, 1874-01-07
Third Annual Report---For the Year
Ending Nov. so, 1878,
State and County Aid to Railroads..
Their Public Character.
Railway Taxation --. Competitfon.--Pre-
yentfon Of Unjust Diseri imination.
Reasonable Maximum Rates-.-Prerarasion OF
Schedules and Classification Of Freight.

OFFICE or TIE RA1rnoAp AID WAREHOUSE coN-l
Alss1oSERs, SPgEIGt1cLp, H.. Dec ], 1878. J
70 Erce}ieney John IT, Eersrfdze, Goeeor V IHsnots
In submitting our report Of official action during
the past year. feel greatly embarrassed b the loss
Of enc Of our number By death. Col II. D. Cook
Chairman uf our Board, died Nov. ?, 1878. 70 hi
earnest care and attention, coupled with STABILITY o
nsurcr integrity. and untirng energy We have beer
greatly indebted and Ills loss, 1t this time, is deeply
let.
We have deyotcd considerable time to the Inspect
don and Ecgistraon Departments and the systera os
9-relousEg IN the City Of Chicago
"a stated in former report, the prGprfeturs OF nj
tie warehouses Of Class IA" still refuse to take ou,
licenses regulate their charges according to Law
The test case argued before The Supreme Court at the
September term, 1872, WAS again, By order OF tbs
C7ur argued ut otaws, in September list, but de-
csiou has yet been promulgated Should the conr-
estxin the Law, feel sure that no difficulty would
be found In enforcing such regulations the safety ct
the public deman1s-
For full account Of the doinRs Of the Inspection
md Registration Departments, your atte1ion is re-
.pccfuy called TO The reports q: n. H Harper Chief
Iu.:e.tor and S. clhry, Registrar, hereto appended
and marked respectively 'A and I" B." It is proper
70 sag, that about the middle of September Last we
received reports Of soaicd, Irregularities oa the
part of some OF the warchousemen Of the City Of Chi
cago Action WIS Immediately taken 10 ascertain the
facts and provide remedy The facts, 90 far as
&ea.red seem to present Of oation OF Law, but
the promptncss Of dstectton, through tho syste Of
reports pow In use, shows that but little wrong could
be dono before the who!e facts would become patent
aaa tnus any setlous "Seaiei p1sHsn.oo- "s ~ Nv
faiuk thet t0e commence ot tne puonc IL "aleouse
receipts has been, in the leas Interrupted by the
.fo~esad irregularities vet ws feel sure that the
49, arsa s,,sts;na1 tv ths cnrrts r,,, ta arnne II
avs ouso es17'~s ~ =. es,a - .o,,sn,,ae, ~
prevent any attettpls ~ Afaao' ~ ieAoeiAok Aoet
fetect.on spee1 ~ and sure.
The practical operation Ct the amendment to the
- as.s l., .rt1 ,.+ ,,o,i,;o, f,r .n
"Hleaoos7 law, auop'eA ~ ap4A NAa&' PAe'oAHs 80 80
sprea committee, has been OF great advantage 10 the
Inspection Department in the City Of Chicago. On
.o 1st dsy of JuJy &ye ap,,onted Aressrs BARNEY
- nc1,s,s~ .,3 roh1 3 oa-no,1s srch conr,ittaa
y. Il osns1eJ' ano "oAo =. nes Ao4es 'uen n
"a AnEes ano on tne va e1 sepsmoes ~ ~
the resignation Of ylr Ranney These gentlemen have
vi -c1,1ered secisnt service an, have been of great
advantage to the business men IN city a0d country,
thsf appointment. Although the number of appeals
tIacu Au@' Npt'@x A4e1e As'As - ,:4 ~ 1.s
~hoe nnsonnt OF inspection, yet tbs BY no means
Each etsicu Of the Committee Is received by Ill pr
tie. a--stad ,s authority snl t.nda IN rcndAr unt
fcsn inc ssse1n OF in7pec'aon throughout eae e''.
STATE AND COUNTY AID TO RAILROADS.
Dcenns i: matter Of public interest, and unatle
"a In ,7v ,,her xz,v tra nranared and isspe3
4 circular addressed to the couaty clesk o1 e'e:J
county tn The State. asking statement OF the amount
& Ed yoted ind Issued to any r1llroad company,
i,euer. have een 1,.rva1 frorn a,ohtysix c,:n.ies
~ - IsN. 49, ..x -, - - ,.s - tI,s
ana 1loto AeA "e Aeio eAs a4o " .lc so"le o4 oonoe
I'd money have been voted anl issusd 70 tne amount
81 S.d,ess,o21 ana We 1eel c9hhdent tnat the n
sarns were complete the above sum ~oolo oe largely
IN -ased.
~ the eSh Of septe1nbes by invitation OF the Uni
ted States Senate Coutnattee on Transportation, We
The nesting was not eonfereaee but Only intend
e. on their laFt "a means q obtaining M
TAe:r intention *ns to oatain such mass q tacta
eessEE nIon the great question Of transpo5at1on IS
Tal lead 70 1nfeltcnt ices1su Ihe:r lof1acoalhg
report WI " exrec;sd to Contain 1ulez statistics Than
J1st tsfore our appointment, the Supreme Court Of
THIS S'nte having virtually SCI as'e me aw intenasd
70 prevent 1nlust use ana es.orion ~ re
Iles - BE- charged ny me r1iroaa COMPANIES IN th:s
s=s-, apI roFcd April :, 1871. ILL WAS introduced
I'd nna!y became law, nas1ng inc fane op)ect |
uls u III /. is3s essiy engaged our n.cn;ion. = Our Our
ws x;shel to understand the object and
freely viii, the and with the Hoo-
Z ~ Bcn]anfn, o1 Mclean Goun'y, Wiofn We had en-
preliminary examination ot the reation Of railroad. to
TIE state and ol the results oi nefr onesstlon under
unxestra1ncd modes ot management. ih,s WI enalls
Us tue better to understand ana appreciate ne policy
tnuE aoopted " this etate Luz lie supervision AND
oontEol ol Their rates Of charges
Although tle elosomoyo r:.4"sy sy*ten IS the growth
operation In the s.ae OF Illinois form network Of
1nes ico1s tAan III miles IN extent stch7 IN this
State Aione has teen tie rapid and ainost incredible
e@feosion Il this system ct tt1ter-eo1nnunlcaton-
PEBL1c CHARACTER OF RA1LNoADs.
It - manifest tnat these lines OF road, running ~
cy do through private property, could not have heen
oFened except W the authority of the State Not
the grant to individuals the highest and
ucs. exact ilea OF property remains IN the govern
nens or In the Aggregate body ct the people in their
sovereign eapaciy; and they hsve right to resune
be potk es6ion oi the property N rue manner directed
q the Constitution aEd laws q tue state, whenever
nc pubtfc interest requ1res it-lNal~oEth Chaneel-
or,ta BeeEnau T. .. g. Aallroaa Company, Ill p. f5]
is agreed that pra'nte property can % conpulsory
appropriated ~ the puuhc onsV ler ppoc use. This
,ower to take private property for public use upon
on pcnsatlon being madc, commonly called the right
t9nt:1ent do77d Is an inherent attribute Of sover-
1snty. lie osate, recognizing 1's onsy 70 furnish
ucb means OF as would best de-
'e!op lis resources aoo DC Gacst beneaclA 70 1ts
Su1ens, ,nas, via unsnnted Aano' appropriated,
Trough Tho agencies o. faroau cotporatonA, private
'1oIerty fo7 TIE 1oad-oed OF iteae Lines OF modern
ransit first was commended that this VAS not m
preparation Tor Pubic US; Eut the courts have
ui1o-znig held Otherwise. naalWays are improved
1olis hlshways Court I o1 LIMOS III CHI
ago, D4nSaie q tlncenies n-ufoao Cotnp"nF Y. !
1to'J ~ l1ei W. -aeolS .as5 ate paoac nRn-
aSe ~ neeuea no atchlon c. courts 70 MAKO thctn
~. 1lue .nes nuns -: useo -, - lssl-1 amncr
na uauet ceItA!A out tleJ 21a 4a&Alles