, 1874-01-07
Circular to Country Editors on tho
Advertising Question.
The Fight Continuing Between the Penn
sylVania Company and the
B. 0.
Tht Former Cuts OF the Latter from Kc,r. FORK.
Ths Latter Carries Freight East ut
Nominal Eases.
The Pacific Mail and the Two Pacific
Railways.

| MI. BLACKSTONE ON THE rREE-rAss QUESTION.
| The officers OF tho Chicago l. Alton Railroad
I Company have, during the last few weeks, beer
! importuned for free passes by legislative and
other political deadheads to such an extent as
to seriously interfere with their regular routine
business. No soonor did Mr. T. D. Blackstone,
the President, or J. G. McMullin, the Superin-
tendent Of the road, make their appearance al
| the office than they were surrounded by crowd
OF legislators. State officers, county and cit;
officials, Peniten.ia,y Commissioners, and other
| oficeho!dcrs, ali of whom clamored for free
ride to either Springfield or Joliet. In vain did
Of them; the crowd kept On constant
1y increasing. All efforts to convince
these people that the road. under the
present rules, could not issue any free passes
what ever proved futile, until Christmas when
President Blackstone saw tue article on the Chi
caeo Communists in THE TRIBUNE. There lie
found how to lid himself Of this hungry crowd
OF ottice-holders who were themselves tile cause
Of all tue troubles that had lately befal1en the
railroads. The passage OF the Railroad law
showed him that these Individuals we're all dis
gussed Communists, and should, therefore, be
benton with their own weapons. He, therefore,
w1ote aud lad printed the following circular:
PRESIDENTS OFFICE, ]
CHICAGO ALTON KAILaoAD COMPANY,
CHICAGO Jan. l. 1874.
DEAR s1R It hss heretofore been the practice Of
this Company to ixsue complimentary and halffare
tickets to persons whose relatous to the public, in o
cal positions otherwise, seemed 10 ente thcm to
that courtesy. Com,nuuicatsors are being received
daily in regard the issue Of such tickets for the
present year, and, to save tue time which would be
consumed in writing separate repy to each, this
viii enabe a1l to understand why this Company must
decline to Issue them.
Lar elnbes and by tue press Als BECOME ncary in
accord with the cardinal principles Of the French Com
mum. In many II has been openly demanded
that those vino have accumulated property by care
ful Industry and economy shall be complied
70 surrender portion Of their accuraulaous to 10 d.
yidsd among those who layp accumulated less and
that lawn Ehau be enacted to prevent accumulation
deemed proper by majority CT the people. RULES
ale demanded criLing the mcde Of conducting al
business enterprises WlCn likely to produce any
considerable revenue or increase OF property. and
steLs III that direction have atoady been taken rela
tive to the property Of persons trnsaetns business
for convenience under artificial corporate
The Legislature Of this State has required and others
appointed for ha purpose, have prescribed rules for
the management Of railways, Of tue declared OBJ
3ects Of which is to redacs the compensation hereto
fore paid for transportation, and limit tie revenue OF
railway comp. MES III accordance with the popular do
rnxd. Tue legislation OF this State, relative to the
taxation Of property Invested in such enterprises,
vdea for double ad even qu:drupe ta1a1ioo as COM
pared with that Of property otherwise invested.
II such legislation tan be enforced, those persons
who have invested their III claKs Of business
enterpgiaes will ba compelled 70 surrender ul1,rL Of
their property POPLAR clanlor nlay dtate. Under
such legislation tna management Of railways Ii this
State cAn no longer be cou4ucted upon PRINCIPLES
which are still lawful, aud have eTec been just and
equitable in other business enterprises. The diBere
,u heretofore exercised issuing eut4ry and
hal1-fare tickets is not allowed
We ARE prohibited W the Legislature from t.su3ng
them. Severe penalties arc n posed for violation vi
the law. We have no doubt OF the injustice and in
validity Of such iegtsiaii1n, but do not think it
prefer to involve tue stockholders OF the Company
III long, tedious, and expensive litigation the hub
jcct. al, very respectfully. your oEedieo servant,
T. D. BLACKSTONE, President.
The above notice WAS handed to every one who
applied for pass aud i. is ueelless to say that,
SINCE New Year, tho crowds Of applicants have
been constantly decreasing. and nov hardly
more than ona or two applications day are
made, aud the managers Of tie Rad 1Ie again ut
leisure to pursue their usual nvecations.
COUNTY, EDITORS.
III. j. c. McAluIlin, the Superintendent Of the
Chicago Alton Railroad, has sent the follow
ing circular to tue country elltors who have
Standing advertisement for the road in The
columns OF their paper:
the n4nugers OF lines running morrill, south. aud
Of ChicEu, will prevent the issue OF passes for adyet
Using ss LAS been the custom heretofore.
VIII you p:sAse inform nc what your tersn7 will be
for publishing advertisements ns at IreAcnt stand
ing III your couIs aud tue local notices that has
Eeeu your custom to insert heretofore aud WHETHER
IL remuneration fcT the same, you will accept thou
tie ua1ne Of the editor. Yours esl.ertfuliv.
J. c. McMuII1S,
General Superintendent.
THE PENNSYLVANIA AND BALTIMORE ONO.
The fight between the Peuusy1yanla aad tho
Baltimore j. Ohio Railroads grows moro iutenso
every day. The officials OF the latter road de-
clare tuAt it means war to tue knife aud the
knife 10 the hilt, and that they ,Sll either con-
quer or perish in tho a1teuapt. The PenDsyl-
YAnia Railroad is equally resvlute, aud parrles
eyely thrust Of its adversary with all tue le1-
terlIy imaginable. On the LIST the following gen.
erai uotlce was issued, which will prevent the
Baltimore j. Ohio from transporting their pas
seugers or freight ANY furtAc, than Philadelphia
unless reguar tickets at the usual rates are
bought at the latter city:
GENERAL NOTICE
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD Co., jan ], 1874
Connecting r.llway zn1 transportation Hues are
hereby uotthed to discontinue the sale OF tickets aud
the cneckng o{ baggage over .hia hne between Pia-
ohlo K4ilroad, from dae aud are respectfully
informed such tickets will not ba honored, OF bug
gage received or Forwarded, after Jan. !, 1874.
Uy order Of the GrAera4 Manager.
General Passenger Ageut
TIE NEXT MOVE.
The Baltimore l. OHIO Railroad Company, to
rot oven with tho pcunsylvauia Railroad Com
pany, has just established an opposition freight
line to the East, aud will taxe freight at almost
any rate. This new line runs from Calcaso to
Baltimore over tho illinois Central, Kankakee
Line, Marietta & Cincinnati, and tho Baltimore
l. OLio Railroads, aud will be called the Cont
rental Freight Line. D1 this route the Balt-
more l. Uil.o Railroad Company is enabled to
give thl ough bills Of lading to Liverpool over
the three steamship lines from Baltimore, and
they are enabled to make the fight bitter one.
allowing the lowest 1ates necessary to yet the
business. One thousand new cars have already
been Llaced on this line, aud still more are con-
structias, aud contracts have already been made
for thei1 full capacity.