The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-08-02


feeling between Mr.. Wcbber and my
self, I remain very respectfully, 5
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LAxp DErARrHExr r. 4 Pm. R'YC Co, u
80 -, EAr sAoIFAw, July Soth. isH.
: Ma. ;EDIToR:--In . little psmph-
let published BY me last Winter I,
undertook to demonstrate the prop
esition that "The true interests Of
the railroad companies and the true
interests Of the general public lie
in the same direction" said;
"The interests Of railroad property
and the effect Of the opsrution Of
those interests upon the State Of
Michigan are too vast in amount
to be trifled with" stated fur
Their, that although it. required an
aggregation of capitol to build rail
roads yet the money which went in
to the construction of these roads
was mainly drawn from small CAPT
talists, those who had but little
money, and was largely made up Of
investments Of guardians for minor
children; Of trustees of estates; Of
aged people, embracing the savings
Of q lifetime, for support in their
declining years; of widows for the
support of themselves and their chill
dren; Of farmers who had accrmu-
lated a few hundred or d few thou,
sand dollars for investment; Of
tradesmen-and in fact of nearly
every class in the community. Now,
those who made these investments
are not generally residents of this
vicinity, because we have not yetsa
surplus Of capital among US. But
it is as important that their inter-
ests should be protected as Though
they were eur immediate neighbors.
Absolute justice requires it, and it
is crime to treat them different
from what we would treat them If
they resided BY eur doors. This is
the class Of capitalists who are main
ly interested in the real welfare Of
railroad companies, and it il the
aggregation Of capital Of this char
acter mainly used for these pur-
poses Those who are charged with
the control of the property inwhich
this capitol is invested are chsrged
with high and responsible duties
which they should perform faith
fully in the interest Of these whom
they represent. These individuals
thus charged with the performances
of these duties should not be looked
upon by the community through
which the roads run, as men oflargs
capital who can ahsrd to be fieeced
because they have got the money,
any moro than you regard eur State
Treasurer as . wealthy man from
whom it would be lawful to acquire
spoils, no matter how obtained,
simply from the fact that he for the
time being is charged with the Gus
tedy Of the moneys Of the State.
The positions are nsrsly places 81
trust and the community that comes
to look upon the individuals holding
these trust - though he owned il
all, makes mistake. If any ar
gumsnt Was needed to prove the in
ter-dspendence Of the interests 81
the people and the railway compa.
mics, 10 addition 70 those here tofors
assd,. that argument has been o fur
nishsd by the events Of The last ten
days. Thousands and thousands Of
men whs did not suppose they had
any direct interest in the welfare Of
rsilroads y would b. effected whsth-
Or they were ran or not, hsss ftu.id
when these roads come to stop by
reason Of the, civil connssi0n caused
by the strike that they were very
deeply Interested in the cpsrstion
Of rsjlfeads. uhsls distrists were
threatened with famine because q
the Ssteppags Of srsinsy thus eating
OF supplies, Let any "a, of yeur
own citizens exercise for amoment
his own Imagination: ! Stop The ran-
ming Of the r. = p. N. End the g.
r. & I. Railroads. and your citiseu,
NO uld find themselves isolated.
What they get now in. the way Of
transportation, both Of persons and
EproRsrty, fsr ; small san, would
cost . largely increased smouHt, 70
pay nothing n the increased loss u
time. Ssd 70 iiat AZ ,sos TOD y
Thus much fsf he parposs Of
allowing thess pssPls, Or rshose 81
shsn Who srS wiling y ~ \ the
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