, 1876-01-18
The Mischief It Has Doues..Compara-
tive Statement Of R.1s.
Letter from alr. JOY 10 the Board OF
Trade Committee and lie
Reply.
Summary Of ths Report Of th, Illinois
Railroad commissioners
Tho Grand Trunks Opportunities
Now Line to California.
THE PQTT:R LAW.


Tho leading Wlaconaio Failx4y Gun aanio4 res-
ttEdar presented to the Wisconsin Legislature
tsstt:oa for tel!ot from the burdsnsou7e opera.
lions Of thu Pot,erlav. tbs argument III .up-
Pof' o1 sheif p ca Ii vrltton h7 3lr. j. ". Mig.
'cT. OF Ch'caGo, =. sho request Of Tho lion. Ae1.
andef Mitchell. President Of tho Milwaukee Il
b. raul hallway Conpln-, mid Abort Kosp,
Esq, President Of tho Chcaso & Nn.th western
Halfway Company. Il fs pat!iAhod In pamphlet
to1n for RcucE4l distribution. Tho au:hor.tloa
fVr tho statements MA 10 aio careful : givop.
Tho following Is An a5stract ot the argument:
Whoever rtnlers Tired service II ens,sled 10 tuE
ennps'ratop. It lecotnes. thrrefore, necessary Il
tois.!cr ~l.t4s rca&ouau]c rats. Tbs Lekisl4tur
C,lrts must d. er!ua wIethes ihey arc OF not Upot
sRecd. Their oonc!u.ion II tuat comm ~ sarriet
can 4nnrd 70 carry a mrh the lne rata Of HRS IL
a.e .na ssh Il t m =, san e ~ sn,s
ato tnen may. aloa tia test grounds, II called
Tut construction Conforms to tho Judgment o, r..
sonatle men. Thu r.orle Of Wis. .o.an uelAiaa an,
inssn.ion Of denying tue r4SaJ companies Jus. com.
sa'd: Show =. tl,t te rates a.ed u Isw &c MOI
fe1aon1bse, aad "a will mako stesn tust,"
Taxing Tie standard g.Fcn. dtiaculey sftses In
- TIE TARFlSo ctHcuhsTAscEs CT noADs,
no tHn aFs alike. ah many sfs suiclsut1y 20 to ad
.uiass ~ conveyed under ':liIe otrcan.ss ~
tn. Hs1 -. wv - sIos ~ tds op!n!1n ol ~
g e.. H., !. r.s,sDosn. sen'1,tsuon: i soay*le
.ton q tu.: tnoxi.d.s T .ns so.t i, taaFatef.
80. aeScss y osast 20 " ssasoa .tit
,noru thsn Feasoasbe on tae Caorslo GeaF4l, xhes4
bnalue1s is Light and expenses srs he.yy. II II M
onn TN ~ * 7, KIN, is ~ u, % toe coz o.
u atrfouniaed, u Would 10 1eiahle. for !" tho cou
ii Ielt, ~ ,nucn ~ tbs eost u -stns crons. M
will tAu prcske c,st Of moving Ion II frtist NH
1n kuuwn until railroad 10 tdt Aul ortr 'tod a1ciu.
sively for frc,gt Yet htre aee c.,.u e;n.uea y Of
cot contlugsnt ncu locality that arc quite evdont
Nucn, for Instance, It IL anown tn4t tic Clt ago Il
anaualy c1pcud nestv Il ooj for faei sof 90.
notists. IN That medium ooa1 avtrs9es II In Wlct.
cent aisher IL wisconsin thsn IA Peansyi,ss... @ ~ II
foss tlss o., dist it, q rnsa M s11:
go Ia Than s'o per ton. Tai is!1ereuse Ieeoma
esn. nuicu tse Operating expenses o hs Nosttse,.asr
An1 81. Paul HlwAsa 10 L1els sAriAt4, tho t.r
Of f4ti const!s atet i! PIT o:ns,
Expenditures for lack repaars and renewals ara hE
ltadib5 items of exl on1e. Supplies being l4ecsy
at~a ifon .oo nas messen Foaa, ust ~ e ex
Anoucr e,euent Of COS. j. Innate. Sou,aorn "s nd
~ ~. e f!1sy "a @ asnpu1 9. enns
~, ,s, u; Az sss1 Mse'a. ~
, G -. 80 ~ ~ .uf a"'s @*'ao u s1'Peoesalr euo
sfsas = aossa s1.ss aso - aasls
IL IL a:ne tuas u tae teuuen.n8 us1aa a
~ en, 80 80! st ,,e- ~ ~ ni aess An5 'eo1o.
~ S'''+ "'r'A ''u oAas' ''1t'' a"sv
TuR COST or 1.AlLEoAD OPERATIONS n THAI
srArE
II geattr than that OF roAIs norp fortunately 1oeat.d
Uu What principle, then, should they bs reduced T.
Liver rates Of f9sr aud trei3hs7 Tue average r4te ou
rho gevcFsl classes med In tbs present law s fer d
.nea slight frs sou over cents per ton per mia
Tho r1to for l3o ita IL taken bccAusa tha 100 Avef
sss ~ = 2a :, ,Fs aas
would be realized wero 40 equal quautY Of eseh cass
Of freight carried. but Tho owel case4 predowtpA.o
Lunbsr Il iho lain attic!t u xup1aaut For l mies
i il Iskeu It e,s tsu iH cant. ar tnn ner n,s and
for 10 N tes l, ieee tuan IL cents per In ter nc
Hence ii. eoalm1Ilea are I'D 10 d ths NJ .ioI
pprtion Of tas!r Iocal bsncsa ii hss thsn IL ness
ter ion Les uiIa :" ~s"
In Cyn Ioclsu, the railroads ayessee az esnts o.,
ton p:r mile: aialn-. III cents: Msssscnpsan. r.
etna; s.vea FrnnsI!s.4la ruada- & csasa; twsut5:
rtuitnr III, Es., yGtf I:Ast..i ~ rsnfs ~. IN ~,
mild. 0>' ~'|''" ~ ''A '''
in Cutore tbh .ysragn r.tts nar I'm n+r mil. .rr,
l., - .,r - 80 ~ - se, 80 <. .!e