, 1875-08-24
The Net Earnings Amount to
Sl,366,OOO.
Influence Of the Potter Law..-Laying
Shed Rails. This Years
Prospects,
rroposilion 10 The Present Owners Of Tho
Rockford Il Euclz Island Rond.

THE CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN.

wc4tcrn halfway Company for she year ending
May 81 has just lecn submitted. It il q bulky
and miuuts showing. and In rich with tables con-
tanning statistics. Tho principal facss alto en-
hraced iu tic following summary:
1hc total nrs of 1old operated ny thr Company Is
J." u,1A all Increase nf 3tU Ut milo during TN rar
r., rssssa tsp ] s"t,hs s.t1n sii*s; VIZ t"os.
i1r,s, r,s'fta: fs:1,a4s msii. sa .sst, u;:Sc!,.
r,urcos, 5l,1t.+ rs total ft!,711, tAo oIf9
..cs r.lensss .ss we're a. +'I1 sr S." a't Il
.t":.l s7,esi sat.:s. u.sns' fam, A.
Deduct 1ntn.cst on head. and tnkfne''hna ac'
count premium on gold r,,un'nr, interctt 4it! fx'
change, uni,sl State. r"p"o s!s. i'nt o IL i1Ma ~"
icua Cnjenro 1n',n l.uln.A t,rsk, $3,a3f s;tt.-
Mi earnings Of Cni.,sa L. Surihnthtcfn hallway,
fl,1ba, ,i67.6t.
Tana Tirstc.ss. s'' r,t.ssst7t, i2sS.ls: .assn.i-
.';3 t;. s.i.'9, ., sis s es"s.:
In, ot NIX. f..sih express nlaucr, So, .5a.,;:
Sn. y Wiz. @ a.;!. tsS: s'In + sssfas, g.
Atntnt Of lecrcase, II ri lp yer ecn', s!.7J;I.so4
s.,ny fur rleaeiins ,rar, $33A 45af HA':ns i'll e1-
pensos u 4G- lpu per rtu., si.I.!, :a@.9i.
,,rI,r'et.ry roadt nuu Vt h,ro: Net earnings {" Cit
rago Nurthw.AtsTn R-'lsay Company, NJ hta'tI.
saii. Iai.Sa; reccI!ts Of innprsotsry roads sIes,
aI ,a1ra lsti s.cot tErrEietary lIt1tH sn lhtrr+
E, On bonds, ti,'4.tii' C"'nhnra ntt 'i!. me;
Gta tp thtx l,!h Itnct tn rrfilt III in:"111r Il!
nj tIcl roads, 1la5 II. liTi. f.,li9,th2 iets'
luz ..uto sdit Of lnc"ns sccoanl' May al' IT,
a;,a:ed With tho pse.4oun yrar, the dcefeare In
tr, 81 =. ru, On tio whtg ra. incsifa of rr"prie-
i4ry ncs, wsa 81 1904, ,Ina, or IL -leo t cettt a'u
si,. ,;rcre4ee in Operating r1tensts ne
i /, ,,sr rent. Tia As.,nx on S-rfla wlish - ~
"a i+i ia lh1s Aonut. wss $:l ih. AMI III ne1Fly
,,try item Of thu thrrs l'zs 1c'. reduction
T., rftfIbIA Sl1t, AL
.rr ti.r ri. irs 1r,t;r,ty nrl rl1 ut tsve asen
i ,s.u.ais'rd hnt III solno important kaEac!tals
G:t ii, improved.
RTEEk RA1ta.
Tie Ltncfit whisli tne Company Is receiving from
lit VI steel rails In already apparent, a - ""i
In tlp SAVING If rupAirs nf rnct aud :ars. tn tftk
>rcus.s, III ,hu 6reAter and safely Of ransnr1-
tn and In tho Improved .on'iltlon Ut Tue zoaa' at i
i.fEn reduction nf thu cert ri rrralrF.
Tbs E,rk Of rrucxthE tho mtft Important l1uea.
wAts traffic IL heary anu tie dtllr' II tie "eFI!e
iro greet in rteadily s1esf,S eS.nan9 ,, ~ ta ill.,
s.ar lG5 suus IT steel rails were purchased in ul.
di,i,ll 10 thest mrMtiole iii (lrner reIdrA CON
alI III, rernai,rr. Alnnun'ing 10 about ~ miles Will
be received ami laid tha nt.AunI summer. Th:'e
~ Ge,rse1, 1nrt,y ID God uurJs. ansi partly w TX
ch.nye for ulI iron ra1. Tie Atnu;it Of god t5atH
ftd fur .s rpssu .lnrln tl'u Ast yynf -, W. H. ~
an.s-~hch W.. gre4tly duo to ilo nso u escul-
aln,uut,d I" t,s5. d.i5: ,,u
l.74, rcrr .uI -lp. and Tic Jtt u May, 's' there
W re- ~, S-ltU miles, showing III nrass.s Vi llu..
usilra Laid during the yrsr.
Many othrr tn,prust incuts iaayu kccn nsde u the
r1urcrsy within tho last year. Among tue ion III
la. ny b. NJ a. Sa sa. w, Ill., ill., lr.. II :Mo
kpII siycr, 1t C1ntnr tn plAts .! wooden hsi1s re-,
mnEt. The sulef-trt'ctnru of ths hFluso y nq* I'll
VI ,sul. The brlIge the Uta Mnlnus. iu 1uwa,
vulcA war fustncriyA jlwe tra.* If itrs hpas, haA
bes rsuut with combination truha aud tutoin chord'
Of iron, making much antAb!u Leructure Tbs
tf u the 4k2I4hR bflHQ
ty In prosrsss hiI new srisse, Ut shor! Bia'1, viii
r'i.A:e dra~hlidso' Is eoiarnctg: ansl VIII " ptat
III 1t that pisces sar.os rer1int ut improvements Ill
film, up II. site wuyk building stone sfGhes an1 re-
n~.ni; ,srs with work Of ,nfc durable ctafacter,
Tho tileat Ia u gu.I colItuoh. fourteen luco-
nnt.sss elereu Irat.cass ;e+seu2or cars; ono set-
SIXTEEN caoo rar. ha:a rebuilt. fs>lta making
tsurLRi rrrurx sufficient ipr tho intntenance Of tho
eHEiru rolling stock for etftc!sut a1rvtcc.
THE iEARS nEstSEs8.
An examination pf tho buAlhtas of tho year shows
that ,noru than onralf uf tbs scrraso lii gross
lusa canse! ny 1educ:' of asse'ger md freight
Law." aul by tho enforcement of other Kindred
ttutr. tor" regulating ransporatlon on fa,lfo4ds
hn:a. Thtra Iii average reduction OF la5!l lGo o
s"nss per pa'seuxsr per mt'c, ainrtntnx tua ~
it,io;s ceats anu NJ ssuas to r nile, . as,',,sa
to 81 i,slo,Di; sr,ue total ot $',Us.'a1sl tatsn
iu1 tle re- snna by re.!uun of rac4 knd not tIy
d. u1. of bua,.rs. ILs balance u the dee in
Il earnings WIS orcneons1 by tho Rcner4! Ioprrs-
tl. whirA has prevailed eserynhsro throughout t1a
su.bitv, 4GattnY I'll LfaAtht* Ut t!alu and lI4uutac-
tr.. offending 10 lilo agricultural districts III the
i'w r;esa of grain nnd olser products, 4na ketilg
III lie Susth.e.t during tLe lat ssar. Thete %
WI lArso falling on IN tho datnau.t for Lake
a'' i. p,ss :adsts .aa ~ na ti;' Il q
s,u s,Sao 10 1sH'5sa AZ, n n =;
with tts movement there will to fecot ~ uf lals'nesS
extending particularly 10 tus whats SrynH purtiohs
0i uus lines Tbg 4tlxGaou III thu ron tr4du II Kstl-
ee4 AID that iepsu!a lils should feel tle eject
OF In not ttr4nGs uut tho Itch orsA found n taat
region, q susrlent Tusy tos tho iautastus u Atsrl
future anI this uens will routrlbntc to the revival
Of LIS iron Industries u tha country and tho ttao on
thu Peninsula Eo4d.
THE POTTER LAW.
Tie cases which nIo4u un'tr tho lotter art In Wis
CONAN last year. and wcrs taken up arrea to te
have Jet tern srel although al Intellectual ennrt
.xxa made xdvsnre ittl.. to hearing 1t Tho nt
e.f y Tn .4: ua s'S H. VIZ 10 as
al. rtions presented III ta!s litiGssinu-whelher,
,is!er tho Irse1rat!"n contained u Tho s',ar:
fare aud f1ught II may etDte. wtet!es .ush Eat's
Ut aI fruuurrat!vs Iutwill " se!ted ly dce,4to
. Of tic highest tribunal.
Sntx,lastanding tho disappointment which was tel
In not oLatni1lR relief frou As opFrs4sss vi II It's
tart sssston Ut tho Wisconsin Lgls!..nie; " Will !
tns utter want III l1o,etsnt either tu hs country I"
IN Europe for tho Low Tascs prescribed ~ as f"itt
u
t4.l ,naifests, ~ uIodf5 tho statute III moacsat
degree will lu fu!lowu't by its repeal, or by fad;s
rf 'ru. nf ts lu-t nu1nst fatNrss, = the hez re'
InH Of lie leKtalaiurr, ,-~he1eby confidence .AaE!
resote1 " cai,lal employed tu that State, .nu owner
Of Railway 1ro!+rsy shs nut 70 deprived of 4. hsne
6c!al use, ur.Itr ths deluass rIus1s of faG1setin
corporations IL Legislative control. ..-...-
Ii IL gratifying st4ts that tle new nacA year opcn
With asitEoyod PROSPECT. for tic Company. Theirs
Encouragement III 1he ga!ea Ut the destructive RstI
road law of NnuttoA Iceoupslshed tast w'4tet. ~
srsss1uale hol+ tltl tha sx4alla wtl te followed
fIn 4
kcsstou, THU st!uts bp1 mistaken pyetudIco ~liel
fnstnatel tu un11.t LAWS anl te1atous suits sSans
tie railways Ut the Su!thwtt duli1g ta last year
Klsiug p!scs to utsrassi IL and investigation; 3nd \
Ioou ~ tho W.ung peri eI.srd shah ~ pru1erly un
luTatvlA, aud IT. eae.t measured, xturkhpitleE
may hopa Gus , 9.ls ll,sss.,t on tueir prop
sst5. Tue railro.d. auslI.g III tAs thu
Of depression suts The IAnic Two ,ra1s aga
has Leeu steadily au1lsoshs md sniarstng it
capacity for buhntss when,rrr Tho recovery comes
ks4,Iy $tooUC0u hsvs bss,s ttheuIs for 4tcsl Fstl
uus,uY The List thfss 3s4Is. thd grsat Lenxhs Il
Which will bs toll Tor many sa'a III tbs tuturc TIL
,atsug deht ha4 teen largely redu.cd, aud Nlat ~
1nalIia ia rrocsss 1t s1tiu93sLru by The VI era