, 1876-01-21
Workings Of tho f4aw---Di(1lcu1t1cs
With tho Roatls--.Rccom-
lncnlations.
The New Omaha Liuo---Jay Gould
Has a Finger in the Pic.
Tho Meagre Reduction Which The Mag
mates Win Allow for Ccnten-
NAL Fares.
a RinE-Ar0und-thc-IsOsy Scheme
to Avert Popular Ex-
ccrntion.

ecrntion.
WISCONSIN RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
SUMMARY OF THEIR ANNUAL REPORT.
Tho Railroad Commissioners Of Wisconsin
havo Just hubmittcd to tho Legislature .oIr an-
unal report covering lilo operations OF The rail-
roads Of tho State for tic year 1876, together
with an account OF the Commfssfoncrs' proceel-
lngs ludcr tho law, and tho results Of thc,r ftr.
ther inquiries lnto railway transportation and
tho proper rolausu Of tiautnorIa,ion cAnpanies
10 tue Government oI Tho Statn.
Thoy say.
Onc Of tho difficulties Of enforrtng tho law Of 1874,
law required that in e.te Of freight asslng over
twg Of ,noro r9ads ''the dt.tancs for carrying
ecise Ststieaty ,neaasns fsaus Wis 70 i wss hsss
reccIvcd,-tierp was provision requiring tue culn.
pantes owning the conneetlng lines IL pro;ra.s tho
chnrgcs. Bee.nec Of this omission. aevcrI Of ths
freight coming from o.har lines At ti1e connectins
point sna on thia ba't+ computed The dlstaneo snd
III tl!s WY Il son.etttncs hsppenos t4st shipper
two o. tifee mcs 6vcr. ths assrseto .a bes @ eo',.
*!dtEsy lasNtr than sae sas Ut old ssses !a before
T6is Jefect In tic law OF 1871 wnu remslel by tho
law Of 1a75. which proridta that whe freight asR
ca from ons road 10 another sho amount received for
rAnies IS tho o'cesa thereof may agree" aud tt,nt
wnere - sash a3rsenent ~ innnu impraes,eago tha
Il sasn S % ses ss by
ttNotwithstanliug this plaln mud specific pro-
vision Vt LAW, several instances OF it, viola
@ ssionsrs Da0T ia ito e.ry ~ part ' tbs ' sst % ssa
son. and 1t waa mol until after considerable limo had
by explanations Of managers. negotiations !ctwcon
co1nranea. ooErespondenrr, and ncrAona interviews
the part Of tho Commissioner and tho Attorney
the sospsrntion., thst ii azssesnt W. say eo'..
eluaeu @ y b ana ptewosn ~ Ssago a14SaMkso s..
ranies r,a sns the c''s's' NORTHWESTERN Railway c0'
complaints On tue .eaEo ot sefs'.al to
~ Ill., vel Wisconsin Ras5oa4 Company @ sA'sa Tha
difficulty neIe asoss ont q ~, to Giai nadS ~ tho
lien 10 make tso rosa ,s W opera,s m sxsss viii
ny lo.cr raes han fhey Wsre se:e,T,n; ~ 1s1s any
IT, US .s1 asa t.y amts.e % 70 erat M
MAKING nav c!assanttten' hu eiVlne 70 luelF OWN
and otler eonranses sls rr!insgss 81 coinranfos
With ls,t,, the1oiorc tlrrs sas serious obstacta
snnnociny = nrs. IN ths nti.r ill., Tia ihirs1x
MiiTautes it. raul and tbs Chicago North wester1.
Companies excused thcnsclyes fSr Noncompliance
%iseonssu Company gu thn ground hat they weto us'
abo 10 Rot an ageeettht 70 prota.s ~ M nh 1ast anu
cIapg.a M Tia orsi r.te. "' A. anm
however. tno uhisavo Mwa,,kes 4 1t. Iau itaii,
way Company gave orders tu Its agents to rc-
eet,e Tic legal through:r4tes. md ,esia only Tue
rso-Fata Ahars of ao earnings duo IL tAcm uidpr tbs
!aw: T.. ~.or. ,,,,. ,u,,o A.. ,,.o, ~,
account at rGarrcs in eyes. OF tho legal rates by
companies. Inieed, of tho Wisconsin Central no
maid by rortiss elnmuR On The West Wtspopt ltail
ro1l wsra ooui,nol 10 q very faw Jcrsptu.
of violations Of hn lroyisous OF liz section rslata
10 receiving mi forwarding fright At cotsacct!us
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