, 1875-10-30

THE WEST Hi5COVCiR
reporter OF HE IEErsE, 'iIig head that
proceedings hn'l been commenced III tho s,u-
pselno Court Of Wisconsin agulnrt tho Wet Wis
cohs'n Hallway Company !" cuf3tco tho pro-
visions Of tito Potter law, called 1T tue ofl.s of
the President Of tho Company III lhsB city, dr.
II. II. Porter, and learned that ho wa- 1T tho
Co1'pauy's principal otiitc III Hudson. Wis. i
vist to that gentleman wau undo br tie n",t
Iau over tie gr.at Elroy route. af,;l ne sir.
'ouud quite "lnDs 10 Cuniu,u,,lrate .;1ci, llfu,-
nation a. he lad I'll tlat subj. ct.
Nepotter-1 understand that suit has acc,
coulmcNcea br tue Stato authorities a;a.uh;
your ttrni any 10 eu'erce tho luLtrr laa. Ar.
You willing to Five MO for TuE 1IlEuscluc!.
Information ns you nny havo oil this subicc::
Mr. Ior.cr-Certainlr. luu see, We Aars
Charged moro Gu lumLer AMI Erau 10 certain
p!accs taIan the Potter mud t}uin!by nws permit,
Gov. Taylor teels ohlirel, suppose. TO ctIfuycu
tie Ia" against Ill., aud lie tlaa directed tie Az
torney-ttrlle1al to obtain Nil Injunction flun
the supreme Coutt. compelling It's to cunfo:a t.
the inv.
Ecpurtcr-What proceedings will yai take in
consequence of this ne.i III Or the t;aycsuor>
Mr. lof1os-Our attorneys nru huS l!tre, e,l-
gagged III pref a1ng our delouse. They atiyiro
us that, whatever mas Io tho elect ui tut lar
upon others, it III clearly unconstitutional aud
vuln. Us applied to our Company.
Ro. ogter-llow can the law 10 ro!l as to QUO
company aud III fotc,. uB t. uthr3H:
AIr. Porle1-1 don't say it is in TIRE M to auv
company. On the contrary. t'ec,c i. IL VOL.
III to oil. I an aure it Is al to our Gem, aBy, be.
cnuso experience showJ that We tuIot eur.
n.oney enough under theto laws to itci, our road
IN repair. VIC havo been running uudte thea,
Potter rates for one year. Wo NV b:.,a IL eco
nonlicGl III possible III our operating, and },nya
Eot ~ much bustncss AZ NO coII.l, un.t We siou';
have net nouey enough to krep rur road flon,
many tons OF freight tlis year as last, anI yet
our earnings are over LIMO lrs. tha.l tiiey
wcro tilrn. Our road il lev one autl. tlp to
last FcaE. tho repairs or ridges and tho rc-
ncwR!s nj iron wcso slight. 10th now begin +,
wear cut. Nc must Aavo 0ysr :l35.0U worth Of
new iron in tile next tweiyo months. We 1nust
have now sieA and heavy out1ays un the bridges,
tesides tho usual expenses Of keonuE up nnd
operating ra'ltoad. ho caunat get the money
out Of our business at prcs"nt rites, aud u,lr
property mt,At run down aad wear hn!. fnu sec
this IL no question OF ruinri. OIL tnyertuIcut,
AL honD OF chance OF any inter- ~ ca the i've or
B'S millions Of doler+. good latd money, that
wiped ant. II sl.s law il valid,
It Is Only question of t:mo. uI,sl 4: rcry ehutt
tlno ut that. "hqn the road Mnst gtor. by wear
Ing Ont tho irou, aud by destruction or tho long
wooden bela ;cs that .uust he rubu.lt. Now our
lawyers ti1lHk thHt aucli q Wcc.lug out OF tho
property by 'lslltS it Is tlkinE at plyate prJr.
esty for public s!se without coul, ensatiou. anil
that 1t iH ltl,riying the ntucs aud bond holders
and tnat II tho question is fully all! fairly pre-
seLted to tho Supreme Cpult Of tile t;tuto tEe
Court vii! sny su II NO, they must hold tho law
void TIL to our Company. We made all thote
statements to tho Legislature last winter, and
tFnst to gel sonse sclsaf IlIoy gave liz little.
hut not enough - 10 lsB Auy .uo1. II tho court
duA's hep vi out, SEQ no tsearo for tho ,,ro,-
etty. and that tho road mEs+ soaner Of later stop,
Kcporser--Such result would be dsahtl ors
to tue propcrtY intcrerts Of tho poorn nlong Tic
line, mud injurious to tho Stata ~ we'll ~ 10 tho
Company.
Ut. purtor-- Ger ainly It would; but what DO
the demsgogues Who hnse wo.i.od up slliH ata.o
Of things cato tar that They want to DO o.ec;c,l
this year aud tLls WAT OH raitoad ia tho pros
cut available Lobby.