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n ond reaa paper Whlch DC prepared Tor the ne.
saslon s e9oh n the general sn6leel Which Il glvon
ns1o c1itn.fiy. f.cmss'on ~ ;ho Sbns % .y
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aAnne ~ 1,'' sv.vnHH T. y. nA.aoSn.
m,.tec on The Judiciary q lew considerations why
a bill now under adTitenens, being "Substttutc
for SENATE bill No. aus should cot pass. have
had no connection with railroad management for
nearly four years, hud do rot appear before you
az m Interested cmploYc q any railroad corpora
titn. desirc rst to esy that dleclatn tnc least
p.aaure, for an ptoud u claim 1t4 reputcd su-
op @ M %e
attempted Legislation tonrwhat severely, trust
that It's s.nId:oc godtathcrs may not suppose
al pef-oEal offence is intended.
I r.g 10 eAy flf.t, In my slew Of the facts. that
By this bill tuch lcRl,aase control is intended a.
if ent1st ,nptactcah!c atd beyond thc ability OF
nhy legislative body. although II should BE- CON-
posed wholly Of railroad experts Of the largest
c1nstlense: M TINS snae'nty lies u tae eytf;varJ.
lnE cifeumItaness q each road. and Of almost
nenss q espi.al md enployuents q II paIfon',
values et me commodities . p transported: 4
ceuta bnsnel, snd the farmer sold ono hundred
and twenty.dve bushels 10 get ten dollars TO pay
Eis !a1o TO thiesgo ann return. In some part! Of
ihe State corr syas need for fnsl. A. tach lime
the Chicago; Bnrlin2toa i QutCcy Railroad. a. ~as
,is du,S. ledleea tic rote TO the very lowest pos
eos 5o.nt ~ ~! f., .n; cTasn 1sns nna es absolutely
1aoor. 62n certs per day, and other thinEs II pto
portion. and low rates were then possible. How
miller, foT instarco, whose mil, situated MID,
Eay o! line. hiss. from local future Of crop of
wheat, 10 dePe1d to1 time npon remote 2otns
b transported 10 market oser the other half Of
ore.t urth Of the line Or. If possible, to ma 10 an
sGsae,s ste Tor o1s NIL 1naer ssssn specdsd
market. How leeislate Ior every possible case ~
ro.a q e n
prog,ce ior such a case u the tran po.tadon OF
tt:e etone 10. the new state House nov In process
and 1t IT, esme Tine n1 the rste On III tke dder.
ent quantities Of stonc and different dst1nets 10
be 1s1st CRIED. thar uaay be needed tot bulte.ngs
teisture 10 isrore ine drst principles II eonaeF-
sal s31s "a" aPs PRACTICES and let aside II anias
t.a1aacuon1, r. nnt ~ y. rc.au
between The wno,r,sfn" oihse'lanate h
aboTe be rets 5e Or tast oae d.
Inc earne uTo rain r.,- ~ ~ ~ % make
i,ie. ~ crrt.;r c.ss h..h ~ S 1a au coanod;
1rar oad ~ hrt f1tf 9
co,l r. tnatsncn Nv as.a 1sRs tne asnelc Or
nav nS. transnortsd - wv Ia.n sass
from nrr1sbsp1e ffc,cht tha1 ,eo,1r
xerr & nrtrs ,nsGtd ~. @ tequliGs tpeeo,
iot; ,at" = tnad 81 ns.u ~ uS s,so az Wy
numhc9 c!r insd. sh., ,r,4 saY What
1s,e per mile tna g. @ a.ea to ts e,vea aaa ,Ds saI
esr,s mLese T. 1tr,n tae lasues oi eompel.nx The
m.IEti r. NV one hnndtea ao,t... es ~ oMa5 I'oo
poIt,!!sn e ~ q proaass: because she man
tna. ll'es zen m'tee away ceis his ten focs ttnna-
r1s,fa rnfo hsc .Ss VI aosss o. .v5 o,eItotfa *hst
la,aIs 10 determine TIC cost pr mile Tor 'taee
pofHtalon osef nc dinsfent ps.ts where there sre
nee y W y sae.e sse there y
irt n ridges 10 be matuta'n,d. costing mitl,ou,
Y,Id mo.n ns IT, H. e. on tne Ma,'e'tsphf rake for
casDpe sne Cn'on taelne Hoao. II l an
IiEht.y in.ofmsds thty hare grades where
~ WITH IN shs o ov1s aS .p wsees ea and
ravc tons. can on, like few eart asersr sss ~ a.
nos more th4n ter, according TO the coad,tion oi
tno ~. LICE: ans zane cnSine eoui tate teren,y
ltalic !}isision OF IBIS road and still ihts bill
wonfd f1 the rate per nj G At the rame uuvar, INK
ncuscs On cIcE! ran Of the line
H the LcRletAtnrc TO ignore tho principle OF
saltcad cco! omy entirely, znd lose Eight Of well
ts:abnfhcd law Of railroad economics that rp.cd
r. ncrslly stated. + thst Inc eo*t ol mostry
1neftsees ~ The square Of tho veloruE.
lhns epecd 81 ten miles rer honr
~"1ta " SHuAl 70 Nv. t"cGt5 cInai 10 %h. f'rty
equal 10 CIV. This tntlamcnta! principle Ia cn.
t,rc'y Ignored tn ihls bill. The tAmp suvaryipg
'a'c pr n'ir. II required hy this bill whatever
tics II made or wlatrycr consrntynrr+ ar,, inr,
pl'htt1. hts lrrncu Jus t,,lIvrencr ir i'm rnst
81 moyItg tra,tr, hcirc M sixteen dojs.s to f1nr
toars betwrtn iii rxrtcts train afii the ordinary
ep.cd Of illinois mil snt. aerommoi,,.5n rsios,
II tntrply nst sight Of iu lhls pi|nctnto OF ~ d
rala on uniform, ra,,r
The 1lecEtics as trade will require greater dt.-
ret Oh rI,ecd ~ the huR'utss OF The ca1riry
brco1urs developed. l. Ia scarcely athird Of !
| erItusy elntr ra'roAds wcrn iatrodnred
| tutu iho United Sfntcs. aud rot hsIf
tcat time tineu Illinois hnd the fy.ten, lnauru.
rated. Dur,ne this time much has been lea, md
Of thrlf management and the laws of their ce.us.