, 1864-09-24

tirih that their franchises, in effect e1cinde all
healthy Tor. even Wabash G.ldfFon unhealthy
-Bnt thesc prominent facts are worthy OF no.lce,
The increase In expenditure plead by the CON-
mcrc ld5ateu<, in contrast~with The remarkable
increase II their 1ece,Ns, from tho vastly large
humber 1idtug upon their csss. than was the case
sneuld be p1os,ded With rents, hns are oosfsed to
etand while riding. none, immensely oveTpears
the increase in expense Of keeptpC up and rouutng
the esEs, even as Tho present merely temporary
The West Division (eomexhat Illegal conp,ny,
batldine inoe6nite new branches North and south,
to be Huitol in future Income. complains that isa
stuck is lot more than from twenty to forty per
cent above par, and does nnt yield present diTl-
cenos Whether It, a,s n,sSs VII a.im.soy prore
the original corpotatora sor their successors TOO
hh 70, hes snense sas, not
thu Randolph aud Madison street liues. erea no =,
pay amply. But suppose somebody wishes 10 ~,
ene 5 ~ Rf
the citizens OF Chicsgo 10 be called UPON TO tar
themeelves to maze thata good bargain to themf
Division RailWsy CO. can ask Increased rsses7 sf
their enhanced recsipts3 Where the increase Of
N0f the Souih DtTisIon the writer rpeats with
more fcehng experience. Not rod mas been ad-
oed 10 the railway, and but lev new cars. Con-
lions la+ the respective positions. but siAp:y pc.
ssy e.se9 icy could Ss Sssd i s!stss
Their carr a1o always crowded, going and com.
irg, and, upon the part Of both conductors acd
drivers, thele is the mort supreme disregard OF
personal courtesy or attention. II yon Wish to
get on you jump a. for four Life. to hsye your
joints racked when 3cu cstch The hand rait By
which you aIs ID be "fnaked, along. \ ,yoa
landed III the mut, ga1da from the crossing. II
yon Iemonsstate youtafe aasct!onateiy advised to
,S re- e The s
not TIE exception. OhEeenity and drunkenness,
distractions In front, and every Inconvenience ara
given iii not secure The scryices o. men who are
wfstcr Sas had oecaslon, seyesal t1nes Sinterisls
whom 1he imheeiie> and cow3rdIy conductor dare
net squelch-tu one instance be called vigorously
for the police to the fntensesla1m Of both the
officials and 1ioious passengers.
Why IL tho narrow rn1l adhered to in all our Ways
ta1to higher sui ter permitting this unmltisased
: The pretent CON pans but a few weeks since paid
come three hundred per cent for theif srocr, and
now, forsooth, ark the citizens Of the South d.
high dividends upon both original sto:K and enor-
moua premiums and ptifut enough. beg even to
charge the trivial Government tax over md above
VITA serene assurance, 1t is trae. they propose
to g1ant VI tho privilege OF loan nE our money to
them, without interest," plus the Government Tux,
es eve1s II @s os tass
miles ont of our way and lend them our money
without interest and Plus the Government tag We
are TO pay ten cents for each r1de IN dirty nlman
aged carE, with tnsol+nt conductors and drivers
and balky hoscs, to be Deposited in the .uud with
curses and obst stentties superadded.
Nov IL the temporary era ot hlca pttces-NhAk
assurance hare We, thai when prices 50 down, the
city railway fares vii! 60 down with them Wnat
experience sho8a that corporations Will ever
lessen their eIsrp upon the advantage once &C.
Il occurs to the writer that 1t wou!d have been
better for ChicaSo {shoa:d this moust1nns measure
inelS Speculation. IN ar Il agis seen a6Ic 10 pay
three h1ndrtd per cent for City Railway stock.
Let the Common Council take heed-for after
the proposed ordinance eonesh the judepe9t.
AN EXPLANATION.
The following explanation Of Whist the Horse
Railway Companies desire. aud the reason there
fon IL written by an officer OF one Of the Com
panies:
tn ss:e IN the x ssstsay mosp.e m
msead he pabc q ,ssu az ts L. e.isnlatEd to
iEcat ine suhes1 aeeolainsly v6esess ths a:s i'
Is equni to IN advance Of bnt laX cents on one
5Sst sna With .hs s5aow
Suppose person does occasionally get on a car,
snd having no ticket, y requiEe1 to ply thirty
cents for ticket Of i've riaes3 It Is very aezf
Gus affair, considering that he can ride eighteen
miles for hts thirty cents. He need not do 1t again
unless he neRtects to procure tickets at the Office,
Il it not lalr to presume that. long ere this or
dinsnce goes into effect everybody vill be fully I'D
Viscd OF it, provisions. and hare ample oppoftu-
nt.y Of providing themselves with cheap tickets.
Tho ranwsy companies ask nothsuk more than IL
hun rAH 1AHf Pm h8N Ab$f% rrr A{y1fA
rectly into their oHn hauds, aud not through the
banC6 Of over o1e hundred and twenty collectors.
They havsbesn unabe 70 devise aoy otncs method
esrn, than the one PROPOSED. viz. !: to make the
difference in the price OF tickets cold at the Office
and The price charged on the e.rs 70 srcat that all
This ts done On nH steam railroads. Everybody
kno - this TO be the rle and no one complains Of
It. Why deprive US Of the Tule2
The whole matter amounts simply to this.
railway companies 70 furnish tickets at The oeice
ears =. penalty for tailng to procure ticEets at
the Office. II this will materially benefit the zai1f
wsy companies, ts 1t aekins too much Of the pub.
be, injured b. it. Il an. one pays naors than nre
csn blame no one bnt hinselI for there Is
ceIt tickets from seven o'clock in The morn
lie lie sea-. Whist It is true fh,t ihs raisway
Will be entirely satisfied II they can get Lsot,
it nay Lot be improper to remind. you thai
their i've cent rats WAS established wien 4p!d Was
q. par. It,7aa either an un1eaeonah!e high rite
then or it is low rate pow, for, then hay VISA 81
per lou. nov ii is SIS 2 go; Corn nea1 WAS then
31s per ton, now II 10 Sis. Horses were then $50,
now they are $50 Then cara could be had at $500,
low they are St300. THIN Iron was go per ton,
new it is $50, snd everything ese ia proportion.
The pl ce We srsnow, eeitt, for csrrytns passen-
We do not expect Of couree that you or the public
viii feel aay particular interest In these matters,
Int tEey a7s facts worthy OF confederation. II IT
will better accpmmcuate the public for tue railway
crmparles to furnish single tickle at kss otce q:
,Sre cente, they Hl have 60 sort Of objections to
doing 50.
CITIZENS or 10TH WARD, ATIEsr1oIEAt
&tipe Of the citizens Of the 10:h Ward. held In
seelcy'e Hall last evening, pursuant to rotice.
committee was appointed to call mass meeting.
Of tie enrolled Of Ea1d Ward, at O'clock this
ieatu1day} morning, Mt 6ee3ey's Ha1t, southeast
conner Of Clinton End Randolph streets. to False
fnrus and men to Ill the quota Of ea1d Ward.
:. pnft OF the committee will be fuund during the
whoie Of Saturday at the cngfnt house corner al
Washington IND Clintt u streets, and part At G.
". Bohannon's office, No. 90 Madison street, where