, 1876-01-23
RAILROAD DETERMINATIONS.
Interesting Statement by Mr. Clark, Of
the Illinois Central.
Difficulties His Road Encounters. and
HON 1t Is Meeting Them.
Fighting the Bankrupt Lines.

The Committee on Transportation appointed
by the Board Of Trade to Investigate the dis,
elimination made By the railroads against The
! city, held another meeting yesterday morning at
| 10 o'clock, Mr. E. 3. Stevens in the chair, and
Mr.. II. 7. Baker setting aa Secretary. Mr. ]. C..
! Clark, General Manager, and Mr. ]. F. Tucker.
| General Superintendent OF the Illinois Central
| nailroad, appeared before tho Committee.
mH. cLAnK's TESTIMONY
WAS the most important yet brought out, and it
will greatly aid the Committee in making out
their final report. Mr. Clark showed at every
step that ho was railroad manager Of judgment
and experience, who is not afraid TO express his
honest opinion, though it should reflect upon
managers and roads on friendly terms with him.
Ho began by stating that tho question which
the Board of Trade had under con-
sideration affected tho Illinois Central
Railroad as much as any other business interest
in the city. It uas the unqualified interest Of
his road to bring trade to Chicago All it's inter-
ests were centered in this city. and with it it had
to rise OF fall. His line Was crossed at various
points by thirty-seyen different roads. with ali
Of which they had to compete because all Of
them we're trying to diver. trade from this citr.
He showed BY skeleton map which ho had
sides his south of LaSalle which had an interest
in bringing trade to Chicago. and that WAS tho
Chicago & Alton. It WAS the interest OF al the
other lines crossing his to carry trade directly
East without touching this city. Between FREQ
port and LaSale tneie were several Chicago
roads, and from that small district only Chicago
Was eating the business. The trade from
points north Of F1eeport Was diverted to ALL
Waukee+
Tue Toledo, Peoria t. Warsaw Railroad, which
Has now discriminating against this city, was
formerly run By him as agent for tho Trustees,
and Whie he bad charge OF it be tEaed to gat al |
tho business alont: its llne to this city. Ho vas
IL favor OF Chicago along tho en-
tire line OF his road. and his rates 70 this city |
from competing points we're SO low that the road |
the statement made by Mr. Joy that the roads
leading from Chicago west wore getting twice At !
high rates as the DO II lines leading to tho East
Bv making these Determinations in favor of this
city hs road Was laying itself liable to prosecu-
lion uuder tho Granger law, but ie had to do it
IN order to Keep the cross lines from cobb!.ng
up all the busluesa. He had given ordara to al
'ates, but to make all the rates to Chicago go ]
.s to bring business here. He had made high
:ates to points on his road where it had connec-
ions With tho c1oes- lines, and lon rates from
hose points to Chicago, to stop the business |
rom going around thls city.
THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT
Vhich he had prepared would show fully the ef- |
orts he was making to checkmate the SOUTH
Festeru lines It would bo seen that to Cham
10 charged moro than three times Is much per !
On per mile rs to Chicago. And even now he
Tae making drawhacks on the rates to Chicago !
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