, 1873-01-09

sompe,sa!on ,1a1 tho ratss po.. .aby ths act, to
no yod proy'ded penalties 70 % vlo9tion s Of thS
Violation Of any of Tho asta /. = forfeiture Of s
franeltac and, by tho net Of April H. 1s7l tho maxi
transportation Of passengers WA 1cd mud provision
made for tho enforcement ct the net.
mo T. 10 due o o ers,e s poos e
State ntl to the dignity and authority Of IT'S Constu-
9 md n tho 9't 1 enes1c n nd scso ay
cral Assembly TO limit tho prccnsos Of tla rapidly
growing and a1absorbtng ntcrcat, anl 10 compol is
fonccs committed by tho railway corporations should
bo prosecuted by .n'sment preferred by .hS Grand
% sca W s o1es 81 e st
eHe for f.!{eiturcs liter tic a1mo.t notsyle cvont
% DG not 'f Ssy 0 asre 'S to
iiila formidable interest will no other Bup-
ha hs 9ozS
section Of tho act Of April Z 18Th DO amended to
1aG @ M nas y as ssson s e.
employees md tlnt tho tth Rec.iou he amended 90 az
to mako It tic duty Of ihc Attorney General 10 prose-
cnto railway companica for violations Of tho law, and
7i is s'a' ''''FAs'n' W '"u' Ill 'u' "'' Np' 49,
But It seems 10 mo That tho real csuacs OF tho nnt-
pnopo nro snbjec.ed nro to 10 found in tic fact that
railroad rropery has passed under tho control Of COM
naens Ct + nas o ., S re- In novo
This condition Of tho management Of railroads may
10 accounted for by referring i III part 10 the great in
tendency everywhere ia every b,ianeas to organiza-
ton; ana the circun,sanee, 20 unfortunate for tic
Of rrosd
such sucient power to regulne and control ther in
tho body Of tho stockholders and tho public.
Iho enormous Bysenl Of insornal improvements
rnwaya and hr to make ree saerces
1 a 2a to IT n % saa s:s ss
efforts by ilbernl act Of incornoratton to rTysto ID
as e s sas Ss r. pT
]anls and ionna n cre1 hv csntfes and oIher tubn
an3 n,an;Ipal bodies, to sseufo tho sonatrtclon ef
Sta!o have. with tic uost LIBERAL gpIrt. and by every
mesns M tlclr nowor aided in tho doyeopmeni Of tho
railway sygten to itH present proportions,
Tho stSo Of Illinois co1tniua Within s mtfs mora
than six tlousaud n,ies Of raroaI: tnay nenetr0to
v ihor ers c"nnec,nns ou o env u ~ .s
interests md purposes with thoso OF other States have
bccoine a mart Of = byoten that II Ia and ernfrscea
and which Is being extended to llnlta that do not
admit Of eaBy definition.
Tho railroad and carrying iutcrcs.s control larger
IN o a Il a 4e
tions with nlI other b,sess pllrsu!tg extouu9 TOO
" use rpae.r of nunco an T.a h
e II ron ns rs M o S1 ind ho e
@ ,ra, OIL now "ptro IN ,oo o. r.;
contncnt nn2 tn Iarac crtent in,,enro tha vao ~
l,siness nnrsnit. rhev i,,I I'm foyoroi rtica md
tsprosu their rivaa: tioy havo dntnishost tho va!uo
Of sroat rivera hlehways Of commerce, md tho
trade embarrassed by obstacles that tho eng,ne on tho
Iron rail cts lnaintain with tho nov agei.ccs hut
feehIo and atrulgiing con,pctision. From the au-
nrrortv nj fis nav moIa IF trnngbortntion in uecj
III snfeiy. and rover iii other moIca are rendered
nsrleha and tie country ia brougllt 10
Sn-t nf nj
md intellectual activity tie only ayaabo lines Of in
tercourso ana trade Oh tho continent nro under tho
control OF utiyate individuals, who nssert for
fhensclycs the ,owcr and Tho riuh to tunose burdens
upon lie intercourse n commerce OF te country to
it, nor in ho cxorcse ot tic discretion thty claim aB
To tho aouuts they rnny impose, do they al1qit Them
to o oa eg 70 ] ~ 70 y rs ot 1ey
individuals engaged in tho sae bsincas at tic sa1ne
ire. Until to tbs ordinary haxartls Of BUSINESS Il aldo
tho uncerain fluctuations dcrendcnt upon tho man.
~ wv lndament TIM o,fstno 1nra tron,,ea In reu,.
tatc thc ,1s M, dcanc thr n1lirrijons NJ comnion
cnrriors hy roiiway viii nat rcconbsh Tho obiect do
ccr{on o1ent l,,sssi mnoa I'm Mis.anrcad mincons
eotion ~ In r;,a oiajjon NJ .at clasn ~ nnhiio
thc owners md nanssera Of raiway nea ara Confused
snd Weakened by asssnlins tiat tho ownership m md
~ J,tw,,. it,,es md tha rccoirf
ire ~hc,, consiitutes tl,c msinesa nf c,nn9n car
% o So insanar"tIa hat tha ne ~ nncessari,y rsrta
81 ta wh1c IN tSo naIc ~
titn md fr .t,e force r. nract,eea thut nnw At.
tanayc,v ,ravnii nn msv iires nf roiisnW thov orc
eeaan,,i,v d;fsront nra,i}a and reai"tjona inIcnd
~ fnr tin ~ ths nna h9vo m Sfnosa ~
~ , NV ~ ~ to ot @ oAo LAW ~ "'AoA' VI
s -. rnrnno nnw H N oncr.t,on r., I'm s,ota ,rc
constructed Under the athoSity Of nws thst conferred
nnn ho cor,nrntor. ihst mnisrtoa. ~ tbon IN noxor
u scnMiro tp 1enla nccso far Tia ifo Of tnir rosd
hy cosent Of tha ow1ers ar to tapo lands a. for pu
liz Uses uou making con1nensatiou. and tho mower to
consirct @ @ and maintain railwny VIII ho proper ap.
ieeessnrv scncry ~ nporatc item md them to eqD
saee IN o business Of Common carriors Of thor own
tio nower cnnfnrr.f 1 ,on tSon ~ rarrv nm
ia h,sinesa Of com1mon carripr and by the'r own
1 1 nnrat ~ ~ ~ . H.. 49, .1t - omana ~
rrcaa ron,crs1 avc1atvo1 ~ tbom W. m thcir own
inna or hv cnn,nnfonn Vii cthnr nnrnorntlana tat
ala, ~ H. ,n',ars ~ ~ +ata h.tn thn oro
snori.nt md ,stant nona .Snt w nu,o thu
that i'm neotio fosi in ther 1nanaaoms,,t Eycrv
o,, ~ o loea s,,,oc H. ~ n nnst ~ IN .va
,paiion ~ n nrnnsts M ~, ennntry t. ,narEat
e,I1as ~ " ta v raa ~ ,bo orarisa ~ thaso nnwsps