, 1874-07-07
The Northwestern Proposes to Con
form Under Protest.
The New Trunk Line Between Chicago
and New Orleans.
A New Manager Appointed for
the Lake Shore Line.
The Rates on Lfyo-Stock from Chicago
to Now York to DO Doubled.

I
Tho decision Of tllo United Statoa Court in re-
gard to the constitutionality Of the Wisconsin
Railrohd 1aw foil liie a bombshcll into tho ranks
OF Tho railroad managers In, this city. Not ono
of thom had tho 1eAat doubt but tllat tho in uuo-
tion would bo granted, and thoy woro already
preparing to take similar measures against tic
Iowa Law. but this adycrBo decision has upset
all their calcu1ations. aud yesterday morning
found them III perfoct state ,of Generalization.
A MEETING OF Ti1E MANAGERS
Of tho Iowa limos waH hold ynstorday morning at
tho Office Of the Chicago d Northwestern Rail-
road, there being preHont Albert Keep. proal-
don't; H. Il. Porter, General Managor; aud 3.
@. Cook, General Solicitor, Of tho Chicago l.
Northwestern Railroad; Hugh Hiddlo Vice.
Prosdont and General Superintendent, and
Thomas +. Wthrow, Genera! Solicitor, Of tho
Chicago, Rock Island & PaoiAc Railroad; ). II.
Walker, President Of tho Chicago, Burlington Il
Quincy Railroad Johu Novel;, prosiaont. aud
Alr. Douglass, General Solicitor, Of tlo Illinois
Censral Railroad md Horaqo Williams, Presl-
dent Of Eoyernl railroads in Iowa leased by Chi
cago lines and lls attorney, L. 3. Dailoy.
THE HA1H 0RlEGT
of the meotlng was to see wl,at notion Hho11d bo
taiten under tho changed circumstances III ru-
gard to tho now Town law. Several OF tile mall
agors present thought it would be bost to COM
ply with it undor protest, 81 the Chicago, Rock
Island t. Pacific Railroad had alroady done, but
no unity Of notion could DO secured.
Mr.. NEWELL,
tho President Of tue Illinois Central, stated that
he could not possibly comply with tho law, III his
Iowa Division wns componod Of tue three loasoa
lines which receive part Of tlio not earnings
! served htm with an injunction restraining him
from complying With tho lau, md tho otlior two
linos would undoubtedly do tho samo.
f1I,;,,r, n,,,js,,ot,, l. n,,soov
NaiiroaJ. gayo ninniar rcasons IoT not boiug ablo
to comply with tho law.
nR. ALBERT KEEr,
| President Of tho North" cstorn, thought he had
already enough litigation OH hand with tho Wis
consin Inv, and, therefore, he had concluded to
! comply with tho Iowa law unaor protest. as tho
Chicago, Rock Island g. Pau!ic 1lnilroad Ind
done. uo was conldcnt that it would not work,
| rs tho rates provided Wero ruinons, but, 1uter
| present circumstances, le could nut DO better
| thai give tho IAw 4 trial.
| MTs. HOMAGE wIItItAsfa,
who in tho President OF tho lensod portion Of tho
Iowa Division Of tho Eorthwestorn Railroad,
doplorcd Mr. Koop's determination to conf
piy with tho law, nnA slated that he
would sue out an injunction restraining
! tho Company from complying with tho law 81
far Us his portion Of tho road was concerned:
After lengthy debate, which vas pa ticipated
| in BY all proBcnt. tho meeting adjourned.
LETTER FnoM III. KEEp.
Mr.. Albert Keep, the lroBidont Of the North
| weatern Nailtoadt has sent lottor to Coy,
Carpenter, Of Iowa, tlmtlar to tho QUO Hont ~
ci!ic Railroad, stating that his road had decided
to try, tue law, aud put it Into operation rs fur
as its own line Was concerned, at tile Hame time
rrotaBtulg aEanst it "a hcsng unjust ahu uueoll-
stttoa t and sssaassd o to 1o aest52y
vision Of tho Northwestern Na.lsoad 1a
owned by the Company from Lyons to Annnlosa
distance Of GU miles, and from Stapwood te
Iipton, n distance OF 811 miles,: The rest Of the
line, from Clinton to Cedar Rapids, and from
Ccaar Rapids to Council Bluffs, ia leased from
Horace Wllliams, rho stntcs that ho will auo OIL
AL injunction against tho Company, enjoninG
them from complying with tho law. Mr. Will
Jams gots for h's ro1ls a portion Of tho not earn
inga, which would awinllo down 10 very loN
figure ii the law woro compiled with, and thore
fore ho will sue out tho injunction, claiming
that be Ii entitled 70 interest On hia Investment
| THE IOWA CLASSIFICATION.
| The Executive board Of Iowa concluded thl
classification Of the railronls in that State uu
der tue new law OIL the ID Of July, as fol!ows:
Glass A-Bu,lington T. Missouri River. inelsstl
ing tho Brownsville il Nottaway Valley; Bur
track Of tho kansaa City, st. JoHepA 4 co4ac
Bluffs, and kooknk l. st. Pall Railroads. CHI
cago & Northwestern, including main line froI
Clinton to Council Bluffs; Sta1lwooa Il Tiptoi'
Toledo i Northwestern. and Iowa Midland Rail
road. Chicago, Rock Inland & Pacific, consist
; ing at tho main line, Washington Branch, 81
Courtney Branch, Indiana md Winterset DrauchoE
aud Chicago t. Southwestern Railroad. lllinol
Central consisting OF tho main line from Du
bu.,uo to Sioux City, aud Cedar FAlla l. Mime
eota, Kansas City, st. Joseph l. Council Bluff
| RnilroauA.
Class D-Centrnl Railroad Of Iowa; Dc
Moiaea valtay liuilroad.
Class C-Sionx City Il Pacific; Durltugto,
Cedar Napids l. alinneauta; Ulllcago, Clinton
Dubuque; Chicago. Dubuque Il hlinnosota
; CAicaso, Milwaukee l. st. Paul; Chicago. Ney
ton l. Southwestern; Dakota Southern; Dayor
{ port Is St. Paul; Dubuque Southwestern ; loH
i Eastern; hlssiBsippk Valley j. Wcntcrn Ali
Houri, Iowa l. Nebraska; ct. Louis Il Codt
ltapida .oh(cago, Sioux CITY 4 st. Paul and a
: otller railroads, II nny, which hso not Include
ia The foregoing lst
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