Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-05-23
Illinois Central Railroad,

Major Phelps, the special CORES
pondent Of the Inter Ocean, who
passed along the Iowa Division of
the Illinois Central Railroad a few
weeks since, thus writes, in letter
to that paper from Sioux City, the
results of his observation and inqui-
ry regarding freights and discrim-
atoms at several points on the line:
There is much complaint along
the line from Dubuque to Sioux
City, which seems to arise more
from unjust determinations than
from unreasonable average charges.
But if the people who complain will
present their grievances to the State
Legislature next winter: they may
find relief. The Legislature has
the power to act, for in the law APP
proved April 7, 1868, by which the
contract between the roads forming
the line between Dubuque and Sioux
City was legalized, and the time for
completing the road was extended,
the following provision is found:
"The company accepting the pro-
visions of this act shall at all times
be subject to such rules, regulations,
and rates of tariff for the transport
tation of freight and passengers as
may from time to time be enacted
by the General Assembly of the
State of Iowa.
Running west from Dubuque at
Independence, a non competing
point siXty-nine miles out, the rates
on wheat to Chicago are 33 cents,
and Oh corn % cents, per 100 lbs;
at Waterloo and Cedar Falls, SO
and 80 miles respectively, where
the road comes in competition with
the Darlington, Cedar Rapids and
Minnesota the rates are the same as
at Independence; at Iowa Falls, l43
miles, the rates on wheat to Chica-
go are 81 cents, and SO cents on
corn, while at Ackley, 1872 miles,
where the road completes with the
Central of Iowa, the rates are 35
and 80 respectively; at Webster
City, l42 miles, the rates are 40
cents on wheat and and 35 cents on
corn, while at Fort Dodge, l9l
miles, where the road completes
with the Des Moines Valley, the
rates are the same; at Sioux City,
32s miles, where there is COMPETE
ton with the Missouri River and
with the Sioux City and Pacific, the
rates on grain are the same as at
Webster City, although the distance
is l56 miles further, or nearly twice
as great. The Blue Line carries
first class freight to Sioux City for
$2.45 per 100 pounds, and charges
to Webster City the same rate Oh
equal quantities of goods. The
rates from Chicago through on first
class are, to Sioux City, 81 10, and
to Webster City-l56 miles less
distance-sl.25 per 100 pounds.
Parties at Iowa Falls shipped two
water-wheels, weight 5000 lbs,
from Dayton, Ohio, and the freight
to Dubuquc-5S0 miles-was $1,000,
and from Dubuque to Iowa Falls
l43 miles-the charge was s42; in
one instance the rate being sl.75
per ton per mile, and ir the other
$3.50 per ton per mile. There are
coal mines at Fort Dodge, and the
fuel supply goes from there to
points west on the line. The rate
from Fort Dodge to Sioux City-137
miles-is S2l per car, and to Storm
Lake-76 miles less distance-thc
rate is $50 per car. The people at
Storm Lake, at Cherokee, and at
other points between the coal mines
and Sioux City, think that under
the present freight tariff they are in
measure paying for the coal that
Sioux CITY consumes