, 1873-01-16

e ing many hopeless victims Of its cupidity, 9th
= = vi Msso producing no perceptlble results, unless
!. members OF the Exchange. It is PRACTICE IL
u should not be permitted among class Of N
!" whose integrity is large part of their can't,
Tor there is no question that it tends to i1npa
u conndenco IN all the nlamoera Of tho Board, q,
!, | tito practice.
LINES or TRANSPORTATION.
mere Is class Of RAILROAD millle-ruen wh
!, draw largely from the protits of farming, AZ
ssockholde!s, aud TINT ID the so-:alled lines {
transportation, ,-"the wheel within wheel,
Or By whatever namo they, are known
White, Red, Blue, Striped, or Mottle
Iheso Companies may bs considered as leeche
With at the ahortcst period Of timo. IG, Ths
tney AFFORD an opportunity for all kind
Of ampositions upon tho.. ind,str;ee ~
Inc oay, ana return mo value recctyod
wo my well. belisSo. doubt il any roat
make respectable dividend, without cranhin1
ont tho agricultural dividends TINT demand nso,
letor transportation. Thero can be no donbl
snas It Is to the interest of tho stoclhpldors tc
them forever. ...,.'1' e- aa "'4''
Inc moro We investigate this subject, tho
more NOR snIprlsed We will bo that such systcn
has Leon permitted to grow up and
deaneo ledams 1t9o1E to is for e2t today tess es
| levy enormous tolls upon it, II % tha
great LIMOS Of roads to tho seaboard would rid
themselves Of these arrogant monopoles. and
charge tue commerce Of tho country . sum that
ts eausl to what theso lnes pay than fcr doin.
ca,sn nanie r service re would have little, it any
II LOOKS as though some parties connected with
ING management OF our railroads must be iuter-
eated n these abuses or they would not be psr-
in 'tsea tN 70 continue m for single day. They stand
1atten upon tho industries that tho rai1roai1s
were created to foster. That tho peoplo ,,o.nr
intonaeu to bartor away their ri..ltd aa tn ri
Low OF thls kind Of monopoly, is apparent to tho
crosts ootuso ooserver They never intondcd to
garry freight Tor Mr. Jones for loss than fn,. 3fr
SMITH, or to give ono tho preference ayar tha
other or ~ the moving OF his goods Hut tley t3T
1nteaa N that these great public highwaya should
ton ~, rne nenohs and uss Of the whole psoplo.
h1r1oos iHspsct OF Pcraou9, class, or condition
aefe 1hoh, aa q class If 1niddlc-mcn FOR whom
snere Is no necessity, for they arc OF no nnss-
pc use to the cauntry, and ara not entitled to a
paaans a 20 1!aS roushshod over tho rights OF tic
people, Or pf tho peoples highways. y
TIC railroads nrc OF too mnch va,na +o~+h.
peop1e 10 % u any way impaired in their usafti-
ness and It is tho duty OF all gool men to nrn-
se seet them 3 from abus3: Many Of oas citiSons
re re stIsanoaefa' and our towns and counties
. .@AA~a-N1lSA LII IU41r, Gt1Cn3. /
7; nd :, must be annoyed bcyond~r maas1lrs |
mat tho nForaso dividend is so small, wl,i1c
- ,Aeso monster freight lines swallow IN tho prof
Ia, oe are Charged such low prlco for tho haul I
M s <ao, she4r tTans that no profit is 1oft and Jet
Io g.vo but faint history Of thoir doiues |.
'aSht to to sufficient to astonisl the gtocR-
1o!aera. and incite tl,nm to a moro thorough III
S tist a o. ts abuse Of their propor-sn
onntry, Lot . gra!n-doa1cr <lare to raise Ids
olce N protest against this system OF tnonop-
ny. and lie FiA find himself without cara Ia |
aoye h1s grain or so annoyed BY delays that his
'folta Will be lost and his business ruined.
FREIGHT ny EXPRESS COMPANIES.
But our catalogue Of complaints is NOT vot
ompletcd as re have another class Of middie-
aen to add to the list. refer to- tho Exprens
who carry heavy gooaa in Passenger
:a;;na. or =. who often carry thon on freight
The Express Companies, 10 general war.
ave occ3mo necessity; but, when tLo7 pInv T
70 part Of naiddlo.mon in fast freights, they
se =, out os their legitimate line Of nsefulncas;
this connection, coma to speak moro partic- !
arly OF our fruit-trade. It appears to Lo
:actico With our illinois railroads, end pcrhaps
losa Of Michigan, to allow the E1pras8 Com II
.ntes @ to monopolize all fresLts that are trans-
POINTS to- hundreds Of carloads an,lu- !
y. It is the practice of the Expresa
to deliver goods : to {
elr customers, and in tho case Of purcals this
QUO q the great values Of the system; but, I
ION several carloads Of fruit arc received at 2
CO, they havo no facilities for d prompt dcliy- q
=; and the delay leads to greet 1osa Allow me a
explain. 1t is we'll known that, in the fruit t
ado Of Chicago, the fruit that arrives carly in +
Q morning, and 10 put on the market at once ! r
worth great deal moro than the same fruit c
t on tho market in the afternoon. t
70 order to prevent any delay in receiving fruit
tho pcopor hour, the commission meu ara in t
J practice Of keeping their own teams for tho z
It arrives by freight trims. an extra gang Of s
n ara employed BY the Railroad COMPANY to n
iyer tho fruit A. once, aud the T
ult: is, tie frait is : Put On b
+ a5k2t se6 annt %Ithoa tss dslay set te
lies, as their employees have regular business 4
1rs, NOT only for receiving but also for doiy- II
ng; and those are the regula- busipcas-hours c.
the day tsot 50 with these commission men, !"
theic teatns, who. before the city is astir, VI
81 the depot asserting their shipments, and NJ
dlnE them to thoir respective plaeeB Of busi- hi
IS. There il simple remedy for this state Of hi
ags, and that iB for tho. railroads to tako II
rgo Of MI goods that the consignor does not X
$ practice has become so oppressive to til
fruit-Growers OF tho State that tho | ri
nois State Horticultural Society ct it's last tn
ual meeting, appointed q Committee for tho til
ioaek Poea1ble3 VI NfAuSlnb Will tho HALL al
1 aad Express Companies that hereafter tho ye,
road shall takn charge OF the fruits that ara
'ped by Tho passenger trains, whore the con-
,n1 arranges for tho conssgnae 10 receive | lee
n at the depot On arrival. Ihia wiu also |'caI
en- the cost Of transportation; for, as nm /
rnaed, these Express Companies pay the The
road Companies 4 BUM equal to iFst-class COZ
freight on +reigh:-trains, whie the Express / li
1panies have been in the habit OF treting ! ter
coat. We caa, therefore, dispense with thS ru1
rcss Agents, or middle-men, between tie thu
lardist and the consumer. : Inc
Ehiak that have show, that the stockhold- md
Of railroads are interested with US in dis fai1
ling with all that army Of uiildle-mou WHO po1
9ty levy toll On the busiuea aud industry Of 1aJ
country. without In any manner adding to |. lot
7ealtl. M
the curing OF disease, the first object is to cor
! its Cause and mode Of propagation before tia
re- prepared to administer e romo5iv, 1T Go,
beon ablo to point cut to yon. tho orrors Of be
niddle-lnen, shaH Ia val repaid for tho | the,
spent in tAe Investigation. leas
tow q Rad Practice in Eostered. cal
From the Daz6t1y Ne1zs.
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