ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.
BY
J. GRIERSON,
GENERAL MANAGER OF THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
SECOND THOUSAND.
LONDON:
EDWARD STANFORD, 55, CHARING CROSS.
1886.
PRINTED BY
WATERLOW AND SONS LIMITED, LONDON WALL, LONDON.
Transcriber Notes:
Obvious spelling mistakes have been corrected. Old or antiquated spellings have been preserved.
Errors in punctuation and inconsistent hyphenation were not corrected unless otherwise noted.
In the sample contracts, the blank spaces to be filled in have been replaced with underlines.
A part of the information upon which these observationsare founded was obtained for my own guidance, in consideringthe complaints as to Railway rates and the comparisonsbetween railways in the United Kingdom and abroad. At thesuggestion of the representatives of some of the Companies thesubject was followed up. These observations have expandedbeyond my original intentions; but they have been preparedfor a limited object; they do not purport to exhaust thesubject. I have endeavoured to treat it fairly, and to paydue regard alike to the interests of the traders, the public,and the railway companies; interests which may, to a hastyobserver, occasionally appear conflicting, but which, lookedat reasonably, and in the light of full information, are seento be identical.
Though solely responsible for the comments and conclusions,I am indebted for the information upon which theyare based to many persons; among others, to several of thePresidents, General Managers, and others connected with[Pg vi]the control of the railways in France, Belgium and Holland;to Sir Bernhard Samuelson, M.P. (who placed at my disposalthe voluminous and useful information which he obtained asto the railways in Germany, Belgium and Holland); to someof the General Managers and other Officers of the companiesin England, the United States, and Canada; and to manyfriends who have been kind enough to supply much informationand give valuable assistance.
If the information thus collected helps to clear up somemisconceptions, to prevent the adoption of theories as to thefixing of rates which would be most injurious to the trade ofthe country, and to bring about an equitable and satisfactorysettlement of questions now so much discussed, my objectwill have been attained.
Paddington,
December 1st, 1886.
CONTENTS.
| sections | page | |
| I. | Introduction | 1 |
| II. | The principle upon which Rates should be based | 6 |
| III. | Cost of Service | 8 |
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