, 1873-10-24
EQAfAtt~B VIII a~1"
Second Days Session Of tho
Farmers Convention.
Regulating Railway Freiglts and
Fares by State Leg
islatfon.
The Question Ably Discussed
by Mr.. Flagg and Mr..
Uooton.
A Protest Against Granting Sub
sides to Private Cor
| porations.
Water Transportation. ..-Tho Curse Of
Dobt...0rganizatioa Of tho
Farming Community.
The Illinois Railroad Law
Commended to Other
States.
The Rev. flr. Alger, Of Boston. on
b Cooperative Buying and
Selling.
The Illinois Rai1road Law
Commended to Other
States.
The Rev. Mr. Alger, Of Boston. on
Cooperative Buying and
Selling.

MORNING SESSION.
THE NORTHWESTERN FARMERS CONVENTION
roassomblcd At o'clock yesterday morning In Atccor-
mick's Hail. which cold enough to cougeal the en-
thusiaam in pcrauns lcsa earnest than the gcns!ecn
composing the Cons ention.
President Alien called tho mcoting to order.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
Tho following Committees woro appointed:
To meet Tho Senate Transportation Co,nmtttce-W.
TUFTS, Marion J.D. beatty. Jersey y. T. K. Primo,
On sho Illinois Railroad L,w-M. B. Lloyd, Henry;
L. +. Ross, Fulton; 81. II. 4ooton. slarton.
The arst order Of buaincsu announced to 10 tho
discussion Of State legislation regulating railway
frolghta md fares.
Mn. rLAao's ADDRESS.
Tho Hon. ". G. FIagg, Of Madison, addressed ths
Convention ~ follows:
FEL1ow-c1r1zEss: railway is road grsdod and
raRts Ms wAess @ aaped to tic raj. nay In
their origina! conception and execution they we're
speciai porso Of The pcraon through
they run. ThB Kind of railroad, built without SOY
nsrsst nsh nsty ea% to Ill
Goycrnulrnt regulation, except police regulation, 90
COM c.rrer arr @ ?es HIT 'i would do ony ho
Of tue person Or PERSONS owning ths roaa %oa.a
sS nG % pm oau eoypre pon Il Ss
tho sovereign power. This III tue ktnd Of ratlW4y
that railway oYg to ns aEqg ~ sGoas @
railway management. .-
But ru!waya Of that kind arc few and unimrortant.
| Government ia generally requested by the railway
compauics themselves Interfere n tile inception OF
their enterprise to tho cxtent at lcsh Of giving GER
tain privileges to corporation, including the right to
condemn and the land Of othcrs III England aud
America, this is done through charter ggauted by tho
giSn France, and otler connontai counrics, it ar-
peats bo done by "conoess!on.." which sie vesy
thcHo charters are special for each railway there being
general aw OF the subset and, as they arc grant
cd BY act Of Parliament, which ts tue sovereign powar
| nutttGEH
tile pleasure Of that body. 1u the United States, ost
aws by special aot, O. u,ulor Eancral laws b,it fcr
lines have been chnrtorod through he Tcrrtorles etc
BY theso charters, granted by the State. which ara
whit mort interest s ths State transfers, Or at
ton,pts to transfer ss gs Of eminent domain to the
in and take Possession of such lands may need on
alleged ground Of IT, being for The ruD!ss
Nv vii bs ios liz paoe bas corr
aently nsrasiod with public iunsan. Il hss So
crod privileges to which II va entitled other
hs pSs To s1a
diuary privileges which it had right to give, ee<
and owes special duties to The rulIo.
The railway company ,nuy a1mi. tho duty Of COM
@ peraons % Who make custom q esrry1ns for lire
common carriers, without these extraordinary priv
he hers aud the
n91s town. making business Of cur carrying goods f9r @ al
In
him IN eneoursgng oons bIt ths , railway 'ompanhy ny
Of serving the public even ii ths highest xtts.aaba
profit. .ss not Fsa1s The company has is
Interest tint il reasonable on rerpanent and n9 aas-
tuat!ng Investments But. conctdcnt with this duty
Of low low" ratea and 'll' large business, 20 as Il
) build up the country through which 4 passes,
not dry up and drive away, entorrrisc Of agrlcu-
tura', manufacturing, commercial character. rhe
two wagons to work where there Is business enough
for three, and you cannot require him to put on
railway service at oast to tic capacity Of tho
freight aud passongess offered;
] ssl9s he;:ss saa wsgoas @ lo VI, 6ut long i
city ordinance law Of the State may a1 W may s
9i ss s y do as
icy fs
sG ' dess wos osS sssa Dc
re6hs Tho Dartmouth college decision WAS was h
;, most hones and therefore 1t has been ths most H.
d fanouR!y used. N
t. Railway lawyers tell that railway ia q rrty.t.
ton is az e1eoaed contract between ts state ao7Srn
III % mpsas he ] oSsaon ' of eoaaenss t %at
d law a1ing reasonable maximum rates by Stat
III ho o or
Of tho railroads IN it, and, therefore, nnconsntiona
"a "a pat. hare .a.a, the railway company receive
At foro has admitted sss hy its own sori!aton All
nnl in no wiao In f:ontilt!on ana|agoua 10 thut
Dartmouth College, Then 4 f. ,1,,1 BY no mesns =; ~ III
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