Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-06-25
4 s COUNTY
TnE IOWA RAILRoAD Law.
letter frsm aevsrner Carpenter.
DEs MONIES, Iowa, Juno 4, 1874.

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] ahs iaon- =, :. c,l,kson. Aioote' lows.
I ooi nEAR Sur nave your letter OF the
zotns O. May, 70 w1icn yon lnclose, Dy
HQuest ~ the Secretary ~ Aelrose
trange, tne resolutions of the Grange
urging the strictest endorsements Of the
haiiroad Jaw. and proposing TO stand
tne kxecueiv0 sutnorlty 0f tne
Sutc 70 aio ~ the performance oF this
auty' ! tnank You ana, throngh you,
tne grange 10 whose nenelI you write
Ior tne assurances q tnese resolntions
| sn0 WAL sayin reply tnss ~ e % pc
00peos ne raalroaa COMPANIES Ol Iowa
Will consuif their own interests and
| tno inseres0 q tne people ~ voiunta-
Fhy cOuiorm1nG 70 tne laws passed spy
We isst legislature. nave tns more
nope that tne railroad compeniea VIII
sccep. me slt0etlon, ana trust ine
nones. purpOses an0 sonse q llstace
9 'n1 PgoPie e g sMeaa me law 9
y oMnanAse Any ytnlng si1 N wnlcn
eAper,ence may Prove .ctuae or nl-dl,
kcs.eu, oseense q sne aacs ..a .aAs several
gon.lsmcD Sonnsc.e9 .Wltn railway
~ Mnssnasomrns 1--we lnlorne0 me tnat
.uIs va tno PurRose % sne companies
.ny I1y lopIescneo.. .1AowevSf, Anoul0
..ss Prvse isnlaGaons, ana tne compa-.
shs.,,s u.es ,ss.ss SUI uls.eg slo tne Isw, Or
n,: sv.u .ne as.Iups - Uss1sarow asoy
spIcsnux - ne Cous.s I 1neiI not
nosa.a.c, . - - sno uu.y .n.s VIII tnen %
.s. yp0n .uu, = .ee = !. tu1c ~ me a1'
sunny vy ros.o.sou ~ sLc 1Aeco.ive ls
.Iv svoAea ~ soCute ~ e9IosceMent. IN
suc ~ ~psI.oIm.nco ~ snis ausy tne Jaw
sssUcla.es WIZ me me ctner members
9 .ne Lxecutive council, eacn one of
w y,n = ~as,s., = en'lle'y = mpatny Win
= Tug ..aa - Iospecs .,s 80 .ne iihs ~ our duty
= a.ssss.sn. S.sv =. 1esisesnco " sne rai'road
0ovpr.iss VIZ. s...,., - 4. e
..;a.u vus s. ~ l~.soluslYns susgess me PRO,
ph;I;:J p;uJ =. vSap.oy lny counsol e e9aai
osy ss.. ~ - suoss smP'oysu ~ t9e z.
vnt eiys n W.NEAe Oe,naVIs an sup-
~, vvLs =. .le PowsE = Ayslslstlvo cOn.
w. 49, 80 ,;ss...sys s..Msyss ~. .Iu PurPoss q
EnsuS uasecsaon ~ RvOMG 0pinion:
lg = ~ ul1nny a. ~ oisp0s.i q
s,,;.S ~ nAS'u.sse !. ~ xolnS.. wa'ca aeou'd De
spPnsa g tnls P1rpose, g the law
uu.y p1Os.ues : tenn " De usod uneer
coI.san re:sictio1s .le employing
counscI g sid sne lasIracta Au0rneys
ln tne prosecuuon q cases already be-
gun. ana inaee0 ~ SCENE 70 me this
vii naroly oe necessary, % !! cannot
|concoive tnat the written opinions OF
me paid sttorneys cf railroads Will
nsve kne enect 20 ieaa eetray either the
people % tne courts upon tne qnes-
tion Of the rignt ana power OF the leg
islatnre 20 retain control over vorpo-
rations o. the public character OF rail-
|Msy companies: This opinion is
strcngthened win me - view OF the
tsct that our entire Delegation ~ Con
gtess nave given this subject ot legis-
istlve control special attention, and
have delivered their opinions and
votes, under their 0aths - public of6-
Gers, which opinions nave been pub
lishsd and Distributed throughout the
State by the neWepapers and in PAM
phlet form. In the Iowa delegation
two gentlemen, especially, Senstor
Wright and ne Hon Geo. W. Me-
Crazy have given M: question much
study ana thoeght. ana thetr apeechea