, 1876-08-12

rcv.ns unH naymcni ~ pet Of cbca.o
f";a y Nebraska Ma.ond sS II tst o.
S5i Ill; paymsnls Of, oid Gaioua i ChIcaso Union
s'1foaa IS4 IT., eleek t.sa d. sa5renaosca a iss
Trstcrn Railway Comimny nroner, 81, ;D7. t50. iii.
IA lii amouftt We add tlc business Of tic uyo.
rrist.!y ~ sost., ie.sit: ~, saa i:
Ths Esoss secep ii tho respsstSo es wsre d.
SHIssss IHass H. atse a'rdsa aactsy
ssss S1ssy "4ss;S Sx H sa1f@ t. IT, i
iowa Midland Hallway l9.,:Ma;s ~ g g
NORTHWESTERN o''oo fS@''"''''''''''''''' z.. .s.@
The @ srosa icccirii for ins prc.ioa. ycat ss
~s''' 1s::se 70 q q
Increase. aso..'..'"'..'''''' '''.''''.'.''S
cage NoTthw.sts5n hallway proper, and z per
eo"' '''" 'A' FL FiS!''ss oaoss isaas sasSraos
Fl m a. tbs usaaus o.
year. Thoy rather show the constant pTosfeas and
our our lines Allitionni business, hi come il %
y tSc s pravailiaR Sw rates Of 1anspoftion Tha
descending Sgalo IN prices tiar!nS the year was met
reduced operating expenses, producing results
which hayc Addcd to the net proQts Of tho Com
pany, and are encouraging for tho future Of tic
HAD the prices Of tho yoar previous bcen OBJ.
aarnnss would hayO been sn4: ols s. gfeatet tlan
they ware, o! which earnings $20vt 24S; " M9nla
s" ''ss'. aaa o.
las taken place in The bus'nc.s ot he newer lines
Tho proprietary roads, az c!ase, nave Increased
tscIr tsa'c a much more Mp'a set1o snam ne par.
ssSs: carried during TIM
5,l53 3l5; Increase, % 1o.loo Psr cont; III
previous year, ST. o3; decreasc, 100 pr cent,
The total tons carried mile Woro no3, 132t ;S0,
ant fos tho pIevious year, 454 5ao 4as: tnerense.
ycar, 1o-io0 conts; docreass, i4-ioo pcr cunt.
:, The whole number q passengers carried on gil
tho lncs was ., s27, 1i3, aga!nst . 4o7 geo IN tho
previous ycar, An increase of 61-16o por ccnt.
THE OPERATING ExPENsEs AND TAKES
Of the whole road q, 9o3 8.100 tnIles). compared
follows: For year sntlinx lily ii, 1s75. II, Isl.
s97. -; for year ending May 81, 1870, 50, 274, :
2s!,; 90; docreaae, s5e, o57 ~
y e
ties Afforded BY tic completion Of tho new shops,
permanent way,
| naintatnel, and arc In good condition at the close
of tic year. Besides the renewals will steel rAtlet
tepes ana navs NS zen
way. 49, A.. ,..u,.
There hsa beon expended Upon the Gompany'a
sM cSnesy aappsrteaanass aai sSop ssoaHds eom
sisf 1o asfs' RI y ~ Gh'ed aa darane @ M Inc ras.
rs ,aseai yosr. tha sum q s.: 13d. ail. q: The
works asa q g!Sat orient and Of thS most a,sabls
i'es II coasttctsi @ VIII duo resaTd e M promotins
economy Of labor. and providing iaclllttcs which
i hs has ssTes III IL Ss
Vice. ,,,,.,-.
AZ one OF the Indispensable conditions Of pros
constructing ts principal tracks with steel rails,
and tho work 10 psorcasing ~ fast - RENEWALS u
VII Wit oconomy n the opsssticn of ths M rosd T. 'A
The number Of miles lald during ths year waa
1lu S5.loo, making a. total o. A4o 20. 100 n,cs o.
Contracts for Ii. 900 tons American steel rails.
ray9blo with one ion Of old rails for each ton o.
winter for summer and fall delivery; tlicls rail-
Tho capital stock Of thu Chicago a Northwestern
icliows: comiaon % %stock and scrlp siS, oil, $50 ID
preferred stock and scrip. S31. .602. :.3 ia; total
$M, OH. 40. s".
mon stock, and the same amount ~ prsturres
sose fcr aScoun. Of ps9sla q eons converted
NAiLHoAD Lands;
sinso lno AZ ANIMAL fenoti: tae important saael
auoaiion OF the right Of t.te Stato 10 compel liz
Company to roudcr services at py rates which tht
Stnta 1aay sas 1t to nrcscr!I'o llsyn hcnn sra,e,
brfo,a lin ITnif"f Htafcs Stirrt,mn Eonrt At WssT
ington, md irclsion nay bc expected during th
torn which Gsglns il October next.
This winuna y 81 Tctcr l:aiiroa,l co,nnsny'
wIlch was nnneaioT from thu Hu,,rums G%i,rt ~
s ths statu 81 MInnosota' ;rho '' pnIy niestiou %
In tbfs case IRE. whether tho Stnte Of M!a
nesntn haH NE ru,t n tIr nn1 enf7rr enrcIfc rnir
Of CONDENSATION Tor tho TRANSFORMATION Of freirh
Lccisaturc has dxeJ such rutcs' is Conclusive liz
, auch ratcs aro reasonable.
Anutlwr snl mora importaDt case Is TINT Of Will
lam i, plek IL a| w. Tho Ksruad C0mn,asionoru RI
/ OF tho State Of WIscunsln, whIch wns anlc4lc
fron ts Circuit Cnurl Of tle United States for ii
| NDrthurn district Of Wiscvnstn This Is 4 siiI
brUurhl Iy bondholIese1n In Eurotc and in ths colli
try Is toni tic cQDstitutional,y OF Tho law Know
"a thu P1ttur law uf Witconsri Thuro fa atilI nm
qIicr suit in ali fcspecta siMIia,, aganst tic sun,
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