable service servi cp it is nofa expected by our business men that they will be charged less through the present combination of western roads in fact many belindo the fr right rates will be raised if ant biLg but they do cot expect that a more thorough service will bo inaugurated this wo dinean that through freight will not be delayed at or some point along tho road ts haa been abo practice heretofore thus causing and loss of trade under ono thib sheild be remedied to a great furthermore the nita should be more beeady which wilt a tendency to increase trade alum freight rates run up and down business men are loft in doubt when 0 o buy and over which roads to ship causing injury to trad |
