, 1874-03-14
THE RAILROAD LAW.


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States was vostod iii Legislatures, composed of
members delegated from oil parts. that oach
nart;oular district might bo ronrosontol bv ono
vim. ho;no ocm,o;nto1 win, ;ts ,vor,a co,,f1
-. ""u' Ill., oos "oa,.,o "''n 1.o "un1s, oon
II. .,'S mannor, guara and protect tno interests
OF lila constituents; ind that through al ns-
somblago composed Of such ,nombory oppros-
sivo legislation would become Impossible. And
rh.1 e,,,,,,uo1 tnat !, r.S,,. .!,, s.,,... at..t
.a" ""ploa1a S''' .'.' lloA, w.! .t''ao "''..
oSor, mn net shoh'd 10 passed Which, t1ndor ltb
operations, was found to boar with MI unjust or
oppressive woicht upon any particular business
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u ts"u4us .ls.osos1; ''o a'ao pomor WHICH en-
produced OF aucil determinations, promptly take
steps to roltoye tha oppression, oitllor by ropoa
or notifications "A tin pcncra, internal I1omnu1
cd. And | Ind not nufu,osed It pousiblo tint.
after arch laW had been in force stx months,
md its every act during tlat tino, WIS known
to be both oppressive md destructive to the bost
interests OF State that Legislature could ro-
main in eoason two months without nfYorlnE
any relief whatever. But such spectacle is to-
day exhibited to tho citizeng of tho State of 1l1-
noIs. moi
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THE RAILROAD LAW.
wl,i1o attempting to establish md enforce pro-
H.. n&n3 Ill is..
In1a Intos. anm M,Rlilg ~ ro9us nos anop tlne
lilo tar1lt pllplsshod ny tho boafd OF COMMISSION
done moro to in'juro aud rotard tho growth and
so. .called rnnnonolsts mt torathor
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,ot ~ - ~" ","a;, :n ~ ~ " .1ss
T11gnc g easapsn sarins a1aptea 70 inc wants OF
achedules aa tho business Of a particular roaG
might require; and attomptR, irrespective of
on y. ~ ool,n."ao "us..los "no.l y N "cl.
raino nGm to H.. ~ @ o M!!h tno Molhga OF
i' n1 ,.s o''n Iona ny ~ npet@a1G @ pro.a
y1 o'y n"u 7"ceoaH'u's os '"t4n 1nat WILL panK1upe
a"n.nSt' i' .i' .,u,
~ s.o opcrh;l1n a@' M ot T. a% 5Ms1 TO Inc a1orose
em to nomnci ~ roa1 e ~ nharaa ,eo 4 ~ ,ro ~
tas tn,aa H. - coanea toa 20 cnarge Mo 70 tt'rco
aG So oum, t aor ta; 1as s
Tauisca 'or tnu etllo hltclo .eyonu tnis 9,atef
to o,,p arant .. wv 5as5 w'cm sna H.
torp ~ ~ i!n 91anls . nnrtlar IN te
10" oaHe' WHEELS Mnlen shall M attempt ten to
of comarcn connnfit n t,o ot1G ~ ranm;r,tE Eo o,,.
IN fhc;r ai1y huainens to cofor;n r. nortn rro
rata % rafea a'' 'A0'' ~ e'Ao'4' - eo4'"'n pto'
Ti,n socrotorv If Tim 11,ros con+ro1 no;,rco1
IN i,;a rnnnrt ~ 1Sah r 1p7I neoe thaaa .a.'
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rs,.o or VIZ r rrp5cc.e ncr2ss tho open
It'll Government ans opcn to nurcaso II tx ccmts mis
ncr acre Tho yninon Of rcu1 mi nersnnai csata in
had elapsed, and in 1870 thia valuation, shown by
no tiovernncn-rerort had advanced TO s. 100 ls0,-
S o 9@f s 1oo. sf MI tue Of
r ao ~ in ] y. I, "t ,,sacn maen 1 tSay y 1em 1
cc,, otnfncd from tn cuji,yntnn ~ IT, soi '"' "'
The coal-.neasnres Of Illinois aro said to cover m
extent Of TO- COO square miles This abundant arly
Of eos s near at hana to the tno1hn''so iro,-ores
o. lnke superior ana o. Mlsaoar Already tho trans
psot ., ~ sJ. Jort ~ ~. ,ane VI ~ n o y! m
}ncinres Of r. 1ipos so inssmr"n /, 1ss nly
272 nro aated in tho njuth censue tls7o. at
$2o5, ,e2o G72.
WHAT CHANGE
cenla to s25 $40, and 51O0 per aero; popula-
| ton, from fow Thousand to 2,530.69t; manu-
facturcs, from SIG 53i 272 to S205, ,G20. .G72, And
nil this in littlo moro than twenty years.
wonld immigration low to lands that were to
renan ? silt!orncHa,; and could they multiply
market Mt ron1l1torn1iye prices? Would man,,-
facturca multiply md flourish without somo SURG
md rnpid means OF transit? Yet al1 this has
boon accomplished; md we'll may ior ciizona
fool proud OF tho result, for to-ilny 9Tho State
Of illinois conapicuoualy loafls tho Western
States in numbers an1 resourcos."
Right hore thu question s pertinent, by what
compiiBl,ed' Tic answer must be. Tho build
Ing, Multiplying, nnd extending OF railroads.
And what will continue thB development, and
maintain tlis State In tho front rank Of progreas
except tho successful operation OF tho existing
lines Of traiio3 For, Il lilo r,,lo Of 1tr. Domar
is corrcct this State produces ycarly Of corenls,
oI0, ,oG5, ia bushels, lint principally muat'be
EXPORTED 70 FIND s1anxEr.
| tho producer depends largoly upon tho coat of
transportation. and tho rapiaity with which this
product can ho put into market. Would tho Gil
fo1cement q, ot pro,rata rates tend to onhanc0
It is easy Of proof tliat ance 1870. md mn to
the massage of thia law, manufacturers wero ill.,