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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-06-26

DIR. Cox's Hive Group Syrup has been
known and used by the medical profession over 100
years, and as remedy for Colds and Coughs has an
Older and better reputation than any other Cough
medicine ever offered to the public. 1t is known as
the Compound Syrup of Squflls and formula may
be found in every medical dispensatery.
DIR. RansOn's Hive Syrup and TOlu,
contains Balsam of Tou decoction of Skunk Cabbage
Root and Lobela, combination that must commend
1t to every one as superior remedy for Group,
Coughs and Colds, indeed for all affections Of
the Throat and Lungs where Cough Medicine is
necessary.
This Syrup is Carefully Prepared
under the personal direction of regular Physician
of over twenty years practice whose signature is at
tached to the directions on the bottle
Its taste is very pleasant and Children like
Every family should keep it as a ready remedy
for Group, Colds, etc, among the children.
D. RANSOM, Son & Co., Propr's. Buffalo, n. Y.
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The Confessions of am Invalid,

New stock of Valises and Railroad Bags, al
mars7tf BAILEY & BUMGARNER'S.
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SEM anIERI> ~MENTA

10 SAMPLES sent by mail for SOC that retail
ILquick tor Slh R-I.WOLCOTT, Isl Chatham
sauare. y. y.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-06-26

Nodefciency appears upon the Pohatan and
the Uniontown and Flushing roads.
In the foregoing statements OF the condition
of the funds of the different roads The amount
of Bonds and coupons issued and the amount
of bonds and coup Ms outstanding is taken
from the Bond Register. which shows that
Bonds and cnupOps of a proper amount have
been redeemed; but the amount credited to
the Treasurer for the redemption of Bends and
coupons Is taken from tie Auditors Register
of accounts. The difference between the show
ing of the Bond Register, which is correct as
proven by the committee, and the Auditors
Register of accounts being the amount Of the
apparent deficiency ocrur-
red prior TO the September settlement of 1870
They further report that, in order to ascer-
tain how the said deficiency occurred they
have examined Il number Of witnesses under
oath, whose testimony they herewith return
and make IL a part uf this report. They aisol
return herewith the Journal. Ledger and
Bond Registers made I.y Them. They furtheri
rePert thar as 20 The other matters and things
contain'd d in the report .'fthe commissioners,
they find To he substantially crrTtct !
All OF v len is respccthlly submitted,
ISAAC II PATTI kRSOG
". n KENEON, Com.
1. M. RILEI,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-06-26

and Ciintsn.
In addition to Fruit growing. We are ma
HInsg our orORNAAESrAL DErA RTakrr q peel
atty. We are now prepared 10 furnish All
, 1873-10-20
1QorJklmacr County Dnfrv pBnrlxct.

=, LITTLE FAl1s, N. Y, Oct 1e, 1s7o.-Tho market
oe @ ot 5 wse W al yeS II IN Rs
aonted TO about 500 boxes an sacs woro e uado st
1S e ~ 1H Gnly few lots rssSE M aar
In factorlca there large representation, tho Of
SoI"t iSs5ao nSs s,nR Il O q from
s many seiyrs having sep.qmbes e'' oaeeas, &aeen,
es a1 Ill., beey that unsns s ms4ske fse 10
ach goos nlua improve. Ihs top prco W WA itHo,
t1qqng r. faw instances 14e was paid Probably.
hoxos could hayo been bought. Some Of tlo fancy
faetort9s hodng over, are hoping to reazo l5u foe
give os ,s a At 3ti s Eli. Psat :, fs aor "
nas nss H HFe.aMsr 10 ,a & 65sSsss ;5s
aa1I59 %1n 50 4 1sss eo'l orse5 5o9 drsmsss
@ Hs.e,iaon asG n h9s' iao; Oh 6Saa'aasss aa4
ssa s 1ssssagS 20 5 Si 4 e. ss
s.ss1o III F sS 4 ,sd III iy5sf St Ns g 4
tion. 60 at 14xo; ranos Moow, 54o at 11o; paatino
Ct Iii; 1ts; aehysr n 100 & l4o site @ ssS At iss X
SSas 4S. asasr 10 Z ne sts Sts q Il iss S
% at l4Ac. Butter contnuea to como forward nuite
ireeIy aud sales Woro nadc Mt a233o, according to
:, At The nerhimer Village market tho shipment Of
cheese annuntcd to nbou 900 boxos. Farm lots OF
14Ao,; 0'S" "'A' ~ 1''' -
..s o w cy msshss ss0 quite brisk
being 1ic. '''' A1A'Ds nsase 'os "ne
weather in Hsrkmer has boon vor1u and n1e.s,nt
bt raBturage Is rcportel to be poor and tho horls h
a a1s { yielding ANAL qusnty Of milk
la9t yoArs Afu Will fall 1,hfcW ~
, 1873-10-20

public have been too mitch occupied With other avoca
tfons and too prosperous TO nprocato OF to coubine
against, these astuckB upon their lnoat Important priv
ilcgoa aud Interest. But m Indifference TINT wis
very natnra whom wheht Has worth $3.50 por bsl.eI,
VIII be foana 70 DO ycry unnatural wllnn It is worth
pays Mr.. vnndorb!lt's imposition
THE WHOLE NATION Ia nnoANrNa
Under this and similar o.a, Tho universal t1npres.
aioM thAt pretna is duo largely to thu ipoyiin,H do
sorlbod. Charges Of transportation, irrcaap for tho
purpoRo Of paying liyl,lols on fcftlos capital, aro
Ia beginning ovorywllcro 10 bc ulorstoot, mud war
nnganat the nonopoliss oycrywtoro tloclarod. Mr..
Vnndorbilt lcriVcn his power Of taxation from MI act
Of our Legislature. Tho power thAt nakeB cal ,ll-
make. II lls retain his grasp upon this boly,
conRrcas will DO called npon to lnsorfero under tho
power ito rcgnafe commerce between tic Staten, u
Wl,nrorcr thero IN wrong thoro must bo rclno,ly
PROPOSE, in gcrlos of lmpnra, 10 state tess wrongs
ahall then 60 to tho question Of tlelr remedy.
, 1873-10-20
Now York Central and Hudson lliyor TIA.
tered to tho Extent Of
$57,676,70o.
Lake Shore Ditto, $40, ,o65, $40.
Sameihing About Chicago & Northwest
ern and Milwaukee &
st, Paul.
Rufus Hntch's Circulars OH Mod
ern Railway Manage
mont.

somo two years ago, Mr.. Rufus Hatch, o
Broad street brekcr, prcpared series Of oircu-
lars on the subject Of waterod railway stock,
which attracted somo attention ut the timo. but
were speedily forgotten. Wo reproduce them
now for tho purpose Of showing that, If there is
. panic in railway aeouritics, It is not without
cauBe; md that no such panio could exist, oven
on the diminished receipts Of the roads, If thoir
liabilities wero bottomod OIL capital actllAlly and
honestly invested, iuatoad of belng from 80 to
60 per cont wator.
Tho motives attributed to Mr. Hatch in issuing
theso circulars wero Of n speculative character.
II WIS alleged that ho WIS " benr," mud that
ho Ind " sold Short" etc. We do, not know
difference, provided Lis iiguros arc correct:
, 1873-10-20

found not to exceed 1890 feot in altitude.
Ihoro aro sovoral points higher thnm this In the
a!orra Novadn. as has boon established by tho
labcra Of the California State Geological Survey.
onco to tloao WHO lavo road Claronco Kings
Mountaineering. Tho elost point of all, Mount
Whitney. l1as boon oatitsntetl ut $1,000 foot In
height, though its s.,mit hau not boon roacllod
until this scason On tho 9th Of this month, ao-
cosafnl aHeent Of Mount Whitney waH iiiatlo BY
CllarioS 1.abo, Of tho California survey, and it's
height deto, mined, by ,neal,a OF tho baromotor,
to bo ID 800 foot. l'hcro mood bo no 1ongor
doubt M as to whore tho higloss mountain in tho
UuiLGu GtatoH la, W. IT. 1,rTrrE
, 1873-10-20

Veg i9r cheaper transportation West enabled to TN
avey confined 10 tho Old roats, n oro aro aorios o.
nov lss. started by tho norest financial a,1voni,,rors
s,r0 Wu Dia w. INC roauA rob tom Of their lan-gra,ti
Of twice tlcir cost, and lon ,asie IN atlion 10 lila
aock oqial In 1lany INSTANCES to tho amount Of tha
a os N vIg Legislative aotio. What Do aMaBors ivlna Ia
for tho transportation Of their products Not,n;,
except 10 get TIM highest rntes THEY nro abso,leus''
m na ran naSo no Interests to b. arpoao 70, enn ijcy
~ teae!gd ol my Kroina uf pullio consideration.
nt sao states TINT gavc scao corporations ther cx-
In The words of petition now loK oxielniyoly cir
e1lated and Hiaed III this ato, railroads aro PUBLIC
entitled 10 iii tho bonoa Resulting ilorofroRn beo
yott tho adequate compensation due their constrtict-
orr md Operators. Upon this plca wero their char
md sond policy viii rornit no departure from ths
pnips ornp sSniy will not 90 to lot rssoa
of o. aIR nnRsy 9S Spfess ss
thu reore. ~fpN~S'
An organized effort to correct these abuoea Is de-
Tho People should, therefore, ask thor Legislatures
Rasa laws TO regalne tho ,acs Of faro aud ranspor-
ita Of their respective btntos an make tho snno an
oar t9Im 10, ia may be, aud TINT o amount COL
pay an annual dividend OF ~ oA' -"
E1aitT PER oEhT ON THE ACTUAL. coBr
s1eoses a sa af,or paying 9pora
ss Il nsp pssaai pshsli 20 9Fsf isij
tlorcof. Ne "Ao "eAeH'
Also to PASS lnw authorizing tho appointment Of
roads TO aoe that thoy ,nade snic and hat tho
'"Ss S5sa IN regard ra to them are compiled win. "
peasn 1S thu: sa IL f59'a nos s0iny or
property prop! T. roal ossate aavo as an oaao. 1
Alsn nrn}Itl{rr rr,,,, ,o,.o.. .,.,... -- a, ..
Or olnployo Of su;h roads from being pce',nary IN
tov9stcd tn nuy business dono upon tho road where
n tntG 81 tc @ treasury Of ead road for the mutual bcnet
o. n sa me stockholders And to nuact such oor laws
M TIE MATTER or THROUGH rnErour
the Federal Government could, mud Should Interfere
Ill virtue or tho power i poaseSaea to regulate
sasl ACTION would at BRING te managers of
turg schemes for bogus taanca Of stock, they would
b. 1oa " whore they Should always b. tho
out OF sayings, out Of good management mud acon-
ON omss introduced, mud Of Which thoy themselves would
The peoples Representatives cannot rof,lsc to erant
protection against this nsurpaon BY indiydunls OF
power to tax and oppress tl,u public fur private ga
not dare 10 oxarcse. Wo nre told by Of prom
inent md %1doly-known pubc sreakers that have
sold tic rwy ~ mao atG IL Sousht aa
and sold IN the market; and TINT the tino will soon
this Continent, connecting Now York 6ua San Francis
co, will have acaurcd sucl wealth and influence that
Congrcas will sit merely III
A oostA1TEER TO MEnrsrEA THEIR DEGREES.
II tho rtsont Slate IcgIgatureH refuse to grant tho
relief required and demanded by their constituents
mon can and must DO found whose support OF tho III
oH." '''e"'
The pooplo Of the whole country uro the sufferers
from this infamous monopoly; they have the remedy
Ill their OWL haud1, und 4hold apply 1t at once,
, 1873-10-20

lotow. but these nre unavoidable acci.lcnts. These
k9sp many empioyes as They oan so,,
obligations incrcasc exronsyc Haoguards must be dis
I,cnsed with oven thongh fr,gh!fal Increase Of tho
OF all Tho variotes Of fraud mud encouragement,
thero In mono 90 dangerous and fatal for preotnrs
Of Of Faroas 9 r. o
question cooierod III snch caaes IA Tho 1ly Of tno
aoni DO built {oxcept privato ontorprlse} wlloro
tnSro Ia not tho lron:se of fair reurn upon a cost
solyes n!ono for oIr btlors and losses, no otliors
VII ba nlertaken Such us built will bo ceonotat-
ssy rsasa |, a n snago n%t where zig
ter a'l ruin arc the ccrtan result. They neyor snp
% " ,hss eSysf yaat 10 d s 10 y @
Ct. Paul fast gottlns TO tho on Of their tctnor.
{ox ,' more adtaons oi unproduetive md competing
with tlLH concern.
from tho nrpoacs for which they were nao has nj
engage lilo attention Of uongrcaa Thero arc thfes
great incs i'll Iowa 9lono from which tho lanl-Rrants
s Naroaa ios setes ts oa'ias at mag 5
to lilo MsnsregGs iss{ 5ankton 1sl5oad
AN area oqnl to that Of tie stao Of Massa
ehuaetts, or about 1000 eqnnro miles. This Immense
most odous and injurious mode OF holding our Wild
landa AL tleso threo linen hnvo boen leascd. The
to hs a ssy r NJ Ws ri.
havn been wholly diverted from tho objects for Which
hsy d 9d The PARTIES ays realized i'm
81 pcr "cre for th9ze 60 1ne thoy hayo m additional
time tho roads must romain without trai1ic Til tile
1anla sold and sotttel. Tho intorcsta Of tho nh
aonee owners and of the railroads are now wholly
Ita the railroads lela tho lanas they would have
0Vntff f1in n1f5tS
, 1873-10-20
Circular No. 3,

OIIr0AaO l. NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD,
Tho waterlngs In this great ooncorr havo boon oqual
u excessive, though of dI1orcnt character from
one, however, Of $1,000 600 wus nade ut lilo time Of
itH consolidation with Tho Ua!enA uhcAgo the hold
ono previously held, 10 clualizo yalncs,"-a phrase
grcat!y n vogue with tug solt.eonAued ta1-gathor-
aii our Hrea avenues Uf trade. Tic nut,ra a,, elnit-
able mode would hnvo beo 10 equalizo dosrn iusloal
Of Hp, tho ahRreH Of tAe Norhweatorn Ut Tho tno.
ualonA l. Chicago comnsu!1el only nar. But squnrs
consolidation would have loft no plumber, thu solo III
ducclnont thereto, III tbs hands Of tho parties 'nantl
uia!ngit.
Tho great watorugs In Ibis road have been eIactod
through
LEAaEH OF OTHER LINEas
Tho tnost important os tllesG was that OF thGsr
from the mississippi 10 thb Missouri N!yer, through
IssA diuaupe Of $50 uilus, aud Owned by two COR
, 1873-10-20
&7,b7G,7oo
2o,o65,B70
a,8io.5t0
12,447,375
12,328.702
4,70o, ,347
13,105,8I2

|
ONE HUNDRED AND TnnTx-rrvE M1z.11oN ONE HUN
in excess OF tho actua cost Of these roads-enouRh,
expended without waste 10 build and equip . hfat-
from Now York to Omaha, mud with uo 10 81, Tau1
The lines laye mentioned IN this scrcs Of circu-
aoctions Of hs counry from tho aeaboar TO omahs
and ct. Paul. All who uao them are rolbed by tho
Ssso Il fns o ssye @ .ns S ,ss. @
double tho capul Of their respective roads thoy can
treble and q,ialrup!e Il III fact there IL 10 limit
croator2" can private property 10 seized On the
promised arc aout to bo roalizod shall tho purpoaes
for %hif hese r92ds re- supnoas4 to 30 tt
Tho states under the belief TINT the people aro to 10
tho gamers, and tho, commerce md wealth Of tho
construction and opsraon 70 bo appropriae3 % y
Tow rich, ahrowt And unl,rncipleI men, mud ,isod
Of 70 e ers so
cnnble then to ride roughshod over tho utorcsg Of
tbs ,,P community IN l =. arse a1 treat with ru'any
quiet submission. under tho iuAiction OF great
wrong, tloy owc tholr il-sotten gains7
answsred.
. Low nArEs or TRANSPORTATION
aro now necessity to all classes Of tho people. and
100 miles Of tde-watcr. The great aelds for ibis
staplc aro constantly moving Vest and will soon bo
!6lo nes Inland: Corn ia not rascd for export With
Iii !, ,00U miles Of New York.
Tim ureat artarjGR uf commercn ran mn toppnr In
pern@ed to remain Tndcr ia caatro, ~ issnota ="
whose viii is law Whose clargcs hsyo no refereneo u
cos whose fred purpose Is to got all they can, md
cost ton nothjng with ouov 1cha from thnan 1o aiIo
labor honestly fos their hroai -''''' "Ao
how can to ureat necessarica of 1fo In rnpsnortoa
from Ills senfs of proJuctin to lin mnrRets an nI
leave fair margn for pro1t to lo nraucer3 lin lin
saving NJ tI1ia nrohfon n,rnna fnr IN T:est @ ano
food Tor tho interior. raasonaho Nrot ~ 'anr.
nnd for Tho whoo coury tho fnrntn1 h ictr nronn1
anea,,nt Of it, iiiin,stn,,c r'o,,Ieoa s pi"pee
Tho foreign markets. "a we'll as our own, nre to bo
considered. The prices Of brcadatuns in New York
aro regulated BY those IN London. Tho competitors Of
OF Hungary and Russia. The railroads Of Tue two
countries named have within fow years, opened up
lmmenBe grniigrowing districts, productive Us our
own and much mora fayorubly situated in reference
to the foreign markets..
, 1873-10-20
The ul7HllcKt Mountain,

~ iht Editor Gftho Roston 4!drerttscr:
Tho dispatches and letterB received eary In tho
soason from tho llaydon exploring uxpcdtion
gave tho impression TINT tho Highest mountains
within tho llnltH Of tho Unitol States were Il,
Colorado, noar tho bead waters OF tho Arkansas
River. Subsequent roporta hay0 not confirmed
tlla Impression, the highest points having been
, 1873-10-20

! THE CITY.
| Il. W. fronch, or Boston, is ut tho Pacific.
| W, L, Curtss, OF Buffalo, iH at the Briggs.
| G. s. Dlocke, Of New York. is at tue Briggs.
]. T. Wood, Af Columbus, ia at the Gardner.
O. P. Morgan, Of Salt Lako, is at tho Pacific
| ]. II. snallwood. q. s. A., ia at tho slorman.
| Henry W. Reevo, Of Now York, ia at tho Gard
ner.
It ia rumorod tint Old Storey iB 1oslng Lis
| wits.
q. NJ. sticknoy, Of Minneapolis, Is ct tho Pa
cidc.
J.. X Small, of Now orloans is at tho shcr-
man.
A. f. Howard, or Grand uayon, is OF tho
Briggs.
Col. g. W. Diokoy, Of San Francisco, ia Mt tho
Pacilc.
y +: r. Milos, of Logansport, Ind, ia Mt tho
r., Con. ?. Z. Hill, Of Akrop O., is at the West
sido Briggs. 'o''
~, The % Earl of Rosoberry, London Eng, is at
morcial.
Tho lion; 4. Il. Sampson, of Iowa, is at tho
eonnnofc'a''
The Hon. J.. s. johnson, Of Sau Eraucieco. in
at tho Commercial.
Col. Charles II. Dean, proprietor Metropolitan
Hotol, of Peoria, iH at tho West Side Briggs
Edward A. Preston, President Of tho Trayeler's
INSURANCE. Company Of Hartford Conn.,, il ut
'no tae'nc'
IN GENERAL.
,I honaoh e Jewelers. nro buying Up tho jewels dis
tv H. y. capo y y ,,a Iney an.sato tlat they
Don Antonio Lopoz do Santa Anna, tho old
Mexican General, now M exile, is pasgIg mis-
erablo lfo having sunk from opuionceo io to q Tie tho
most conpeto poverty.
Senator Wllliam B. Allison and lady arrived in
New York Thursday, returning from Vedil,ur
will reach Dubuque tLiB week. AIM
w ~ pu,na, r,.,.,,. .-.
r1'i..H y a. ntso ~ Dntl, has oeen appointed
n nfnnosotn voa HtIoroy tor Tue 1asr!et
n;,ian. ~ ,ilesoaa ea 5ico ~ ~ DaVa; fessgncd Nr.
thonco removed to Duluth, Ho was btate % 1wn gc,a
ntor In tho Legislature OF 1879. ~0A
fail rrar,;,+o, t,o,, . ,-,,,
enoa, C4rccir M na,ura,t 10 ""nan Uit,a WIZ ean
whom Tntin In m mnro d1,ar,{ {fn tfa ol"eEAi ~
bird tia fn whistle Il yIo Irn,, =, " ook
and thinks In Frnnch who vat o,,,ra1n.n LUZ
own cnnaa an rowna an M t,oan ~ ior ner
II 4 pohhooo ,no dofsn,t;na n,,,,a..I~,
ar ml1ishos carJ wh;ch nnt1n'unn@ na~u,i"o oank
inws = 1i,a naat t,v, rnoira ha.,o ns no lol
to Garth. and nv montal aranv hna hean anI'u ~
tonsoH Yot Dacearea nutriton vna os' a,o'au uoa
until his robhorv Nas di.cnvnrna YVES oleAsao
~ - ''''
Among tue monbora OF tho Wyoming Lcgisa-
tn1o e., aro " nlaek Jaek Hl," "Irairo Joe"
sun o'an W., nhaw anu dEl2zly Graham" Tho
npoaTea xe WI Y @ aeo rye GO recognize tho gento-
, 1873-10-20

Tho present aa:sc capa Of lbs Consolidated xoss
Including tho scrip dividend, IL s9o,o0o,o0o. The
satal setually paid n by S. 49, 1oS '~' ''''
Rs1 pss ssa s2asl ae s% sS%
-nual incomo 1T. Vanderbilt refuses To- my to the
0overnmont In tho shape Of Income tax, tho paltry
worry recently heard from him at Washington, whero
10 was browbeasing the Commissioner Of intornai
p Ill., aaa VII e. L IT, sT Is
.of tho New York Central Hudson River Railroad. -
<42 miles. Mr.. Vanderbita watoriugs consequently
equal sl1o,145 per mile for tho whole length of this
1n ali these waterngs,
NOT poLL41
pl their amount Lad gone Into tho roads, hnH their
capacity to carn been Increased single penny. On
the contrary, the cost Of transportation must have
essential 10 cconomical management can never 10 pro-
served on worka whose managers are rolling In
sealth from -sotten and tllcgitimatc gains Wlat Is
the euoct upon tho poor workman Of having cen-
stantly bofore his eyes examples Of woaith
not gotten by saving patient industry but by nero
pnbo viii ha not oot sbout Lin to ssepsfy e
not botter bis condition, either BY neglectlng Ills d-
an 'F0 MI s no
ZION, tn t'1e be tho tuoHtable roault7
A Vanderbilt stands out III bold relief tho great
ss offender againH public morality vol "a te pub
corrupt md outrageous PRACTICES described Tho eyl
Or cr1e rather, dntes back on thaa road 10 1854
dation Of soyoral lines On that occasion the waer-
tngs equalod $99oA,5o0 In certificates bearing per
cent interest. This aum added to tho recent wafer
tnga, 1uakcs total Of
1u1T.sEyEN MILL1oAs FIVE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY
s1x THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED poLI4AHs1
Tho interest and dyiaouls Rcoru1nH annually on
thia SUN equal 2oB 030i Tho total wateringa equal
$780, a94 to tue mAtn liue OF tcao roads. The Interest
annually on tho aamo equals very nearly 10000 per
Enormous nre these additions 10 the sharo capital
OF thia concer they nro labo to be yasy Interested
any day, aud will certainly b0 Increased, provided i'll
II!eabcd charEea will produce Increased earnfnHa.
Every cent OF burden will DO imposed upon The road
ability to pay.
Dy Mlnt power nro Btch enormous ta1ea assessed
upoa uso nation7 by other than that Of tho fiat Of
sslnel9 Individual Mr., Vanderbilt soizos road
4arga ~ nst se md orects in thy sapo Of freight
eans o WFlngH in addition to tho propor charles Of
fran tGn s1n tribute Of noary 900 each yoar
NJ. Tlie NEuHAN1o AND rAnaygn.
sea rnthor y thl sV,sa Upon food Upon tho neces
Iay. - " ~6' ~ ~
Such !a one example Of tho vas, but ,rre,,ousb,,
% ina! nage grown NJ unchecked in our republic
burdeng,-t taxation iu wbich tloy haya nat om1y
not tha ieaat Voice. but Which h mott o4llos m form.
excessive W Hnloatt, lnoHt nurl0uH i'll a opplfcatto
enu leWed II tue caprtco OF ao!-conatltte anI trro
sPonsnto acerot. bat air. Vandu,bilt hus Ills peer n
elost evory QUO Of our great lles II sAsy hive not
reAlzaa eq'ul hanas, It IL not from any fau Of thsir
own, but because tho wurLa tA0y control viii mi
Gear equally exceasivs imposition, All 4fo pulAlly
" conspiracy hgainst th0 public welfare, Ali. vo
Faf. asem TO nayo enjoyed equal immunity, Tho
, 1873-10-20
out tho oquynont to tho public Of dollar All this,
Commodore waA done 1t your bollcat. -

out tho oquiynent to tho public Of dollar All thle
Commodore, waA done ut your bohcat.
In your dofensc, you clio your management OF tho
uarlein, another most oppressive monopoly, I did
not reror 10 It; rcserving II for another circular m
as you liayo brought II In, Will you anawer fow a,ca.
tona lloro7 DID you not, whllo Trtatco, iAalo 10
yourself largo aonnt Of ta bonds ut 60 ror cent on
ta properly, ntlrnneed tho ar milk from Il Ia
IN cents por nanrt-a 400 per cont ntldttinna fre,t
tafT on oo iorn alona7 In thiG lilo way YOU l,ava
stamped ynur individually, oconun,y, aud eeni,,o
urou tho 1tnrlom Noad?
mr. Vanderbilt las Ind charge Of thn New York Cen.
ttn Noa for thrno yGnrg. According to Mr. IIrtou
a,, tic sworn statement Of thu olcors Of tile ron IN
1867 he l,ns III that tttne, added only tlroo louomo-
tivea to tito number iu prior 10 67 In future
circular propose tu shnw tho exact value OF the i'm
provcnles o llnH n,nle un thta limo since oaIninR
control If It, atll tho amount Of additional stuck ls
has laailcd and received tho nloney for.
Mr. Barton insiRts upon A1r. Vnntlarbitb wonderful
abllittcD ~ railroad ninl. No denies thia hut
with Ills ,told millions before lio had anything to do
with tho New York Oontra1 would IL not luvo boon
n1ure gracious aud noror0us IN him to hnvo turned
Lis tralgco11tcnt abilities to tho
REDUCTION OF THE COST Or TRANSPORTATION,
md TO nllovino tho nrtona TINT prcsa 10 heavily
unon tic commerce Of the country, aud mon lalor3
That the stockholders have no cat,so to complain Of
Mr., Vnuuorbta management 1s too evident to bave
needed tho proof Mr. Barton detnccs but It ia tito
people, mud not their servants, who Bhorld roar the
bcnoilta resulting from such good management They
crcno tho trnle Of toso great highways, nr ns thHt
trade 1ncreascu It Ia not corresponding incrcaao Of
scrip capital bit corresponding rcuCtion I'll freight
charEes TINT they, whom the roads aro built md run
10 scrvs have q right ia ezrcct.