, 1874-07-02

State OF Illinois, co.1lH,J7dI f2.3i 5l+0,G97.0 .0s
state Of Ipwa, BG,CGi ,!5G a.52 alB,UI3. .65

Il Is known fact TINT tlo rates lrcac1iic,l by
ths Hallway Commissioners of Illinois ayo been disrc
glttea by tho railway companies for Which they wcse
deaigncd for tho That tin aungurs thurnf
confident that they will 10 ablu to esabi!sh, to tue 6at
tsassn Of courts an utss hat they ars from - to
thu revenue sufficient to pay dlvdels upon capital
slack aud interest upon :ao honslc deb oi tho eon.p-
is we'll founded, can only bo determined by the
slis now peMsing. THO present attitude Of
iii MSy owrd et as well ioSn a a ae
era Assembly at tho State Of Iowa ut thu date of tho
enactment os tla aasntc. WMh this knowledge r1tes
tlxel for the railways Of Iowa 10 prr eent lower
nols, Notwithstanding tho vida aineronce peswoen tho
ratoa nxoI by thu Commissioners Of the sato Of
IIlinois nro reasonable there Ia 10 escape from tue
conclusion that thaaa allowed by thts act
ALL: u.tussLy uNlEAaoNABLE.
We tnyo Haitt that tho raes liked BY this statute
rango from 30 TO 10 per rent below thoso actuu!ly
ras'Srtaon % ossr IL It'll linz III is Btaso u i5w ws
believe that cnreiu! examination Of Its buaincss will
eat. Il tut I Il" rtes ases"gs W s
lvr cent loss than tho4o acsuay charyca during tho
inst scar. this Company would. III Tue transaction
'SS e 'iSs' oss IT ssosisssS' upon tAa sola'aa
m aalu Inc a''is Il. iew, lnci!ng tlo Wasngton nnl
sigournoy Branches instead Vi receylng net onrn-
tRs amounting 10 Ct i won' a1,o eys
,ho lnal,on aud Witvrsct branch, snstea Of rccuy
Ing cummings amounting to $2t tllY75 Tho excrss
Ut operating Bx}tKea over grnkB ear'lltBR Of the
ChicuEO l. Southwestern would hAv9 been Increased
from $11 t51 to fl4f ,G!-subjectin8 tho Com
rany luta tr0m tho operation Of Its lines in lowa
amounting to $e, o. insteal u tho net earAtugs
amounting Ia $7H1 ,898.H!.
The foregoing ustinAto IL baBetl upon tho business Of
tho i4st year p1n tho litleA Of this Company, which,
fur fhat puriod, anl perhaps longer, have buen
pEpULlAHLr FORTUNATE
In regard to l0sHr8 anu caan1tIes Which attend rail-
interpretations III au countrrs. 1t has fortunately
escaped great ucciIents involving enormous lnss Ut
property An No. vrry fow olsaalt lrs Ut this rlar-
artcr rrcahe vury largely The Operating EXPENSES uf
tu Inflicted cu1npany. No bridges, cnyerts, or toa-
bed, of any considerable Ya,uo have bee injured Or
destroyed by tauGs and during the ycar past, no
Acayy luhscs Law herll susalncl by hre. The cus
Ut material used IN eonBrnctilH mud re-
puring railways and thc!e equipment huttuhto
In yuluc, W 10 other ar.tclta in tho 'larkuts
of tbs world During tho rust ycar, tho teloneY oi
Prices haa aoen tu re,ce 4 soo tlesrep trFo 0lor-
AtinE oxpensUs. TAe effect snrlnBlnH lroln tluse
lnay, for tle next yrar 10 areetly o reYesse,
Thu cuat Ut uteria u1d Of laiar lnay lnrreasa ~
uni koyalup; heavy usaea by lire may le Sustained
uccl!rntB involving rgo loAses Of life and property,
Ry not u ayGrteht oscl by tho n1st CAREFUL nA1'aKo-
nunt. Hoau provision is lnalU by uyery prudent 1asl
for such contingencies of ls bnHilless, 9lll uyury sal
why cuntuy should 10 alluwMl to lnaRo AuclI pro-
yslun frtm is INCOME. ExpcEienco ay demonstrate
tu atyantag0 of NV alialcea and deseos f,rr !n-
crcaAlg convenience null sHfety Of thu lmAseugprs
whu .Tuyul nl'un ral"ay-lAllIa,, Hna thu o!'-
puyoa WIN 0Ierlto tllrln, M well ~ nf prorors
situated iu proximity to clr llucs. Any ralo axcl by