, 1866-01-04
RAILROAD FREIGHTS.
Both Sides of the Question.

Hn1tkeG-ss lnueDAEo NoQDIy-IAo La.
salIe Coal Mintn. 7onopoly.
Correspondence Chicago Tdbune1
FRErroK.. Jan. 1st 1855
The annual meeting Of tho Stephenson
County Agricultural Society, met at the
Court House In Freeport. on Saturday, Dec.
60, 1865, Charles Il. Rosenstiel In the chair
The Court House was filled with members oil
the Society from all parts Of tho couutry.
On motion committee was appointed,
consisting Of Thomas J. Turner, ]. N. Bailey
and R. F. Ankeny, to prepare resolutions e1.
presaive Of the sense OF tho meeting, on the
subject Of railroad monopoues and high
freights. After short absence Mr. Turner,
from said Committee, reported the following
resolutions, which were unanimously adopted
Ee.o'c<d, >IEat The present high rates Of freight
On nfl produce seEt TO Chicago and Other Eastern
to he country. are destructive Of the bast interests
OF both th. people In the country and lie busne q
men in the ties. and that they should cooperate In
frrich,e, sd IN bresEins up lie gicas monopoliea
q present e1lattng In the carrying trade Of the
Il Rtsoirsd Ttat II Is proper TINT night under.
standing should exist between the people OF the
country and the business IN the ctIc., and IN.
atmuch nf the business cn Of the leading cities oi
the Northwest have not to our knowledge taken
any action upon the sRhect Of The c1orbi.ant ratea
Of freight charged by our railroad companies, we
earnestly call upon them to cooperate With The
freiehts noR chsroed mon liza nrnfnst. NJ NJ ~ ~
county.
Rttoloed, That i is The duty Of Tho farmess and
business mcn Of The Northwest To encourage trade
with thofs cities Nhlch sha take tho earliest and
nost efficient measures 10 secure reduction ol
tie trcights upon produce bT giving such citles 4
preference as market for the produce Of the
ReeGired, That The citizens OF The ThIra concr~.,
eional distinct Of The sale OF Illinois be rpauetied
10 meet in mass meeting, at Freeport on the 18Th
az Of Jannary lSGa 70 take INTO consideration the
subject menlfomsd Mss y M ths foregoing resolution.
c S a Pm ~. arb 1n's sa meenihR in appo,nt soni
lie neeessary T. t eneb msss essino ~
'sS CIlAS. u. ROsENSTIEi. Prest.
GEO. woIr, Secy.
MR., TURNER'S REMARKS.
Nr T,1e- l., sr-,,o,t oFtho f.so-,,. 49,.
o,niton sn;d hn rc[s.t.9 y ~ ths res.
;nn %ss col,ad M W. ~ ~; ~ scG ~ ~ at.cn.
on,I te,,a o.,a ~ .no ". M 'nat tnas county
49,. apon aue suD}ect o. e4Gt'
tanans ~ arh;h;t W t peus .!neeung as ee ~:
tola-cnno -, E%"t 4 t,ss 1atan. a.ees 1l1 Matu
- erEc, ova n+- .,nu1s.s n1t ;, w w Ptouuce
r,rtcte We '' 3''.' va e1pfn'' "ol1 @ue 1''sse'n
II 1st;i the c1assftca r,tea or fr.,rh+ n, ~.
naaine II W,ssissin,t nansaa ~ lat oa On tae y,
u md 17c n 1stH ,ha1 We,a' w e :n,.Ii ~, ~;
az, =: ,t:s ~ .oea Ley 70 y, ~, ~ A1,.i
oiiscr - unrSs ~, ir.;i ~ ieea e. au t3 OF
ranccd nho,t Gs nor na,,t fn,T 1ss3 - 1e1: e1
ehnnt ne rer eenf Tbn ,,ratnr+ i9o1 ~ ,.iaa ~ ~.
3Se;rhts bctwccn 1se1 ana 1sHa tras ,of m
hns rnne ne down from Ss5 r. liz ~ .hont sgin gtd
1er cent Wfi1a fr'.;a7is hora ssn ~ t,Sat nv
tr ,sar rseni II iii ,rs.a., III :" i.t5
ahore nar nata IN Frcn,c,4 1rsre .nra tae fua.
To1rt n afytv cnnta ~, h,shai ,a.< ~ LIN. ..9sh
t,n1d at 115 cats arc To.th u E-.a mum WI, maan
oTinc n crcat n,eosu,e ~ c[n.t,,t nJ tn,,t ~
t,SirS1s choroed +, ycttin1 ~ nsr,.et o''ns
1Ga S,11n1r{,e tsh7s J.aSw.-ahn'Nm,r,,. ~ =.
,narchan55so eh,nneJ S-nr, ,na -ans,.nI !.
ftc = <. " wv - a. Trco,,nst a. w
resr 1sss t-n,1 .r1ch !, n,-,aors ttot ~ the ene
was - ~ ~; nonnds fte,~t sh,nnad anI .4I.e -.
refred a. thnf dnnnt n5,r 4aieirnrs +4ra,tr
nee ccnts nv h,nd1"d a. % fhs arcra;, ,e rs,a
E.irnt ~ - ,rnn1,, oost enn5 I'd a. ~ y,
1h.5 re. n,sa,,t 4ho ar.se@a "t4,t ;esi auo
thc nrsroe,n S-ci11,+ ~ 1Ss5 ho;;,- ~ ~
an,.s ane t1'S ~ aos1 pen's tott -nse
Eolo ma1heI s.:Vo ,s:7 OF e1aa ,5'o.S5 more
lhan II cost ~ 4cti' NoW assuming TINT the
hacinc ana alllwnukee kaflrond docs one-third
Of I'll The tEclchting at Frecport, and 1t Is safe
to assume that the business is shout equally III.
yided between that road, the Illinois Ccntrul,
ard the Northwestern, It will be seen that the
merchandise shipped and received at Fzeepor.
hundred and forty-si1 million eight hundred
and sixty.thre thousand scren hundred aud
seventy eight pounds. upon which freight was
rad al ne rate OF tWcnt y,ave cents per hun.
areo, Wohla anonht 70 Seli, lo9.44, while at
!o'ly.nse eenta. lEe present average lreisht.
eosl Si,!W,es., Q. fasS..s..os mere t,o than u
Moala w. nSec @ sost ~ 3ne Iaaes Q. 1871; 20 tnat
tne People WHO 90 ous1ness NJ frecpoft pay
ts ncalts uan nilnou ao4a!s more LUIS year
s1sa,n, s;a: .u naa "oa,u ae paa on H. sae same
1t.1 y = that terss 80 20 us iue taNS u
t1,o. ,ror, hafa1e t;1a ~ a'o lnan IT,
~ srsaoi .. anu nui naouey ~
t,sn1, psI" 4n,art;a tn1 ~ rhn oae Lucy peas nc
s"cn pfop9a,on p2 r, 70 5ae 1anes ea, aaa Ealne o.
hcue3 WcA eaIsttu IL 1ool - tne present
r., Ia1cs t Q, neisht 90 hpon cur iailfoads. And
%Alle ns nroonee . ano % meseaaaoise nave gone
ao"n ,' WIN ~ thePs3 ., goaa. ire!ghts havs gone
VI, pnt mol 10 10 a~eii upon tho enormity q
composing INC people to Eiye one bushcl
o.. q, oate M ~ ~ G aootatf th pushel 10 lineage,
Ht@p.r,s s. =. ~ T. r.y - ~ .+stca T., atn ~ a'
rorsatiaatfcns .n5 con,iara,5n1s nxa sssenCs .e,
nehcd n railToad monounjy which moi oniv
a;esetye The mir Of frel..hts but controls liz
LEGISLATION Of our S:ntc. and to some extent
The Chicaso T. Northwestern Railroad com.
many l,cs bought up nearly every raiIroad mn.
pigg westward from Clicaro. and it eniov,
almost complcte monoDoly OF tbe" "rarryi-,o
trade Of the states Of Wisconsin and Minne.o.
ia. and the northern half Of the States Of Tows
and Illinois. The Racine 4 Mississippi Rail.
road Company IL struggling acaiust thc mn.
uopo1y: but il ia not q Chicsro rnsd, nri nm
effort tlat is now bclpr msie 10 bniId n
brrnch from point east or h.rr to Chicarn.
IA resisted hv Iii thc mower and ;nfuonos II
.he ccrro1fdatr1 NnTfhwcstcrn rcaI snd
the rrobshIities arc that tl,e IA r,jrt nta.css.
cd il building that branch Win not be permit.
led 10 cn,er Ehicaco On as favorable tcrms ,. n,
other western Roads. Why! sImniy hc.
cause II would becnne n sncccssfo1 ia, ii
the Sorthwestrm - ''''A u
Mnst thn nennle snhsn;t IN an oica,,,c
xnrnrs Arr fhe rn,irnaI comnsntes ~ cono,
pletely The masters OF The situation that thar
Is no remedy for the eytls They are moi And
lie people should not submit. Thrrr arr arr
can he made to teII mon tho monnnoly
First, no man should be supported for AM
| Office. h{eh or low. who Is not known 10 r.
| opposed 10 tie monopoly, md whose charac
| tel: Is not guaranty against the sednctiyf
| power OF money. Let II be understood thaj
elected to Office, and our legislatures Viii soor
| lcoyn 10 respect the peonle. Rnt therr /.
! another way m6re nofent sftn and that i, r.
! seek ont nnd fmnrore Tho channel.
| which po.nt toward ST. Louis and III
| South. Already st. Ionjs il stretcbino
nnt her nTns In 1s nr,d fnr}ffntr -nr1- rTy,
IL sen1 iha;r nro1,,ce ~ hsr ,ns,1et - ' CIV +
ercct;nr a1erafnrs s1ontr ~ wh.-e.as 49, - oap
| she can handle our Chains In b,,lk. she i.
! covering fhe Mfsstssinn1 with hnr sfrsmhooto
| and she Il Inviffnr trn1e frorn ercr1. sfrcnT1
| That is larne enoufrh 10 fnat a barrel ri fionr
Arc f-',;SsSo nnS sI;lwnut.a ond ~ " nyu, ntha,
citfcs 10 tHc cast HIM ~ what Is tso,,r ~,
| an along Tho Mississippi river 10 divert f1aie
to the souths Slavery is dead. The great
barrier which h05 stood between us and the