, 1881-11-17
THE RAILROADS.
It Is Likely that All the Illinois
Roads Will Adopt the State
Tariff.
Tho Denver IL Rio Grnntlo LIZ
tcntllng 1ta Line to Snlt
Lnlke City.
Seventh Annual Mcoting Of tho Conduct
ors' Aid and Relief So
oiety.

How tho Adoption Of the Nn.r COninllss
niDmeras T.srliTby tho Rock Island II
Viewed by thu alAiiagera of tlAe Ot1acr
leon,tA.
The Ucncrnl Managers Of tho leading Illinois
rntiis say thoy hive mt yet lnatfc up thclr
tnlnts whether IL fn1tow tho cxnmpn ut tho
chfruKu itncle lsnnd + l'ncIu In adopting tho
StntG Commissioners tnrl!f nr nut. They 8ny tho
lsGk laaEd dies nut ieservr thu crutlt tint IL
bcstUwc't upul II for taking thu lend. MS thls
reai is entirely differently aftt,ateA from most
of tiln nthur Illinois rpnt'., md Inns nothing to
luae n,lt everything tn Et tn thu nllttter. IL Is
claimed that tito i,uck tslnnd sold iiH blrth-
right fur ,ueAs IT pt,ttn1u" wien It acepptcd II
new chnrter simply 10 he able to enrtet lis
stockholders by KtvIuE shen double tho amount
III stuck thoy wcrA entitled to. III accomplish
this tho ttock Island Iurcod 10 nccopt any rates
that tho Commissioners muy prcsurlDp Tho
Rock island could u0 this mich bpttur than any
other OF tho leading Illinois roads running west
from, Chicago because. In the tirst p'acc, II haa
to meet turtng tho summer tho canul cnln-
petition for oyor 16O miles, whllo liz
| lntui 1nslenge it, Illinois Is only 2,s,
Most Of this Ia shprt hauls.' on which tue new
| Commissioner rites nre higher than tho old
| n.luutinK tho new tartlt gets better pay TIM,
| hurctafOre, Aud cHh therefore hstUr1 to ho
!,ocral. The other roa'is. TIC lnanuHcrs say.
that from tho lines nnk!nE bsiurt cuts across tho
stnto. Al! this Ia on ltig hnuls. on which tho
new rites nrt tn1eh tnwtr ttll, tho old ones. fy
ntinpting these rates they would be unable tO
compete, ~ lnr as Chicago tt'Htn.ss u con.
cur,'e,!. WIN those cross iines. and would 10
tlon point. Tho Illinois Centrhl. for instn,tGe,
hns 10 1nsat s,lei, computition on totai mileage
% mss: and md tho % Gnc,,a" xit",i. 5; r,5ts '' '''
Thu 11a1r.acra u tilose r1!Is hay tholr charters
liz right u nako ssii ratea ~ they seo proper,
rs VIII to setn By tho Following provision III
"J'ho saiti corpnration ,1nny take und ttnns.
port aro1! sud rM!lroud my petsoit Or perAotst
merchandise, ur sther property by tho fUrte Of
81 81 tiicnl. an nay Tx. sstau!ish take. md re-:
ceve such r.Ises Vi tu FOR nll passengers nu4
Eroperty transported tint, tho sat,,e ~ tl6 sall
Directors inMy lrt,in tIil0 u t!MlG rstAbah.'
whetaor t'is iun.l+ wl!Iuh .t!'l not water tholr
mike pors,'nul guIns fur their stnckho,ders.
sbMl! be placctl utUs, tho snnla Lowell l!a tki0su
w a M sy IL as fheY @ ear'eIs tt fgf
prc!ne Conrt. tley woni TO sustained II their
asrecsl rauso coul moi ID 1latc, Neca,isc the
Catt,n.ssi,uers Insist thnt ting matter tas been
.s a rtt, t my ~ hxS say tue aa rxt to
appcat Nil tho suits thnt would ho
brdnEht againss the , roas for a,, ,sio!a.!ou
expense ns to tnahe II II very unprni!tub'o pro-
tcetulg. anl for this raason they wll! prnl,ahy
is .y =! '"R S ts' s % II sans ' St s s's ss ,sy
will uaIn much t.,urc than by t!Hhiing The INV.
tho mcrihnntS ard shinuors Of Chicago wGs!Iit
suffer sI KGrBrGty ne ~ compel thGl ~ GOnlblnG
| With tho rlilrnndA9n IN etYDrt to havD the law
chanKct, mud made more equitable towards ai
Tio ,n"nngers MISC state that tho new ratci
need mt bn put 'ntn clf.ct until they have heer
published alnng the lnes ct tip various rGa.ss
they ehn',os Se @ psoseso'ed ior % not eharsins the