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should bo conceded, a|1onl make provision fur thess
co,tltgcnciGs Tho net Of tho detlornl Assembly d
1uwa ilot only makes such pruylAIuj bnt If tht
entire b'Anraa of tho Company III Ae ba.e of lows
.;. s,od 10 ',, transasts n eoneo win ts roqare
dollars, atnt rcaer Tho f,,ror operuou Of tho uca
possillo only by '0>-''''' = '''" '''''~'
wo respectfully submit tut .iio resll,a ~ of Ill sgm ras-
ation Judged by ihe experience Of lis msI, cauuot
te nnsi raics o carges ia ~ not rffGa, nn9a
Tint tho pcopIo Of Iowa rcaly dcstro 10 coI.cstn te
epsr!y Of col..nes owning ral'roa'ls IL tIat Slate.
eo,,nha protjtn upon Tia alloht uf raujta actlav in
vested. viii pp de;i by no feasonaSo nm. rho
unti fa md common ho,,rsty ria n,enes ~ ,,,s
Gumraiiy nro isposed 10 rrgafs s act a. tIe tea!s
cosict4oi, rnil.or tl,nl us lnacstaiion 81 trt
tied t,rlosrt on tic part Of ho people, 10 Gisrruard
rraors "'o'' @N' o"A'A' '4"1p'4 10 ~ coFpo
il forced to The conclusion that tho .connscaion
corlorato property il tIe determined rrtxmo of ths
noBo ,,s. In rostretfIjy I'M jrjy n1l,l ,ersstontiv
clcd II has beel iiol l,y lilo co;rts tut lis H.
TO cD,ntrno 10 confcrrjuv powrr 10 )x redsonabto
tolls. Gou like rc,uuu it utilet b affirmed that tho
s 81 Marsys 70 , wro
cry hcan bc n1rrcscd uuy Ey the rsabl!ai,,pp,t of
rss.9.aa!s {s tar!!ts 1!o i!,lsaton of law ayanha
ue us effective when iliYoiei tS pruyent oonuacs.
sion: .,..,..a~".',' .l~". -
tho examination Of INV Up,nntttns s,pontsl "y thc
Genera ASsssay If It's stato II 1owa. Tho II s'ats. W
tics ebuvs ~. o wero, a tne ao thp satuto as or-
sioaufs il Itnos, 81 the Executive % Uoan, q tho
ssir er 81 u a wae se G NO ToesI os
their presentation was ufforctt, ~
Wu ilaye urcaty aluwa TINT tho application Of ths
oyer tile line pf tho roa of tIjs Cotnt,ntv witiin c
Stno Of Iowa would 30 relucn s royars, na IL tro,
DOR o euaca ocsioa ~ u ho III c" fnen osse Il
may l,o That the GcnuraI Assembly actel ulou tho
heliet tLat tin ratos clarged fur domestic commerce
charseI ,,Jlon Interstate cu1tnereu iyc bcen IN.
reasonably low. IIerctotoro tariffs have hocn al.
cncc bctwpen Long haus" aud q sl.ort aula has
always BEEN rceognizra we'll tito difference DO
twcrl shpsucllta in sn,All anil iu lurgp quantities.
For this tlHtitrou bntwccn tlone sllo transport
wholly within Tho Staso a1d hoto who ship 10 md
ulli not tlle railroad cotnyanius, il resonslbo. "
II Ii not unreasonable 10 nystltc tut IL lntefti-
onys '10 o'n'fa As''n0y 'nA' the act should apply
TO COMMERCE nErwEEu POINTS WITHIN THE srArn.
II was laaassl III tln !nce Of tho uudsruel declara~
tlon thAt 1t could lasu effect upon Interstate
isrrce. II tho Gcnera Assembly may comi'ei cotu.
mon carriers TO transport over urs wholly within
proas on transportation over lines extending into ID
ssss IA a eoe
the carrier to place tho entire burden upon the inter-
sao spsr h. ono Of ,ho s +,
fayor Of markets beyond tho lines Of tito sate IT. ii
B conceded that te eyil exists hus tho truo remudy
tion asaIist i.s Ill such narietss is '' '''' ''i
It ii dlncn!t to u1,lestAnd how rates should ba
s nx s we m aeS o @
distances partly withln md partly without. II
es ~ s,r % " s @ Il. s99 co
pany, wlGn it In demonstrated TINT their application
10 itB cnre business wouls. 10 equivalent to conts.
la 1f ku bttb
without compensation, but with the inflction Of ad-
dltlonal loss its owners. ~ my event, tho rata
pressrlbel by tue statute, oven valid can apply ouls
Willie this Company cntes the justice and conati-
tnna yaldlty Of the act, 1t Ia disposed TO aubect
Tito
THE TEST Of ACTUAL ExrEn1MENr
before asaailng 1t in The Gonrts Schedules havo been
arranged, III conformity with s provisions, for tho
transportation Of persons aud property bo.wern points
in the State Of Iuwa. Tho officers Of the Company,
s %ns n M
to secure tue reve'o nccessar, for tle rnJmont OF
opos Lug resonaS'0 no's y aeas s non H. o
experiment Of operating that portion Of the road in
1owa IN accor1stco with the schedule named n tho
Hct 1t .holT duty to 30 adjust the rates applicable to
inter commerce "a TO receive from The cutie 4
business Of tbs Company tho rafeEua TO which II IL
IaaSss sehsdnes naye anofny tai hesa
not beese that tho operation Of This road III conform.
~, W. ns a ono WI ace9i" i+ W. ~ % "" sii Us
satisfactory either to The owers Of the railway or Ia
tho people Of the State; It e hoped however TINT
to ta .ast of so,,a M o.nariont # nav conrsLats
something toward either compromising or dspc!lina
new theories IN regurd to transportation aad bringing
rho1id govern tl.o roIatioss existing between liz
owners Of rai1road property and tho public. II
afa, asa @ M t@c rc.n n i"
or nartia coniscaiton ~ Il may not be necessary L
rase auy question as to the yaiiity Of tho nc ii Tit
result q thorough and satisfactory department. SHOW
that such observance must involve permanent sur
render Of the revenues to Witch tho Company to sn-
9d a. dso 9 "e5oh yo Of ~ ia cs c oe?
an %a. Inv attupt to onforce ills ac, o. valid law MI