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THURSDAY, JAN. 22, 1380.
Repiibllcnn State Convention.
The Republicans of Pennsylvania'
are requested to send delegates, ap
pointed acording to their representa
tions In the Legislature, to a Con veil.
Uon, to meet at Harrlsburg, at 12 M.,
on the 4th day of February next, to
elect delegates to the Republican
National Convention, to nominate
Presidential Electors, to nominate a
candidate for Judge of the Supreme
Court, and a candidate for Auditor
Goneral; and to transact such other
business as may be brought before
them.
By order of
F. C. HOOTON,
Chairman State Committee.
Westchester, Pn., Jan. 1 1380.
Xoticc to Correspondents and Olliers.
Hereafter The Advocate will go to
press at 10 o'clock Thursday morning,
consequently all advertisements and
correspondence must be handed in not
later than Wednesday noon to insure
insertion in the current issue.
Revival meetings in the M. E.
church this week.
Best table syrup in town at Mor
gester's. Give it a trial.
Mince meat, Cranberries, Hickory
nuts, Oranges and Lemons at Mor
gester's. If you want to buy furniture
cheap call on Bowers before purchas
ing elsewhere.
Company II dance at Maginnis'
hall to-morrow (Friday) evening, for
the benefit of Cnpt. Schooling's watch.
Tickets 50 cents. Ail are invited.
The Supervisors arc doing a good
thing by putting hand rails at the
places where the sidewalks cross gul
leys at different points about town.
The stock that I have on hand
now I will sell at old prices, but the
next bills I may have to raise the
prices. Call in next door to the
bakery.
lien. Dill hail his right hand
thumb nearly sawed off at Ely's saw
mill on Saturday afternoon last. He
will have a still" thumb, which will
be better than no thumb.
Township election on Feb. 17th
We are prepared to print township
tickets in large or small quantities
on short notice. Make your nominu
tions ami send the tickets to The
Advocate olliee.
That splendid organ sold by I). S.
Andrus & Co., Williamsport, Pa., for
S75.0O cash with 7 stops, solid wal
nut case and 5 feet ! inches high, is
sold now for SS0.00 witli one more
stop and the grand organ knee swell
additional. Write them. Terms easy
on long time also.
The Musical Journal, published by
D. S. Andrus & Co., Williamsport, has
been received for January. Besides
miscellaneous selections the present
number contains the words and music
for "Angels Called Thee Little Dar
ling;" and "Hearth and Home," be
sides a transcription of the song and
chorus "Fairy Footsteps Gently Fal
ling." Price 00 cents u year, single
copies 6 cents.
The Rldgway School Directors
will cover themselvs with a large
amount of glory ami also add to the
decent appearance ot that portion of
the village in which is situutcd the
Graded School building, by building
u new fence in place of the tumble
down structure which now embraces
three sides of the school grounds.
And, gentlemen, when you build
make it of iron, and your glory will be
complete.
In the last issue of the Brookville
Graphic-Democrat, W. G. (Hark re
tires from that paper and Mr. Horn,
formerly of the Jcffvrsoiiian, takes his
place. The paper can now blow on
its own Horn. Mr. Clark in his fare
well address (we have often thought
that a country editor's farewell address
might be compared to Washington's
farewell address to the Continental
army, although it is just possible that
the comparison may be far fetched)
says he started the Graphic in 1870
with ten dollars borrowed capital,
which he paid back, and that he now
retires with twenty-live cents in his
pocket and a due bill for a second
hand sewing machiue. My sou es
chew umhition.
Readers of standard books will be
pleased to notice the great progress of
"The Literary Revolution'' which is
beiug pushed by the Amkhicax Book
Exchange, New York. Among their
books just issued, or nearly ready, are
a very neat edition of the Koran of
Mohammed, complete, 35 cents; Ma
catilay's England in three volumes,
$1.50; Milton's Poetical Works, com
plete, 50 cents; in the Acme Library
of liioyraplty, 1- volumes formerly
published at $1.25 each now brought
into one volume, for Go cents; in
Modern ClaznicH, Vicar of Wakefield,
Rasseias, Piccilola, Paul and Virginia,
and Undine, all in one volume, 60 cts.
nicely illustrated green ebony bouud
uolumes of Arabian Night, Robinson
Crusoe, Pilgrim's Progress, Baron
Munchausen and Gulliver's Travels
each 50 cents, and a book of humor
and wisdom by the Author of Spar
rowgrass papers; all In good and
some in large type, and well and
handsomely bound in cloth. Descrip
tive catalogues will be sent free on
request.
Married.
SticKLE-Dewitt At M. E. Parson
age, Jan. tsth, 1880, by Rev. E. A.
Hquier.Mr. Geo. M. Stickle to Miss
It F. Dwitl, both of Ridgway.
The Weather.
Thursday and Friday of last Week
were cold with some snow. Saturday
from noon until evening there was
more or less rain, part of the time a
great deal more. Sunday was a pleas
ant day which was taken advantage
of by our young folks, and some old
ones too, who promenaded the street
all day. Monday morning last was
foggy and cold, the rest of the day
being pleasant and warm. Monday
night a very large circle around the
moon with one star in it betokened
that we should have a storm before
another day; during the night the
rain came in torrents accompanied by
wind, and continued raining, more or
less until Tuesday afternoon. During
the night the weather changed to cold
with wind. Wednesday morning we
had a slight fall of snow the rest of
the day being cold and clear.
Fair antl Festival.
There will be a fair and festival held
next week (commencing on Monday
night) in McGeehin's Hall under the
auspices and for the benefit of the
Catholic Church continuing three or
four nights. Several articles are to be
contested for and awarded to the can
didate having most votes. Prominent
among them are a gold watch bet ween
Messrs. Fred. Schaming, of Ridgway,
and John J. Murphy, of Wilcox, and
a lady's gold watch between Miss
Maggie Dorcey and Miss Mary Bailey.
The gentleman's watch will be de
cided on Wednesday night and the
lady's on Tuesday night. A gold ring
is to be contested for by Miss Nellie
Jackson and Miss Maggie Flynn
which will lie decided on Thursday
night when all will be ended. There
will be many beautiful articles on
chances. A good time is expected and
a general invitation is en tended to the
public.
The public may rest assured that the
best order will be maintained and
that simple amusements only shall be
tolerated to which the most fastidious
and tender conscienced cannot object.
Potatoes 75 cents a bushel at Mor
gestcr's. Meeting of Republican Co. Com mil too.
The Republican County Com
mittee met pursuant to a call lrom the
chuirmaii on Friday, Jan. 10, 1880, at
3 o'clock T, M. at the olliee of H. M
Powers, Esq., Ridgwav, Pa. Was
-alled to order 1y the chairman win
in a few well selected remarks stated
the object of the meeting. On mo
tion of H. H. Weiisel J. M. Sell ram
was chosen secretary of this meet
ing and also permanent secretary of
the county committee.
The names of the committee were
read by the secretary and the follow
ing townships and boroughs re
sponded : St. Marys; Fox; RMgway;
Jones ; Spring; Creek ; Morton.
Communications were read from J.J.
Taylor authorizing Hullis Sidlinger to
act in bis stead and from V. A. Irwin
in which 1). C. Oyster was to cast his
vote and also from D. C. Oyster sub
stituting Frank VanOl'sduil. On mo
tion substitutions were accepted.
It being suggested that by the re
moval of Mr. Bieberger from St. Marys
a vacancy was caused in t he com
mit tee W. W. Ames was chosen to act
in his place.
H. II. Wensel was nominated as
delegate to the state Convention and
was unanimously elected.
Mr. Powers, Mr. Ames and Mr.
Spafford were chosen as committee
to confer with committees of the other
a counties, composing this senatoral
district in regard to senatoral delegate
to state convention.
On motion it was declared that dele
gate to state convention should go
uninstructed.
On motion adjourned nine die.
J. M. Schram, Secretary.
If you want a lounge now is your
time to buy. I have three on hand
that were bought before the rise.
Call at the corner of Main and Mill
street.
Library of Universal Knowledge.
Volume IV, of this great work,
published by the American Book
Exchange, New York, is ready Jan.
15th, and volume V. will be issued
about ten days later. They have been
delayed somewhat by the printing of
the large editions of the previous three
volumes and the other publications of
the bouse their facilities for manufac
ture having been taxed far beyond
their capacity. Removing January
1st to the Tribune Building, and to
the building No. 20 Beckuian and No.
18 Spruce street, where their facilities
will enable them to manufacture from
0,000 to 8,000 volumes a day, the pub.
lishers expect to complete the entire
work within tho year, as announced.
The volumes thus far issued beiug
only the reprint of the last edition of
the well-known Chamber's Encyclo
pedia, nothing more need be said of
them than that they are well printed
and bound; their form is vastly more
convenient than the usual unwleldly
quarto or octavo, and their price is
cheap beyond all precedent in book
making, so that to the uninitiated it
is a mystery how so much can be
given for a little money, but to the
practical printer and book-maker, who
knows how the greatest element in
modifying the cost of books is the
number of buyers among whom the
investment cost is to be distributed,
the wonder would be not that the
books can be made for the price, but
that the number of buyers should be
counted except "by millions. These
wljo take pleasure in the dissemina
tion of useful knowledge and choice
literature will be glad to aid with
their influence an enterprise so alto
gether worthy. The publishers will
send any quantity of descriptive cata
logues, to those who inav aui.lv for
distribution among acquaintances.
Ridgwny Graded School.
rntttciPAis nppouT ton two months end-
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tuality anl deportment Is taken from the
regular report to the Secretory. Tho average
cIiisb standing of each pupil was ascertained
by nn examination held at the end of the
month.
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Tillie Cunningham
Lewis Lesser
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U. '. Kline
F. H. Kly
Ira (.'. Sherman
"A" GRADE.
Addie rtordwell
Millie shean ,
Knlie Meenan ,
Kiln Ktme
Amiindn Lingren
Willie Sch rum
John Wliitmore
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Michael Mnv
I 'at rick Holland
Willie Luther
Charles (illlette
t hnncy Wilcox
Willie .Median
Mattle Healy
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Lizzie Flynn
Adah Malone
Kiltie Whttinoio
Flora Irwin
Sadie Lainorcux
Annie Kilne
Minnie Kline
.losie Messenger
Kddie Horton
kddie Laymon
Holland Cook
John Luhy
VV'a iter Kichanls
Minnie Terwilliger
Joliu Nichols
"C" OKADE.
Lizzie (Vlirlcn
Nellie olriisled
Ilaruia Maloney
Nellie JnrkNou
James May
Mack Kilne
.Minnie Miles
Lewis Lglcr
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J. I). KI.SHFLL, riincij.al.
Houses have been founded on
rocks, sand, dirt, etc., but it is some
thing new and refreshing to hearof one
built on an oil well, but sui-h a casu
and the melancholy results of such
novel architecture it is our sad
duty to chronicle. Some time ago a
well ou t-chool street near Mechanic,
was abandoned and the hole jiiuged
with a stout piece of pine. Being
thus gagged the well remained as
quiescent as an extinct volcano. When
the derrick was moved away an eligi
ble building site was left and a bouse
retired thereon. The tenants had no
foreboding of evil when they moved
in. and the well gave no symptom of
feeling bad. But It was only the
calm that precedes the storm. Sun
day night the lady of the house was
sitting alone when there came a tre
mendous thump on the floor beneath
her feet followed by a roar and the
smell of gas. The plug had been
blown out of the well and the people
inside of the house were in a fair way of
either being burned up, suflbcated by
gas or smothered In the oil. As soon
as possible the lights were extinguished
and the family moved to safe quarters.
yesterday the well was pouring out the
crude and gas while the house was oeing
dragged to a less greasy location. This
case carries a dreadful warning to peo
ple living on .School street or in fact in
any quarter of the city. If they have
the slightest idea that their abodo is
located over a healthy or even sickly
oil well let them prepare for a change
of base. No human being can tell
when the plug will lly, the oil pour
and the miserable tenants be deluged
in a shower of crude, to be fished out
next morning like human sardines.
This and other unpleasant possibilities
may well cause us to consider the dan
ger of sleeping over a playful oil well.
Bradford Era.
Childreus' Sole Leather Tip shoe
at P. & K's.
A fuli line of choice canned goods
at Moigester's all very cheap.
No. 1 Pickles in pint and ouart
glass bottles, also Pickles in bulk at
Morgester s.
Cloaks. A fine line of Ladies
Cloaks, cheaper than the cheapest at
Powell & Kiine's
Don't you think you had better
subscribe for The Advocate about
this time in the year? For $2.50 cash
we will send the American Agriculr
rurmt auci advocate for one year
Dent's It a a ami Dry Saw Mill.
The slight cold which the winter
caught last week, has passed rtul It Is
as open ns ever.
The Bennett's Branch S. . Con
vention which was held at Hick's
Hun last Friday and SattirdaJ was a
complete success notwithstanding the
absence of ltev. Noi'cross aid Prof.
King who were expected to insist in
the labors. The special sessions held
at the red school house and Benne
zctte also met with success.
The death of Win. Bfglin of
Hick's Itun occurred ou the morning
cf the lGlh Inst. He passei away in
the triumph of his sins folgiven. A
smile remained upon his liijs after he
had passed over the dark River of
Death. It may be said of tini that he
had no enemies in this wide world,
no not one. His bereaved parents
have tho heart-felt sympathy of the
people. ;
Mr. J. O. Johnson has ibeen sick
for some days past ; but is nlw able to
be around. ,'
i
Mr. Frank Lenig will preach in
place of ltev. Norcross next Sabbath.
D. C I.
Brtickwarville Locals
Dr. liowery, of Brookvif.e, was in
town a few days last week. 1
ft. W. Sibley ig about to vacate
the Bailroad House. Wash is a llrst-
rate landlord as all Jds guests will
testify.
We do not know whether it is the
fashion in other places or not, but at
evening parties in Broekwatville, the
young ladies modestly concal them
selves in closets and sometimes remain
there all the evening.
W. P. Kearney 'has just returned
Trom tho city with a new stock of
goods. Having recently enlarged his
store-room, his well tilled shelves
present a fine appearance. We have
not examined his supply of picks and
shovels, but suppose it to lie corres
pondingly large, as we hear he enter
tains strong hopes of a railroad in the
spring.
Broekwayville has for a lomr. time
rejoiced under the name of a temper
ance town. But of late there has been
considerable drunkenness. The ques
tion is asked, "where do they get
the liquor?" As we passed along the
street on Saturday we noticed several
who appeared to be bowed down as if
by some heavy burden, hut with their
eyes fixed ou a distant goal, were
plodding on with all the earnestness
of a pilgrim pressing wearily to some
sacred shrine.
A gentleman from Itidgway enter
ing one of our stores ami noticing a
lady at an opposite counter, asked of
the clerk her name. A fc moments
afterwards the clerk iul'o- .ted the lady
of the request made, she replied,
"Humph, lie needn't ask my Hume,
I know who lie is. He is Bey. M
from Ridgway, I have corresponded
with him for live years."
lXTVWlinUKS,
lirockport Locals.
What has become of "L. C. A?"
That mountain dance was boss.
What has become of our winter?
Mrs. N. M. Brockway, for the
past week has not been expected to
live, but at present is some better.
Isaac Graham has rented Ueo. W.
Clinton's farm and will move there in
the spring.
A. Short and wife and S. Short of
North Fast wese visiting friends the
last of the Week at this place.
Daniel the druggist had a couple
of teeth drawn one day last week,
and is now going around wit li a broken
Jaw tied up with a hot poultice.
The celebrated wool boot is fas,
taking the place of gum boots in this
section they being much cheaper and
will not sweat and injure the foot like
the gum boot.
Maurice those tracks run some
thing like a rail fence only on tho zig
ssag plan still more.
The old Hellen Grist-mill is doing
a good business at present.
James Gahogan started home on a
visit last Saturday.
One Sunday evening not long
since a number of small boys and
some larger ones, gathered at the M
F. church and used the steps for a
saloon, and had a very loud time
Such work as this should not be allowed.
Don't think that dead dog of J. B.
Frantss ever did bite any one, but
Butt' says he wished he would bite
Fred so lie would stay away from our
house. Now the question arises, what
is it that directs brother Burchfields'
steps in that direction.
James Uahegan had better stay
away from Boga run, or he will be
struck by Boga lightning which is
much worse than a snivey. Beware
James ami turn your steps elsewhere.
Mrs. A. Bundy is canvas.-dng for
tho Household Magazine, for the
small sum of $1.25 you get tho maga
zinffHfteen months and six very fine
chromos 11 by 14 also thirteen other
pictures.
TheBrockport & Keystone Lum
ber Co, has issued a new style of
scrip.
N. M. Brockway has commenced
rafting. He intends rafting all the
lumber of Oyster & Short in five-platform-pieees.
Isaac why can't we have oneof the
twenty-four snows you promised last
fall. There is ten or twelve snows
unaccounted for, send them on Father
Graham.
Short & Horton has commenced
rafting their lumber.
Rumor has it that Boga run is
again lighted up by electric lights.
Vaix.
Brandy t'aiup Penciling.
After being away four weeks our
fruit agent has returned to his "ma
ma.'' J. S. Cliamberlin has a nice flock
of sheep. The wool on the last spring
lambs measuring ten inches in length
some two months ago.
There are three log's at J. S.
Hyde's saw mill which scale forty
five hundred feet. One measuring
something over 1800 feet.
A few days ago while Messrs.
John Fry and Geo. Funk were com
ing from Ridgway with a spring
wagon they upset spilling them and
the other occupants, two hogs, out
They escaped injury with the excep
tion of badly skinned faces and bloody
noses.
if there is onetime more than an
other when a young man's heart over
sows with gratitude toward a young
girl it Is when she calls us "Vale."
We began to think we were getting
quite popular, but getting a present
labeled Miss Vale Khiora and Vale
being uppermost in iter mind we will
over look it this time and speak to
"Vale" about it.
There has been a series of meetings
held at the Brandy Camp school
house for the last two weeks.
A few days ago 1'eter O'Ncil came
to the conclusion that it was time to
butcher so shouldering his musket
and sledge he started for tliear'.h"y&rtt
for he had a hog and a bull to kill, and
thought he would kill the hog first, he
loaded his old musket with pigeon
shot and while the hog' was eating
Peter let,drive,the hog kept on eating.
Peter went into the house and re
loaded this time with buckshot.
Coming out lie again tired talcing no
more ctl'ect than before the hog not
paying any attention whatever. The
next time he loaded with bullets,
slims, spikes, &e., and being sure to
draw a bead this time tired cutting a
few bristles and drawing a little
blood. The hog looked up this time a
little riled looking Peter in the face
as much as to say who cares for you,
by this time there was a tramp pas
sing by he was called in and emptied
thecontents of a sixteen repeating
carbine at his hog-ship with the same
result as above (now Peter is noted for
his pluck and sticktoitivness,) by this
lime there was blood in his eye and
hardening his heart lie picked up the
sledge got the old woman to hold him
(the pi;;) by the tail, while he dealt
liini a blow between the eyes which
laid him low, So next came the
hull's turn, lie and the little dutch
man drove him into the barn shutting
the door after them, now, says Peter
we will make short work of you. and
taking tine aim not more than live fee!
away tired but before t he smoke clear
ed a'wav the gentleman cow gave a
bellow," put down his borus and up lib
tail and in less time than it takes to
record it Peter was shouldered with
his gun and put through the side ol
the barn,
Henry has his share of trouble
this time falling oti' of a load of hay
smashing his thumb being at present
under the care of Fii.a.
L. C. A.
JSnilKjloi t Iim nls
(Too late for last issue.)
Mild, lots of it.
Our summer lias caught cold.
Not a cloud was there to be f
on Tuesday.
This is a hard winter so far
for
jobbers.
Trade
is brisk at the Brock port
store.
Short & Horton have rafted in
one raft.
Al. Short is expected in a few
days.
Miss Maggie Border is at home
from Ridgway on a visit this week.
Geo. V. Clinton has hud a very
severe cold for the past week.
Short & Horton have laid a side
walk from the store to the saw mill.
L. C. Horton Is going to run a
telephone across the mill pond to his
house.
Now the girls can go to see the
boys It is leap year.
Where will James go to have ids
oysters cooked now?
The grand prize drawing has been
thrown up for a failure.
James Gahegan is going to Colo
rado in the spring. Good bye James,
we are sorry to see you go.
Short & Horton are building their
shanties forty feet long this season
that is eight feet longer than they
have ever used before.
Yank visited Ridgway on Satur
day for the purpose of looking after
his petition and a few glasses of beer.
A revival of meetings are being
carried on at Brandy Camp by Rev. J.
A. lloovis.
"Swamper" is the head man build
ing the shanties for Short & Horton,
only on Friday he was a little top
heavy and thought there was a trunk
or two in the way.
Monday was a large day for two or
three of the boys. Tuesday they
thought of their head in the morning.
Frank Jackson has traded his
mule for a single-barreled y tie and a
light wagon. He don't want anything
around him that can kick higher than
himself
"Swamper" made a slight mistake
when he told the story of William
Silvis and wife or perhaps, he was
informed wrong.
Warren Moshier says he is tired
of tliis country (and we think the
country is tired of him) and is selling
off all his stock with the intention of
going in search of ins wife and child (no
one knew that he hud a wife and child
until he said so) in the neighborhood
of Wilcox. Warren we are sorry you
are going to leave us hut perhaps It is
for the best as the child is a great deal
of troubhj to her and she will un-
doubtedly need a nurse, and as you are
a nrst-class hand for that business.
But don't ask when you come buck in
a day or two if that is the same old cat
they had when you went away.
Vale.
Important Decision of tho Supremo
Court.
A tit A ltCH-: OK UNLAWKULCON,SPIHAt'V
in otf. ritANst'ourATtoN Di:c'LAKi;i)
TO 1IU IIXI'OIiMiKtl ftAlI.WAY
COUI'AXIKd HANK TUB HK1H T TO
ADOPT Al.t. JtlS'V AND KKASONAUI.K
MUTHODS TO INCKUASK DUSINIiSS.
Ilr. MvnhfiU ct al. v. J'rnrtpylvrfniu
Jiaihoud Company and Alley hr.uy
'ntti Itailrond Company. Krrnr
to Court of Common Plrtm No. 1, oj
AVcrhcny County. Supreme Court
of j'cunstlvania. iJccinlon filed in
January, JstM.
These were actions on tho case
against the defendants Tor conspiracy
and injury to the plaintiffs respect
ively In their business. Plaintiff's
were engaged in the transportation of
crude oil In boats and barges down the
Allegheny river to Pittsburgh, the
Allegheny Volley Railroad Company
was engaged U transporting it by
rail. The crude oil was brought to
Pittsburgh by both modes, principally
for tho purpose or being there refined,
and then sent to the seaboard for
market- Compel ilioii, was thus cre
ated. The railroad company had
some advantage over the barge men.
At some seasons of the year there was
an insufficiency of water in the river,
at others it was frozen. Tho railroad
could carry at all times. At first the
crude oil was carried in barrels.
As. the quatflity largely increased,
tanks were substituted. 11ns made
.nSpnthitfon by railroad more desir
able and gave it an additional advan
tage. -
The cause of complaint Was that the
Allegheny Valley Railroad Company
entered into an arrangement with the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, the
ell'ect of which was to take from the
plaintiffs that transportation of oil
which they otherwise would have ob
tained. It was not complained that
the price of freight from Pittsburgh
east increased by 'this arrangement,
nor that the public in any manner
sulfered thereby. The evidence to
show the alleged illegal conspiracy
disclosed the fact that each party
carried crude oil from any port at
which it was taken to Pittsburgh and
its vicinity, at one rate, without re
gard to distance, and that the refiners
had a uniform through rate for refined
oil to the seaboard, by tho Allegheny
Valley and Pennsylvania Railroad,
from anv uiven noint where the oil
reached tho former, rude and crude
The Allegheny Valley Railroad cros
ses the Western Pennsylvania Rail
road at Allegheny Junction, and, by
means of the latter road, connects
with the main line of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad. In order more suc
cessfully to compete with river trans
portation the Allegheny Valley
Railroad carried crude oil to the
refiner at Pittsburgh and its manu
factured product to Allegheny Junc
tion at one uniform rate, thus giving
to all reliners at Pittsburgh as favor
able returns as if their refineries had
been located at Allegheny Junction
1'hey had one uniform rate on oil from
the oil regions to the seaboard.
Tho ca.se against the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company was to the elTect
that it received its pay from the Alle
gheny Valley Railroad Company,
partly in receipts showing money
paid, whilst from the boatman it ex
acted payment in money. Upon the
plain tills' own case the above fucts
were made to appear, and the court
before whom tiie cases were heard
entered compulsory nonsuits, upon
the ground that the plaintiffs had
failed to show any illegal conspiracy
on the part of the defendant. Thi
action of the court was assigned ns er
ror by Muuhall ct al., who brought
the case to the Supreme Court, con
tending that upon the evidence ad
duced they had made out such a case
as entitled them to go to a jury.
The Supreme Court, in passing upon
the cause in an opinion by Justic Mer-
eu r, says :
linen party had an undoubted right
to enter into a just and fair arrange
ineiit with a corporation or association
of men" whereby its business should
lie increased, although the effect of the
arrangement may have been to take
business from the other. Either
party, witli a view of increasing hi
business, may extend more favorable
terms to all shippers, although other
engaged in the business may incident
ally be injured thereby. The fact
that the public patronize those lines
of transportation which give the most
favorable terms constitute no juist
ground of complaint."
Alter reciting the tacts ot the ease
against theAllegheny Valley Railroad
Justice Mcrcur says, "We see nothing
unfair in this arrangement. To deny
this right to tho Allegheny Valley
Railroad would beau unwarranted in
lerferenee with the management of its
business, and Would deprive the public
of the advantage of the competition to
which it is justly entitled.
"Then as the action of tho Penn
sylvania Railroad Company in the
transportation of refined oil from
Pittsburgh east. It was carried over
the road of each company j each was
entitled to and received its share of
the money thus earned. Whether it
was at first all paid to one and after
wards adjusted between them gives
the plaintiff's no right to complain.
The two companies had the right,
each for their own convenience or for
the convenience of tho refiners and
shippers, to require the whole freight
on refined oil to be paid to the. one
that first carried it. The right of con
necting railroad corporations to make
contracts for through rates is incident
to their powers unless prohibited by
their charter. In the present case the
ngni was not prohibited, it was ex-
erased in a Just and reasonable man
ner. It was not uuconscionable. The
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
carried refined oil at no different rate,
whether It was the product of crude
water., The same rate was eiinrgou to
end). The mode of receiving lis pay
was different j' lhat curried by water
paid in money only; Hint carried by
rail partly in receipts showing money
already paid. There was no rebate.
it was no unjust discrimination.
Neither company received any snare
of the other's earnings; each received
its own. We see nothing unjust or
unequitable in tho arrangement pro
vided on the part of either of the de
fendants. It is not a restraint on trade,
nor does it come within the principle
. .1 1.. f"11.....ai ..a Dull ,16 1
condemned in vtivm-n
vania Railroad. 8 A. L. J., 728. If the
plaintiff suffered thereby it is u In
cident often occurring to persons en
gaged in transportation, as new
modes nre adopted and reduced rates
thereby established. Neither corpo
rations, nor individuals ought to be
denied all reasonable benefits which
flow from the active competition of
trade. Huving the right to adopt
rates lower than crude oil could be
carried In barges cannot change the
case. His object was to secure freight
for his road. The fact that he fore
saw tho result of his efforts in so doing
and also declared it, matters not.
Neitlrer he nor the company which he
represented was thereby compelled to
relax all jus.t and reasonable methods
to increase the business of the road.
It is unnecessary to refer specifically
to : the ether matters Ulseusseu."
Judgment affirmed.
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Ridgway Lodge No. 1644 meets ou
the 2d and 4th Fridays of each month
at 8 o'clock.
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