, 1880-08-05
IOWA RAILROAD MArrE1,s.

QAaHAEEs
IOWA RAILROAD MATTE1l9.
sp<stal Eosytspondtnee ef Ihe Chicago Tribune.
DEs MONIES, Iowa, Aug. 2.-Moro than
year ago complaint was made 70 tho board
Of Railroad Commissioners tltnt the Burling-
ton, Cedar Kapids i Northern Railrond
Company Disseminated shippers who
had contracts with tho Toledo, Peoria q
Warsaw, In tllnt they refused TO haul cars OF
that road to certain stations to DO loaded |
and returned; and, further, uiat they would
only deliver one cur 10 one shipper, while to
another Mt the same station they would de-
liver several. Tho Company set up TINT III
time of great demand for cars they delivered
cars pro rs1ta TO shippers according to their
business; that tllo heavy shippers were en-
titled To greater favor than small or transient
shippers, as they were to more favorable
rates. Tllls the Board Of Commissioners dc;
cfded was correct. incidentally the Nallfoaa
Warsaw was not 4 corporation under tho
laws Of Iowa, hence could bring no connlaliit
before tic Commissioners. The point n9t
being at issue In tne matter pelofe ule b1aau'
and, therefore, did not decide. But y has
como UP In another ease. and was deeidea
aSs sa,slai weef r,,ihruna IL butter md cge ship
per .eS at ottuinwa, OIL OIL tic Keokuk Division Of
tio ChicagU Il Rock Island. The Toledo,
Peoria & Warsaw offered bin very loW
Tates from IN Keok%k ;%tnr east which M %SniId SSgid
get get Tolete, ofe Peoria @ & Warsaw refrigerator
cars hauled up to Ottusnwn and back TO keo-
knk. But tho Chsag9 Rock lslnna: ,SI aR}}t, Rrg}o-
frSs rsssrs Rot o%SE %aEFsa@ asss s psos s kvs f e
haul, while they lnade none on . short haul,
lid i,ot enter inte Mr. Llllibrund's arrange
sRs ssEy r sssty c viii ns2 e "f5S TocGa Ex Psr 3s
l. Warsaw, md receive their cars, soy nt Feo-
rla. whero tlluy make connection dg facto.
This did not suit Mr. Ll!lhr1iid, n,ld r. a
t twcten ai'tsa'G liz Chicago s NoeE sfanI and Dig
Chicago, Burlington 3 Quincy, tho Rock
Island refused t9 receive re1aige5ntoftSars t5n
tho Toledo. Peoria Il Warsaw at keoGnk,
but compelled him 10 ship by 2 longer and
circuitous route over the Rock lslRllu .,.-
a4eaas aa G2sYp5sy psyyate ssi Gopany aEs1 not rail-
roal company, and therefore Is not q coll-
nectlng road iii The meaning Of the statute
whicl, requires oil r9ads III tais st9te q t9 & re-,
by connecting roads; that the law was re-
Signed to apply to running arrangements be-
tween railroads, and not corporations 9r per
f Tilt the Cliicsgo i Rock island could 10 IRE.
auire1l to receive Mt tho boundary line OF the
s!ate caEs Of fD1slKn na cprpsEaSnyy ya}sas9 ~
aei Keexa a{aE sy ssfsdeas se
under the acts Of the Seventeenth General
Assembly. The Board Of Gomn,lss!oneMrs M
GIcasoe IT,, I f,ock %.s 1sand S We lis logic aid
law was good SO fur as It went, 1t did not go
} fur enough. Thu Commissioning went BACK
to the Fifteenth General AssemDly VIE ,;i,, Is,
railroad in this State shall ~ n or other
] means form q connection with other Inter,
sectinR roatls, and shall receive receive ds a1a
an tTssDois o 'as snrs 9 SiA of All fSeff @
tioli ilsa companies Or persons, at reasonable
l rates. Hence tho Doar4 IVY that the rlgt to to
cross the bridge 9yer tho ssssn'', na ~ ~
sonsetlne M road tst tic % cars Of the Nor
chants DIspatgh Gonpany areto ee [[sggasdsd [gsasd,
plli it IS the duty Of tho Chicago i loek lsl-
and 10 receive such ears, transport them to
be- loaded. haNl them back to keokl!k, anu
e1lys1 thoMto the IT. eoln so unF
1 roll, In Carroll County, seems to be q ixed
), fact. Notice ct contamination Of PROPERTY
for right ct waY as already pee' ,ss ESet2 y nt n1
: previously lna.le by the owners. At Anr!ail l
+ caEo & isock Island. -.
Tes e59asS5s r. Ss ear SSS re- faSs Iowa Fas
isoIaad oii 10 % ciation. i, Wright County, at dc
n rAtN Ut one milo per uay. .IHls MI! ~ !.
9 branch Of tho burlington' cedcr lsapias y
!: It IS suited on good authority that The Bur;
I lIngto1i, Cedar Rapids u Nbrtlinrn wlil bni!.i
Sf1s psn6 Ta o sae Haasock asx y% Gouat ses
! Arrangements have been ina!e for q for
|. ward movement a!ong the Inc o. the Chicago
& Northwestern hraMcG f1Pm T9leao 10 Al 4
= matters, md with othor officials went u
y r Sao City, In Sac County:
\ given strong asss1iiico tlat tAoy will build Z
Y Y Branch from Spencer, in Clay County, tc
i splrit Lake. probably thls yyesar: yys':. ,,oo 81
: couMty.seat of Wight County, tils fall.
4 Tho project Of cx.Goy: Merrill. Of tl'is city
# appears 10 strike the people favorahly. Al
4 election has boon callet! III the townships Of
the ling on tS loth lst tS o. yoto oI e f.;
@ Ss n1s1nel M M senT Sa5!is5 Sy s ii
Ills surplus casll, for Which no mas no otne
:. Tue Chicago l. Rock Island last week con,
Il fourteen miles, froM Guthrie to Guthrie Cen
K trc,.
= JAY GOULD'S CHEAT SCHEME
Sptesal u Ciety,anA Atruld
4 WASHINGTON, D. G., Aug. Stay Goula
It like other great men, has weakness Of
y which llo prldea himself, and that IL passloI
"' tor belnx mysterious. Sonao OF those IN III
. employ ase not secsetiye, however. a Relt
!, tlenian who happens to be III washington
~ ~ discloscs to-day one Of the gLgantlo sche.ne'
y ota,e Pacific lsoad King. 1t seems That IL
Is looked ,>ry jealously last winter at the prog
AS tho rsGo oa a pso
ry the construction OF the s~aa without forfeit
ug iny their Immense la,ld:gfha4, Tho Compa
ny succeeded In Inducing the ,louss Con
mittes 10 report ln favor OF a ys1x's 'es
tension u1at appears to have adlno,
ishel Mr. Gould that It was time t
u bestlE himself lia llns leclued upop>a cou
o. A'3tat tint will be g severe blow to thU N0Itl
Vi ern Pacific enterprise or etse hurry ita mai
,e, aKur w materlalfy. HoulQ's plan Ia alol.
other than to lead olf tho new ruad by