Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-02-26
TINE sENATE nAaa.sssA0 nia.I..

THURSDAY MORNING. FEB. 26tL,, 1874. !.
TINE SENATE RAaalsseAU lsaa.L.
Through the kindness of Senator !
Merrill, OF this county, VIC received ON |
Saturday copy OF the railroad tariff
bill. introduced by the Railroad Com
Inlttee Of the Senate. 1t is OF inn
msnae proportions, comprising eigh-
teen pages in bill form. Eleven pages |
Of II arc sciid mass nf figures, giving |
the rstes tor one mile up 10 SO !
miles, and four pages are tskcn mp in
IN enumeration Of ARTICLES oi freight |
and their classification. 1t woald not
hardly 10 practicable for 10 to print |
the bill in our paper. ON accoant of lite
great length aud its macs Of fgurcs.
The bin gives tho cato OF charges per
hundred pounds for each class, and
slao for flour and meal. IN ccssts, per
barrel. per car load; salt, cement
platter and stlcco, in cents, per harrcl,
in ioss Of 70 barrels or over; all grain
except whcstl and mill stuifs, in ccnts,
per hundred pounds. per car load
wheat in cents, pcr 100 pounds, per
car load; lumber, in dollars, per car
load horeea and mules, in dollars, per
car load; cattle ard hogs, in dollars,
Dor car load sheep, in dollars, per car
load. single deck; classes A, B and c,
In dollars, per car load, and coal, in,
dollars and cents, psr ton, per car load.
Theae are all SET in separate columns,
sud produce the interminable lief Of
figures referred to. M
AZ VIC have before said. IN rsf,,rapce
10 the bin. il divides the roads ~ M
sssae into three glasses. {xssg a 'oom-
crises those roads the pross eorninrs
Of which. mar mile. Lat wear was %
$1,000 or over: GLASS b those whose
asrnines were. mar milo. saOCs1 snd ~.
than ANN |. cl.ss n al o,bar ,o.as e.
Tho bill fixes msrimnn, ,,atee ,oorsv
that is : rate ahove ~h;ch S,,o rcaasi
shan not eo. hut nnaer .,,ssh .hs,
may mako tbe;r own ch.rco. +
r....rr.r mo ,-,,nr,r 80
On class a roads IT three caas. no,.
mile ON class y ~ thraa ana ono hsis
CONT ana an class = - eo.- .a,,,s
Our C. h, q O, Railroad cos,r,, ur,
aer clsss A. and proh.hlv 4, .ur othe,
roads under. c1aas &, fhonyh :. 81 M.
we have not q hand any cort,;. astsa
Br tho b;ll she n,s..ns.a, -. -. !,
sh;s city to Bnr,inrtoa wnn,a n o *
It isnos $500 On ,na.cb.rall.ss Il,
hundred pounds. lat l.c,ss. "a. a.,
frnm hove tosBurl;nsttop q ,ao ca,,t.
ID class. a,e, rr,,t.. a e,ss.G y .,
-, - 81 -. =, 49,
Genus ssn ciass' 20 cents; ncur aAs
uoal ~, os1.e' pef car load, 20.s
en =, gram ssceP. Wneas pe
y" p"auu'' Lsl csf ioso' lo'ts cents
~n0s'' pol Ivy pounos, per oar load
$50 s ueuss '1.lle ano nogs' per ca
.oau' T.o.e'' rVin the Ht0r6tye "
80 80 sns plesen. ~, per ca
' -. n' run Dhenngson 9
- -. : ~, ~ aau .u's suue' 70 W
80. -. 80 - DtS'ph Woul'
as -. ~ uonl neas W 1iacaso
n.4h..,..,...-..'..
,,os,,a. 10 ,so.. CO.. ' .pol'An
W. I'll, ~. ,,sa,s.s $1,000
,hs, .s..a ~. c.a.S az. - " .lol'
to -h..har ~ S...a !. - s',se {
and Of I,,ino,. r;,l .n,,,, :. = n,. ~
80. fror -. ,ar.;,c... - CO..
INTO .noeha, n,ssr .o....... az ',sa.
nortst;on -, src,a ~. 80. a. $50 -
to.,r ro,.. - r,,,.... ' - ... - -"
: I'D sass ~ ~ Z
be regulating inter-Stats commerce.
Again, should II follow that bot
laws do spply in all cases, It ma
make change IL tie direction Of on
expectation, sincc, while there are ne
tariff laws in Missouri, The ST. Louis
&c. 4 Northern Road, would have
khe benefit Of Discriminating rates on
It's loca, traffic in Missouri. and 40 en-.
sble II 10 put It. through traffic At hi,
point below what the eastern roaa,
would DO able to do.
wcbave NOT had ,;,oe =, exa ,,d
this bill indeed /, Is = n sph,ac. :, y
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