, 1881-10-20
accurate Idea Of the State Of A.
fairs in Indian Terri
tory.
Efforts of tho Various Nations to
Keep Their Country to
Themselves.
An Important step in the War Betwoou
Vanderbilt and JoWett In
Ohio,
THE COMMISSIONERS SCHEDULE.

sps,!at Ubpstsh 70 1n4 Chicago Tribune.
srn,sarlEtr, ILL.,, Oct. lN.-.fhs norrtng'H
TnlnuNE contained exclusively the greater aud
,upre usetul portion OF tho tiuw schedule nf
tnnxlmum icgai rates for tho transportation Of
frc[aht by tho railroads within tho Stato uf ILL.,
uots, rs atioptc,l by tho 1tai!road Commissioners
ut tl,er muctiug FriI1ay last. Since tho board
'Nns orgnuxcd, and sEnto its tlrat md only
echduto, that OF 1879, was issued. many
charges hnvu occurred III tho cond-
t{ons upon which Just aud equitable
rates ahpult1 be hased, and tho NECESSITY
for rcylsut. Of tho Old schodtlo has long been
spparopt. This work hns bcen delayed for
yurluus reasons, among othors bccauso 1t was
desirable that tho powers aud rights Of tho Statp
and tho Commissioners as tta agcuta, should be
lully settled by tho Conrts, whose decisions were
waited for for several years. leome was not
built 10 day, nor could my tlireo men con-
ssrl,ct schedule Ut freight rafos thAt wolild
approximate anything Hike fairness towar''s tho
innumerablo interests involved without n'ont hs
" lnrcetIRaton and study.
In tho lrst place. II was necessary 10 classify
the rdads Of the statc. because 1t Is npparcnt
that II rate at which the great and dtyldcnd-
phynx corporations. could vol afford to ha.,l
freight might speedily nakrii n d dno sma!isr
md without tavorabiu connections. 1n making
ibis classification, y wan ncccssary to lnyosti-
IT, ius cac VI tIy road tho advantases , sadsa,l-
tnscs under which It laborcd, tho character vi
nc srft9y 5 qp2u aa}a.o efh " she S
4! hnd 70 eneointcf tho ,nnin,at Hn,1an.
q business necessary .t ,,,,an.,t. nt,.tu1lI a.,
stu INV H. a naaton M or trassct;nR tic busi
ness OF the c0rporutipl IN such a manner is to
sqr rasonahs r0t t. t. ~
ptu i've 'eG classes @ St te comssonors haye
eroa,!y stmpii!ed iuattors BY reducing tho mum
E,ass 4 y includes tho roads payin1 good ,,tr-
ass!'s 9n% wS!sh -: :ssSss = l2ssEo 2 @ 81;
ntno Of business aas ulat snoy eah neit @ a1osa sa
sortunato % co,nl,etttors r % In a ills Glass ao tho
haitimoFq q nht2 Ga:;aE"; c9tS,,Eo ssna nnon;
f1 Tlsas: caIs1se. SISaakse I +: faa': csieaEa
Mosaawesiu5H aIG Unifnap a ,s a imnamn:
l:axs sbote siaeissn soathorn;"aTeSIsEan. siEs;
no. tns1es on " n,r M tne Fcng xs roaas n
aowGa r. soargo m nst Sont n osG ' tna the
Gn, m n a,s = n ~ =" s1,cn u nsss
a'1 da M, c ,, m I9 n n,ar aru nrticins ~,
schsfau!e ilses tho sa'no rites Tor NIL the roads
t tn iu ,yu. n,t,,no+or,,o IN.
!mpotta,,es, FIT M .n.nor tsa!afqP, e AZ ,srsa1
:r ny ene nc,c ~ atrs n ny
w9fH n hSnf mr m r. sr1e aa
connieting iatSfcats taat wou!a DC tay.nfaoIy or
n h rps aGs!ea ~ W @ IT, n.n M
isaay 9esn Informed IN these a!spatcacs as ~
e @ hs"a xsi.s ~ ~ ounsu VI ~
msndinS lint thair yshes Inp" ba comnci WIKI
~" ~ ~ M it.voa
ao ol IT, G
son.en.led va!!antly 70 secure as high rates d
iney ~ G1m. InGn snpp9rs gnu ueA.ssa g;gaKea
donvrnd " a,,rasa t 9ar ,xt ~ IT.
VI avinR t1en !aroFanlo Fates IN tno paftlG-
III. fnm;a. ,nn.rs v"t "o'o ,hn ~