, 1873-07-19


nat ths now law the eject s',ovo ment,onsa You're
truly, r, srExn .oaaKK FARMER.
with view Of obtaining Some information
regarding tho general cifect Of tho law, Tnrn-,
and Interviewed -
tho Superintendent. The material points Of tho
conversation are given below ~. a,,n .,,n .o,
nailroad law affect business ut tho Yards2
nIr. Bhorman-1t has had no apparent offoot |
as yet, having boon In forco only d little over
two weeks, but thoro ia no doubt ~, IN n ny mind I'M
tc trade will DO injured eorously, and do not 500
how NO can oxpcot much Of It this year. Tho |
railroads used to curry stock cattle into tho
saba 9snt as 3 a,e1 Weud apS 70 emty on oar
wise, and tho farmers took advantage Of this
fact to stock their farms. they havo to pay
full fro1ghte the price Of yearlings will DO great
1ason Wa snp snoo tho
vent into effect?
Inst year, but that is duo to tho natural in-
crease Of stoek Tho d LAW a1 Sut fs ys had
ers must fool #, and no viii :, before
Stock cannot now be brought horo from Quincy
the grostost eompoting t4s b
Wabash & Wostorn IT is sont on to Toledo and
Buffalo, for tho reason thnt freight ia cheaper.
Tho rates used to be- the. samo to these points
By g Of aae o ae
It cost thom nothing to stop horo, aud they aold
two-thirda Of tlioir stock. Now they cannot
come, because s55 car is charged from Quincy
R.-Havo you hoara any ono complain Of the
Mr. s:-Yos; tho farmers who bring stock
hero, and tho commieaion men Ct tue yards arc
complaining bitterly about it. Chicago las boon
Ia nra t7fSf a
bf tho grnngors and tho commission mon wore
arguing about tho law yesterday, md ono of tho
leading grnngora said 1t WINS not tho Inv thoy In
tended te have, as 1t worked directly Ggainst ;g
them. Chicago ia roundabout way to Toledo
from Quincy, and tho freight having boon put
up,-noarly doub1od, ,-Hhippera from the South
and Southwest are cut OF from this market; It
they como hero tho price Of their cattle would DO
ing. An advance Of sB q car makos q
| groat difference, for many timos they mako but
! small proflta, Kansas City stock used to 50 East
| by why OF Ohicago, md much OF u WAS sold hero
| Now they send cattle to st. Louis and straight
on to Buffalo, and wo aro losing that trado.
| nf1l. 8. P. HOPKINS. I
1t thia moment, Hon. 8. r. Hopkins, n NOM
bor Of tho Legislature aud one Of those who on:
Tor his opinion. Said >he:. It has hurt ua hero
a groat doa1, but wo Will fool 1t. moro nf-
tor . whilo. Complaints aro made ov-
day By tHG bgD,eas tsfm9Fs .re and roceyed
every day from men. who say they would hnvc
| sent so many cars. but cannot; that they must
ship on the east and west Limos, as 1t don't pay
to come to Chicago. Noarly all the commission
OF less. Tho law will a1foot, in time all business
in Chicago and bo of incaloulab1a injury to hor.
Tho effects were discussed In tho Legislature,
but no Impression could DO made on those Who
cussing the merits Of the bill at tho
Yards yesterday said he believed tho
railroads had lad tho bill passed. =
TINT Il vas benefit to them
Cd bill of aome kind, but had no tder what this
bill was, or what tho effect would be- It was
passed In obedience to public clamor. They
Wanted lower froights, but have not got them,,,
hnrt tho atoek trado here. Ohio, Indiana, and
Michigan send all thoir young cattlo here to be
sold to tho farmers Of Illinois. The rites into
the country woro yery low, but now tho fllll
almoHt entirely. No ono can tell yet what will
| bo the effect on tho Chicago market, but
it will probably reduce tho business moro thnn
one-third. Quincy will rcap tho benefit Of the
for Toledo. The Burlington 4 Quincy Road can
mot compete now with tho Toledo 4 Wabash,
aud wo will fool it hero tremendously. Tho hog
trade will also bo injured.
LII. SHERMAN REMARKED
that tho companies heretofore had given pnsseE
to tho men who brought stock to Chicago; o1e
man oamo with every two cara. md always did
their shopping in Chicago: Thcy loft horo OF
lost thor trade, which amounted to considerar
bic sum in tho course OF d year.
R.-Haye you estimated what tho loss to Chi
cago will he 7
oatimato got. At tho end Of three months wt
can got up comparisons, and show the falling Of
in receipts from competing railroad points.
have no doubt It will mike a difference Of 100,