Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-06-05
Steams Boat Combinations.

The Steam Boats from S, Louis
engaged in the New Orleans, Missouri
and Upper Mississippi trade have each
entered into combination the present
season. They have fixed their prices
for lreigh, and passage at what they
consider reasonable rates. They pro-
TESS to have entered into such an ar
rangement in self defence. against the
transient boats that every season visit
ST Louis when business becomes dull
in their own localities. and undermine
them by conducting the carrying trade,
both in freight and passengers, at lower
rates than can be afforded by the regu-
lar boats.
As far as The combinations on the
Missouri and Lower Mississippi are
concerned we have nothing to say at
present. Our ci,izens do no, feel TO
any great exten, The effect of any injury
that may result from these. Neither
would we say anything in relation to
the other did we not know tina, our fell
low citizens feel aggrieved. On Bur-
lInglon, more than on any other place,
is felt all the bad effects of what is
called the Upper Mississippi Ccmbina-
ton. The combinations on the Mis-.
souri, and Lower Mississippi may be
conducted fairly and honorably it
cannot be thus said Of the one on The
Upper Mississippi. While they pro.
TESS to extend their operations uniform.
ly from 81 Louis 10 all the ports above,
facts show that il is not so. Instead of
commencing at ST Louis, and having
proporlionably uniform prices for
freigl; and passage between tina, port
and Nu Ruque, they have no unlformi-
~ oil charges from ST Louis to Keokuk,
IN Tact. and the Combination commences
at tha, place up and ends at that place
on the downward trip This is owing
10 the competition the regular boats
meet with in the line OF packets from
st Louis TO Keohuk. keokuk is at
the foot of the Rapids and only abon,
forty miles below Burlington. We are
informed that TO compete with the
keokuk packets the combustion boats
take passengers sometimes as low as
che dollar from ST Louis TO Keokuk and
height at 6 cents. The regular price
Tor passage asked by these boats from
st Louis TO Burlington is four dollars
and for ordinary freigh, they charge 25
cents. Every one can see how oDer.
ously this bears on Burlington making
our citizens actually pay three dollars
for forty miles travel and three plea
yunes for bringing freigh, the same dis
lance. And this difference is made too.
when there are no rapids TO operate as
an obstacle in the speedy transit of
passengers and freight The rapids
have really been annihilaied thus far the
whole season. in consequence of the
high waters. But we do not say that
four dollars for passage and twenty.
five cents for freigh, are too high the
season round from S, Louis to Burling-
ton; hut we do say tina. the disparity in
the charges between ST Lons and Keo.
kuk and Keokuk and Burlington is
palpably unjust and injurious to our
citizens and those above us, and if it is
not remedied all those residing above
keokuk will be justified in taking such
steps as shall coun,eract the evil effects
of this combination. they too can
form combination to vindica,e their
own rights; and unless those rights are
regarded, they will do it. All our
people ask for is Justice and equality,
ana no men or set of men have a RICH.
to enter into compac, to ruin the
business of others, neither can thew do
1t with impuniiy.
Justice may truly be Said to have
ned The country, This is certainly
true in this par, of the country where i,
appears in nine cases out of ten that the
greater the crminal-,he more enor.
nous his offence-the greater is his
chance for escape. The late case Of
DR. Snyder who deliberately shot down
young Gibbon las, Summer in Smith,
land' IS proof of this. A packed iurv
returned verdict of no, guilty., when
me evidence was clear and positive
against him. The crime of murder ;s
rapidly lncreasing-no one is safe-and
we believe it grows out Of the ease
! wth which criminals obtain an acon;,.