Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-03-01
Il. II. .IEFFEKY.
GENERAL MANAGER ILLINOIS CENTRAL
RAILROAD BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE
ON RAILROADS.

I' L. "Hr
GENERAL MANAGER ILLINOIS CENTRAL
RAILROAD BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE
ON RAILROADS.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of Gie
Committee. did not intend IN occ,,nv amy
49,, ., IL. g.. :. -, =, 49,, -
'n'e ''-h'sn' io' " e'.'"o' W '''o VIZ oo"s
mittee would have all the tax upon It's ume
ana patience that u was possible Tor IL 10
staiu' Espeeiaiiy nave thoushl 80 usrlhs
the last hour.
appear peiore you III somewhat SINGH
lar posltlon, perhaps rather uhtlAe one,
that Oh Delhg the manager Oh tWo iaiiroaus
IN TINS state, as wen as OF some thirteen or
fourteen hundred mics OF railroad IN the
otate OF limos, Whlch otate to-aay mas tiie
largest ralitoad mileage ana the longest ilst
ol oanhIupt roaus VI any o'ate III tie onioh'
ihey nave nov an ehNiaole RECORD either
from pubic or ralroau stanu-
pom. WIN hot take your tliiie ~ inns ia'e
hour Ill discussing tne ieasohs tnal nave lou
70 inc uepiorapie coholtloh OF many Oh tne
LIMOS rauiroaus nor wouii now aiiuue 10
lheiii were II not tlal III listening 10 the as
cussioh' anu the questions asked ny those
WHO nave appeaIeu poiote you' references
mas peeii iaue from ,iihe 10 ,ihie 10 the Iilih
DIS roaas ana the liiinois iegisiation upon
80, ,,,,n;,,o, Tin gro d,,aII do,,lo,i,,, ,aoa
- ,,n,,s, ~ ,','aI ,,ay,', 20 $500
uiies, 'uousu .no ",,'luu rpaana1 VI wm,ase
moved mas increased Largely increased
operation expenses, incurred from year 10
year III moving this increased tonnage to-
gether WIN reuuctioi III ratcs, ieaVe tne
net returns, tnat whlcn Is applied 10 the
payment OF nNed charges' SUBSTANTIALLY Inc
same as win the lesser tonnage.
my sil,o n''s o'en so'ne o., a"y " WV
N' era'i a. - ~ p, sN0 49,
naso onoi ',' ~ VIZ iaoo .,.. .'' nav
SPIN Se my iio. .naii .ii1s eai,' . gnu
ha'e iapseu ih,o palihruPtcy' anu s.anu how
as pahAIup. Ioaus' inis si'ua'Un 1H
is.s unuei .uo i" ~, paoaais ~ h.ihoas'
maui III pan ny ,n1 oiicels y. nc ota.e enu
fomoieu ~ ~ Hn sne 81
laee ai1 suppo''u psa. VI. ~ o'iuonoo a, ~
anu ~ pa. '. VIC ~,
.on VI ue .ns' INV We. a,es . .o
ota,e. III .he Slate Vi ioM'', 'ne stua.loh
seh.i".! VI , mas Nh oo,'o, =. ''
Crazy .nan u mas peen III MINUS puS !. nas
lo. pe.n Suen noi 70 :. Saon 'v,usy 20 WIN
""ilaii. 'i,e ,, 'na' ~" III .io ''"'o'
ali9 nioic .h"il ~ minus ha.o nise e''o'
Ioaus, P'opeiiS oqulpPea, PioPeiy eoi-
suucleu' properly uuap'eo III e,o,y way "
the puphc lolui,o,ncnle' lnp l', ~, - 'io
EARNING c"pacil!' po.h hcio an. III ili,li'is,
Is not iaige ehousl 70 pace inc roaus III
'h1sc aesitapie conu , ,'ir Itch. :
III .hls ota'r, anu peiore you @ o,,ii ~,
represent ,he iuDu9ue ~ pioSA N,s i'aii-
IosY, VIM VIC oeuai raliS Na'i , ,,,.s
when !. ieaseu 'Weh'y yeais aso' a'iu WHICH n
COMPRISES sVillc two nuilicu ailu ~ Ve3h VI
Two hundred anu twenty ui,'es, ana .ie IOWA
rams SrouA cNy naliioau' cAtcnu,lis nom /,
iowa ans 70 'oiouH ol'y' aoout oie hailia1u
ana eighty tniee iilles. iau no' .hesv ,oa'9
peen LOT 'he iaSt twenty years, up 10 VctoDci
l, 1907, Dackeu ny solvent cotiVilhon' t,'e
limos Seiitral, tney Wouiu nave oeeii III siie
hahus Oh hle courts. INC cost VI opefa'lon
| OF lhese roaos' 'ogethcr WIN .ie nN rs
charges upon thein, nave peeii 50 ilsn, '''l'
| money earned ny tne ililiiois OeI'Iai ~
other states mas had 10 DC appheu 10 .h9
| a!hieht oi Inc nNcu chaisc anu
| the cost Oh opeiat'oh ol ulese nnes
Mitnih the poiuers Vi your otate
Inc Dubuque q oiouX Wy l.aiifoau, one o,
| the earliest faiiroads, peheve' cohstruc'eo
wi'ih lhe ota'e Oh Iowa, anu therefore, one
| iaVlns PeinaPs as iall ioea. pus, n upon
u as any otier inc within inc ota'e, has
beeh giaGuaily ior I'VE years past, workuis
under reduced GROSS revenues, ana ihcleas-