, 1873-11-26

iuoro li'oly to heed tho voco OF thoir aouHtitu
ontB In tho roar tlian tint OF Con. Grant in tho
front.
ANOTHER REFORM TOR TILE FAEMER9.
We printod yeutor1ny statetnont of tho law
bntt brought OH tho pnrt Of tho Pooplo against
the ohcngo Il Nortilwoatorn nailroad Company
It waa mado up from, gigantic copy Of tho
original declaration III tho caao. which euggaBod
oson creator nooogeity for Inv roform tlan for
railroad reform. Tho document covered Gu
pagen of large 1cgal cnp closely wrtttcn, nllt II
printed in full, would hayo occupied ncary I'M
entire page Of The TRIBUNE. Tho work Of
copying 1t oost s17.6o, anl was choap enough ut
tint. Tho t1rst count was wortlotl as foltowa:
Tor Tint whereas, horetotorc, to wit: On tho 2ist
day OF 1uiy, a. D. 1879, 10 wit: at tie County Of
storhcn8on aforcaatd tho said tlcfOalLnt was rail-
road corporation, organized under tho laws of tho
States df Wiscontin nnl Illinois, and doing hl,sl.icsH
i'll mid Gsno Ut Ilnoiu, and tha said defendant waa
then and thcro owning mud operating certain 1:i!
road lying wholly within aaid Btao Of Illinois, r',n-
ming from Chicago, In tic County Of Cook, in Bald
State Of Illinois, to lilo City Of Freepor III tic Conn-
~ Of scphcnpon aforcrat and tlen Gntl therc doing
busnesB as common carrier upon mud over Ea ralt
road, and that afterwards, to wit: Oil tho day unl
year alofooad at mo County OF S'enohsc1 'ofsaaia
'" ~ autn .a ;, ~ no
Loyal L. Mum. copartucra, doing bunnoss ut said
City Of Frccport. undor tho frin namo atd aEye Of
sco11c'd & Mnn1I, carricd and transported for aaid
trn OF aeoaell Num- from said City OF Chicago 10
SAID City OF Frenport, upon ana over said rail-
road, largo quantity, to wit: nirosy'nt1 tons Of
coal, tho goodB mud chatsc1a of easd firm
OF 6coheld 1: Munn thcn mud there being,
and that said defendant, af1crward, to wit: OIL tho
day and year aforesaid, at tho County Of Stephenson
aforesaid, charged collected desna,lae, mud received
iho no,1 1cs,,'a. iii aS ranon..n,' a. t,,n ea,d
carriage and TRANSPORTATION Of ea coal ,pon and yer
said rstoas from mil ciss of Chicago to sad City of
IN vii I'm s ~ tnte as s t,nt sn, .', "
money 20 chargc collected demanded, a.d resolved
ny said defendant Of aud from said firm Of scoield
NJ afraan, am a t,oso f M, ~" sul
able ratio Of to a, compensation for .c carrying aud
transportation OF said coal III mannor aforeaatd in
van the AM, thoro ,,n;,st ,nf,.r n a,u
oxtortouao. contrary to tic form of tho statute In
such caso male mud provided and againrt tho reace
un1 thersy and IL, rnroa ~ t,n u.;I aa., a.a,
hash accrued to tho said People Of tho State Of Illinois
10 demand and have Of and from tho said defendant
'A0 ~" " VI 'n' sun noo's uemaoaea.
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,..,1s ~. S'A' w., " wv .Aa'' ~ t'4'o"n:
COMPANY. a common cagr3er car,ie r,notv.air to,,s
OF coal, belonging to Lowls Il. scoled and Loyal l..
Maan' oog business nnaer the hsn na1no Of scobelu
md collccle1 1or such snvco he a,,r, ~ ea1a ~
which complainant charges to bo m excessive and n-
,easohaoe toll oS the amount OF *loo and contrary to
Thoro voro tvantv-s,x oo,nta IN IL. ,oo,,p,-
tim anil averv ona ~ thon, ro,o,toa viii,
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ia m ,nuaus1 varhoa;tv In t,a rroaant c,eo por.
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o,t ~ tn, IN evarv n.nor NJ ,oco, for, -,
indictmonta doc1arationa, domnrreru n1eo.
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