, 1874-04-04
now 1t will operate when Put in
s -: Force. go. d
Circular of the American Rail-
way MASTERING eohanics'
Association.
The Des Moines Valley Road.

diun&{ N 1,,vt kyHf
passaBe @na puonoa..oA' NV; ~ w 1o4uoo1 =.
tho rallroad companies, and IN order 10 give
&hom timo TO readjuat their. .Bohedule Of rates,
the Legislature passed joint resolution. ,n-
s.s ssn IT, ~ ~ .i,"c n ,,oa4s me- a'<
publication until tho any anoyo lnuicatea' Ine
gaw Was ono Of five Or six upon tho Same sub
ject that wero introduced, md wna ceuerally
conaia a, od IN In tc ,orat 1,v t1,c cnraeruat,vn
mn ~ III, ,,.-+ias anoakor pon,,, ~ t,,o Aa.
., y. .osa r. =. pe. Ac' ~ ~.
oemply, oeciatoo thht II Was cfuoe anu uubasis-
factory In many respects, but as tue bill was Of
Republican origin, and as tho Republican Senate
stoutly declined to accept sny other, It was
noaaaI aat~' -. -
p"'''0 40 .,,. ,, :, u,,,,, ,,o,o,.-n .. 3:
Tue o"''t tA1'o f?S''n.N
nnior tho circumstances Being tho first oct OF
the kind ever passed aud put in force in that
State 1t is not surprising thnt close examination
or IA nrov,afons t,ao,nsca 1nanv fe.turoa wb,ol,
.;,, ~ r., 9S".I o, ~ H. @"", saa, ,,.I.a.
VIII ~ 4ounu " W stosay u"Iuns
IN thoir operation, III : NOS wholly M
practicable. Tho Legislature that passed; and
Senator Potter, who formed, the bill, seemed to
DO Of tho opinion that, in order to control tho
aron Horse whom driven by a 'soullosR driver, 1t
vas necessary to havo IN iron whip and so the
crusloan bedstead to which they will find 1t very
hard to adjust themselves. They nre now dis
cllHaing what oourae to pursue, and = = -
-. THREE r1ANa
70 obey the law Us well as they can during tho
present soason, and trust to tho uoxt LegiBla-
xure for . modification Of the obnoxious portio,A
of tho act j; secondly, to disregard It altogether
Tho freight and passenger trains together as
much uB posBble, to the Erent inconyonienoo Of
tl,o travelling public, and thus bring tho lawinto
d1sreputb. II la not likely that the Inst PROPOSE
lion will b6 seriously entertained or over actetl
well enough for limo only so miloa. in oxtont,
but that over that distance it Is rtinous IN itB
reluiromunts : md, indeed, somo Of its provia-
Ions do impose injustice md hardship upon al1
1t. Thus, for example, it estsbllsheH tic fol-
lowing ,..,......- =. :. .,....'.
uNIFonM RATES, .e.....t
hftor tho first 60 miles lauled, on tho following
Al lticlon:, grain and flour, 6-lo oents per ton
ton per milo /; lumber aud shingles, oto., 80-100
.oenta per ton per milo !; ilyo.stook, / Clio
cents per ton per mile Agricultural implements,
] 210 cents por ton per mile; and coal. j oentper
ton per milo. All Of these pricea arc below the
aotnal cost Of doing tho business, IA will be
shown By the ntafistioa Of othcr roada in othor
s.Stes. gathered from their annual reports. :,
this act the distance Tor carrying such froIgbt
,slnll bo cofnnutod from whoro It IN ,,ece;rssI
Notwithstanding it may pass from ono road to
fnnothor. This provision must work yory m
siustly to euch rpnda na cnrrv to mnrknt t]1e
3,oieht eontrihuted by otber roae. M A A. n IL Il.
1ust1ation. Il cornpiied wit1, by tl,e st. paml
Company, tho wisconsin Valley Road could
bring lumber to the 81. Paul Road nt Tomah
s2 per car ~ apa do to L. L. Crosse. IA me9, Gv ' nav.
Gur fben al mar oar whila. II jnojIol hv : sfF1.
stef at Tomali, tho Inv would ciyc tlou 81 1,ar
cur 10 sparta. md sis to L. Crosse. =: ~
suou p,son1sr1ssT1or
An t1,;s aoarat the TomaI,. sh;nnor ,,,,.t ,u,.,,
rni,.st1v M RAILROAD aomnany wou,d 't1i, -
establishing such disorniuationa nd this Inv o.