The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-19
RAmROaD LECISLaTIOy.


." ANXIOUS were me people to insure the
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Congress and the state LEGISLATURES nave
handed over to any association of individuals
applying therefor corporate franchises which
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been made by the recipients o, these fayors.
From the greatest to the smallest, there is
not a railroad corporation that has not
rosHaaers ,'.sn,s.,ha 49,. ,ri,,Iant rS,ch
1t could not exist. The managers think first
of their own interests, and rarely, If ever, of
the interests OF the community Ihey look
of,b. ttgbwov ond ,t.,, .rd ,bair ba,cb-
men, IN and out of legislatures, resent in the
haughtiest manner the claim OF the COM
munity TO any interference with the manner
in which they carry out the contract between
themselves and the public.
Will. ,be-. NAV h. tow bo,or.b,. Nv
ceP'ions W 'lis genera ruie' IL niuS' pe au-
miitec that such Is the rule, nevertheless,
and in MANY instances the managers do
mi 10 ha ah la 10 vrolor,I tho fac.
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'na' INT su0oess VI '"eii io"us - ihuia'o'uoiS
connected with the success oil the country
through which thew pass, and that il is there
fo-. IN THAR interest. IN do all ,bev can tn
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seem TO think that the best thing Tor them
TO do i. TO squeeze every possible cent out of
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sioie effect oi SUCH course upon lneir
business in the future.
Referring 10 another GnooIino- arrange
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leading trunk lines OF the East, the GTCphtc
saws.
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one at thi. conference gave the slightest heed
TO the public Interests" was not every rail-
road magnate simply intent on filling The
treasury OF bis own road without any regard
10 the effects when such hiilng might nave
on the community that gave each railroad
ITS existence, or upon the merchants
ana lafmeIs' me transportation oil
whose soods ana produce yields the revenue
"hlci IL was proposed 10 increase
Le' Us LOOK al lilis mater "l'nou' sPecta-
cies- haliIoaas nave tne power 10 taA IN
'eihai CONN NEE Is NOT aiu VI
trv INTO the nrice Of which the cost of trans.
portatIon ofthe raw material. as well as OF
the finished pr duet, does not enter. Taxa
non wi,nou. isp,ssenta'.on Wa ueelaa "
have submitted 70 81 mill within n verv re.
cent period almost without protest. 1t has
occurred 10 great many persons that If Mr..
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Nobody objects TO the rail roads obtain
ing 4 fair conversation for the services
thew render and uobody denies that the
man who puts his money into this kind of
property is entitled 10 fair return upon
an honest investment but 70 obtain by
dividend. upon stock that has been "wster-
edD till II represents five fen ormavbe fifrv
times "a MANY dollars "a wore invested in II
il ouite another thing Railroad corpors-
tion. oupbt no, tn e,nect the nublic,to nav for
the e,tr,v,gant II No, disb,nss, manage
,,e,t Of ,ba;r ON ofF..rs All tho orea,
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on the actual costs OF CONSTRUCTION after
meeting all the running expenses, were the
nssssnoer and rrs;,b, r.,as nloood Of .ucb
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mol complain. we quote again from Inc
Grdphic: