The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-26
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rHs LAW. IN rrs OPERATION Al CO.. PguAa POINTS
IMPOvERIsHEs THE ROADS. IN IN,
State M Mno asa rom az %ucR
with large part OF the state. q
the commissioners have grouped the roads
the State with such as the Chicago Burlington ana
Quincy, Chicago aud Northwestern and Che Rock
Island In the ''standard group" Their passenger
put m %s
down to two and half cents per mile; and the
nn; roads i0T sweet ehartys SAKE are
cents. II these commissioners are servants OF the
dear people and enemies Of the ''extOrtions" that
Cypress them 1t IL more than little dinicult to
guess by what logic they prove that the spirit OF
the law Is best administered by making man pay
four cents for miles ride over 2 rough road and
Tor passage over an equal distance in half the
put up It's fares, the tendency q their theory win
be to advance all fares as their practice e VIII tend
OF the pauper roads. II the wealthy road Is TO pay
the penalty OF poor rates for the prosperity It's
pluck and good management have earned for 1t,
and proper average In rates ID to be struck by
giving TO the little road what Is cut ron wS the
as Of ses ns erey
COMMUNIsM FOIsTED UPON THE RAILROADS.
From individual property In association this
property out Of association or the rich man, who,
for the crime OF being born with brains or rich re-
lAtOnS, must DC maze 10 OlVlu0 WIN Cne IdZZarOul
who won't work and lack Wit enough to steal.
For this discrimination between roads by the CON-
misslOners there exists no shadow OF authority In
the law. But in establishing freight rates they
are even more law unto themselves; they
paralyze the pro rata spirit Of the law
by fixing che charges for STANDARD group"
cents for fifty miles and only thrty.seven cents for
100 miles. And they 'discriminate" on freight by
restricting the Michigan Central group to ten per
lowest grade with freight rates fifteen per cent
above standard" These are
NEW SCHEDULES JUST OUT.
Railroad experience prOnOOnceS them very i'm
perfect and equivalent to railroad bankruptcy II
enforced 1t Is understood that the roads will tg-
more them and combine for conflict Il suits are
One curiosity OF the law. or Of tho commission
ers' disregard OF 1t, as practically en9nciated is
that milers, gram dealers, cattle dealers and
within twenty-five even forty miles Of the State
lines, first ship out Of the state and then return
under freight bills from abroad. From the north
crn counties they 60 over into Wisconsin; at the
West they cross the Mississippi for start towards
Chicago ana Chicago merchandise takes the same
route back. This law Ia certainly noble piece
OF selfsacrtfce on the part OF Illinois citizens
They burden themselves with embargoes that
others may come IN and reap the benefits, and
that their trade may 60 out Of the state when
more benefited by the law than 81. Louis mer-
chants They now harvest all the trade fields in
ne 81 ss Sae anE ana up Tse
they can send into or ship out OF the State with
out paying the tolls which this law demands on
State traffic with this city.
The penalties Of this law run from 5000 to
$25 0OO Increasing with the repetition OF offences.
So that for allowing Governor or q railroad COM
missioner to deadhead Jour times over its line q
amounting to $6O,o0O. Most OF the Companies say,
and stick to It, that they don't propose to take any
is being very strenuousy adhered AZ against all
classes or former pensioners on railroad bounty.