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rME RAILnOAD TAnIFF BILL.
! Tho Hon. J. H. Merrill, Senator
from Wapello county, has been criti-
ased severely, BY an organisstion In
sscret council, for his vote on tarid
bill to regulate ffeights on railroads.-
We have and do fully recognize the
heated feeling which exists among q
large class Of our people upon the
question Of railroad monopolies. This
feeling has arisen to fever heat In the
past four months, and by large body
Of the farmers of this State It 10 now
being discussed in closed council. Az
. body there 10 perhaps no similar
portion of men In this country, who
more earnestly and more faithfully
desire to subserve the best interests
Of the country than they do. Owing
to the peculiar nature Of the organiza-
ton, our knowiedge Of it 10 in man
ner limited, and believing heretofore
- we still believe that the organizes
tion would ultimately weed ont what
ever Of errors it might at anytime be
burdened with, we have treated It aud
IT. members with courtesy and kind.
ness, by the publication ofnotices and
accounts Of its meetings, but have re-
frained from anirnadverting upon what
We might deem its errors, feeling that
this course would most conduce to the
best interests Of all concerned. We
remain Of the sans opinion still, not.
withstanding we have the most posi-
tive proof that some members Of the
organization to which we allude, will
fully aud with malice, take every
occasion to bear false witness against
10 and say we aro enemies to the in
terests Of the agriculturalists. A resi-
dence Of from eighteen to thirty years
n Wapello county, and a record well
known to our readers, we submit with
out argument as an answer to such
calumnies. We may be obliged to
say more upon this subject at afuture
time, but we forbear now. Pardon us
for this digrs5sion from the subject
indicated by the caption Of this article,
and we will proceed to the subject
matter in hand, and first we will give
The gist Of tho tariff bill, against which
MI. Merrill voted, submitting it With
ont arguSnent for or against but giving
what would havs, been its results IL It
had been enacted into law. Here are
three sections Of the bill astfollows:
Src. 81. For the transportation or
wheat, Ia quantities not less than a car
load Of ten tons, according to custom,
tho Same to be loaded and unloaded at
the expsnse of the shipper, ten (lO
dollars per car for any distance under
twenty (20) miles for any distance of
twenty COY miles and under thirty (3O)
miles, i've cents per ton per mile; for
any distance of thirty (3O) miles and
under fifty (5W miles, four cents per
ton PER mile; for any distance OF fifty
600 miles and under seventy-flve (76)
miles, three cents per ton per mile for
any distance Of seventy five (76) miles
and nnder one hundred (lOO) miles,
two and three-quarters cents per ton
Per mile for any distance OF one hun
dred Q0O miles and under one hum
dred and fifty (l5U miles, two and one
half cents per ton per mile; for any
distance of one hundred aud flfty (15O)
miles and under two hundred (2OO)
miles, two and one-quarter cents per
ton per mile /; for any distance of two
hundred (200) miles and under two
hundred and sevcnty-Ave miles, two
cents per ton per mile; and for any
distance of two hundred and seventy
6ve miles and over, one and four -ffths
cents per ton per mile.
For the transportation Of all other
grain In bulk and feed, ten per cent.
less per car and per ton per mile than
pis allowed for the transportation OF
wheat.
SEC 33 For the transportation OF,
cattle and hogs, and other live stock,
except horses, mules and sheep, in Gus
tomary Car loads of ten tons, the same
price per car and per ton per mile for
the different distances transported that
is allowed and prescribed In section
two ~ Of this act for the transporta.
tiOn OF wheat.
SEC. ~. IT. under the operation Of
this act, any station more distant from,
any point of shipment should be charg-
ed for any kind and quantity of freigh,
less than station nearer TO the same
point Of shipment for the came kind
aud quantitity OF freight, then the
charge to that nearer station may con-
thine the same to ono or more stations
beyond. until q station is reached al
which, by the operation of this act, Il
! larger charge is allowed to be made.
Now taking the ten tons as an aver
ago car load, let us apply the law on
tho road from Burlington west. Let
us. for example, come out to Glendale,
In Jefferson county. This station Is
- miles from Burlington, and being
between 80 and 90 miles, according to
the bill, the cent rate per ton must be
applied-doing so in this manner, viz
multiplying the ten tons per car by the
rate 4cents per ton, we have 40 cents
per mile for each Gar; then multiply.
Ing the number Of miles, ~, by AZ
cents, we have the total freight ON
ear TO Glendale, $3.50.
I Now let us turn our attention
TO the next station which is Fairfield
and which Is so miles from Burlington
Here then, according to the bill, IN.
three cents per mile would commence
Now let MS figure on the freight Of ,
ear to this point: ten tons at 3 cent
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