Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-01-18

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ut tl.re Commissioners VINO NhOuiu IuNtH-
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meuL Among other things the contem-
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t.nus aAi In"e"'v"ueSS 10 'uo s"'' ''''''''''
Md the question whether III the interest
.f the United States any extension OF the
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OF sald roads 70 tue SO'eIuueH' suOu'u NC
grautsd. aud ID SO the said Commissioners
....-. .t,r..,..l o., .urh,,it a scheme lar such
extension. I"e Nou' U''S''oue'' "''' '"'
talr directed 10y said act to report N full
t, rH. President uvpu all the matters sub
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g.c~~ with such recommendations oE COM
ruguts %, BE shUulI see tIt 10 make IN the
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laeE election, entered upon the discharge
co. ,agr duties. and have prosecuted their
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a.,r... 1pon the manner in which these mil
roads should be treated respecting their
Indebtedness to the United States OF 20
uglte upOu the plan best calculated to
secure the payment OF such Indebtedness
This disagreement has resulted in the
preparation Of two reports, both Oi which
axe herewith submitted 70 Congress
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lyhsut "I Tue SNsEtaie''' 1u"eoleuGe97
o' these companies upon t-Tta'n ')uait'oh~
h'- tue chairman o' the NomH''SS'ou' pre-
Se".'uS -"s 'D'uo'I ~ 'tP'I', 'SI'.".h euus'
/ oo'" upon P''A', PIE an" pO''vy' ,"e '"S"-
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Io'l anu Us o.Iu'" t1uss, IloA "uICu Il
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,hs - 80 ~ sUcb "' ,OsT 't'o5 $50" y.
Tr .,pdar,0a5 hr The r,r,rIissioT-
-. are defended by the directors
fb-.,srryes after .paaking of 81 contract
f,r ~. ron-,-urtioD 6t one of thea. branrh
ill.,. ne o. a,-nors+ior r,Ira4 .ha C,Dtr,c,
ami Finance C,nna1v np-osf hr .,-.oir
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fr... s.,.,,,r.,- f.rsss. ,Tr ma. l... ..,i4 ,r
mi. .o7rr.... "a nj many others ,l,t r.,r..H
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p,r... Re.s Easr s.acLboIdars tb9t tb,,.
hr,.s tH- md vri,b the r,o,ars rrirrisbaI
by rf,.rrs.I..s and hal th4 ro,t tor rb.ir
o1tE,v In other words they mai! IN the
construction gou,Dany the bNni. and stock
.of the railroad - constructed and waited
unfI such time a. they could develop
sufficient business On the road built. 10 in
uuee the puoic 10 ouy tue OohA7 u' SloIN.
But 1t Il sAsd that they Violated vel
Hao"" rue o' equity III ue'''A% WIN
themselves lH't 'ueJ were ''uS''', "uu
tna' they were teP'eS'hi'AS no'n ',',, o'
the contact lAe answer ]" 'uaI 'uJy
dii nel uuh auE"oaS else 10 Er"' "'lu
. The go"il n"t huu any one WI" ""U'"
take the chances o. l"iH'uS Il Iod' tAtougl
VIVA, "i.7 Tue" an "',uo'5 w uh'uua'Il''
country a"u accept Tue O'"'S Al" '1o'A o'
'H9 '''.. 20 pay meat.
Is VIE" "F tHi~
statement aud the facts developed ia the
commissioner ropoIt, Il sceus proper to
recall tue grants and benefits derived from
the genera. government by both the { Uniou
aut Central Pacific companies Tor the par
pose o..sidlug the construction ui their
coods. BY au act passed IN lso2 ii was
pro, ,t"d tnal iaeJ' should be advanced 10
SAID COMPANIES "y the "ite0 states l." ''u
ia ~"tI construction t"a h"Id1 '' tA' gov
eTuu-4L amounting 10 sixteen Suo"'aud
dol4''.. 10: every hl.te constructed "7 o''TI
As section o' i" miles o. N''" '"@u 9"ou'u
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