, 1873-11-08
RAlLROAD.RATES..
Tho Bonrd OF Railroad Commission
crs snt:Frinccton. III.

GAH a. A&AAECtO08 1fks
From khf Princeton Republican. Nou. q.
One OF the most important meetings hold in
Princeton for long time occurred on Thurtdav
evening last, at tho American House tho oc-
Gastou betng = visit from tho State Board OF
hallway and Warehouse Commissioners. and the
object to gather any evid~aco III tho possession
or our people with reference to tho question Of
unjust discrimination by tho railroads,
The mombora Of tho Board present woro Col.
II. D. Cook, Chairman, Mr. D. A. Brown and j.
tho Board had carefully prepared = scLelulo of
uniform rates Of freight aud passenger tnrifYa
Tor al tho roads-and they were now iutorview-
ing tho business mon Of tho different localities
charged by the several roads; and algo to dis
covcr aB far as possible whethcr I'm ,uHt disnrlm.
nations woro being mado. The Board bad only
the interests Of the people, in tho enforcement
they came hero to got such facts as had a bonr-
ing upon the question at iasuo. either in rates Or
in tho furnishing Of cars and other facilities
usually given by railroads ae common carriers,
Anything charged abovo tho schedule rates,
maao ~ 1ho hoard, WAS extortton, and was to
Tho grain dealers, boing first called upon,
statod that they wore paying IA 2-10 cents for
gEsln from @ Princeton TO Chicago. but had pro-
vaonS'y Patd II cents por 100 pounds, of 924 pot
prices and cars, and tho dealafb haYo not used
to lt-hance they are now making no eomplatnts,
In ahBwer to o question In regard to short
We,ghtsi they said there was a dolhoienoy occa-
than was expected. There had been some rea-
son to complain relative to. the Inspection Of
grsin and especially barley. but matters wero
found that they. could ship at more reasonable
terms from Pond Crock or Tiskilua, than from
Wyanet, Princeton, or Walnut The prices OF
ears from Pond Greek to Chicago was s8l since
July L; SPECIAL rates were S21.28. From Wya-
not M and Princeton S92 per cur was charged |; md
there was not much difference from Maiden.
Shippers from Wichita, Kansas, could got cars
through to Chicagoat S70 each. and wero allowed
to keep the stock in Bureau County from sixty
to ninety days and then so on without increase
Princeton for stock ratbea here. 80: =
Coal dealers reported tho p1Ieo Of hard coal
from Chicago at $24.45; .whtie the schedule rates
r are 32o.2a. Coal from KRse,wanoe, 81 milos to
per car are %. The question was asked, why ia
moro charged on grain than on stock shipments,
and in reply it was stated. TINT the Same weight
Of grain ts harder.on cars than stock, and be-
good. It is thought tho ratos ct: tito Chicago,
burlington Il Quincy Road arc higher on stock
shipments than any other road in tho State.
Lumber shipments wore next considered, and
Chicago to, Princeton IS was charged Tor twice
the distance onat OF Chicago to that city. Tho
old rates IN this place were o. por 1,6oo teot
but now S4.54 was tho price, wilo $3.50 was
charged to Walnut Schedule rates for lumber
were 52o.8s for 20.0 900 ponpls. Dealers do not
like to ship by weight, but it was considered the
only safe rulo that could be adopted. The ship
ment OF gloen lumber WAS attended, with loss,
but whom dry, Tho balance is in favor.of tho
D1y-goods dealers were next invited to givc
such eyidouoo as they had In their possession,
and not q. iow responded to the CALL It ~waa
found that through ratos only e1toudcd as far as
Chicago, and that we woro In consequence cut
off from tho benefits with which TINT city is
favored. The chargos on farst-class freight from
New York and Boston wore rs cents, whflo from
Chicago tho extraordinary oliargs at IS ocnts per
hundred WAS oxactod. There was time, about
the 1Ht Of July, when freights wore al low as 81
Hardware nen tostiaea that ahipuesaats by
water Of third and fourth olass fresgGt to Chicago
wore nude at 10000 cents per 100 pounds and
from Chicago to This place the price WAS 35@4O
centB. It costs as much to ship from Chicago
here ~ from many points IN the Eastern states !
to Chicago on thu same package. -
Flour aud wheat get no through rates on ahip- !,
ments !; and therefore pay the prioo. demanded,
$aoeo ao por car, until October; since that tlmo,