, 1877-09-21
TILE RAILROADS.

TILE RAILROADS.
TIE EMPIRE F1AsT-TtsE1GHT LINE.
At n late meeting of to Doar.I Of Dfreetorsof
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company nj, arrange.
t1'cHt Was virtually colisnmmatcd by which that
Cunpnny becomes the owner OF large eatllp-
ncnt anti other property Of the Empire TRANS
1'oEtatlon Company, connected with The tra.,s-
portation Of trM11c over tic Philadelphia 4:
Erte. Michigan Central, Lake Shore t. Michigan,
Southern, rIttAburg l. Fort Wayne. mud other
Western roads. This fast-ffcight line mud the
Merchants Dispatch were Tho unIy two vhiei,
rere still controlled BY private par.les,-tic
former by Tom Scott and other officials
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and tho
latter by Vanderbilt aid other Of
asials Of tho New York .Ceutrn1 Railroad.
The snckinr propcnsitlcs of shese fast.frcight
lncs have long lccu matter OF sore grievance
to the stockholders of the railroad companies,
who understood tue Credit Mobillcr surt Of re-
latlun which they bore to the nlaln lines, but
sufficient i!calway could never be male agulust
the powerful combinations to cut o7 the gigan-
tie lceches. 1t has bcon NUTRITIOUS fatt that
these tast-frcight lines could ship from 10 To
10 cents cheaper than could the regular freight
departments Of tho roud, and everything has
.'cei, douc to discourage shlppcss from patron.
ixtng tho rcgutar lines III order to tcuctlt the
private apec1latlons Of the stockhoJdcrs Of these
fnAt.frcight lines.
The officials ot the pennsylyan!a Railroad
have now takch cognlza,1cc q tho hue and cry
against these lnes, md they therefore took this
oppU: :tunIty to buy themselves tut at guul
proflt, at tie sumo time uuuciating public scn-
lncnt. Tie sale of the Empire does not III.
Glude tile Eric IL Western Transportation
Company. This Company represents The inter
est u tic Esnplro Lina In tho Great Western
Lakes.
The charter Of the Empire Transportation
Company was grattc0 by THE State of pennsyl-
after effected, cars were procured, and tic Hrs.
shipment WIS inatle from the Ou Greek Railway
q five gar-!oa1s of petroleum in barrcls to New
York. Lit thu Company a words, It's purpose wus
anu safety III the transfer of property Between
Inland points west u the llue OF the Pt.iIudcl.
phia d Eric Railroad. at,i poiuts OH the Al
las,tfc slope und seabonrd, and In tho for
IN such nanncr as shoul tupuladxe With the
shipping public the ruutc fortlcd by tint rail-
ROAD aud lts various connections" This route,
~ stated heretofore, consisted OF number Of
railroads independently owned mud nlana{rlt,
but Invested With dtscoruant Interests, which
impe,led them asunler with greater foree that.
tte interests POSSESSED In cousnou drew them
fgSsthsr IT, S Sapta! a.. stx of tho E"p,ss
extensive deiu.s In New York. Ii s,ow owns
al,ous h0 mics Of oil.pipo lines and Is The only
competitor OF tue Stautiard Oil Company OF
cleveland, O., whcl, controls tho oil shipments
over lhe New York Central md Eric Railroads.
The railroad Company Intends to sell nll tho
pipe lines nnti thu felucry In Philadelphia
anl tho onc IN Now York to the Standard
Oh Company. thus giving that Company mo
tho Pennsylvania railroad Company can Obtalu
q RENEWAL at ttieir expiration Of the Empire
Co,npaily's control, with tio Laks Hhoro. .nnl
Other roads control cd BY Vanderbilt.
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the only fast freight linc not directly controlled
by thu railroad companies.
CATsK1Ns AND PASSES.
There u not man. woman, or child III this
city who ever believed that tho great defender
Of tho immaculate County CofnmissIoncrs-
good and honest J. ]. Kearucy, member Of the
Legislature from the riot district III this city
was any better than lie ought to be.
No ono crcr believed that he did
all the dirty work Inscribed to him dur
tug the late sesslon oe tho Legislature
without consideration. But it WINS tue general
opinion that he would not sell himself for less
than set Of catsktn furs. Yet 1t Is painful
fact that he has done 1t for less than that. At
tho beginning Of last session catsktn applied
for MI annual pass on tho Chicago d Alton
Railroad, mud not to have 20 great and good
0Fk'AsS4 W @AEAs!} ut HAA 1AppltGA #lIl LUG
coveted little pastcboarl. OF course tho tnaua.
gers VI tic road did this on the supposittou that
the great legislator would uso tbs pass for tinl-
sell only, as.l not take advantage of their goot-
MISS by turning 1t to his own prout tn allowing
DtIlcrs u, USE It. Not for moment did they
believe that llo would atoop 80 low a to dEsposu
of that pass for consideration. And yet sub
tequent events proved that the Hon. J. J..
kear,,eY has dlsposcl of the trust aud sold tho
pass for u merr tFlIle. An official OF tIlu
road tn sounding through the sralplng-otflces
happened to como agrosa swu annual passes
inlagans his surprise when he found that they
had been Issued to the "lEon.n J. j. keurncy,
u this city, and The liuu }. II. liundrivksun u
Quincy, Thu llttlu pastcboartls wcrc couts-
titled that ubSi! passrs mad been found In scalu.
ing-olllces. Ut eoarse. thu good kcarnry denied
that tlu llad sold tic pass, and sle could not scc
how III tne world It conar luto tbs l,ands u n
thg, by aamitlsa having loaned the pas to ono
Patrick IL. Redmond, who claims to be attll con-
nectcl with tho Quincy ithig, though Ills c,t,-
ncct1onMlth ttat papcr ecasel mora tha. year
,leM during thu 1ast session ot tic Iegis-
latrre Ia making warn friends Of sush
Legislature waa over, they lad no uuso use for
mopa, Who III turu so!d them 10 thv. sea!pers.
Mr.. hear1cy dtA l!s best to atupscs. the officials
ol the Eoad with the idea tnat t,c did not know
that 10 w. dolug a',y wrong when hc gave tho
oxys - 10 Slns o s osTs Il N,a s .. u.
" rallied hiu, 10 justice. The managers Of tho
Alton Aoad assured tue Indignant and Wrathy
legislator that they were tul!.; satisfied wt.l Il
s' anaton, ,sa sna tn1t thy koaSat a. w.t.! Of
would they brlIeye that l!s had disposed Of hts
pass foF money consideration, no moro than
they would believe that ho ha,l ever taken set