, 1879-02-27


10 the Editor ot The Tribune.
CHIcAGo, Feb. aJ.-,ust few words more
upon tllls subject, and am done. l fntl IN suy
former letter, Or intended tn say, "nyc cents u
milo by Etu.e.n That WIS what VIC pnld III
y York Statr - when l was young, and bcforp
railroads catno aiunE ul.d .nonopolIzcd tho bts-
neas al1 madu 1t twu ccIta.
Now, In reply to "1s e." In this mornings
TRIBUNE. allow INC to any mt no npolugtat for
tnonopattcs, or advocate u private against pub
liz interests, lnt do bclicru In jstieu and fnfr
play. Il. q. says my lcttcr "is full Of 1ailacics,
aMl not to the point" This may l,e ~, vet llo
fails IL show the ''tal'apics " or tho wnut OF
"polns." But now, to get nt the facts. allow u
fc;r fisuroa. We will suuposo II. q. an enter
;a" il ss no dS'nt e IT, lie I'll ttRs sSp!,ses IL pecs
c'Ancn to mike money. aas lnUnopolcs, us
isy nro called, CHARGE - per tllousa! Tor; Gas
H. ", by sttliy, tho Use ot tIa valuable bratns
'a ,i,ones vets another llelt. a'i lfes to le
liow. nov, would l,e liliu tic public to look
upon him ~ one living by cxtur.lont Yc. he
misht lna!;e relatively q greater pcrcensngc
Iaiiqas !an e n, ss damn soany ow ,'s l. %s hst
~ ntagG so Tor fare. so for foos,. mi $50 for
time, - We Used ten days, which, at ~ urT 'lay,
would amount to tl1ti,-tn all. $40. Now ,llo
ialIl Us III Now iurk IN line eDnltIu1! c0la3,ar,.
t1re!y for, iei us btu what: Faro III Ncw fura,
re:"lnr slsktt, gMHi until usc,i,. s3;; scrper,
s.; meal II. III pnrsc. nsul, by tho way, olo Of
,!ir bcst ucaIs to i,e ns.l bstwccn hcrp I'M! Nuw
logI: BY that r,Iltte. Il ccnts: Cleveland md
syracuse two meals n!ore, Bl.a3, In all Sa.25 for
meals, nr saa.ool III New York. Us against tho
ssase Of s90. nut tllts IL not all t,rrc Is Of thu
hulrllts Of this .snunopuiy." We hive saycl
over eight tluyS ut tl,l,v. This, ot only 81 ucr
Jay, makes sltl. Deduct this from 5339.eo55, mil
we naYc S1h:~s left. lsnt now, ~ VIC wish 10
llln sRtno ttmu punish till sleupiut,.cnr eosll-
panies, Wy step into the yet gonl coinnun car,
u Il. q. slld thc past year. aud now we nl VIZ
san taks .. from 1t'a si9.2 wiltc'. leaves eS.+3.
'pnoly, we 70 to scalper, as they ars called,
mn, VIZ gct d through. tckct to New York for
SIS. Tnts ~ saved deducted frou1 t!ie SS.aad5
nn.s wc l!ud We yet tn New York far s4.23.
Sill A10lllcr vcuuetIul caM bu nlAdr, us VIZ
wish yet iurtlEr to punish the msnopOliu5 Of
"cat!ns-lot!scs," nnl we take Our tu,.e|i n!ong
ams @ get to New York tor food Oh 81 Instead ot
Thus, when We hayc rearhet! tho ultimate So
lution VI this vast railroad swadle, We tiHG that
NJ artually get IL New York fsont Chicago for
s3.:5 IN agaiist 80 by stage.
slugle ous thls uMc to regulate By la'sa A. 1.
htc~hrt allu Field, Letter * Co. arr l,ul1posies
Iilts1 haFe Iituuo more muHcS. ultl arc worth
lnore perhaps. than the Pullman Company. WHY
NoL EeHulhll lht price oI EA1t DY la&f why
nott The fact Ia, eutnputttOn does II. YUt
enterprise, management, altl energy will sue
eeed ln atnassIng culossuI fortunes.
Juat as leglttnlntclY, ul,d as much for the pub
liz lGsictst ~ w l4yo shown, ful1tnun IL Co.
hare slcsccaed as havu tbs enterprsiug firm of
Fia}u, Lelier u Go.
lu conclusion, l llayu t0 repeat that for ono
an willing u acknowledge tho "bencats cou-
ferTed.h
llcuce 1t IL au, glad that this monopoly er-
Lists, TAp Same Arguments that 4. u. appllrs