New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-06
NJ Western business to points upon and

,s,r cont st for Western business to points upon and
we, Of your road.
- from the lease Of the Iowa lines, compelled re-
,, Of 25 10 40 per cent from the tlrii III force IN
-, r;or 20 cur submission to the law This came at
t ,,n,,,iunate season. waen we were suffering from
,aab,rvest and consequent short crops The average
,rc.Iriion of wheat IN Northern Iowa last year Wa
~G six IN hels per acre. Thus the volume OF traffic
Se. ,S.Gcd While The compensation also reduced
fss sound,r opinions prevail, ana protection Is az
i 10 he railways Iowa IL will not he long before
lo witness aOplications 10 tie Legislature FOR ap
,pr'atious 20 assist some OF Inc fallNaEs 10 cVhuc
neItion, IN order means OF transportation LOT
~ agricultural products of the regions .traNerscd by
tA.m The TcSlt ot WORKING the iowa le,seN NUS I'
he year 1876, under the circumstances ABOVE S'"eo'
oS.liaa ca. tns,s and taX,s.. 81 l52ol %
ES5, ,nary sxpcnditarcs 1925 -sls9e4o o5
ne.,on,v .................... s277.ll2 80
III fnrcgoing Is suggestive Of what may he The con-
don OF other Illinois and Iowa roads which stil main
,,, fem exterior while refusing any and al iniorna-
~, "a, TO the nature OF Their recent business.
Trr.e ya ous tsturhns elements were greatly agra
waited los TIE contest II Jhc r trunk lines for me gram
Trade Of thc West; The y lilmerG ana ONO kAh"'"
company backed ny the Gay of Baltimore. has been FOR
severn, y,3i extending liz lan!cl"s west 10 tlHci.
n0; 80 L'us ana iin3y I" OHic..o' Il l"s So Du
n across the center OF Illinois. through spring
Gid. 60 tla Illinois RIVER connecting Win se'ctal nann
inc, tae NcR-Y0ik Ceut'a aud PENNSYLVANIA Cen
TIA. laye also Their S,reS OF cohuec;lnS me- ench
q .hom connecting win railways IN ne hl1' on re-
ccycr> ana I''cAi,iS ''' Hi'sSSSA' ~ lV' ~
Ss'c... points. IN utU'I 70 'Vu,.V' =. ""' F,.
Io2, u 80 49, t.'i I,s,l ir ak 70 cialt points N
C.n,nii illinois at the rates a. were made IRON
Clir,s' % NeW-lQT6' tEuS cutting Oh any
g. ran 20 Of gr f1,r trnn limos en-
s.a In. Gas generally dcmogal,zcd tic transportation
system %. COS country. These lines mSNe 'st OF ana
COINS, ia" h,i,s o. D1 aJ i '' co M %, f.
i l.ue,i IN the c,,Its who in the majority OF
e'' a' pu',3t, ',n'ri 'H"'u - '"' '''' " "''ie
,, Tos mot .g,. ts. detailed statement Of the
la -'' ". 49,, ,l,.,,t. l,,,,. e,. 80 I'm, nv.
,.... ,., ,rtcn tb dividend Of Au.ris; l WAS de
3D. Er.e,or All moi anil nate thc iun eject of
,if -, t,Ic August dividend these caUs,S M, ciiug
ai cnac developed themselves AMI TIE absolute EOS.
I ,--. Awnings l Illinois dUjiug the las six months OF
T. s- 7l -GG 80. which Drought The H't result Tor
s,s ..- Jl less thau Iat result IN" year $50
I, t general accounts oi thr idp1Uy, tie Two diN
duis"i FEBRUARY ana AEsds'. > ~ are ~ '.'y
van, .c1tt- while in iaCt the August dividend ana
i,r4 I,iary =, correspond 90 the net result Tor
SD Tai, nct result justified tic two Per cert
= tl !s.i4led ), thc board uayab!c on Feb. /, 1870
f.-..-..t ..i t.., srl d,ht........... E6IG192 81
.,... %. Aue 4, l.l6........... l,IG0. 90 90
IU.lt x Icb. L, IS '.---.-. o,UOoJ Go. ,-, -, n,
,. ,......o ,........ F-''''' 80 -
.lU. -ti.dt cilLto!"e account 400 ., o.,
~ - -. 80, g.. II -l- . : - N
y b., .,....I . 'll,l i,I,.T,- ,..l, ii:;,5- 90
N''' ------- S2,3G7 .G37 80
TIE c.>h balance covered tic dividend dcci."ct i'e
ir1rlpsuts, vi the company confined 10 its funded
..i- o.. -ln652 GOO uppl HNich iHe iucrcS, last
y.!r win premium 0i gold $8l6,792 OF, beng less
-, ,,,, il, ,.l.r g., ,,o, tho o ,.sr ce,t
" "'. " ~, ''' 80 49,. ~, ,,,,.,I, 900 400