Show facts concerning it is a singular fact that the total volume of freight over tile the great trunk lines of railway from the wg west t lias has no not t increased since the year 1880 in ili that year it il amounted to tons ton for the fir ira Z ehilt months of the year for the samo jeriod this liis year the hie fr egit has amounted tl ti t i tons tile explanation of ahr fact seems to be that farming in the most icat has only extended in tile same I 1 ratio with the growth of towns ind and cities in tilt that direction and that the latter con sumo tire lie surplus of products that is raised over the production of seven years 11 ago 0 tile west lias his also embarked more extel extensively in manufacturing which increases the local business and supplies tile people with tile the surplus of goods formerly bought 0 in the easl east which they now use over the amount required in 1881 an interesting uninteresting fact in this connection is that the freight moving westward from the great atlantic cities in ill 1881 was tons down to sept 1 while this year to the same date it lias has been tons and this is the hie first season when tile west bound anima tonnage c lias has equaled that cf 1881 boston budget |