, 1873-07-10
THE RAILROADS.
Tho New Law Discriminating In Favor
Of Their East and West CON-
pctitors.
Deadheadisl11 Doomed in Mis-
souri, and Iowa.

Necessary Economy the Iecasor
for Discharging Employees,
Whatoror tho catlsc, tloro is n eonorol fa1,inf
OIL In tho amount of freight carried by tho rai
roads to and from tho city. This is mt t,,t
entirely to dullnoas in business. as no otbo,
year showed sich a dooroaeo ut this ecason
INC largo amosnt Of freight carried lust month
Ill anticipation Of tho new 1aw leaves q small
| quantity to bo carried this month. This ia one
reason OF tho falliug of. Tho operation of the
no" law III another reason. Railroad mon nj,
foaay complain TINT the law dlscrimiuatos In fayor
or sho roads running oaBt and went through thu
state, md against tho roads running norLl, md
eoutE, md, consequently against Chicago. vl,erc
inc north and south roads terminate. 1t ia tho
ihseroHt Of roads liio tho Toledo, Wabusb 4
Westorn tho Vandalln, md others, to mako thu
difference between ratios from Chicaro IN tho
soa'board, and from smaller placos, like paorio
and Springfield, to tho sca-board 80 sma], lint
roads running into Chicago cannot bring tho
grain here Us formerly but mupt lot IL In iot,cn
ny tlio crosH-rondA. Chicago losea the protp
accrnlng from handling aud storing.
r. The freight tra0ic On the lsock Island Ina
mon lasa Oh and S1saf as arsa since nee tho Of
IL finding outlets to the East by way OF tie In.
a!an1polis, bloomington Il Western md tho
Toledo, Peoria Il Warsaw. Tho differonco IN T.,
Ia1es 1 e from Chicago to Now York and from Peoria
cots ~ Tsw h,t norK Under tho old ByAtonl only
Goitb, put undor tho how law the Rock Island
hag to charge pro rata from Peoria to Chicaro
ana. OF course, gots mono Of tho freight Tho
Same complaint III mado to somo axtont
tS.a Gy OF ether 4t,;a roads, but in spite of tic
toos f.o1 o. business and money which will result
to obey it. ~'1 S' N0''"|'on
TIE DEAD-nEAD HYBTEa1,
as rule tho agreement regarding passoB l,as
been observed, tho newspapers making tho mt
tor 30 gonerally known thai but few applications %
y naSo poem made for pasaeB. hIr. Smith. the
General - Freight Agent of the Chicago, Alton H.
e.. LOUIS ltoal says that Whilc tho Vandalia md
.''o Indianapolis q St. Louis Roads issue re-
So are Obliged to do likewise
Inns portends danger. II ono road iaslloa
passes, oil must md will. h1r. Riddle. Of Tia
nock Island. Gays that if tho St. Louis K Allan
tsn"ea ~ m passos, they viii do tho sa1no. Tho Chi
oaahaPolls and other points to st. Louis arc talk
ing advantage Of tho Northern lineg. ana hv IL.
SUING PASSES hopo to bribo tho trade out of ita
natural channels. While thoro is show Of
Weakness in aome quarters, it is cratifyinr -
know that tho Missouri roads viii bo ronresn6tod
ut meoting to bo held at st. Joseph on tho l5th
Instant WHOM the Of proposition 10 abolish
aroad "l po discussed II Iowa, auo tho
ions IONS TO give Hometlinng for nothing, and nuyo
ssued circulars of which tho following ia n
specimen: "6 10
n...,.,,s nunl1SGToN SOUTHWESTERN RutwAY,l
oEHEh"L supEnISrEHnENT's OFFICE
,,--..- HuhLINGToN, Iowa july 2 |
NOTICE: After this date free 1.snea viii 1e Issued
~ tr LUIS roa except to employees Of tho Company.
u the umo for which they arc given Con1lnrnrs arn
equ,red to collect cnsh from al pespona not hu1t9
lcket Or pass. No officer agent Of hs Conpny is
ut4orized to request free pass over any otinr iii,
oaa Oh account of this Company. -'~A'
-,,,.., II. i. liosxoap. aeuq supt
jAMEs PUTNAM, Vice prcsident
~ Ing important Iowa r0ada have issued ci r.
u!nls OF tho same purport and thore is no
ou1t Inat y the Chicago roads hold out in their
no country. 10 be weak now Is to be Lost for-
Yer, ~ A0S' Ao1
~ WHY EarLorEs HAVE DEEM DISCHARGED.
Iho actlon Of tho railroad compauios in mn
m.aconstrncd. y. ;I1e prevailing impression is
lat it is Intended to o1eito popular feelinr
Falnst tho now law. The fact that the Toko
loro company-which il not directly affected
tho Illinois 1aw-has discharged numeroua
np!oyes at Elkhart and iu this city, should nut
tluiotus OH this msconcoption. Necessity. pot pt
'Vougo, IL the motive. Tie utmost ecouo1ny in
'aolutoly forced upon the companies, IIero
no exception. The Eastorn Inca arc in equally
ralghtenod circumstances Utter failure to
'sosiate TUG saio Of bonds iu the European
arkot has compelled the Chicago companies to
lspond au construction work tliat ca,, safely he |
oppea. 70 cut down all purchnses to the lowest ]
'slt, anu to reduce tho mechanical, train. and
orlcal forca nearly one-half. Supply agents
ticipated this announcement. For six monthe
~ -; !nsy hase e h9d iow cash payments md, ut
ny meeting its obligations promptly. Tie ,
aefs l ar3 m giving three, six, and nine inontls
per., Loo tnany enterprises were rntlertaken.
'w iinos have boon constructed beyond
0, s ability to pm, for them. Tho obligations
hough tho earnings haYo boon large tley
re inadeq1ato to mect tho heavy debts seyer-
y inuurrod by tho Lake Shore, Nortlwostorn
icago Burlington l. Quincy, Illinois Centrnl'
4 Michigan Central In supplying themselves
~ ~ ,,oDa oatonsons aud feedors" When
y bonds would sell readily but, as capjtn1 IL i
toriously conservative, tho radical uoas,,roH
eatonod alarmed the 1nonoycG mon nn6 in.
'ed them to place their surplus funds where =.
ostmohts were not doemod precarious Tho
,hts 1or the larger companies returned from :.
sent, no rcof has boon ofTored. =,
Il sloW OF th's gloomy prospect, darkoncd by st
n Now York 10 avoid eyosy possible expouae y
reduce the working forco TO tho lowest olIl- =
y huinher. lt IL quite possible that tho -
III, the bonita meeting with ready sulo, tho
working force will bo restored. -
PERSONAL. 1t
harles Z. Whitman OF St, Louis. Ia at the o.