Daily globe., 1879-07-23

shall be the chairman, to correspond with the
corporation or corporations engaged in the con-
struction of q railway from Montreal through
Canada to the Sault Ste Marie, and with the
Michigan land grant companies from the Sault
Ste Marie along the south shore of Lake Supe-
riOr to the mouth of Montreal river; and with
the Northern Pacific railroad company with a
view to secure through rail line from the CEN
tral portion Of this State to Montreal, at the
earliest practicable period, and that the said
committee take the necessary steps to combine
all the interests in this State in the building
OF such railway to the most direct point of in
tersection with the aforesaid through line.
Mr.. D. W. Ingersoll moved the adoptionof
the committee report, which was carried with
out aIdissenting voice.
RAILROAD LEGISLATION.
Gen. Banning arose to offer the following
resolutions. he prefaced them, however, with
q few remarks excusing himself for intruding
or monopolizing the time of the convention
He believed it was we'll enough for the conven-
tion to resolve, ETC., but something more should
be done, and the resolutions aimed to accom-
plishEa direct and immediate result
Thereupon the following resolutions were
read:
Resolped, That the State should conform by
legislation, and the people, If necessary by an
amendment to the constitution of the Snte,
the right of the shipper to select his route to
market, over any railroad line in the State, at
equal and reasonable rates, and that this policy
established by law and firmly applied and adj
hered to, will aid rather than retard the com
strucs!on ct our much needed roads. And
while it will give liberal and just compensation
to the roads. will save many millions annually
to the people by enabling them to select their
shortest and best route to market, and thus re-
move the danger and harsh railroad exactions
that threaten the prosperity of the State by
carrying it's productions from 200 to 500 miles
out Of its natural way to market.
Supplemental to the resolutions and in advo-
cacy y incl. auoPtlon; MI. bannng re1erred TO
tref;c " M;nnas"4e VIZ Tha @ a;iea.d Ia oaa
bined against the ways leading to the river 70 or
lakes, and male our produce seek long lines to
market For all practical purposes the river
and lakes might as well be dried up. for the
ral!roaos IN tnls state by combination led all
,,' franc from THESE shorter ana cheaper lines.
Ihls unjust dlscrimlnatlon conid only be OBJ
vlaleo ~ !egisiation, ana 70 TINS we We're tend
Ing. ana just legislation should be invoked
against TINS poiicy winch prevailed against the
oest interests OF e Inns state, Inc producer. #
man out a On Lhe sioux Glty road wanted ms
Wneat sent py Lake superior II was denied
1.!, MN. ne was onerea long me 70 Cnicago or
sl1lwaukee = AZ s9cn price, ont ne was blocked
rom !ne snolter, naturel ana cheaper route by
a.i ueManus oI tne monopoly system
auzeo ana centialzeu on Lake Mlcnlgan. MI.
leg,siaslon couio pe INVOKED 70 repair THIS
' evil, as u Z, was appealea 10 as remedy IN all
tnings. Law was 1or tne penent OF the people
at large and could be applied here as in any
thlng else:
..1 ~ conciuslon, :, - was quesIio3 involvlng
that I after dna cons;derat;on f,r T tho e he.t 3.
terests of the State and the people, be
adopted as a Of the needs Of the hour by
this convention.