INDICES.

I. INDEX TO COMMISSIONERS' REPORT PROPER.

II.-INDEX TO OFFICIAL PAPERS, STATISTICS, AND Correspondence.

III-INDEX TO APPENDICES.

INDEX TO REPORT PROPER.

A.

Accidents, returns of (table)..

Accounts, greater uniformity and completeness of, necessary.

Adherence to principle, want of....

Application of amended law,..

Appendix "A," what it embraces.

B," what it embraces.

Austria, action on railroad problem.

Association, of railray companies...

Southern railway and steamship.

German railroad management...

of engineers, master mechanics, etc.

Experts and investigators

Page.

Where several roads are involved

Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, report in some respects valueless...

does not report number of employees..

gross earnings of.......

Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad, gross earnings of, (table).
varies according as there may or may eot be loads both ways.
varies in conformity of freights in kind, and with terminal frcilities..
varies in the cost of road. etc.

cost of transportation determined with difficulty.

Difference in cost of road, after cost of road, comes cost of doing business
Maintainance of roadway, bridges, force of men employed, etc.

station repairs.....

movement expenses.

7

17

18

18

50

51

51

51

52

53

53

53

not the only basis for construction of a just tariff..

54

worth of sesvice to the shipper..

54

element of competition..

55

October lake and canal rates during years named, (table.)..

equal mileage theory a fallacy.

Page.

38

40

9

10

15

57

13

Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western, sale of, under foreclosure.

Accidents Reports, of 30, 31, 32, 33, 66, 78, 89, 101, 112, 120, 127, 146, 156, 168.

Accounts and reports of railways, suggestions..

Attorney-General-Letter to W. G. Swan, Supt., W. Wis. R. R. Co.
To D. M. Kelley, Supt., G. B. and Min. R. W. Co....
To B. C. Cook, Solicitor C. and W. W. R. R..

To D. M. Kelley, Vice-Prest. G. B. and Minn. R. W.

Atwood, Dan to Van Brunt and Davis, Horicon...

301

249

251

253

250

243

Capital-Stock-Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Company..

Madison and Portage (now Chicago and Superior)

Chicago and Northwestern..

West Wisconsin..

260

274

243

247

21

61

68

82

Cars, sleeping-29, 75, 87, 99, 110, 126, 134, 144, 155, 167.
Circular, to railroad companies requesting reports.
Classification of roads and rates of fare

92

104

116

121

128

139

148

160

5

1-4

Colby, Chas. L., Vice-Prest., Wisconsin Central Railway

Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad, gross earnings.

286

18

Lease to of Oshkosh and Mississippi Railroad, etc, Report of company 223

S. S. Merrill, general manager, to Commissioners,
Debt-funded and unfunded.

Correspondence-Letters of commissioners to W. G. Swan, general superin-
tendent West Wisconsin railroad company,. .228. 235, 266, 263, 264

H. H. Porter, G. M. C. & N. W. R. R. Co., 235, 238, 257,,259, 270, 275, 305
Christian Obrecht, Sauk City.

.237, 240, 241

F. O. Wyatt, supt. Wisconsin Valley railroad company, ...241, 283, 285, 287
Van Brunt & Davis, Appleton...

245

J. L. Bush, Doylestown..

B. C. Cook, general solicitor C. & N. W. railroad company

246

248

J. L. Rood, Monroe..

.248, 255

H. Bowen, Brodhead.

260

C. L. Colby, vice-president Wis. Central railroad company.

S. S. Merrill, general manager C.M. & St.P. R.R. Co., 261, 265, 269, 278, 289
D. A. Olin, general supt., W. W. railroad company.

.281, 282
..285, 288

A. H. Edwards, Beaver Dam...

...291, 292

C S. Hamilton, United States Marshul

D. M. Kelley, general manager, G. B. & Minn. raailroad company, 295, 297
Albert Fink, vice-president N. & G. L. railroad company...

300

302

Report of company..

Albert Keep, president C. & N. W. railroad company.

Chicago and Northwestern Railroad-

H. H. Porter, letter of, to commissioners,.

B. C. Cook, general solicitor to commissioners.

B. C. Cok oto Attorney-General.

Albert Keep, president to commissioners
Capital stock..

Debt-funded and unfunded.

Earnings for year.

Expenses during year.

Cook, B. C., to commissioners.

Reply of, to Attorney-General.

Comstock, J. F., to commissioners.

Complaints of violations of the railroad law etc:

Concerning rates on freight passing over two or more roads, G. B Hol-.
den, Sparta...

....

Concerning rates on B roads, facilities, tran-shipment, through-rates, etc.,
M. Pedrick, Fairchild, Wis..

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233, 255, 267, 268, 271, 273