, 1881-08-24
Il. II. Bowen Completely Winds
Up tho Times" Contrary
Opinion.
The Commissioners New Tariff on
General Merchandise as Com
pared with the Old One.
The Switchmen's Strike Growing
Smaller by Degrees and
Beautifully Less.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Reaoh-
Ing Out for Fur Western
Business.

nOwTN VS.. MATTES0N.
Tho Chicago Times harIng denounced tho anti
monopoly Davenport speech of tho HIM. .'Inmcs
F. Wilson, Of tnwn. Hs Cntnun1stc. etc.. Mr f.
II. itowen addressed II short lcttcr III tho etur
asktrr him among Ottor questions tho fo'lnwtlRs
"Do you think TINT tho r'Tht to tnku nrtvato
property for railroad, OIL tho Ert,inu slAt thn
il Highway Tor public travel. makes tho enn.
eminent o,ua,n p,;hila aud not private en-
tcririsuy'
70 this question tho cditor-in.chiof, Sir. Andre
Mattcson, thus rcp!tcs:
"a rawoy !. no, rulllS h!Rhway: . ,.. + ,;. T.
vata H enterprst. M s,,d is lis tcasun for It'll to
sass that n5"pGiry tsksn rar s5 ths
ke HIGH fes -! pto Sss ns;t pe pill oil y
by a1y porti0n ri tho public tn The exclusion of
| tim rest. so that. st,cn unvernsnent oxcrts On
takes or r,sr eSes to rirosd
uso. It is ,io1ic untrr tie hcsion nr puhle use,
hccause ,,ntcr tho fact OF rrlVatc uso 1t Gould
not bu tlnng."
Mr.. Bowen was not satisfied with tho correct.
| ness Of tho cditor'l1,-chefs ans~er, and al-
tlscssod tho following letter 10 bn, fortnight
or moro uxo. which he llas neither published nor
answered, hut suppressed amt rennincd Silent,
| perhaps because he found, oil further cxat1l-
mutton Of tho subject, that tho law waa tlut
| nKanst him, and tint he OCCUPIED completely
uulennblo uus!tioti, which ho felt u necessary TO
sn% e' ffsfs s pa inahe pape M
| ltuwens answer to Mr.. Matteson. Ii.
Mr.. Timts Elltor., the courts seem to haye
failed to cAtch or to hold fhst 10 the logic OF tho
Tho surieine Court 81 this state m the sas9 4, Of
;. IS ho III that etuSaturs IT. ss' i, iS wnrchses rel k
| rnilrnnds. woro zach and alt eases, where
"pr!sats l,roIerty w,s tlevoss to @ 1,n, n,ab!lS, !,
and tho rHht ;of tGo Slate tn is. rates far ole
vntIug anu storing Rran was ieearcd to be tile
tolls ut ferries md In x!ug tho faro cf h,lcks;;
Ihs "s ~ ths e. t&k y 5tf1 R tne H. W.
rgpartcd IN with U. ~. il;h 30 hy .ho nueiatnn
of'ni,r own Supreme C9urt, slista!nea On nppsnt
jiidiclay upon tho question rntsed In TINT caso,
this doctr,no ts fully established.
49, tho &c oso 10 Of t% 'ss IT, "Ta t. vs o%.
thu snprcmu CURT Of thu Unltcd States held:
"rhat railrbnh cotnpn1t!es nrc onEnRed iti
est.' and lhorcfore subject IL legislative cot,trol
i,nn,s,l c.,sc. tho Co,lrt went further and held:
'"rhai tho Legislature I1ny decide syfnt ia ren-
s"ss ass a" @ Nv" 9s o,as sfG sSs"ps e. es
ixetl by It wus rcasonahla."".
These .cnses hnve NIL hecn followed by onr
Illinois Supreme Court III leuHYleh 70. The + cop!e
q! ILL.,. :aH and luoa Contr!t r. Ins pqnplnM ~ !tl5
~ n thH 9ctsnG t, PA gt s a a,, sTe
liz HIGHWAYS situIpct to lpgieatiyt cnnlrI nnu
frce fur the trnnspoEation IT pess,t,s anl 9@rops Prep
nse to C. VI. RsSssrSs ss Y
ii othor ssatcs No inl SUBSTANTIALLY tho sauo
III IN II tho % %co1smonwcalta VS. Fitehbars Il. H. re-
ported u Y t'ray lslass, lso|, tho Supreme
Th, t.unstriirfio11 III Il rnitroni Ie not n nrt-