, 1870-04-08

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rupt can buy, and tho corrupted can eas'
~hatever' number Of votca Is necessary TO
carry thoir point, it il still too early 70 tofe~
secceztain reform Of any very eompseaen-
sive or radical character.
A rAAMERs' CONTENTION. |
We publish call for a convention Of
farue.a, to 1ncct ut Bloomington, On tho !
aoth of April, to connder she subject Of the !
cost of transportation. We hope the con-
yontiou will be nu,nerously attended by
practical men. Such convention may ao-
oeu,p,ish much good, or It may defeat its
own object, according to the degree OF good
sense which may govern The proceedings,
Tho productions Of the West are excessively
taxed by the cost Of transportation and
handling on THAR way to market Every
.bushe1 Of grim entering Chicago is e1cesL
sisely taxed for warehousing. This tax is
the result Of a'co1rupt combination ua the
pa1t Of tho railways and tho warehousemen,
whereby the business Of storage has become
o monopoly. This monopoly assumes the
preroga.iyo Of collecting warehouse charges
on all grain entering this city, whether put
into store or not It requires all
crain tn bo dalivered AT eartn;n
v.nebousas uithont naon,a n ~.
,.;sb.s -, ,,,;,e,s ri ,,ns,,,op ~ ,oos;ono.
and refuses TO deliver grain to any other
warehouse. AL gnin thatis put on board
ta,,,,t " ,,oco-.,- - ,r q, ,ot 4. -.
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t;on., con@ant;on ,,ilI h. IL eo.,;on a. I'm
time uben th,a ,,sat;,o NJ T,oo,,i, t,t,r
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p1'sA 1aae" NJ ae e''''''e' 'A'o.''oA oAo .es-
son gwen ios excessive ia'ea ot t1e'ene Is
eo7 's1a1'on IMPOSED upon t@"1eAa'' a'1o
upon Ill tnst en'eta luto tae'1 e"ua&1oc Il.
Inc non t1aeS ana az It's appo17enances
tue ha1a wood ana lumber OF WHICH, .he
are used upon them; every Erot, boil,
screw, and brake and spring is taxed enor-
snous3y. Ihs gross. receipts OF fro'ghtR
the salaries md wages Of the oficers, and
the profits Of the company are NIL taxed.
Every new mil is made to cost nearly twice
what it is worth BY m act Of Congress, and
The locomotives aud machinery pay aini-
I'M tax Against all nppesls fo1 cheaper
trciehts, the transportation companies pre-
sent these ta1-hllla, which double the cost
Of building, repairing, stocking, md
running tho railwaJB These
taxes fall at Last upon the