The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-04-30
THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD.

the conduct, or rather tie misconduct OF
the Union Pacific railroad company, has not
escnped the attention Of Congress. Senator
Ingalls, bill to compel tie road to conform
10 the terms of its charter may be the means
of arresting public attention TO gross VIOLA
tons OF law by that corporation, and IN The
end result in a thorough toning down OF the
monopoly which has 80 persistently and
openly defieJ legislation.
In the construction OF that railway the gov
eminent more than lavished subsidies. The
entire cos, of building The road from Omaha
or Council Bluffs to Ogden was fully paid In
.ut.idies. exclusive OF land. Yet from the
day the connection was made with the Cen
teal Pacific until this time, hiss
been managed as if an Omaha clique
and a Wyoming coal company were
tie only parties to be benefited or needed.
The whole commerce Of the country has
been compelled to pay tribute to the bridge
ring at Omaha. A bridge company inside
Of the railroad company has levied tolls on
freight and passengers in open and positive
violation of law. The Union Pacific has
Jus; AZ much right to make an extra charge
for hauling car over Green River or Bear
River bridge As i, has t, make additional
charge for performing the came service al
tie Missouri River bridge. The language
% he charter On this point is clear and une-
saiyocai, showing that tie ira
,ners and supporters OF the
Union Pacific Railroad act contemplated the
constr uction of railway across the contin-
~nt for the benefit of the commerce and trav-
el of the entire country. The refusal Of the
Union Pacific to pro rate with the kansar
Pacific on freight and passengers received at
CHEYENNE lie nothing more or less than open
violation of law. 1t is contrary to the letter
and spirit of the charter. If there is any
one provision in the charter more clearly
and strongly expressed than another,
it il that one which pro-
vides aginst observation-disclosures favorine OF
one section of country to the detriment and
oppression of another. On this subject TIE
Lawrence Journal speaks as follows.
We zee that Senator Ingalls, has introduc-
cd bill in the Senate TO compel the Union
Pacific railroad to conform to the terms Of
lis charter and grant to the Kansas Pacific
and other connecting lines the advantages OF
pro rata freights and fares We hope this
matter will be vigorously pushed. The de-
fiance OF Law BY the Union Pacific in its dis
elimination against the trade of Kansas
and Missouri, has been most shameful
Nothing can excuse it. We see that the Of
fcers Of the Union Pacific are trying to
patch up compromise. We hope they will
not succeed. The people of Kansas want
their rights under the Law. These
rights are clearly and plainly Get
forth in the law, and We will
take nothing less. The Union Pacific was
built with the peoples money, and the whole
people were guaranteed equal rights snd
privileges in the road. Kansas and Ms.
souri, have not had this. Our trade has been
Disseminated against from the beginning.
We have been virtually cut of from the
trade of Utah and Montana, which was oncs
a large ilem in our business. We have beer
charged an outrageous price for passenger
fares. The discrimination against the Kan.
eas Pacific has deprived that road of an i'm.
merse amount of valuable through business,
obiiging il to charge higher rates to the PEG
pie Of Kaneas taan they otherwise would
have done. In short. the Union Pacific
road has de6ed both Law and Justice from thu
start. 1t IL time thst it were brought ~
standing and compelled to do the fair thing