, 1873-06-16
THE RAILROADS.
The New Passenger and
Freight Tariffs.
How the New Law Affects tho
Chicago Roads.
Knotty Questions with Which the Agents
Are Wrestling.


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upon tnu ~ moet uinouls :aeA W., mp1s'u ~, uton
tnom: tnero were sanalS lool'-noios ~ .no aw
tho prevailing purpose was to oonfor1n 10 tho
spirit Of tho act AZ Chicago is tho grent TO-
ssls,as and a's.f''at,"s eent ot tho wss
tao'r III" WIZ Posslplos 10 auora
shlppera' lar. and noar tho easiest
and most available moauB OF trnnBit to and
from this city. With tho Chicago and
n arY
80, e1 ~'s.'e' '''1o W." 4o' W. ~"
cult problem to aolvo because from every point
reached By it.wtthtn this state 1t is the shortest
routo to Chicago. A!aiatanco tariff could, thoro-
onI eontl, rooas tt,o caso ~ o,,.. d;froro,t
-. s aara., .s,,o. ~ .'Y ., - 4a'e w.. ~,
Every ao5on mlloe Or SO thcy aro crossed ~
through Eastern llnos. Take tho cauo Of tho
to tnterpootod by tho Indiannnolia. ploominrton
=, Waa4s~ 49,, 49, Tss.1"..s n,..-.,..S
"o9.e.u eE'.u,u.a .ua @no @1uye'so' bloomington
-, "ise'8elppl Nai!roads, eisher OF
th1es which, COMPANIES 9@, NJ. mike VT tho Same rate
fnoton That Il mailo by tho Atm T,a,,road v;a
r,e,oa., M 1.4s~. ~ ~ 49, 1"luu@o ""
Snloaeo' s,r, -uu 4atsos 'sihB .no longest, tno
short nnea will DO enabled under the operation
and thus tako all tho bueiness but thew oan
rn,t,tal,, H. 49,. I,.at -. h;.. -. IN
t.saa ~ NHso ~ 10 su 40 W ~
1llno unoer tne fato eetaohhnea by tho long
road. This will bo discrimination With von-
geanco, Under tho operation Of a law especially
designed to prevent 1t It will forpo tho long
ost road onttro!y out or the competition md
place It utterly at tho nao1oy Of
lower tho gonoral tariff Of tho road
nufloiently TO moot this competition and bring
ing il, at intermediate stations, to norely noml
nal fEuree, tho compantna will prefer to aban-
don !. ths buelnese at at competing po,nts and make
the local rates
:. Tho 'Goneral Freight Agent Of tho Alton
Road proposes to charge for, business received
at competing points and consigned to his local
tron Chicago This policy would violate tho
spirit Of the nov law, but ho proposea to evade
the penalties Of ios infringement by. Of
fortng to taka ear loads OF 20 and 80
third, and fourth Glass freight, md will Offer
thta advantage 10 any ono who eau a,tp by car
load. The result will bo that, It shipper ut
Springfield is able to patronizo the road by tho
ear.load, and q nun at Lexington or any point
qnantity, the lhtter will DO compelled to pay q
higher rate tor lesBer distance than tho heavier
| shipper Tor perhaps double tho distance. And
their 5ustiaablo excuse Will DO grounded On the
| wording Of tho law prescribing that for like
quantities." eto., = greater charge shall not bc
made Tor leaaer dstanco than for creator.
The north and south roads viii suffer most,
Put not ALONE .m ~ Inc h9ok island ooppany, Tor
70 n9 t%a o.
Pany $So9ooo. But tho y. = d " II. Il: runs
IN an eiE iua acroaa tho State, giving ahortar
lino TO the East then by1 WY OF chicago, and
Ttii, therefore, mhko rate lower than tho y Mock q
freight agent recogniaes ttta barren faot, and:
like Mr. Smith, Of the Alton, md Mr. Tucker, OF
the Illinois Central, Ia preparing to mako good
this deficiency BY increasing tho local ratea suf-
| fciently to maintain the revenue. Tho companies
say they cannot afford to earn loss than they
| hnvo done hitherto, and that being compelled to
abandon such largo portion Of their business
they would be Justified In making good thoir
| LOSSES by increasing the rates for short harls
This policy has one serious difficulty. It tho
companies suddenly advance their ratca for ahott
distances will not tho shippers arrai En- them
| before tho oou1ta and be ahlo to convince any
| Jury that, Il the ratea charged Tor tho paat ten
l. advance now Ia pxtQrttQu