, 1873-12-16

subioct to At, uniform 1,,orato rate. tic limit Ia
oasiv fot,ni heyond which It cannot bonr tra1,s.
nurtation l,otco, m 4 so,,rco Of revon,to it bo.
comos vaIueeaa to tae producer. Doou N act
Nuithor VI Vii IL commerce ] alono to an interior
state, produce n',cl, bettor rcanlts,-this boirE
lttlo oiso tl,an consolidated capital, Of q nova
escel nnd controlled by vast network OF cir
cumBtanocs. md rouuiring mora t,an ngrfcu.
turo alono can giyo to support and rottlor it
prosperous.
quirod to develop, suBtnin, md build np this
prosperity; without Which progress beyond a
given point becomes npossiblo2 I reply, mall
ilfactures. But thoso cannot. hourisl, confined
Htricted distrcts. Thoy muBt hayo FREQ market,
tho lowest transportation possible, successfully
tn meet actiyo co1npotition; for tcy not only re-
quiro tho importation Of raw material, but must,
10 cortain oxtont, export their articles Of pro-
duet. They not ouly furnish 4 marlsot for tho
tior Of tho soil, but ho tint doEvoth under
ground; nnd for those BupplcB, must not bo
conncd to proscribod localltios.
Lot III SEQ how this Inv now operates. Take
The article OF coal. for Instance. Within tho
borders Of onr stato Eo folds 30 vast Tint all tlo
manufactures which d libera1 policy could
draw within our borders would not oxlinuHt
thom for agcB. Connected with tho production
Of this article millions llavo bepn fnvostod, and
~ supplying tho tnoaua Of moving tho machinery.
Even Mt strong competing points, not only ip
this but ottor statoB, Tho transportation compa-
slins rocoglll%od tho Importance of developing
thB iuteroBt, by ErnntiEg, unuor ccrtnin
conditions, special ratoH ond prlvi-
logcB. Anon n new Inv goes into
operation, ,ninnlllhg NIL Bfecial ratea. and tho
minor ut ttln greater tlletntco ut occ finds him.
eof bi1rdencd with additional charges. Unable
to 1oro with thoao pro-ratn ratoB, hs orders, ono
by que, begin to drop oil, and pick by pick falls,
to Ito rliBtinE Oil tho ground. Six months hnvo
olal'sett, aud NO hee mon being discharged, works
closing, aud to-day lcsH taan onc-lnlf tho usual
a'nonnt u botng mttcd. Now, doos nry ono
suppose TINT tho consumption OF coal ut tho
l'flncspal markotH or tntH state han boon mn
toitnly refnccd Certainly not. Then whclo
shall VIC look for tho ca''bo, except tn .lIe effects
OF !nw that elscrlmlilatcR a.utnBt production
witlliu our own borders, but ia poworloss to 60
beyond,
LII Citcago+ To-day, coal fs being brought from
nctGsiDorlng state, throe to four tnos tue dis
tanto TINT IT lies Ill this, aud sold ut fHnro
rulnous to hunio"oporatorH. 80 alHo III 1t being
transported across our state ut lover rato Ut
1rcl6ht tilan Gun 10 obtalnca within our 6tIto.
Is thoro 1ust'ce in slicii law
Again; 1t II easy Of proof TINT articles OF
mahniactnro from q ncIghbor1ng stato arc
brought within our state o. = much lower rate
q troent tllan can DO obtained Tor tho sano
distance IN sur Stato; and that goods from MI
adjoining State aio transported across our State
Ct lower rates than can bo obtained tolthsh our
Statoi also, tint 1notcllandise from 1othtiu our
St@to las boon transported Into Anothor stats
to DC again resillppca across our State: Manu-