Ordered, that the Committee on Railways and Canals be instructed to examine the tariff of prices established on the Western Rail-road, and report thereon.
1842
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Title
Ordered, that the Committee on Railways and Canals be instructed to examine the tariff of prices established on the Western Rail-road, and report thereon.
Published
[Massachusetts] : [publisher not identified], [1842]
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Variant Title
At head of title: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. House of Representatives, Jan. 25, 1842
Description
1 online resource (7 pages).
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(NNC-L)LLMC1409624538
(TEMPOCo)1409624538
(TEMPOCo)1409624538
Summary
On February 5, 1842, the Committee on Railways and Canals, in response to an order, submitted a copy of the freight charges on the Western Rail Road linked with the Boston & Worcester Rail Road. It is interesting to see the names of quantities, such as quintals. There were three classes of freight, each defined, and for each class there was a triangular chart of town to town rates. Apparently a decimal point was not used in the charges. As an example, first class freight all the way from Boston to Albany was $10/Ton, but the number in the chart is 1000. Then there was a sheet of charges for specific items: flour, furniture, acid, wool, cigars, livestock, etc. Emigrant parties of 20 were charged $3 each; parties of 100 were charged $2 each. There were two pages of textual rules for shipping, signed by George Whistler, Engineer.
Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF first lines of text (LLMC Digital, viewed November 17, 2023).
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