New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-21

m hnnGrrdwcsh. ana passengers for the years eiu'"S
June 30, 70i aud 1907:
c~n' To- rG' 1862 le,co53c5 233soo3
V: Yor. rac '' points 2472,9oo 3.i5:4o1 oi'4l1
Total cut...... io.s3o.9c. eoi47,77o a,3o-.ios
Passenger 1871. l7J2 Increase
'0 ca@. r' 'rg% |'' 1913 l-4s7o POOR
NO: %oi. IA. p,iais l7,-'a 1900 7oi
Total passengers. l-3o-I 9o3,-5i 9o,o33
To quote from an Official communication to tn"
iarc boon at the s.r,icc Of the committee. If they
lad condr,ceudrd TO verify their figures beior pub
loatlon. as they were Invited 10 do these he"r''
first That the ,cnnasc ocal to g.. W IT,,
ending June 80, 1901 vas so per cont OF tnr
cnilee fr,igh, truic into ana out eli chicago over
-" s~oond That III. tonnage local 10 Wisconsin
Central territory Into and out OF Chicago Tor VIZ Yr
rntlr" freight franc into and OF Chicago, over
tie Wisconsin Central lines. f.,
Central lines. into and on, Of chicago. Tor The
wear ending June 30. l.02. was nearly 20 per cent
larger than during the previous year, ,ncr... moro
than tvo-thirds accrued from Tonnage strictly local
iTrh: That Of said 30 per cent increase less than
onc-t third originated In. or was destined 10 p""''
"'' sixfb. That whereas. durnc the year ending
June 30. l-0l tonnage 10 ana from 'mDihE' t" n
800 cwt this tonnage Increased d9Ilms 'h' ~ oyer
year 70 3ij2.ioj cwt. being an increase % WV
seventh: That. n the traffic increases rom rom
Northern Pacific territory into me chleHi' ,,',nIa
enough profit mt II the Wisconsin Central lease a'n
10 render It, stock IN those terminals one VI w 0''
valuable assets In the Northern Pacific Treasury m
4th: The statement In the report th9t ,nr MtS
con,in central railroads -hJw deficit IN '"rllhSi
lca,c OF April l. l-e2 Is simply untrue anu u W. =
difficult understand how The prcense tlat tAc WE,
cousin Central lease Is burden upon the Northern
Pacific Company could hay" h"'n h'suN "ll ni
The ineenously gablcd statement mad by the So'I
Central account matters no NOR g'rn1a' u ne r" pn
than the rentals II Il, Wall street oihc'o. Inc com
nittcc, statement pms to credit the Wise n,in lease
with the Chicago and Northern Pacific charge ior use
= terminals. which Is deducted from eros, earnings
upon. and thus undersa'cS IT, gr - earnings nearly
10000. II ihon chal gcs against Wisconsin 'entrli
l-n,cd rQd- not liable and a loss on an entlr
niece ~ railroad which the Wisconsin C"ntrl never
It. Paul Railway. under contract 10 when thr W.T.,
c0n,in central c,mpali', are not even pIFue', nhu
the cnurc rent ~ thr Chicago terminal, from which
the Wisconsin Central receives no earnings witrN,E'
order 10 Manufacture pretended d"hcit uncer iA'
Straight ana honest accounting Tie fact is. Tint
the Wise u~lu Central lci-" yielded email profit
northern Pacific Treasury: during tn second ycar
*ilt.32t - n OF the - p"- cont allowed 70 The
'i'ons .y>t"m e accounting to charge up d'hc,t
against the Wisconsin C"ntll lea" j. inrNru~1hl"
WIS I'm the Northern Pacific Bonrd when tn ori g!nu
arrangement was made. and had ample means y
knowing the tran. &c ion. which WIS simply this.
I'm l--o tn Northern Pacific E1ilroai Cpmpanv'S
trains stprprf ~ st. Paul AMI divided II, business
Fast aid south among the different roads ich then
reached It. Paul Among these roads tAr Wisconsin
Central aun" II, friend. EVort Other rc1d with
which the Northern Pacific connected ~ =. Paul
CONNECTED also with the Union Pacific at Omaha. an
also with ia" Nc.i~on at ktnsaS civ Every
other road had stronger Inducements 10 deliver bust
moss AT omam and kanSa, Clt than 10 tn" Northern
Pacific at ~. Paul. The Wisconsin Central. the
contrary. formed trunk line system from both e.
OF IN" Mort Urn Pacific ~ Ashland ana y. Vaul.
through Ia Chicago. l. dl-p had control o. although
q dl not own. mneGWlod terminals In Chicago.
whic' hay" since been enlarged and Developed into
The chicago ana Northern PncH' terminals. nv
leasing The Wisconsin & n'ral th' Northern Pacific
able enter Chicago. take front rank
Chi agp d. and al fast hnnl witt tn fr"t EASTERN
ami southern trluN lines thus rrrls"g it>f FOREVER
from dependence AZ -. Paul upon railroads whose
fr-t object 10 divert trafhr from t. Inul 10
Omaha ant kln,ar City. The Northern Pacific
Complny. Therefore. ist: Leased the Wisconsin Cen
trail Sy,tDin. witch then lpporting. and
grown T. be- the greatest proluaing railroad I'm the
Mort In f., own local traffic. ana I'd ou9hi
THE CHICAGO TERMINALS SUBJECT 70 THE WIS
CONSIN CENTRAL LEASE OF THOSE TERMINALS
UPON STCH TERMS TUT THE NORTHERN
PACIFIC RETAINED AND Still. OWNS MORE
THAN HALF oF THE STOCK CT THE CHICAGO
AND NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY