The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-17

come oi the cudFief llneS. That a
least onc-half of the arbitrary charge.
SO made, and which amount In the az
gregate to hundreds of thousands 0,
dollars, has been unlawfully an(
ffaudulently deducted from the gross
proceeds or income derived from tn,
charter lines
tFha bin sets out numerous illus
lationa and Xamples of The vic.oaq
Fraudulent ana unfair methods prae,
decd by the company in the division
fot freight passenger and other eaei,.
lngs between the charter and non.
charter lines)
The bill further alleges hat it was
ana IS The duty Of the company for
the purp Sc OF aseertaining the gross
receipts or income derived from the
charter lines to cred the charter.
lines with just and fair earnings for
all freight, passenger and 0 her traf
nc hauled over said lines and for all
services rendered by said charter
lines, and to credit the charter lines
with just and fair earnings Whenever
| their rolling stock or terminal facili.
ties are used or employed by the non.
chalter lines, but that for the purpose
d mE.imi2lng the gross receipfs or
income or the charter lines nnon
winch The company is required to nav
y per cenmm into the treasury. 1t has
inlIormly and peraistently fla led ami
refused 10 credit to said charter lines
such earnings.
That since sos tha comeany has
issued mileage books of the face volne
OF 81 488 100000, for and on account af
newspaper adyerti ing. That since
i6ft the company has carried over it's
ehafter lines great quantities Of coal
IRON and supplies for the benefit Of fbe
hon.cnarler lines, without charge.
lhat the company has given TO the
ChlcagC, Madison and Northern Rail |
road ne OF its non-charter lines. thn
iree use Of all the terminal facilities
OF the charter lines in the city of
Chicago. Thai the fair rental for such
terminal facilities Is at leaal SO 600,
lVQAlq, which sim ought tnhaga- hann
'redlted 10 the charter lsnes as d part
lf its gross proceeds or income.
That since 1898 the company has
given to its non-chart n lines south of
he Chic iyer the free use and en-
oyment of all the terminal facilities
II its charter nes at Cairo.
That all the on-charter lines in the
state of IllnoG which have ia. ir
At junction points on tho ,
harier lines have ben given the free
Sc of all the terminal facilities of ,
he charter lines at such functions.
That the company has uniformly in
ulGtd N The unlawful practice OF al (
,waHg rebates. drawbacks and fcti. =
ous claims to shippers out of the r
and income of said charce a
ne, by means whereof the gross g
lrnings and income oi said charter
mes have been greatly reduced. E
That since 1877 the company has Il
mn ally collected large sums of +
oney from foreign railroads as rent h
fer the rolling stock Of the chart r y
mes used by said fore gn lines. none y
which rentals have been credited "
) the charter lines. O.
That in the appur. .onment of express
I'd various other earnings. he com. h
my has uniformly credited TO the v
'oceds or income of the charter lines fl
uch less than their fair. Just and W
'opo lionate share. w
That the company i'm the operation b
its railroads and in the transac. G.,
an Of its busin SIS, has annually rail "a
ed such large profits mat i'm addition vi
the payment of dividends from year ~
year upon its capital stock. it has
ID a large surplus amounting TO bi
any millions of dollars. which il has W
vested from time to time in bonds. 10
ocks Of other corporations AID othe- III
terest bearing securities, which pi
ing TO the company larg annual
come That since 1896 it's income ~
rived from IN IS source alone ha- 1f
en- over $4,000 0jO 90 That The in no
me derived from this source is h'
1T f the gross proceed or income bi
rived from the chatter lines. within w.
2 meaning OF the charter but the Nh
mpary has unlawfuliy failed 20 "a
edit said charter lines with said in in
ne. or airy par, thereof. "a
That since 1877 the company has sh
asented ~ the governor seni-annu- dl
y pETport d statements Of the ~
)ss proceeds or income derived I th
I'M the chare- lines. copies Of which an
rported .tatements are attached 10 tic
, bill as exhibits its
The bill alleges that such state r'
nts. and each Of them. are false and dl'
irue. are made in accordance wi hi
vicious and unlawful practices ST
in tho bill omit large amounts I
The earnings and income derived