The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-04-29
Railway Passes.

Railway Passes. "h= ga. g4afju
Editors Times Tho Milwaukee Neu.
excerpts to publication over my signature
in your last issue and calls ON you to ex-
plain. Having done the mischief myself
permit me to say word in reply to the
Nus.
In thatapaper Of a late date was a letter
which | gave to your readers, preceded by
note suggesting that shippers have it in
their power to bring all railways to time. -
The letter is. from Fond du Lac county,
Wisconsin here it is: .r
"Ea. Netcs Any shipper of flour Or
wheat over the Northwestern railroad to
Chicago gets pass over the road, as it is
necessary for such persons to visit their
Oonsignees. This s, cures the business of
such persons over this road, and adds
greatly to the dividends Of the Northwest.
ern railroad. ..'
Snow, will any man do business with
Milwaukee with the above inducement
against him, transportation being the same?
The writer knows thousands of dollars
freight induced by the above process. 20
E.a' Yours, ,-ta- & Z By
The Ners accompanied the publication
Of the letter with statement that ''thc La
Crosse and Northwestern Companies have
stipulated that no passes shall be granted
to shippers by either, and in this respect the
L. c. is just as liberal as the N. w." Ny
omission to publish the Ne,cs' statement
as above quoted,is made the basis of a
charge of 'Alisrcpr, sentation at McGre-
gor." Let US sec: .....,. &C.,. .s.....-'. T..
The Fond du Lac man "a shipper, or he
would not be interested in the sutjecto
states that shippers over the N. w. are
passed to Chicago to visit their consignees."
He "knous thousands of dollars freight in.
duced by the above process" The Ne,cs
says "the N. w. and l.. c. roads are bound
by stipulation not to pass shippers"
The Ners seems to champion the L. G.
road and is advised by it as to the s.ipula
ton, but even the existence of this agree
,nent does not falsify "B's" statement 1t
is common with railway companies to enter
into stipulations Of this aud similar charac-
ter. and it is just MS common TO break them.
"B" writes sohat he "knosos" the Ne,es
refers to the ''stipulations.' Believing that
ID" told truth, and not being the special
defender Of any r. r., did not deem it
necessary to publish the comments of the
Neos on BIS letter. l judged that the
N. w. made it rule to pass shippers, and
knowing how just it was to those who fur
nished it business, was DESTROYS Of COM
mcnding it SO as to influence, in q small
way, other roads to do the same. Who
does not know that favored shippers, and
men who are not shippers, are passed over
all roads in the face Of express ''stipula.
tons" to the contrary? He must have
Travelled little not to have observed it,
Why cannot railway companies make the
passing Of shippers universal instead Of
special. A McGregor buyer informs me
that he has furnished the roads between
this and Milwaukee, within the past Is
months, frcights equal to $40, 900 on wheat,
alone-he also purchased pork largely last
winter. There are other men here who
have done more than this. Ought not such
customers to have ride or two thrown in
where the ride relates particularly to their
business? Or should such favors be ex.
tended to those only who run up and down
the country without any business at all p.
! hold that my best customers are entitled
to the first slice Of privilege, and il man
sends business Of one, or two, or Ave
thousand dollars per annum to railroad
he ought to 30 allowed to look after it,
without charge on the part Of the conpa
ny. But this subject is too onc.sided for
debate. ''- 20 ~ ''
"B" wrote What he kne1o the Ncws edi.
tor wrote what was told him. That both
roads spoken Of pass shippers do not
doubt. Let them discard, publicly, such
stipulativns as are only intended to blind
ths'dsserving, and make the rule Of pass.
ing shippers uniform one. .s ~ .@,' =.
This IL ell the object had in view in
noticing "B's" commupication and regret
the Nt,os should feel offended because put
SO little faith in railroad ''stipulations'' rs
to weigh them lightly against the positive
statement Of practical man as r.