, 1876-01-27
RAILROAD NEWS

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RAILROAD NEWS
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THE WISCONSIN RAILROAD LAW.
TO khs Editor af Tie Chicago 7rfbuns;
No WIS, Jan. G2I ilayo lust road IN yo1,r lsauo
of to.tay Inn communication of your Mad,aon
a,"", so! ~. a1 s.',.s. ~. - 1..,,. iii.
correspondents anu oos'fe W 'a"o ISSUE wa"
HIN In his conclusions On 10 tho origin anu on
tire obnoxousboss OF tho Wisconsin Railroad
law comn,ouly known as the "pottor law"
tnr ti,at u n anfo n atato 1,oro tbnt. If t,c
'u'nA .1as aAAo ', o'"so luz |"nv - NV
ohseefH OF tno "lsconh'" 1o.'ruao cotaFan'es
legitimate business ~ common carrlors,
mndo reasnnab1o nnd enuttAb1e charges
ss sas ,,a .nr,,aa, ro,,darod tn ,ha ,,nh.
.or 'he aelsieeo .o""''ou '|e p"o.
operations Of tho,r pntrons along tholr various
lincB,-iu short, lad they beon juat and fair Ia
thn,r dsal,nva win tho nnh.,o. th.ro wnu,a have
has. ~ a,,a,, ,sr ~ .,,a :, rottor ,a,sn o.,,.1
for BY the people. Their treatment OF tho poo
| rio being tho oppoeto Of that which Ia Juat,
reasonable. or fair. tho "Postor law wnB a
,ov,t;,,.ta a,a n,,,,r.I -oa,,t ~ tha,r ovn .c,s
au"'''"s1 "'" "A".o' - - S' ~. 49,.
.1ho peop'o wore fsovokea 10 'no asaor1'on OF
| their right to Legislative protection from the
abuse Of privilege and delegated power by rail-
road corporations, and Lenco tho Inv which your
H.
| oo1reepohaon1 P'oasee 10 eai' ooao1lous' no
Tint tho present Ia" Is anperioct all lair mon
will admit. II Ia among tle first efforts ut lcgls-
la!iyo bodies to regulate railroad traffic by Law,
49,, l.; h., ,,o - ,ha ,n,nv arno,t,nan+u thnt nro
hon H +,sdn l., rnro,o ~ ra A. IN n,,r os,,
no',-r uo ~ anivn n,1aaton that "a snrrnnn+ed
,s;ti, nrc dG,cu,ty. Tafora tn aiivcnt NJ rail.
wsvs lin car1rine trado Of ali ciyiiizod couutraa
W. Iii. .,aa,;'a.i,,,, M, rnn1c M fog.1,tir"
tn,orfnra,ca fin ca,rr,nr ,vaa ono m ia
; ..+ n ~ 9u,naa. n.ao ,sa ara, ~
III ,sn hsi X '"airs means md ,tI,tv n am
rare Ell in Il. rio Highway a gas oWuod and kopt
innvad to ~ liz nartns vim fo1iovo t}Io yocstion
:" rno ar.ie- w. co,n,sti,;on hotTao
VI ,ea tha ao ootf4ro"s'iating No1
Mno naue tno sa~a III tnis IL mi
stn.s ips'in ,,ivea tbo, vtrtnoi n,nnnnov ef
C. csb tb as,.s e 81 non ,u t'i os o srs Gs
o. 10 the hea ~ apa tapy a y,nng GHn
eodGetaeoa IA ~ H. t,a,.i, ~ ,ars;nn - ,s
nm,otw nm aaa nr.av mt sure;y n.ss;ne 70
,n nn,r1;ton u,' n 1nero :.j.swora of iS wooi End
OF @aso fn AM a ao 1pna une
pleVo.1ye VI 'e'noo5 .ua sn'n VIZ ~ ~ Hasa-
aorcnu VI ~ ~ ststsao md iursts r.; aii c;vI;zod
eo,rtr. ~ a or W,ssnnpn In@s1atmsoa ;gSt
ns sxssa 14r o. A. e
aubIoet upon u'Ss e.1oEs ~ eo'so tuo a'sco's
pfDpiom. t2IIe m,u ,n III, ,. A., ,,,n .,.,,,-
| :, - ~ ,...::.,' - -. -. =:
tYof tho Katlroaa commissioners " oslhEaMK
;nls question 90 % pt9mnenuy M " oe!oie mo hegas.. =.
!atnre ~ soa MtS. aase y. tae ~, hseo, @ sGnasla
more 1lian Manaoio 10, tnas so ~" Nv W., 90 ma,
compan!es' anu u won!a 70 70 VOL .oat ~ ~. 80
10 ntnehden Wnefo u !hla 20 " rcasoaAnie fatea
ana lafos ana ~ eaoG . a. ais,s.nm OF @ ane @ na'ae
III chhos "nese 1telsnt ~ a, Ga1!'ea oseE Two or
moro conlpanaea foaas; Inc !a". noHovof, u
dssectlve On the otuef slae alo reluisos amena-
1ocht ID iho inteEont o. the PEOPLE auo paflen'
Larry IN tue two iollosins fespoo.s:
frst-ls ~ tho p[ae.ico anu a,"ayh r.s nne oosn
INC psastlcs, o! Ia.lroaa eonpnhses' wnen cnIfy. .
ms GRIM IN hniK, 70 fecolVe u q tne point OF
hl'lp1nont' eafrv u 10 Hs ae7tihason, .l theIo