, 1873-09-25
WISCONSIN,.
Tho Increase in Grain.Frcights-.-a Ecmon.
stration Of Tho Power Of
tho Press.
Injunction Against tho N. & St. p. R. R.
Bridge Near Lacrosse.
The Wisconsin Central Railway and It's
Land.Grant---P0litical Matters.


From Our Ot1n Correspondent.
MADISON, Wis.,, Sept "a, 1873.
THE POWER or TIE PUBLIC PRESS,
and its valuo az MI exponent Of public opinion.
hnB baon strlkingly demonstrated in this State
during tho Inst fortnight. Two woolsa ago, III
formation WAS received hero TINT, Mt tho behost
OF tho controlling Eastern Directors Of tho lcal
Ing railroads III this stato, a worry considerable
incrcase In tho ratio Of grain-froighta had boon
determined oil, and was soon to talko effect
also, tint some Mt lenst Of the Wcatorn mall
ayers saw tho folly of it juat nt this tno, with
view TO tho future; though, as thoro WAS vaat
amount Of grain, moro than all tho railroads could
carry, to go forward, producers woro for tho
present at their mercy. Tho State journal horo
Immediately entered vigorous protest against
such exaction and oppression. The TRIBUNE vas
promptly informed OF what was contemplated,
aud tho attention Of tlloBe Interested called to
tho danger Of such policy, which would bc ro-
garded by tho people. already ripo for war on tho
railroads. az throwing down tho gauntlet for
combat for which, dospito the array OF wealth
and Influence on tho other side, thoy had great
advantages 10 tho power given by numbers and
by our State Constitution, giving tho Legislature
control OF all charters except thoHo Of banks. The
statement Of such q proposed increase was
at first received with entire incrodulity, It soem-
ng impossible that those having the control Of
railroads could bo 30 infatuated. Dungling at
tompta woro mado by tho milwaukee, Ne,os, on
behalf Of tho Milwaukee i st. Paul Iailrond
Company to explain away tho reports, and to
show that tho inoreuso wns very trihing; that
paper rciterating several timeH
THE Anarrn prArEMvET
that the only increase in Wisconsin was on vest
ern-bound grain, 80 as to prevent it's going down
tho river. Attempts wero male by officers Of Tho
Company In other quarters to show TINT the iu-
crcnse was very tri1ing. These outgivings
wore aoou Bhown, by ot1lcial orders and
tho new freight-tarifr acnt out to different
stations, to be pa1pable Misrepresentation, and
only aggravated the offonso in tho eyes Of the
people. The st. Paul Press, which got its frat
nows Of tho proposed raiso in froights, as did
many others, from The TRIBUNE dispatch, honco
"took no stock in tho Insertion OF contem-
plated raiso, regarding it upconscionable that
railroad-ownors Bhorld kill the gooso that lays
the golden ogg and arouse "power liable to
become obstroperous ut tho drop OF the hat "by
any such action. Tho editors Of that paper, q
lav or two later, found your correspondent was
bet ter poBted than thoy supposed. and, improy-
iur tho opportunity for interviewing afforded
by the presence of Milwaukee Il st. Paul Rail-
road General Manager 8. s. Merrill. and other
railroad oiicials Ill the elsy' learned tha1 thero
had boen
for an increase OF freights between tile 1lilwan-
kce & St. Paul, Chicago 4 Northwestern, Vino
m %. ranl, anu Meas Wisconsin a1' nall"ays. "a
the raiso by his :Compaly that they. wanted to
mako moro money, md clnimad that last year it
dia not ealn 1noley ealousn " Ky pol
cent interest On tne Cost o1 consstruetion &C is
Ignoring tno 1act saGt uIi nScoIas ~ tne par.ai
fallnfe O. to oaops ~ tno otic"Sas VII 'a1s @ Soas
gram eupnents were l!Put. au eulu lIls oonl-
pany would probably a9here TO their rataed rates
Of from cohS hu1ofea III tnis 1ongl,
t,lde 70 censa NJ ot; ,t;o,. ta"', ~. al'o
me otner toaus unsus ~ 1'sM ~ s,;. =? enu Im'
and comParatise atatelnen1 M ! aiona NY on sna
now lielgnt tAsllis W .te LIN .htn"theo ~ tse'tsu,
1acts ana M nSnteb "ole o.ousns uetoie s''e peo-
Pic. Inc PFess VI thc eta.en '.nso
;, J., souSpEp laE .a1,aF:a ALAMM. ~
ltnoueh !. II aa g. tng cu,oi
ms 1nilnenco ol 1ho al''MauKoe VI et. Eau! nali-
foad Corporation ovor INC nelnocfaey OF 1hia
etato, tnat seIy Ivy i;1; Do!uu.iasG Ehpote 4AVe
spoken and most lndlsnan,siy ,, N pfolestea against
THIS greivons bnrden @ 1 Which Wlll amount to @ COP
sldefaply otos Sl,ogoooo oa tno iarnels VI MS.
cGnsn SoI.nosh ap"a, 4ha ti,a. nesuta IT,, % ann @
elseu oulpla.ao W. M uh ~ t. snhs .a pITp!o W.
tuKe Lue'l leseHfo Aol tuo oA.oitiuu' 9uo Ant47
road COMPANIES nave ni1 naen th1eatenea Wlth @ the
os.apllslllnoh! u natasoau Ionissl9n lim @ WIN
o1tohslve Po"els,: plo-fnn,.t H., .arla, anu an 1n
crease OF rallroaa hcenao Ine people arc called
on to see 70 II that mon Geagea 70 Auch measures
re s TO enc II a1n some Papor
oven ean tor an e1tI@ sosslom @ @ u Tue esasstnre
protection OF tho people 1ortawl'h'
AZ nEsuhT
of tns EXPRESSION - o. p bopn1sr teone tn9 rae On
tho Mliwsnkee n: laua nond u c3nslueraply
mako good tho excessive cost, Tor g construction q
rings benoAt, OF inc al,iwaaKGo st ianl tail
roaua new line IRON Matwaukeo N TO lineage
Genoral Manager lowe "raaeg 70 explain that
tug lineage Nortnwes.efm y. aMay osh S;y hss hot
liked them from to conts higher 10 on It's OK,
nonsiFe extension rom nero 70 Winona, ata
that there is m no increase OF local rates on Tue
Mlnona q se; foter lsaltfoas, operasoo ny thlB
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