Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, February 8, 1911, Page 3

PAGE TWO CASHMAN BILLIS MUCH DISCUSSED Distance Tariff Measure Subject of Absorbing Interest. OPPONENTS MAKING HARD FIGHT Declare Such a Law Would Be Unfair to Longer Line of Railroad at Competitive Points. St. Paul, Feb. 6—The Cashman dis- | tance tariff bill has been a subject of! interest during the past week. Generally it is little understood; | yet its underlying principle is simple| absorbing and its provisions are plain. Under it railroad rates in Minnesota would be uniform for equal distances. The rate is Dot so much a mile for any given class of freight. The shorter the d nee the higher: the -mile rate and the longer the distance the lower the mile rate. But for any given dis- tance the rate would be the same on any ven class of freight on all roads} and to and from all points. Thus it would cost the same to haul a carload of grain or of coal a hundred miles whether it were handled between Du- luth and St. Paul, between Mankato and St. Cloud, or between Duluth and Fergus Fails. There would be no dis. crimination as between localities or as between shippers. er aa Although the opposition to the bill is very active, especially among the millers, manufacturers and jobbers of the Twin Cities and on the part of the railroads themselves, and although the bill has been bitterly attacked, the public argwnent against it has been confined up to this time largely to a single point. The unfairness of the alleged railroad discrimination in fa vor of the Twin Cities as at present practiced has not been defended. The one point that is insisted upon, and it is a strong one, is that such a law would make railroad competition im- possible and work hardship, where there are two railroad lines of unequal Jength between any two given poinis, SENATOR CASHMAN. on the long line and on the people who do shipping at stations at inter- mediate points on the long line. As it is now the long line is allowed to meet the rates on the short line. Un- der a rigid distance tariff law this could not be done. For instance, there are two roads between Minneapolis and Waseca. The distance by the Min- neapolis and St. Louis road is eighty- eight miles. The distance by the Chi- cago and Northwestern railway is 107 miles. It is plain that on a purely mileage basis the Chicago and North- western railway could not compete with the Minneapolis and St. Louis at Waseca. So far as traffic between those points is concerned the Chicago and Northwestern railway would be driven out of business. The rates at intermediate points at no greater dis- tance from Minneapolis in a straight line on the Chicago and Northwestern would necessarily be greater than the rates at intermediate points on the Minneapolis and St. Louis and, with the same maximum tariff, higher than they are now. ee The point Mr. Cashman makes in this case is that Waseca need not nec- essarily do all its business with Min- neapolis. Under fair rates Mankato, which is in a direct line over the Northwestern, could compete witb the Twin Cities. It is his contention that at practically every station in the state where the greater distance would shut out trade to the Twin Cities it would be of corresponding advantage to some interior jobbing point and thus have a tendency to build ap business fm the smaller cities. While this is doubtless to a great exten’. true it does not entirely overcome the objections to an inflexible distance tariff and, so far as one can judge, the general opin- fon seems to be, except on the part of those bent at all hazards on maintain- ing the present discriminations in fa- vor of the Twin Citles, who would ep- poee any tariff based on mileage, that the bill might prove of advantage if it | distance rates ought to be equal. | pointed under civil service rules and GRANC RAPIDS HERALD-REVIEW WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8,1911. were so amended as to give the rait-| road commission such discretion in the matter, where one railroad reaches a competing point by a circuitous route and another reaches the same point over a straight Nne, as to allow the long line to meet the short efile | rates and reduce its rate te interven- ing points correspondingly. Senator Cashman, as I understand, is willing to consent to such an amendment if it can be framed without breaking down the basic principles ef his bill, that, where other things are equal, for equal Shi 2 At the hearings which have been held this week interest was centered on the argument made by Mr. Eaton, recently chairman of the lewa railroad commission, against the inflexible character—the rigidity—of the Iowa rate law in the matter above referred to. It was his opinion that it throttled competition and at many points result- ed in disaster. At the same time he specifically disclaimed at the hearing on Friday opposition to a distance tar- iff if the features of inflexibility and rigidity could be removed. “Above all,” he said, “there should be no dis- crimination. Every man and every! city in the state and every section of the state is entitled to equality of op- portunity. No commissioner on the face of the earth.” he added, “ought to be permitted to allow any unfair or illegal discrimination.” He went on to explain that he meant by illegal|’ discrimination that discrimination that would build up one town or one local- ity at the expense of another. He fur- ther gave it as his opinion that an amendment which would remove its rigidity would not break down a dis- tance tariff .aw. tet It is not often that so high a tribute is paid to a public man as that In volved in the endorsement by the house of representatives of the good; roads bills framed by R. C. Dunn of Princeton. These bilis, taken together, contemplate a practical revolution in the method of roadmaking in this state. Yeti they were adopted by the house by all but a unanimous vote. cs Haw The first bill provides for a consti- tutional amendment increasing the general state tax for roads and bridges from one-quarter of a mili to 1 mill. As, in explaining it, Mr. Dunn said:; “You can’t have your omelet withouti breaking your eggs. [f-.you want good | roads you must be prepared to pay for them.” The tax, of which, however, the people must first approve by vote at the general election, is expected to add to the state road and bridge fund something over a million of dollars annually. ae Sen The principal change in the general road law at present im force in the state involved in Mr. Dunr’s bill is in respect to the supervision of the construction of roads. He proposes the appointment of a sufficient num- ber of deputy read engineers—prac- tical road builders—to supervise the work done on all the roads ef the state. They are to be paid by the state, but their services are placed at the disposal of county and township boards. It is not made mandetory that the boards consult these engi- neers. They can build the roads un- der their own supervision their own way if they want to. But in case they prefer to have expert advice, as it is) natural to expect that they would, all they have to do is to call in one of these assistant state engineers. With- out additional cost to the county he will make plans and specifications for them, consult with them as to mate rials, etc., and supervise the work while it is being done, and this may be either by contract or by day's work, as the county or township board, as the case may be, may pre- fer. Payment can only be made for the work done, however, after the en- gineer has certified that it is accord- ing to contract. ++ + These assistant engineers are ap- can only be removed for cause. Only $15,000 of the $150,000 appropriation made by the bill ts for the necessary expenses of the highway commission at St. Paul. The balance ts to be used | to pay the men who are constantly in the field. “We want no drones on this job,” said Mr. Dunn, “no ornamental wall flowers. The men we employ; will have work to do and they will be kept at it. You may,” he concluded, | “at this session enact laws that you ought not to enact, and you may fail | to enact laws that you ought to enact, | but if you pass this bill all your sins will be forgiven you.” +t + One never knows what is going to happen in the legislature. The other day the liveliest debate in the session came up on the report of the general legislation committee recommending that H. F. No. so and so be indefinite- ly postponed. Generally no one pays any attention to these matters. They’ go through as a matter of course and the unfortunate author of the bill tries to forget it as soon as he can. But this time it was different. On. this | motion. being made by Mr. Mattson a very mild mannered man rose from one of the back seats and moved an amendment that the bill be printed and placed on general orders. Then the fight was on in earnest. te + The mild mannered man proved to be S. N. Lee of Clay county. The bill was his. It provided that state funds might be loaned on improved farm property. The upshot of the matter was that Mr. Lee’s motion prevailed, | the bili will be printed and there will without doubt be another fight over it when it comes up again on general orders. JOHN LAWSON. CLARENCE W. WATSON. > Ghosen for Short Senate Term by Democrats of West Virginia. KING GEORGE IS CLEARED Tae LN: i London Editor Sentenced to One Year | for Libel. London, Feb. 2.—After brief pro- ceedings a special jury before Lord Chief Justice Alverstone cleared King George of imputations against his personal character by finding Edward F. Mylius guilty of circulating a libel. Mylius was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment. Mylius was charged with distribut- ing in England copies of the Liberator, a Paris publication, edited by Edward H. James, and in which it was alleged that his majesty, while Prince of Wales, had contracted a morganatic mairiage with the elder daughter of Admiral Sir Michael Seymour at Mal- ta in 1890. MEXICAN REGULARS MARCH INTO JUAREZ Doubtful Whether Rebels Wil Now Attack City, El Paso, Tex., Feb. 6—Colonel Rab- ago and his command of 300 federals entered the city of Juarez unmolested by the insurrecto forces. They were received with joyful acciaim by the people of the city. The star of the insurrectos’ leader, Pasqual Orozco, who was to occupy the city of Juarez, appears to be on the wane. His policy of delay has enabled reinforcements to reach Ju- arez and the probability of taking that city is now considered much more remote. Other reinforcements, in the shape of General Navarro’s column, are en- route from Chihuahua and it is ex pected here the federals will be able to hold their city and that knowing this the insurrectos will retire. There is a rumor that the insurrectos are near Juarez but this cannot he verified Fishing Village Adrift. Helsingfors, Finland, Feb. 6.—An entire fishing village of 253 men which had been established on the ice out- side of Bjorko sound was carried out to sea in a gale. The disaster was not discovered until the village was already out of sight. Boats have been sent to the rescue, but have not yet returned. GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, Feb. 4.—Wheat—May, $1.0254@1 02%; July, $1035 @1.03% On track—No. 1 bard, $1.04%; No 1 Northern, $1.015¢@1.03%; No. 2 Northern, 99c@$1.01%; No. 3 North- ern, 96c@$1.00. Duluth Wheat and Flax, Duluth, Feb. 4.—Wheat—To arrive and on track—No. 1 hard, $1.04%; No. 1 Northern, $1.03%; No. 2 Northern,’ $1.00 @1.01%4; May, $1.0444@1.04%; July, $1.04 Flax—On track and to arrive, $2.65; May, $2.66 St. Paul Live Stock. St. Paul, Feb. 4.—Cattle—Good to choice steers, $5.50@6.50; fair to good, $5 00@5.50; good to choice cows and heifers, $4.50@5.25; veals, $6.00@6.50. Hogs—$7.40 @7.45. Sheep—Wethers, $3.00@4.00; yearlings, $4.00@5.00; spring lambs, $5.00@5.60. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, Feb. 4.—Wheat — May, 96c; July, 93%4¢c; Sept., 92%e. Corn —May, 50@50%c; July, Sic; Sept.’ 5l%c. Oats—May, 33@33%c; July, 32%e; Sept., 3244@325g¢c. Pork—May, $18.25; July, $17.60. Butter—Cream- eries, 17@25c; dairies, 16@22c. Eggs —15%@22e Poultry—Turkeys, 15c; chickens, 18c; springs, 12%c. Chicago Live Stock. Chicago, Feb. 4.—Cattle—Beeves, $4.80@6.8C; Texas steers, $4.00@5.25; Western steers, $4.30@6.50; stockers} and feeders, $3.70@5.65; cows and heifers, $2.60@5.75; calves, $6.50@8. 00. Hogs—Light, $7.50@7.85; mixed, $7.35@7.7); heavy, $7.05@7.55; rough, | $7.05@7.25; good to choice heavy, $7. 25@7.55; pigs, $7.50@7.90. Sheep— Native, $2.40@4.30; yearlings, $4.40@ 5.50; lambs, $4.25@6.10. Said Mother of Kirg George Wil! Not Attend Coronation. ~* WAR FOR SOCIAL SUPREMACY | Queen Mary and Widow of Edward | Vil. in Bitter Quarret. London, Feb. 5.—England is stirred as rarely before by the announcement that Dowager Queen Alexandra, wid- ow of King Edward, will not attend the coronation of her son, King George. This is the latest move im the battle for social supremacy which is being waged by Queen Mary ang Queen Alexandra. The court leaders during the reign of Edward are supporting the dowager queen and from the indicati.us twe distinct social sets may grow out of the bitter quarrel in the royal famfly. Almost immediately after the death of King Edward rumors of friction be tween the two queens became current Although these reports did not get in- to print in British newspapers they were commonly known and formed the chief topic of gossip in clubs and at aristocratic gatherings. BALLINGER CASE BACK TO HOUSE Agriculture Committee Returns Three Reports, Washington, Feb. 3.—By a usani- mous vote of the committee on agri- culture the house was requested to discharge that committee from further consideration of the report of the in- vestigating committee on the Ballin- ger-Pinchot case. The committee held that it has not jurisdiction over a report made by an- other committee or commission cre- ated by act of congress. The three reports on the Ballinger- Pinchot case, one exonerating Mr. Bal- linger of any wrongdoing, another recommending his dismissal from the cabinet and the third severely arraign- ing his administration of the interior department. thus go back to the house and take their place on the calendar. Opponents of Mr. Ballinger are thus placed in a position to air the case in the house. It is the purposé of Representative Madison, the Kansas progressive, and the Democratic members of the com- mittee to insist that action shall be taken on the case by the house Whether they will be able to press it to a vote remains to be developed BLOW FOR JOHN MITCHELL Miners Bar Members Belonging to Civic Federation. Columbus, O., Feb. 1.—By a vote on roll call of 1,213 to 967 the United Mine Workers adopted an amendment to their constitution providing mem bers of the National Civie Federation must forfeit membership in the United Mine Workers of America, which amendment forces John Mitchell, for- mer president of the mine workers’ organization, either to give up his position with the federation or resign from the miners. The vote on roll call followed a standing vote of 446 to 344, which favored adoption of the amendment. A telegram from Mitchell said that, while he regarded the action as a crue! injustice, he would comply with the wishes of the convention. SHOT DEAD ON THE STREET Persian Minister of Finance Is As- sassinated. Teheran, Persia, Feb. 5.—Sani-Ed- Doweleh, Persian minister of finance, was shot dead in the street here. His assassins, two Armenians, escaped. The minister was returning home from a meeting of parliament when he was attacked. Death was almost in- stantaneous. The murderers also killed two policemen. | As he fell the murderers turned and | fled. They were quickly pursued by persons who had witnessed the kill-| ing. There was great excitement through- put the city as the news spread. CR SE Se a ca oD a oor aa a bebe besLondelondonfeefonfesfoctondootonts The Curiosity Store On Corner of 3rd Street and Kindred Ave. OPPOSITE BECKFELT’S Is Now Open For Business. I invite old customers as well as n:w, to come in and look over my Store and Goods. Lots of new goodsreceived in China and Enamel- ed Ware at prices that will surprise you. 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