, 1874-09-24


were thought to lo III sate nHartors. M rnftk 20 FIR
a. ear1e; were out oil oithoe akc and II s therefore,
fatr 70 infer that II any accidents h4vo occurred they
arc fow III uulnsr.-i)troi 1ri0Rnt.
RAILROAD NEWS.
THE NEW WISCONSIN rAn1Fr3
Tho Wisconsin rnflway-rnnnugers navo found
tho tasls Of adjusting their frcight-arifrs III con-
| for1nty with the Potter low very difficult ono.
Tho issuo Of tho writ Of Injunction forcea upon
| them tho necessity OF strict compliance. For
local traffic they will iHguo llaanco-tarffs moro
! incongruous than my hlthorto published. For
| tho fliAt 25 miloB THO rates will bo aliko
| from any point within t1lat distance; be-
you'd that. they will increase and continue
| the aamo up to TO miles, when another advance
| Wil DO malo, not varying Until tho 75th milo Is
rcachctl. This will discriminate np1uatly agnfnst
ovor 95, so, or Is miles from tho point they de-
siro to roaeh; but IL will 10 Ia strict accordance
with tho law. For instance. Hart'and ia 20
| miles from milwaukee,, and Nnsfota Is 90, Both
| arc largo grnin-slrlpping stations. Tho law al
1ows 6ccnt8 per lou pounds for tho first rs nilcp
| aud 10 conts for any creator distance up to TO
miles. This would mako tho. rnto from
l1artland efa per car, and from Nasho.
further haul. On all short distances tho ratca
allowed by the law are much higher than those
| now In forco but for long distances tho reduce
| tion Ia very considerable.
Tho effect Of compliance With tho law has
| been to reduce rates upon roads outside tho
| State OF Wisconsin. Compatltlon forces equal
| prices upon compottorB for the aamo tfa1o. Tile
| MINNESOTA aud Iowa roads, which compete for
the Upper Misatssippi business. arc drawn into
Ii Crosse and Mcdregor to Lako Michigan
| ponts cnmpela tho Chicago, Dubuque l. Minnc-
sofa Nailrond to reduce corrcspondinGly or foro-
| GO its shuro of tho traffic.
but tho greatest difficulty las been to ngroe
| upon equitable divisions. THO law says the dis
| tanee shall BIO computed from tho point whcto
! tho shipment is received notwitllsta nlng it
ehnll pass ovcr a connecting railroad. Tho
| Doard Of Railroad Commissioners, when applied
to for relief said tho precise rates uamod in tho
law MUST DO cxactod Oh the tlistnnce conlplitn-
tion. and TINT tho matter Of equitable divisions
wns ono tho roads must scttlo among themselves.
a mora dinagrecab:e task has seldom engaged
their attention. II divided arbitrarily, in strict
| accordanco with tho letter Of tho law, in some
cases ono road would not got enough to pay for
greasiug tho cars employed lu tho run.
| ton md experience will DO derived from tho
| operation OF the law; aud, as strict nc
| counta will be kept, the practical results Of an
innoxiblo tariff will be clearly manifested Tho
Itailroad Commissioners arc tleslrous that Buch
| q,.cstcd tho companies to be prepared next JIM
uary to show botl, tho receipts uudor tho Potter
| Inv and what would have bcon received lad tue
forlnor rateH been cxactea. This comparison is
Legislature.
TOLEDO wAu,rEE MARROW GAUGE.
4 largo party Of Tho officials aud others inter-
ostcd III certain proposed Western extensions
| row-Gaugo load have recently spent sonic timc
at keithsburg, ILL.,, and on Monday of last week
tho party loft TINT place OH q Reconnaissance In
| tho direction Proposed for tho extension, which
1ioitsburg Nc,os Of The 18th. whicl, is laboring
for tho extension Or connection, las tho follow
| ing concoruiag the Toledo l. Maunloe Railroad
| The Toledo i h1aumeo Road was opened for bust.
isyr i wosss @ tT9 ors 4g * u
Thts douo on flat carB with temporary arats, Anl,
since tho pusaoneer train has been put on tue track
IT. IT, ,e ~
Hs; i d SlIsSs9 rss,asn E. ; Of ses stsn.
md md asupos s Of sncedy syancs Tin WIZ nko IT,
construction Of 10 miles, and tho bsdgc over the Aa,l.
,nco llyer, will 10 eo'snonccd this m1uth. Tho poo
pic hro becoming thoroughly urp,,Be to tho Y1ct Tint
fho narrowgAlgt Eoads arc tho ouly aolution to tlc
| cheap transportation question. T4fs outrrrriao Ia
| oueAng Hingnlilccntly.
| TIE GILMAN, CLINTON 4 BrEIHur1ELD RAILROAD
| .srtefut Dtspasch to n: cheaao Tr,t,tu:.
NIoc,,iSdToy, H.. Sept. 3.-Ile wo-known
! c1Bc VI tU!, ~ u Ntll3 HHu lt7AltI6G the
Gilman, Clinton i Springfield naIlroad Company
| WAS sot for liearl,g on Tuesday Of this week,
and, in anticipation OF tho disposal Of tho case.
a large number Of Interested Eartius woro ii
court. Among tloao preAont wcro john II.
Springfield, Directors Of tho road and defend.
ai,ts Iii tho suit Maj. A. Orondora, of Spring
Held, who. with Gapen d Ewing, OF tlta city,
are counsel for tito Directors; hIr Thompson,
| Of Philadelphia. counaol fur the Morgan In.
! anti T0t1f1 hf nci1fy1hu II r.
Williams. counBol for tho mortgage bondholdors;
| Lawrence Woltlon aud L. II. ralmar, counsel fol
the saperviaora Of Hcyoral, townships that nre
Stockholders III tho road and comp!aiuantsi in the
Col. Kelly, ono Of tho complainants and stock.
| holder Considerable time waa Hpo,it OH Tgcs.
day in ondenyorlng to obtain q hearing, which
wns unsuccessful, but On Wednesday morning
Judge Tipton, who is anxious to have tho CASE
disposed of referred it to tho Master iii Chaucer5
to tako tcatimouy OH throo questions ant
to report hts opinion to tho Court on tht
testimony presented bofore him. The question:
on which tho Master will lake testimony arc
First, whothor tle 81 100000 Of stock In tic
road hold by tho Morgan improvement Compan,
ia valid nnd legal stock second, what property
II any, IL held In trust for tho railroal company
ny any ct ita oillcera third, is the contract d
1n,,r,, t1te railroad comrany with tho Barclay Coz
be cot aside! Tho counsel a1o now before tht
Master presenting thuir testimony, which vii
probably tako several days.. Judge Tipton HalG
this branch Of tho caso would DO dispogcl OF Vi
tue p1cBont torn Of court,
INJUNCTION sUIr.
NEW ronE. sert. 23-J1udgo Benedict, Of tho
ton on application Of XaSon s. nr;Ellt RI l"!'a eon
painant II, 4 uroaB-bill representing tic
third-tnorfgage bonds Of tho old La
Crosse milwaukee, Railroad Compai,,
restraining tho Milwaukee Il st. Paul Ilailrou;
Company. from issuing 1916, ,000o GOO now mort
Eage bonls:. Judge Woodruff rof1,aod a1l orlol
to compel the Bt. Paul lallronl Coluuany t.
show ca,'se why tho injunction to res!rais. tic ID
sue Of new mortgage bonds should not bs
granted.
| PERSONAL.
Tlloro ls good authority for atating That tht
11r. Q. II. Hudson, D,yiulon superintendent a
tLe Chicago, darlington T. Quincy llsilroal n
Dubuque, will assume tho duties Of Aasiutan
tho Chicago, burlington Il Quincy l.aiiropl
these positions having bocamo yacaut by tic M
roiutnlont OF h1cssrs, Strong aud Lodysrl. iatt