, 1876-02-19

s943,299.Q1
These aro but tho Of four t.unk-linos running
through the State, all OF which do about An
equal amount OF th1a oaaa Of traffic; 10 that MO
laso. on tho sbovo basis, the enormous cum Of
$l.9s8, 4A paid BY tho fAzmoss % incraasea
froisht undcr this Law, in the period OF oighteon
mouths. Add 10 this the increase on roads not
named, and the Increase on merchandise which
comes from tile Last, Which tho farmer con-
aumes, and tho total would exceed e2.0o0 900.
It Is tsus tho law reduces ratos on freight takon
up aud put dorm within tbs State, bnt
that il not = drop in tho bucket compared with
shpn,entB without the 6tnte, and the gain in
that direction ia poor compensation TOR tho loas
on through traffic. I will cto eln6lo instance
to illustrate the rulo which holds good through
tho State Prior to July |. 1874 tho ratio por
CAT from Nowton to Davenport was $40. Einca
that date. 1t has been 929.2o.--a reduction Of
e13.6ol: During the year 1875 ~cre shipped
which went to Davonpot. Tho remainder went
to Chicago and Milwaukee, o1copt u carloads
sent to ST.. Louis. Tho account would stand
t4ua
II car, to 9s;ysnpos: =: stsa
Net loas under tho law...,........."..s7,l
Does my ona suppose tho farmers Of Iowa DO
sire nuch q law ~ thst7 Not At all ThoY
hover asked or expected 1t. The history OF the
Legislation upou that Inv has not been vritsen
Tbs Vifteonth General Assembly ealned the
name Of being Congressional caucus, and win
koo0 Ealn9s - hhs GOlopVoeH VI A&AulslVNH poll-
ticians;; side"alk-farmors. Anu-Monopoa. and q
nprinkiing Of genuinn NepublicAna. Every.
body will remember tho famous deadlock
in t4e House on cllo.co Of epankos. Tie
Anti-Monops had pledged thar conatit,l-
A few ambitious politicians and lawyers had
tlono tho Same thing. It did not matter 30 much
what thss law was, 90 1t regulated rnllroads;
rsdoomed their pledges, and got to Congress.
The St4tD Grange or Patrons BgDk TN Z lOuc tH.
port OF their viovs md wishea In tho matter
and also bill prepared with much caro-, which
WAS acceptable to shem and Endorsed by tho Rail-
road Companies; but, with conaummhte obati-
macy OF purpose, tho present lA~ wRn forced
through the Legislature, In oppoxtion to the de.
mands OF tho great body OF producers, with
tho em!nonsly- gratifying declaration that,
II 1t wss not what the people wauted tho Bi1-
teonth General Assembly could mako new ono.
Tho chief nansQera OF That bill. ~ lawyorK
koew thon, Al wcEl ~ they know to-day, that
not ona-l.lndrodth part Of tbs traffic In tha
StAt0 would ho controlled by that tariff. They
also know that, under the law OF Interstate cou-
,natce, they could not prevent precisely the COLI
aitton Of affalra which exists to-day. But the
majority OF the Legislature knew little OF law
aud atili loaB about tho bill which WAS before
thnm; sutl, taking Tho spaetoua norl OF tho po-
litieA! aspirantH mud lawyers iu cbargo OF the
lull, thny voted It upon tho peoplc. Tho rcRult
~ law Under which Iowa far1Dprs cannot live,
They must Lav1 some rolinf, or stop talBlng cat
t!e add g1aiu. Il IL preposterous, absurd and
ridiculous 10 talk about Davenport Du13uaue
Burlington, aud kuokuk, handling the products
Of Iowa, uAWkIYE.