, 1881-12-28
The Non-C0niplyirg Roads Dis
criininnttnE ut NIL COM
pettng Points.
The New Plan Devised by the South
ern Roads to Defeat tho
Soalpers.
Statement Of Tho Business OF tllo Penn.
yyirania East Ut pltts.
burg.
Circular from the Illinois Commissioners
Asking Compliance with Their
New eoheaule.

The State C01stnt~sfas,cr&' Tariff Gives |
'Nfnc1l Trouble to thu IxnnfH Whsci,
Comply with tho NHsv 'rArifE; t3ccmii4n
Ill tl,c k"nti% Eso Not Co,l,p'y will 1t. |
> Tho Illinois lsate Association, formed II fow
years ngo fur tho purpose 0f maintaining
freight r,sea fran cUn,ctfng poit,ts In tho III
tornr Ut this Btntc, viii hnla II meeting to,nnr.
row ut Vt. 1atlis for the purposu Df inscsttHut-
ing tho difficulties TINT hlyo nrscn on recount
uf tho ldnptiun uf the StHsn Commissioner
thrill by mnst Of tho lendit,a Illinois n.as
Owing 10 the refusal Ut some Of tho lIlIcs 10
nslnpt tue Commissioners tariff. thu roalls which
have t1nnr 50 ara plnecd ut n great disadvantage
ns ftr rs business from Interior competing points
Is concerned. Tho ra,lsls WHICH do .,.,t colupIy
with tim Bsnte thrift continue to charge hlgh
rites from local points, but mike such cxccet,-
ingly luw rates frDtn competing points
thut tho ruads which Ito comply hayu
no show at such pointH. and luso n1i their
business. THESE rpnIs Claim that Under tho
law they cHnnot make anch low rntcs ns their
cnmpetttors from conlpcling points. bccnuae 1t
woutd compel them to make still lower riics
1,s.'n I'LL ncnrcr points, rs tho Inv praviics TINT
roIds shuil not chArEo moro for Il ncnrer dis
tA,co tann further one. Shun!d they fo1nw
tho rate Ut their competitors frum competing
points they wDu1 ba compelled to churEe still
less truin NIL ncHrer loeai points, whIc! wuuEil
hring those rites ttuwu Ell low as to not Dniy
1cnvc no margin Of profit hut wnuld Virtually
result In grrnt loss 10 tic transportation l.l,cs.
and for this rensoii that they cannot adopt such
policy without running themselves. The roatis
complying With tho Commissioner tariff say
HumcthfnE tlns TO be l1nnc ut 0nto thoy will bu
compelled to vlunto tho thrill and
meet tho rates inadc BY their eon-
". Louis nlceting to Induce tho fs,ats which
have not yet adopted thu tarlf to fall Into tEno
t.. ord comply With Tug lAw; 20 that IN nrranxc-
eourss n'oro ed he ni,sa t s. s1F sciustue s to
ta'Iluctrers and ID shipprrs wo II % n tuuic v tic tic
pstnc'pnI sufferers antl they would 10 compelled
TO us9 thsir influence to hAye1no ltw repe.e,l,
nlorc weight with tho Lcgisnturr thnn lie ef-
frts Of the rulroads themselves. Tie nun conl-
spf aa ea s "asss ss 'hs M . sss
fnctrcrs. aud shippers care nothing tor tho
rs t1's much os'nE snoMn b's re
%ant. they sly. Is spscial rntos for taen,sciyes.
compelled to ch.rso ths Co,nmssoners mi t rntca to
thu Grlnuers. T6osc inr,l. they cluIIn. aro Him.
ply using thoir influence 70 hive thn inv ehat,Ecd
Gun got 3pcclni rates for themselves, but they
cure tothInR for that portion nf the law which
Ss fne Il rs WIZ t. soy M Wig
aud viii ,sof coalpiy with il Until liz colietit".
resort. 6hnull thny comply With the luw. ttloy
say. and chargo manufacturers at competing
ps :s tt bsy %a!d e b s ~
together. fur It would certainly ", 10 the rnht's
mnk!nK u short cut across tho stHtc and huv.
Il the OoneraL Freight Agents Of tho various
Illinois rouds ut thor st. Ltus .nroin9 fall tu
kcs a, uoS f. s Pn es sf fS %bss y aow Wit s
lutar tue now tariff will refuse 10 do 40 any