, 1870-04-10
GREAT EVIL AsaAnKD

tween Inc vM1oua lines forming part of
each OF tnese through lines, seem likely to
open up now and important chaptar in
railway history. The basis Of the virtual
consolidation of continuous lines consists
N the agreement OF each section OF The
through route to give to passengers and
freight over the other sections of the Same
route, lower rates of transportation than ere
given to other passengers and frc;ohts
The question raised in Tho diznntaa no.
pcndipo between the Jate Show .nd ~ !.
PENNSYLVANIA routes. il xbothcr thew nro
legal. To test this, on behalf Of the Pam.
sylyania Central, the leuislatnre of PAW
sylyauia has passed and The C;ovanor ~,
lust signed an act tl;rcct;no tha A,,or1.,
General ",o sue the Lake Shora comnsn =
for an alleged violation Of ita cbarter
in not granting to the philadelnhia 4 Er;o
Railroad the same facilities in the noattcr of
through freichts and passengers 40 ID o7art
ed to other roads, the New Yort + F1e
New York Central, etc. OF course the thu.
orr of such suit is that railroad eom.
pany, Us common carrier. has no noxerto
distinguish between its customers or to
cnrry at lower rates those that ha,a c,,,a
over one route than those that have coma
over another route, or none at sl]
To Offset this litigation, a bill ia pending in
the Ohio Legislature, on behalf Of the Lake
Shore Road, declaring that the Pittsburgh,
Fort Wayne i Chicago Hallway Company
has no chartered rights in that Stafe, and
that the lease Of the road to the Pennsyl-
vnnia Railroad Company is illegal and void.
The grounds Of this proceeding are not 80
apparent; but its effect, if successful. will
he to sever the Pittsburgh 4 Font Wayne
from the Pennsylvania Central. Both pro-
ceedings strike at the very root Of class Of
virtual consultations between continuous
Lines, which have been carried On all over
the country SO frequently and SO e1teu-
slrcly that they had been sunno,etl
TO be omen tn M ouae+;,r l,a
71ooes'A- noo
yer, ~nen similar questions have been
brought before then, the eonr4q baVa tc,.-ad
untaFofably upon these agreements of con-
scl;dation m tba rr,,,r,d th.t =. -,
'A W ~No 6ioaau tnat' II neal1g all
cose6, they are made to cut of opnositjon
;.,1 ~.
11on s1saI routes, ana 10 do this, each road
A"1 "4'eA nAsAon IL 1Aso1
OK tne passengers md freight which come
to It over the othar 4, tho o.a. - a.
State of Connecticut Aeyainst &he uor.fo-d
i New Haven comnanr # onno.rad tbs.
that co7ononv in .o,,.;a.-,4;a,. -
n,lynntaoap rh7ch .oo.,oa - -
senrerz which cana ~, to W Ha.@., 49, r. r..
the Eaw Work / Naur H., ~ -,
with the latter ,oad to I'M IL .,aasesas. go
cara ,n1v "a -. 5ano4 ;.....a r -
yater. which N cfra.t o,I;oo5 .h.,. -
on nv cars n Eew y,,t ;a1esaa atr-I -
Both conna,;aa 1ara o;n,;n., -.
t1,e traza, md hraal L., e. .s-ss:.t.
The 1,oats Jre+;o. F,,owo..t :s. A -
mnn6omyx IN co,,ra1 a. u.,.taI5 :. N
Horo,, Pod -. ~ 4'o"
rata- .az, >14o ~
"What ngh5 have the, to coyepant x,tn ,bs,
corporation thar they win not run cars to tide
rs ihe public decentralization TeouIes ss escs;1t, III,
s when they enter into that covenant to secure to
to and ffc New YoTK. snd ~ ~ ~ eanx.,tna ea e.
sresa' II 10 ~ xs monopoly Of ~ The
Of every o!her corporation .hai might have IN IN.
ffota nf, to 1as s Il, ns ne " mnole pso0esdsng
nnn Of the charter obligations Of Doin these CON.
not of rostire ennrsa1nn s@ 81 nn oeos aonoro
can % receive no countsnsnce from an impartial IL
The nr;nc;n1as of ,h;s aa,;,;,, .,.,,.,
10 all other conso,id.t;,ns ~ aa..;rrl,oa 49,
line. xon1d annnl thew VIII ~" 1.,.,:s
hare mt rr,,,,,., -.,a,aaa - .s'1:..
tions M 80 i7anrerona NJ ,bo conea1;1..;a.u
of rara1,o1 aud .o4,,,at;a<z .,,,..a ~. -
.n,,st co.os +ba affact - +h. 60
tiers little. for instance rha,h.- +ha ph;,s
delnhia l. E1e il con,o,;d,,ad ~s.t ~ w.
riyal ronte. tba Nav yo,t : -. -.
wbc,hcr +ha Nar yo-k = r.. - 80
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