, 1877-10-08

to cxccnto hnlf Of tho camnnion without
Tho other ba1f being nnaortaken by auv},otly.
It Ia be1feved. howaycr. that DunoorrE
might hare rono through to Albany and
ioinod Ch1srox afterwards. II he had been
vigilxnt. discreet, and active. Ills misfor-
tune was TINT be ha,l no ono 10 save him
from tho results Of his bluntlers.
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TIE GREAT RAILROAD CONFIRMATION. :
II IN no" cels"'n @"". oa"'s i'"s oceh
ag.eeo upon LOT Inc f1oss eonpseno"slso
fn'afoad combination ever 1ortnea III th's
country "A'"8 III oA''ms" foaos tnat na'c
ae1o'ofose fem"nea oa'moe o1 poo's' lhe
oa.ens Oh tho eoneme may 90 reahzea Hhcn
IL ~ sta'ea taas th'fts'n'ne o1 tno cnlei fall'
.oa.s o1 Tue WEST nave eoln'n'1eo themselves
TO Tue arrangement anu elaeco thetnsel7eS
"naes .he eontso. u 'no s'"8t.En 'Fuox "nes
"nac'' naa mte"ay como'no" On an "sfeea
"ppotuoi,'"eat oA pus'uess' VI eou3so' 't,o
comoinnt'on menus a'a'''ar system oi pool
ing among Inc western foa''s' "no mr. fAN-
ns"niLF nae e1rFcsaco 'uo OPINION tha' IL VIII
result IN 'he appointments On oi Commission
CT OF nppoF1ionmeat Will po"ora l'kc thoso
no" e1efc'soa ~ AIT. albert FINE IN tno
combination OF Eas'ofn foads.
II this combination "ete des'8ne't Simply
10 oFc@k oo"n anu foo' o"' .ao c"'-tnFoe'
sys.em' nnder "!'1oh tho foada have been
ka'1ing each other IN tho dafk, s"lndhng tue
ssocsholtlefs af1a Expressing sho operatives
1t wonid oe PROJECT worthy OF p1'olic ol'"
prosa'' snch q cofahin"tloh would merely
moan an agreement 10 DO honest, With cor
ta'n prudent checks upon any Of tho soatis
thne might eV'nco " a'spos'eoh 70 ofeaS
la'tn. In that event. the!e "onld 30 q eor1-
o1ned movement 10 f1a inc rallroaa system
OF Tue rings maj plhhdof ssocRhoaefs under
the names OF many-coioTea transportation
Lines. II would thon become possible to
rctrench In tho mntter OF oapo"ses ny re"
daclng the number OF advertising dovices,
tho drumming for business anu tho
innofnofnole agents omployea 70 10 tho
d'fsy-"ork IN the syssem OF cntt'ng
1atea' 1nefe "oulo then DO no more OF
tha1 so.e 0! iasorl.'sm WHICH Pnts out one
scnedu'e OF rates iof tho general pnbl1o anu
makes special concessions TO fr1cnds. a
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ha,.,as, -. ~ ~ .a,;s. - ill., .hn .,.,,asas ~. w so
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HNGNS4GH OK Hj1 ktAH8.
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e.. ..saa"s.'ss so1 as.r;e ' .,' auo .1,,a 10 :"
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VIZ 49,, -. -, -, .,l.. W. ~
ia r,ro,.or ,narla.. Than 49, .s,,.a,,..
~ %'Nt ''>0 I$"Ay
anxious 70 seize upon tho profits OF the
farmer md the shipper, and cat thom up In
tie cost of transportation. They know that
this can only DO done, II at all, by uni
versal combination which shall shut oil oil
competition. II this bo tho purpose, 1t will