, 1881-08-18

1o1tt ny HAlt.ihllls III ltIIa !tA'ttc nilsa ~.
Dy tlo .CoM1nlssIoiers' tnrff tho result
wnlI!'' 'ha that tho ccntralaA ta!l-mlll
would tllhvo, to shut Down nMt the
Loais q ferfo 1,aute, wilci, wa,,ltl enjoy
Whlch u,s Siatu ot ii!lnoIs hnd j'o contrei.
Tho law of supply n.nl tlu,nand regulated! tho
the lltslhcss was ,ot,G ut s0 slight Il prnilt
lchEtll ,of hts line It wou!tl lie impossible lor
y ~ s SSpnny sn % T. %y ryys " tsssst si m ts Is 1o o''
bc The 3rerat!on of tte roal by q l.ccclyer;.
air., }lughitt. ,Of, tito, Nofthwcsterl', fol-
lowed, INT called tic attention Of tho Con-
'nssIoners : 70 the tact that tS cost Of operat
whGn tic 0l.l selletlu!n Of commissioners
rites was adontesl. Wages ,,Df operatives
VERY lgl,cr, t,lo cost O. rolling,stock @ was
1a.Ice md operation of 4 rnllrona the ex-
i,alscs wNru much greater tllR,l. eight ycnrs
Hg0. During tho past winter and spring tbs
tuinaee oil Ills rair9al tint It, cost over
S3UO G0O to repRir. Illosc were Items that
wore liable to 0cclr 10 II Ereaier Or 1ess TX
tout every winter and spring. aud there WIS no
shu,ild not tc rccoutcd.., Wien there Is i
short crop Of gritTn growing oht Of storms
and bad weather, tllo farmer receives. II
wst s s M 10 e ss ss Of a ss5 s p6sfs 6ssf ef
that rallroad,. company could also &u
rccoinpcnse!l for 1Usses Gccns0Actl By causes
oyer which 1t llnd no control. On tho subject
that tls Culnmissiol,crs' propnsed seI1cdlilo
wns ujtogutlicr too low. iii would rather
work under tic Old tnriil, but II thu Comtnis-
sEOners hntl 'ilnAllS resolved 10 shpnrscde u,
ynncc tt. tho flrnres III thu new, one, corintI'-
ly fur MI distances Up 10 700 miles.
lel,sra-Aianagcr tia9lt. Of tne Wabasll:
which 1t met MI active competition. Ile WIS
obliged TO cut rates ut tlldso points. pDsslby
10 Atotlt the Zig ,lrcs nentlongtt III thu new
sshe,iIs' but i stsn sInf r., fHres so,% %ef9
might rs we'll ccdse operations, It's 1t tc0nid
bonds. lot aIonu nl'y dividend to dlo stock.
=, Generel- -Frele'lt-Agcnt Ripley explained
sS%ss{sn T the ss'ssPp a ,s IT, l$sS Ss'. Il
Investigation. Committee Inst winter that he
could not and would not llye ,lp to tho tariff
Of ~lsE! and 1t the prYpnsetl oll9 went into
effect l!e wHs H. certnii'y Sa,tistica M that 10
peiieti to by tho lis:hcs! Court ii tic .laild.
a general conversation followed, 1T the
course Of Which tho proposed coal tariff
ca9 In fer ls slHre % Gf co'lenato ,,Ho Ths
III thc cyenimE tic raiiroad men discussed
tllo situation ut Ersat leilgtli III tho corridors
hero IS enar as issuE of raiFoua y-
gust at Gov. Culloln, wllon, many Of the rail-
ruatls accuso Of having yloluted pledges
natle by him. Lust Writer, when Robin
bNfoEo tlo senuto for confirmation:
t|lo rallroad lobbyists atld nelnbcrs Of the
Senate, friendly 10 t!ie rallroad intcrests.
caRu ca'Go lGrc, and eiltered vigorous pro-
Test agninst his appointment, and begged Its
aaiIsf Him. S S, o'hy nneT May firrf # ,o Tn
through. 1t Is slated That t;av. CuiEum went
to ona prointlient raltroad lawyer engaged
III watching thugs n1il promised iiln,,, so le
would beno Change III tho pollcyof Tic board,
which would continue To net more us a B0Artl
ct Arbitration between the railroads. aud ting
public than rs a ministerial body instructed
tlloI!l. VIII, this assurance Robinson wua
confirmed. md The railroad men felt 4ut
they hnd 4 friend WIG would not
comply t thG tds sns nn Of t te rnser se
appointed, Al,tl il!nny Of tllcm stnte that Rob.
i!lson's asplratlons for Cullgn,,,s scat III TIC
Capitol Building, hive Induced him 10 ,,nlly
. himself with the Granger clement, OIL whose
tllc frieilI OF tic railroads. lie hoped to-day
Tint they would hot cAil qn him. It's l,o dis
liked; ni,y attempt ut bulld0zlng, aud he pre-.
forrcd tfiat,. ttle Commissioners md tic
railroads would settlo their ow1, differences
, among themselves, us he l,au ITO desire
TO Go drawn into tie difficulty. LII tllf
course Of Il conversation evidently inton,lgt
for some Grnnger visitors, U remarked TINT
il tie Stats ind any power oVUr tlle rnii
roads, It should prevent them from paoyl!,e
by tue prnclpal. managing officers
!. Some, Ut The railroad llletl now hcrt
affect to. belleys that the Commissioners vii
Il, a lucnsiiru bu governed by their argument!
and make n, advance OF il TO is por cent Of
tilo proposed schedule, ClUsA observers tlltnl
! not, nili remark tint tho schedule Is beyont
lie pOasfbllty of any material amendment
, md in tlIs outnIo,i one Of tie COMMISSION
ers concl,rs.
! TIE GRAND TRUNK WAR.
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