Show CANADIAN competition ever since inco the birth of 0 the republic it liaa has bee been illegal tor for the vessel of nuy any foreign trade howerto power to e a Z ag 0 in 10 our coasting coas tinz why 11 0 shoula b it 1 it not t b epee dlly I 1 made I 1 I 1 I 1 illegal I 1 g t h n I 1 n railroads ut to O 0 engage g in c ryang g and bt afee a OU our rr eastern or atra anil 11 eperu cit bitle le the cases are ex exactly a ca 17 parallel it 11 W we protect our elilia aguini the competition n ef it of foreign bit p is eliy WI y ali hould on d nt awe we protect our home ad s against it thoe ose enot outside of our northern borders let Uon gresa think about this new york sun stin even aa as far as ogden tile misfortune if not tho the actual injustice of this canadian railway competition bas been felt not being subject to the legal restrictions strict iong ions now controlling railways in the tile united state these canadian roada roads discriminate in such a way as pleases their purpose they may charge exorbitant rates for short hauls to competitive noncompetitive non points and absurdly low rates for long hauls into common territory it was canadian competition which caused the northern Nort heni pacific to haul goods from eastern points in the united states into montana at less than a legitimate rate and it was the enforced cut made by tho the northern pacific which caused the union pacific to carry goods to butto butte and arid helena from the missouri river at rates less than it carried the same class of goods to ogden tho the difficulty in this matter idof is of euch recent occurrence and lie tile prompt remedy afforded aal donled by tho the union pacific created so much stir th atour readers are well acquainted with the tho facts A scheme of the kind suggested by the tile new york sun would be entirely practicable and that too without any injustice to foreign railways or domestic shippers or merchants the same principle which governs in the protection of manufactures and shipping should govern in the protection of domestic railway interests if for instance goods shipped from one american city via tia a Canad canadian lau rail railway way to another american city were subject to some considerable import duty american shippers would very readily see the advantage of patronizing their own roads it is not contended and anti cannot be successfully asserted that under the inter state commerce law wisely and strictly enforced the railroads are not becoming comine bc what they should be the ter of tho the people there ie is sufficient competition already between american railways to insure c in the majority of cases as low rates on freight as is consistent with general prosperity when therefore american shippers go outside of their own country to get transportation from one of our own towns to another it is because they seek illegitimate rates that is rates which are below the actual cost per milo mile for transportation it may be that no action will be taken by congress but certainly the subject is one which may be fairly treated with vigor it is a sensible subject for statute making and therefore unlike many others which are presented fojtho grave consideration of the national legislature |