Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-14

THE LE&IH
THE MISSOURI PACIFIC AND RATES
ON LIVE STOCK.
Railroad companies sometimes seem
to condsscend to worry small means Of
revenge for fancisd impssitions upon
their sslf-assumsd rights. Generally
this Is shert-sightsd policy, IS We think
it 10 in the instance IN regard to which
we desire here to treat. 1t will DO 70
membsrsd BY our readers that Hon. w
81. Carter. In pursuance Of his osnstitu'
tional right ~ . legislator. and in con-
sonance with his duty to his Constituent
who asked it at his hands, introduced q
bill and pressed It to adoption ~ . law,
requiring railroad companies to receipt
for the number OF live stock received By
them. and making them responsible
therefor; compelling railroads to receive
mixed leads in ears when necessary to
the oonvsnisnos Of the shipper, 30. II
seems that the Missouri Pacific railroad
became offended with Mr.. Carter. and
has been trying to visit IT. d~isplsasure
upon that %gsntlsnan's commitments. b.
fore the law Wa passed, that company
was hauling live stock from Lexington
and Page City at as. Immediately af-
ter the passage Of the Law the price was
advanced to 80. With hogs and sheep
a more arbitrary advance WAS made. the
price OF cars being raised from @S5 to
90. II this advance had taken place
In the fall it could b explained in the
withdrawal Of river conpstitisn. and in
the increased sxp~snsivsasss Of winter
transportation; bat ii il ~lna!guratsd in
the spring. when ftsiEhts should nstu-
rally DO somewhat decreased, A.. and,
whether justly Or not. the shippers think
it is q p,ess Of spits-work to punish Mr..
Cartsr's friends, II the Missouri Pacific
railroad wers the only enc available to
Lafayetts county stock shippsrs,it might
indulge IN this kind Of thing with some
thing like impunity though 10 .wsald win
the curses rather than the blsssngs of
It's customers, but it happens that anoth-
Of read, fully n well equipped. under
liberal Management. passes through the
county from end to end. This road-ths
Chicago q Altsa-has net advanced its
rates. Il had fully Is much cause to do
- as the other, for 1t fs mere . Lafayette
county road, having more niles within.
the county. and it, mileage being that
of Its main trunk, net . Sranoh. The
course of the Missouri Pacific drives men
who prefer to ship: ever i, to the G. Is
A.. and thus it surly policy Injuries IT,
self. Not only has 1t LOST far more than
It has gained by the increase. but 1t 10
working directly against Che interests Of
St. Louis, ~ much Of the stock. whsa
once on the C. s. A. road, finds its way
to Chicago. There u just this to be-
said reg ardlsg all such foolish proceed
ings. The people of Missouri claim the
right to impose restrictisns upon freight
rates. to regulate railroad corporations.
which are the creatures Of tie state, in
Ill matters which are Of public interest.
They have exercised this right in the
past; the rssult stands upon the statute
oeoks to-day. unassailsd and unassails.
Die; and they propose t. use it IN the
'lture whom the general gsod requires.
Fhe people are Intelligent enough to
fally. the value Of railroads;
hey know their utility and oonvenisnes;
hey are. q matters new stand, friendly
, them and not disposed by harsh leg
station to annoy Or cripple them. But
f the reads desire to make enemies of
he people collectively il they intend to
.rouss them to . pitohlwhers NO smooth
ongusd lobbying ~ prevent strict re-
legislation, thsy can pursue no
'ursr plan to attain their object than to
ssort to such petty, ~despieahas efforts
It local tyranny, - the M which We
Joint cut in thus article. 4 great sorps-
alton should rather stady the interests
II its patrons. + 4.,l 10. II
The rates On live stock from this point
ave this week been reduced to eS6 on
logs and sheep and 81 on cattle. as, 1t
vas seen that shipments were all being
made by the e. "a; bat this in no way
Ilters the merit Of the matter, for. If the
Of that road could have
'een obtained they .wsuld have oontin-
led at the higher figures. 5a- l.
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The senate Thursday confirmed Stan.
ey Mathews By 4 najsrity. the vote
'eing "a ayes to Is hayes. There has
been considerable interest manifested In
he case because the vote was 50 close
and efforts have beeu made BY the OPP
of Matthews to induce some
who ysted for him to move q
reconsideration. Senator Armstrong
was temporarily absent and lost his
vote. Had he voted IL would have been
Matthew'S and made . tie, which
would have rejected HIM. Malone left
he chamber and did net'vots ut all. |
When the vote was finally announced
40 senator whs voted in the negative
his vota to the affirmative,
therefore, 1t is out Of the power OF Mat
lhews' opponents to get . r%sconsidsra-
lion unless they = persuade some
who voted amrmatlvely to dc
80. Matthews and his friends are disap-
and chagriaed at tho result.
They counted on eight or ten majority,
but five democrats who were counted
for Matthews voted against him. Not
withstandlag this feeling Of disappoint-
msnt Matthews has received many con-
gr%atulations. .lt...... IL.
Gambling 10 the most nsfarieus Of arts,
and every game" a. they are oalled.in
the state should be stopped, or the per-
sons who run them should DO sent to the
pe%nitsntiary. 1t has been said that the
johnson law is not = COED enc, because
the penalty 10 toe great fer the ofense.
W. do net think 80. :Whsrs this 10 the
ease, jurles will net punish, but W say