, 1877-03-19
THE RAILROADS.
CENTRAL RAILROAD OF IOWA.
II EAA Editor az TIE Ttthnhs

IENlNAL HAltsltOdlJ OF Iowa.
n Ms Editor a The Tribune.
MAHsIiALLTowN, 1a.,, March l1.--Thc Hon. Jo-
slab t', Gr!nnclI, tho manager AMI receiver Of the
Ccnsrnt Railroad Of Iowa, has caused to be pub
llshc'l in different papers what ic "a pleased to
call IN plea III behalf OF the non.paytne roatls
In thts State" ufnl Is directed 10 the Executive
Council Of tile State OF Iowa. The whole COM
mua!eatton Is rich from beginning to the end,
ana s'nw' ny tho consistency Of Its author. lie
says: Law has dictated the charges for freight
and limited passenger rates by the mile With
cut tl,c nstent and acain.t The prntcst Of the
'.n oWtsrs Q! tc nr"pctty nca::rc which Is pp
Foset - tile spirit nf the ctElf,n lair, tttHlcr
which these Investment: were ma,le.' Now il
not thls the ycry satnc j. u, f|riunel who icft
ti;';, fsra qa 91o, An;ti,AnCpoly ;sn, party, trav.
truth county to county making stpecllcs agaiusst
railroad corporation. and fMoItuI>ors, aud III
IarUr of lust such q law rs he has tinotcttt Tic
further says, - ilnkc a special i!ca for tile
crty it Iowa, mainly the Investment of prrsoiis
with tnitcd incans ard nol,.rcsidents.h This
n'!peal ia SUPPOSED to refer to tho railroad oyer
wlics, ho has been placed as Get,eral Manager
II Mr.. HFlnncIl was and t. 50 auxinus to 1nakc
inoncs tor tho owners Of tic roal Vi which he Is
lscse!vcr and Manager. why Inns he spent. ~ It
IL tcsortci, sl9,ooo to III, 6,0s' III building side
% coal ,nlnes u i. Clark, MrSeal, Bcntiy 4 4
Cu. near Uslsaloosa, when there arc other
tt'al mine ant' coal companies t!,ut
have i,,, openeds their own mines, lullt
their avn railroads and SWITCHES
and connections with the Central Kallroadt 1
understand hut there arc 4 number Of peraons
who oWll coal lands Mt Oskatposa that would bt
much p1casetl to have Mr. Receiver (arluncl
build raflroai shle-tr1cks, att nut Ii, switches
ut their cuat lands. Tlley might he induced IN
EiSe him an interest in thels nlIffc6, It Is also
reported that Mr.. tlriuneil tIas tliscrnnatcA in
frcights afd cars against thu other coal COM
lan!cs, alll has detained tctr ears from twenty
four to .flfty.sIx hourt. Furthermore, II Mr.
Hrjnncli had tho interest Of his ru,l SO mt&u1 ut
)lcart as he should have, why llus liz privately
E!rcn tue contract for building ot the wire fcnrt
n!og Ills road to his brothers, Aferrc1ls, oi lies
A!"tncs. and What n fcncc! S!la,lcs ot Horace
Greeley and of what he knew Of
thousands uf dollars Il, establishing
tw0 stations on LIS road, whore tue Eyulc was
very steep and the ttntiuns unnecessary unc
81 the stations he calls after hts Honor Jullgu
Dillon, tho other, Lacey, thereby leaving Ju.lgc
L1re out in The ctld. without name on t!,c lIuc
OF hts road. II r. ttrfnncll has been 10 anxious
tn make money fur the poor nonresident bond.
holders, tor which lie bay8 he makes s},cctal
p!cu, ta1 he nut better nlako q special plea
yes, spcctal trayer-ior the pJor engineers
Arcsncu. conductors, ,etation-agents, unit the
bor iaboTing men OH Ills road, wlln llRye nut rc-
vcIyeu cent for nearly four ti,pnthsl Many of
them nsc a:tnatiy suffering fur the neccssartcs
OF !ifc4 nnu arc runn[ng around tho country,
selling their railroad actcptances at elIaya Or
Discount Of from IL to y, t,cr ccnt. A. y. {.