New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-17
Correspondence u Tue Express
AND MCCLELLAN RAILROAD

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COUTHERN AND MICniGAN RAILROAD.
S-Detfoi, April ~, 1870 serving tom the inquiries
made By that there seems to b. cant Of afrna-
ton relative TO the action Of oar Legislature the char
Der OF the Michigan Soulbern RVlrpzi COMPANY lake tbs
liberty OF stating to you THAI COupsnv addressed the
Legis mora s'aing ha n-y had lJI ID dssir
able and necessary to sect route passog portion Of
the way through northern Indiana ant ned to extend
rough part Of Illinois to Chicago. Taai they discovered
II 10 be extremely incon sud expensive 10 carry olt
heir plans beyond the line OF Mchssn, under The fefsra
charters and organizations required D. law IN oder Saeb
and praying, among other 'naE' thsi power mkl5 %
given them to make and carry oat say rac Win o.asf
companies parties without me sse By ease or o:ner
wise which might be judged {, IL c. the objects
they had In view With authority 10 co1.odae SUCH several
companies under one orsanz4ion sn1 m49a<emsnc sn1
This would have been very material alteration Of their
charter would fact hsv. enabled them TO change the
Of er road and perhaps advance os prospective
saueou OF road from Monroe Lake Michigan, through
Adrian Codwaer snd across The 81 Jossphs River In the
Ssncs 70 LsSs Michigan upon the line heretofore surveyed
by the State where" further soutnwrd Tnen that
mSs be eonsuceS wholly within tss state and pure
~ local rosd Tho present Stockholders seek to have the
route changed and TO secure such powers ~ VIII enable
them TO look Chicago ultimately q terminus and 70
compete In degree with the Michigan Central Road
Or Tie long Esstern and Western travel and business
The company seems have assum I'd tnat under the eu
oy 70 locale their road any where southward Of the
tine" upon which the state bad located It, they may bend
fe line souward far TO touch the Indiana line and
rom that point connect with, charters In that State
% extend The road westward They make use Of clause
IN their charter which Intended simply 10 prevent them
om encroaching upon the rghs Of the Michigan Central
Railroad Company, and have hitherto construed
gave them right to defeat the main objects OF our LsKss
lure which wss TO secure the construction Of road wholly
within this State The State he'd located route Of be-
s nc Rc.d Il ~ and
securos sale provided In The OF the Southern Rail-
hsfS eo! he ious s' sus S'd By d. State should IL
way be changed by the company should be TO locate
more southory and not nortberly OF thI ne The slim
degree Affect the local business OF the Central Road
by bringing tho two roads into proximity This forbid
don to tSe Southern Coppsay,-bal between the fixed
points Of the road they nigh, alter the route sou'hefy
nan The Oh inal location fxed by The state g. '
The Legislature refused to grant the prayer OF the memo,
snn 10 70 vi With or
contract with companies or paresla lnfaoa any ~oers
out Of the State either By lease or and also OF
They only did this but understanding that The mpf
ny put or claimed the right ~ put such c instruction
upon the original charter has been above saed they ex
pressy provided In the amendment passed that no such
conjunction should be put upon the original charter as
rne the Indiana ne until the Legislature should by its
action suhor1 be done Tsis clause In the amend
which perhaps lawyer would have couched IT, when
taken In connection with the obi ct aimed al and that
claimed by the Company its whole msaniog perfectly
clesI;-T6e Southern Railroad approach the
southern line OF this State without express grant OF
honly from The Legislature Nv heller Will even allow
The Company TO turn the road out OF the State those who
can ee ss we'll A mvse~it will be m6.t ifsuch
sbo1ld even be the result.
go IL oL.xta skaQ n,tt
The effect q The S 20 9s eese. o. os so1,
,and H. lima on YEA for tbs of tbs road TO
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Soro oIsv and nav The Seb 10 hs s,st- and to issue
nYeferred sock with prohbion against auy such unjust
as the COMPANY 10 place upon ORR
gna charter action OF the Legislature upon
hat particular subject
sutjoin statement OF the condition aud revenues OF
me Company for the last year. order tina. YOU may judge
OF the value u Lis bonds and STOCK should any Do
Issued
Receipts from Jan. !, l849, to Jan. |, 1880;
Passepgers Observation-Disclosures 8 033 81
freight .............................42 $50 90
Mail ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 291R
Other sources ................. ST. Is
- $'5e62 81
- Expenses seme pe'oo' oaeo,u
Repairs OF hota ......'''''''''''''' <o'oSo y,
Repairs OF ntcunery ......''''''''' sc
Oiner expenses Vi oPoians 1905 40 M. =,
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