, 1873-03-13
RAILROAD CHARGES.
Continuation Of The Hearing
Before the Legislative
Committees.
President Newell and Superintendent
Harris Reply to Further
Questions.


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sptt;al 3,ispatch to Tae cbieago Tribune,
. e,rntSur1r1p March 12,-Tho House I,ailroad
in,r,,,,tttoa ,,ot ill., .fto,,,, ntns;.s,io,, ~
aomo OF tho oolnmlttoo' pr'aaent Novel ma
Mr. Titon, OF tho Illinois Contral; Mr.. Il*trtb,
of tho Ohicngo, Burlington It Qufnay} n.r. Bur-
ton, attorney Of tho olio It N1lssissippl; John
i. bowman, Of tho 81. Louis, Vandaiia s Terra
hante' anu o.hoF r"1ltoaa on'o,alH atsonosu' 10
nhhwer such interrogations aa tho mombors do
afro TO PROFOUND. Mr.. I1ildrup proaidod.
Mr.. Harrington moved that tho billa boforo tho
Committee ,s 10 submitted to tl' oft'''m OF tho
fatlroad gentlehaen'
hlr. Armstrong, Of Grhntls,, did hot proposo
TINT thoy should tats lhrts Iii tic diaoushioh
nix uSfdnrton TortariteS m ri. as tiSt iSny wontca
@,5nt Man t6sa ii}s NV ,yan,cd urI IL" vIewa
nf tj,o roatlon,at,> + wna Jccfso1 that te rn,,.
Honor, eo,iii oxprosa toir yiowa mon tho fail-
sas% e. 7SssS9 Essa h,SFs GENERALLY; w. ~,
u.id IL Jaajrni " sen an.aet,G ~ a,,o,I na;3
of noco ortorljona nna S,msf;in i enu799 sf;nna
tho law OF ISL mn IL ~ 'of1ont thnt
,S no b, s sS l. %pet1E 1;s P9pts ota nhoaIa @
fhnra nIa,,v nost X wash ras,a cr,n,,od tho f1Ii
noin Central, nna ~ bnenod Snmpot;tion' rho
renornl res,lll Shovel Ihat tho oxpanso of TIC
9 S ds sTossa resa stpes and
bonds was q lttlo over nor cont. To rotaiu
trade ut competing points they had to keep down
tleir rates, That was probably aii nni,;sk 1Ila:
cri1innton against points Ut either sidc Of tiuc
tionB, the difference beipr betwnnn 40 and 10 mar
cent. II thb loaislation auainnt f]ianrimfnat{oIS
wns chrrleA ont, thoy wonld probably hayo 10
ralso tho Irloo 1T comnotinu 11ointa md n6t
lower 1t st non.conlreting pouta There w9s
no undcr-billinQ on 1nia l1n1 wlcfn Grain waH
delivered at elevator, d. al Cairo and Chicago.
About xhrso-nunrtnfs n thn prain Hi,innnd m
| tho road wrf}t tn oiovator. r. wou1d hn aYroei-
inu1y tiIi6snlt to caiemtato thu oost Of rnnnnv n
| charrad about ono ce,,t mar ton nor
| miio iask simmer nna Il wnE fa,r to IRA. n.
sumo tlet thoy made profit, Fhe
voar liz rote =, tra,cht 1usa roamco3 md % ts
yecna nao rsnc.d @ 1atae
had kan roi,,caI 1 n 1a7i tan mar rat ar rom
a~a oort. W for - an1 a.,.eff taaato ,r;io -
they uau n.y. caIIy ligBne 1ruIi c9a.pe1nB B pu.nss
touueou th.eh tnoJ whit a2s9 ~ luo i: .anIo:
hsn hea "nrria - y oea Ren I'D i"' cnnnocs
In In, GSo ont ;t t, ~ n,.; fan l.,
LUG ofemnlaa.ion , Pae III i.s p"n CARE nao srSs Sss
onn ~ uAuoh E1:1ot@A AatasoA' s.at 1up
T., pY,ronar+;,n ~ TIN aarnirra ~ o.ch na
H. p ~ ~ ~ t;a H. ~ ,r1,n aa,1t ~
DC o abo,t on nla nasn s VIM
gram laefo M meto @poas ognseenn n, copss;ng nv ;aggs
points On the gontrai. LasE year tnefo was !eaa
1leiehs from 5no co'tEonB Ionts, t"ao .at aHtua 20
| USt"o ~! t.44o',s * - s.3..:7... sors
te con3tosi"s nl'os' u1ae1, ,a1 H.u - u ~
s soa4 naa aaa ~ scao M ~ ~ aot
cens. nnoy o1petueu t 10y Sogy,o1e 1a1o ~ anst ,1t
" sno eas<a 49, ti f1i a., Nv
a.ie " MI NJ E.nt; - ..anrstna ~ =
tIa.n liz t H. 5,.rnhor ~
aoonss ht - trnSnii In 5"'tfni r. II .vn,d
Il ~ ~ vtho aa1n nrnat ~
tnslea7e IL 7ull''eH'ts ~ pAs sn' 0"4A'o 4o1' 10
noM; A. t1,rr,. ho,no aszo4am,nod sa,a tba
~ nsrla oo1n& oeosSta'noot .std ~ ostn sa1u ino @
undor-pllllng WAS nfss ogtasaa g. oos!on, ~
cause III tAe COUNTY tomhs ~ Maesacnanosss @ so"s
thore WAS no mean6 OF Weenlng una oyerloaa-
tng Was aone 70 tno aisaasaneas1 u 91ss npnaon;
.,5 @ i,f +od thv sro ohaS ora;, nj I'm eio.
nen ana on nls 1onu eney "oeneu eina H. ny s
TatoIe a5o @ oost pens r.; Y WI ns ,, ~ ~aar
Ivy nu nus o ~ 1n1 t1,as 1,,n F1r nrs1 nnt
Io,ana3 ar1'a ra;,rosia - nrnt,ct themaa1vos
sa ~ ato +hat thn nunnitv a. rrn;n said to III
.,t " ors nou 4ta nntaiv ~ III ab;nor
pa,,,I p,, ,is, th,t ha M r. thnro md ttn ronl
.r,,m1a hnua ~ avidanco tn dianrovo thn assnr
t;on' There wss realjy Int jittie under-bilIipg.
hwy nay - a ~" IL +,o1,
Ill., ,o' n'u sns cnnatr,ctin1 nt
au1 Istf' ,>J " ~ ,onn;,,tr 1,ra ~, Il suouid
.,a 1asa o. an,1 t ~ t1a n,nar ~ t1,a ora;n n
nhso ~ euuto ou1 ~ 'ao nn,i.,,ont 4h,f 1s{ad
!olGou .u raa,,,,e ~ Igo,IiI H. atatn m nao.
t.s xnraa,ed TIA @ a5vnmtscc IL thc
pto WIZ .a ae4 .1 80, ti 7ono;t sihng ha; ra
eapoLhnens nnhp Wy Wy 0otaSis' A:o5 A4sse ~
ancoo lnoF fasohs "'non1 e 1,a;t thnra xas ~ ~
1'nro,;nb1o \; ffaronco In thn amount Of travel
~ ps1t mho 1a,a1,d ~ "a tho Northxestern "A to
t1ron~I, froiuht ard passenger rates to Council