, 1874-03-08
Qoneo W %Ao nttA1t@40 NA'@A e~"10 r.
A. Proposed Compromise l1etAs"
Shippers und Knllroaos' o-.

Sh,pocrg und Railroads. |
OpELt+ H., Feb. -, Ao'A"
IL The Editor Of The CHICAGO Tribune: .
SaB; When will this expensive con1fose's5 70
twoen tho Legislature and the railroad co"pA@
nies, of our State terminate2 Our represents
tive are occupying much ot sheaf sn'ua"'o .DAo
in 1.assine laws to enforce "reasonaole uanepol@
tation rates" Meantime, the raliroao conpa-
nie,, insist, and thoy are determined 10 sno"'
TINT their charges have always been. anu no".
"ttasonable," all things considered; anu 'na1
capital invested in their roads Is en1s1ieo W ia
dT,donds, ali which they propose to establish
By the testimony Of expert witnesses o. T. .n's
country. and perhaps Europe; and they will,
have no doubt, make the strongest legal effort
ma 5ible to sustain their side OF the case.
Whether they succeed or not, what WILL oecome
of tie farmers interest while this lonG-wlndod
controversy is being carried on; and who VIII pe
ultimately taxed to pny the salaries of the 1sail-
road Commissioners and their asslstants anu
the fees OF witnesses, and lawyers retained BY
said Commissioners to prosecute raiiroad comps-
nies, for years, perhaps, before the question can
be finally aestled2 As it appears to me- the
farmers must TO the principal sufferers, ns they
will have to bear their proportion OF the expense
incurred by the State. we'll as all OF tile rall-
road companies cAPoAoeo, ~ "4~A6A' F~s~
pending the question. !.
It. has occurred to me that the question OF
tran eportation-c charges, between the people of
oll4 State aud the railroad companies ought 10
| be settled
DYA COMPROMISE.
| There appears to be mutual necessary 1ol u, ae
neither eau very well prosper without tue 1rlena-
| ship OF lhe other. Ine agE1cultuflss "antS ~ q
| dividend ou lis crops to support LIS 1alnuy. Inc
rall1oad Directors want dls4oeuds for their stocH-
| holde,B. Now, If 3 little concession can Do maoo
Nv cacu party, much good may be- the result
| Illinois Is unquostionaoly the greatest cofn-pro-
| duc1ng State Of the Northwest, and cheap trans
| nortatiou on this low-prlced product gives the
producer the larger profit, as the Valne o. G!asn
ut tue laae and river ports seems to pe es1aonsn-
ed without reference to the cost OF dehVeranG
tho same at said ports. therefore, II tho ua1-
;mum rates per m1lc per ton for the Transports
t1ou Of corn, oats, potatoes, and undressed ln'n-
ner by The full ca11-load, could be reduced to
cents for al1 distances between ~ ana
zoo mles,-adding, for wheat, rye, and barley
Shipments IS per cent to a6ose tAses;-l ,nann ..a
the public would be entirely satisfied to leave
| tho present tariff rates on all other articles o.
shipment intact, ~ d maximum. 1hls Woulc
Greatly increase tho tonnage OF the roads, as
tue yery large per cent OF corn 10" 1alseo ane ,l
led to cattle aud boga would, under tht
above rates. DO shipped to market, leavinl
tho stock-feediug to our more dlstan
naebbors west Of tho Mississippi River, wher'
the corn-crop may perhaps, Do Maae inoto p wv
able by feeding it, as the value OF u or L pu5h
l els may be shipped In 100 pounds OF beef
pork o,.s,nn.os
a for this concession Oh the part OF the ra'ltoa'
@ Companies, il they make it., would suSges
= tnat the slate Aerentter re!n4uish TO the sal
= computes all taxes on strip Of land 1oo Zee
vide. together with all permanent improve
= men1a. aud machinery for transportation-pu1
|, noses. used thereon. 1t will be readily hee
y tLat. if the above could bo agreed upo
i and enacted into law, the Board Of Nallloa
+ commissioners, aud the enormous expense u
3 CURED annually By prolonged railroad legslatIo
= aud legal fees, would at ouce be dlspeused VIII
s nud our industrious citizens, who now shrdd.
= every time they look at the big holes made
. ther corn-crlbs TO satisfy tue tax-couecso
1t would breathe more freely under the prosper
n Of sbetter times coming Should apytMn
q Of thus kind be adopted, al restrictions al
ID embarrassing laws sloul1 be repealed, NJ
r. the roads exposed to competition ut I'LL compe
r inr points, whether the rn.cs be more Or le
ts tLan longer or shorter distances; provided On
y t1ut any class Of fre.gnts shipped to or 1ro
T. other States should not DC charged LII tho q
ls erceate less than the same frelyhts would
10 locally charged between our State line "he
10 e,ch freiguts may it in transit to or 1ro
20 tue place Of Shipment OF delivery IN TINS state.
10 | " i FARMER.