, 1874-07-02
THE RAILROAD LAW.
The Chicago, Rock Island &c
Pacific Railroad.
Letter from tho Superintendent
OF That Road to Gov.
Carpenter.

Tho following is tho full toxt Of letter
addressed by tho Clicago, lock Island d Pacific
Railroad to tho Governor OF 1owa. Oil tho OPERA
tiou OF tho now railroad Law In that State:
H. Ills E1csscy, C. carpeier Gorernor ~ tho State n
sln: Tho time is rapidly approaching when The .Act
to establish reasonable maximum ratrH Ut charges for
thu transportation Of freight aud passengers OH tue
t~rn,A asnural Assembly Of thu ute Of Iowa, ut !ts
last regnur scssion, will tae effect due reHpect for
a f ostrs le% e s o s
Intentions with regard to thu observance VI the scAcu-
ulcs prescribed bY aad net.
Is "to establish redsuale i.nulu rates Of charges"
fnr thu transportation of freYht nn ranseyrrs. Tho
s sI u sssso @ecordnr to ha gross ot Of
ulr respective annual earnings within tue star, Eer
mile, for the preesding year, ns foaowh: Class a.
per milo shal be Sl,Q0o nuro," etc. ia will hero
after appear tho gross earnings Of that portion Of the
bsr. 1879. wero sSa7155 per ml!o which nxes t its
Isce in ,ns nrst eiasa, AZ auianea by tho act Yho
contained "saIl be considered tho basis on which
to compute tho compensation for transporting
e a af @s ,Sis s
c|arcs tAut It shall 10 unlawful for any raroad Of the
class to which Tho ono owned mud operated by ths
Company boibnYs " to eharHe aenWnt, OR receive,
greater compensation for transporting 1nurcllanllss or
lrolcrty =. titan % per cunt Ut tho rates estab-
AEssSA LIZ &A9 SElltuA44 AHNfa l4A4EISA W.
Tv ries thus lsal range from 80 to ~ rer cent be.
low thvao charged for transportation oycr nea of
this Company III Iowa. .
TIE CHICAGO, nock Island rAc1Flo AA1ILoAD con-
rAST
organized in August 1896 by the consolidation OF
tllu Chlcugn Isuek 1sal,u ltrual comiany, Of tho
titate Of iiinp1H, with thu Chirago, fnek Island
1ugillu llutlroa Company, Of Tho 6.Au Of lowa. Tho
lns,-.ale1 Company hntl, in tile month Of July pra-
cctli.lg the consolidation, aC1rctl the railrons cx-
toudg from Davenport. In ssot County, to Kellogg,
to Washington, in Washington County. formerly
owned by tic Misstsaippl 4 Missouri Railroad Cou.
Iany. Tho a!n line of thu rold lAS been extended
from Kelugg to Goutlel ntns Oh thu atssourt lsers
un. that portion then and since klw III tue Nasll'
ingtou Branch linn bces cxttned from Washington to
Slgnur.ey, III Kso!suk County. This cAieaBo soAta-
western Hallway haB ulso hecn constructed from
Washington, IN Washington County. to Il point Oh
thu Missouri River orposite tho City Of L,avet-
Iowa extending from Washington to lAt,oylllc, III
Wayne County. Whls it IL owned by tits chtraEo Il
Southwestern Railway Company, It tts hcen Operated
by tbs Ch!eaCe, Eork Island \ rctac. \ rnad has
aiso been cosstrGtrA fon Dea Anlllcs, III Polk, tn
Inlanoa, iu Warren County, by tue corporation
known tho Dcs 1oncs, 1nllunulh Mtsspurl ltail-
ruad Company atL another by thu Dcs MDIsles, Hn-
turaet l. southwestern Railway Collauy, from Sum
mcrset, In Warren County, on tho line Of tho lust
TneRe rontls uru nlsa olUratuu by thu clcAgo Rock
1slnnt l. Paciuu Ruilroatl 0on'l@ny:
T4e following statements hhoW the nnbor OF pGH-
scnerB Al tho number VI otR Ut freight carged over
olu nils OF thrsp 1oas taxtortlng tlc Soushwcstcrn}
Hl&t tho amount revrISeu per passenger and per tou
er 'nilc, for each year between April !, I6dG aid
Aprii !, 1874: