, 1877-10-05

| EfFtfat LHf9f1ppnHfNfe o. Jhe 151QhNe.
DEs MONIES. H., Oct. 3.-Thc frequent recur-
| rct,cc of tho charges made IN Tns TRIBUNE,
| that tho railroad companies were holding cnrs
for speculative purposes, aud that they could
not bc hntl because the companies had combined
with grain spcculators, induced your correspond
.ent to make inquiry ~ tu facts. Calling at tho
headquarters ns tic 1usra Division Of the chi:
eaeu, Rock island Il Pacific Road ii luis city,
asked tho Superintendent what l,o 1Ial To any
about this matter OF holding cars. Ills reply
was 4Mick and emphatic: Tho Idea Is perfectly
absurd. AMI without particle oi foundation
II vas for the interest Of railroad companies 10
earn atl they canf Tho roatls all EYER The eolit.
try are taxed u their utmost capacity to do
their bnst1,ess: Tic trouble fs 10 Gee cars. See
ficrc. Tcre Ia report Of ears of this road, mud
other rfuds connecting with This road on the
where @ e our tars are.'' The report SLOWS tat On
81, car, of other roas, md s,i ot It. ears were
scattered over the ruatls running In every direc
re supcr!nte,'dent further said that mos.
various dispatch freight. l!ncs, "Enpirc,"
..Rctl," "Diuc," etc, whtc! hare tobe returned
| East o. soon Us unloadcd. willie cars belonging
10 the c., Il. !. j. 7. arc held and used by East
ern and othcr road. for use, md the trouble Is
TO gct them. AMJthcr sourcc Of tTonble Is that
large numbers Of ears arc held By cunslgnccs, 10
get their freight. At nearly eveEF stallion, 70
far the", to % "nloai T6cro o. were m IN IN The iii
hcld from . week 10 len jays, Ono
| man who Ind held n.car seven t1nrs
| fairly strcakcd the pale mir With blue, ueca,,sc
he was informed that )!c must unload Of tt.s
SoMpany "nuia % auhin W. H., iiis oa1 o., a.e E,ounn.
innsrx hre H. "sc ~ haif thn caps II t1cr e"j ~,
or would tsc ii thcy could ret them, just nvw
there Is great press Of business from tue East
TO t!1o Wc.t:
u.L, H. m,tn, ~ ~. LIE .s 81 -, 5""1a enH
Eyersi'oly Knows. nt least in iowa. T that iarm.
crs are hot.lInc their wheat for higher prices,
md II what liars Int mnyc "a fre"}y a. snocTt
Iators desire, il is nut bccause railroal cotnpa.
nIcs hid i,ar,s caTe. The Tajiroatis wnulti n,nrr
rvcrythfnr offerri II they co,ld tsct thc cars tn
do t." ',-,.- =,
this State was brisk. md iarce ouantitics Of
sj,cat a,,1, mia wcrn tlsilynroS al inw ra,cs
Yonr CORRESPONDENT made INJURY Of near u
nsarlT every Instance liz rrain Ind been sold
uMTinr s.,ufro,t trIIir II u'na stp,"ling IN ti,e
| iclu, WlIst, tl,osc contracts wcre ijilci, no
mira was brourht in. Farmers y In ,,,ate IN
te enom J o a III Te arels
are nllc tn tncct messing necessities With otler
prcIcts. @ =. % This Is The condition of aiIaiss +,
and 9 9ysr %ay s Wss aa
iIlo.t Of It. Tie farmers OF his Wcst read ti,,s
naners. au.i for once are masters Of the sltua-
! lion nhv 1arre 1nn,nrjtyN
r.1r1c.co a. an, r,t,1r1a arp.r1vr
rs.e;o, n,astsh :, r.. 1,s;snaa rs..aa-
a ,.,s, 'p4 ~ ~ ~ 4H' t".'auu ,"... 4,.os
eF. LOUIS. Mo. w. 1:-'As supp'e'nehsal 10
my Quincy dlspatch OF tue @tls touching tho
Important railway projects nov being pushed to
completion by three or four Of the leading rail-
"ay men OIL TUG on'oa' l nave 10 adu tne iol'o"-
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IN tir uItnris i,crisinsmre. .nnrter wns oh.
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