, 1870-11-29
TIE RAHR0AD-ELEVAToR MONOPOLY.

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this city. They are patent facts, and there
is no use in reviewing them, unless the peo-
pie can he shown how the elevator pro-
prietors get tho power to commit these
with impuuity; in other
words, how they maintain monopoly;
for, If there were no monopoly, there would
be no abuses. In the language Of tho
Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania, in re-
cent railroad case, "Competition is the
best protection to the public, and it is
against the policy Of the law to destroy it |
by creating monopoly Of any branch of |
business"
Most persons who lave suffered from
the frauds perpetrated By tho elevator mo-
nopo1y, go no further in their opposition
to it than cursing nil Chicago elevators
promiscuoualy, without inqairing what con-
stitutes tho ring" who are in it, and who
are out of ii, and whut holds this close
monopoly together.
It is time, however, that the public
should realize TINT 4 more dangerous mo-
rop7ly than TINT Of grain elevators is at
the bottom Of tho grain trade, and that
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,o,5 ,raaon,,r n,;a,, H.. a,,ona,
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city out Of its employ, and is steadily pro-
crossing in direction which will soon
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stances ~ tbo 1ows F,ava,nr onaaa w.
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10 ra;,,,.;1s ,,saa ,ar ~ 5o,;.ns~ - - 1870 -
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sna.7z ,,,o,1s , $500, .as.s... - -.s.,, n r..
whss,ar md o,,nrs to rooo;~s a., ne "a - a-s;n
1,-,,,a1,t ;,,,o ch;.a,, ;a .,1,1. .t.s.. .1's.
rhcv refused to deliver grain to the two el-
evators in question. thus assuming 10 seu
out the business to the p.irate warchouso-
-,o, sna ,1s, t,,o -;o,,ts ~ t,,a a,,;a,sss
who copsiercd their Grain TO them. In
the case of the Iowa Elevator. The
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5.- 49, ~ e.. :.,.;-..:. - ~.
| rai,road comn,n, torn m ,r1 ,ha a,ava-
tor xnt;re,r ,7;sconncc.ca r;,h ;ts trocr ,na
nov- when the nro,,ric,ors NJ Tho a1ar,tor
have cous,rnc,ei anotrer track NM, cr,nnd
entirely ,,ud.r their own contr,1 nui] ~
tenac,i The frark n w;,l,;n f;ve fcat of tho
line OF the railroaa. the latter rcfnses mr.
mission to allow the connection to be made.
In the case of the Illinois River Elevator.
notwithstanding that the track is still in.
tact. and notwithstanding that tho railroad
compapv uses it for tho delivery of coa1
md other freight to the elevator. and even
sends it's cars in tbere to take prain (barlev)
ont Of the elevator. il refuscs ia de1iyer
! rra;n in ,,n1k there and refnsea to tha
| SINNERS a1onr it's lines The nr;x;1cr. of
shipping to that elevator. When the propri-
| etors of ,besa elevators brinc s,,is and tbo
courts, deciding in their favor, issue writs
| of nsnanuus IN eonnrc] tbo railroads. In
/ respect The rights of shipper and con-
s;euee. the railroads make nm eyasiye re-
turn, full Of subterfuges, based
| solely on legal ouibbles and technicalities.
| which n,c. in fact, coutemnt of the
| cou1ts-deuyinc tha. railroads are sscou,-
mon carriers and claiming Tint they are
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,r1,;e1, ,,,,,,d roe+ r,o, , nr;roto ~ 5;.;a,,,7
who might. Of lis own nation. becon,o a
romn,on carrier It3ssnnorrnt That If +b,o
a11tac1ous cia1m Ii conceded. the railroad
r,,,,o,o,. ,,s,- ,r,a,,t,- +-,,,, IN, x1or,,cr
A"91 $3.50. 0N' es -,
rtter another out OF Its employ, until the
pb,,o hrs;noea oe .r,roLore;,r o-s;,
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