The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 23, 1905, Page 5

TEGULATING RAILROAD RATES.’ - A DIALOGUE 7 SIMPLIFIED STORY OF A MONTH'S DEBATE OVER {t AWAY LEGISLATION BEFORE THE SENATE COMMIT. | 01?! ‘ow York, Pennsylvania and a ull the eastern states | r SOMM ERCE 1 Then you justify all these INTERSTATE COMM ¥ all these tn yen ON i" ties of rates, and their inei j dents of oppreasion on this person —_—— } or that locality, o@the ground that | gON GARDNER yed by secret rebates. I Samet nt ee eae pr ail.so' P.: Well, there are dive na- | | Star. t are diserimina- | Re | to The . . “ - 4 “ . ° Ru. Of course It ts best. The! STON, D. C, May ons, The published rates are fixed Ms ' | wash? Ber: so ong locality haw the beat of It. A/ Ciriany es te The experience of ae donate led four V man in a little place can’t compete |)“ OMany and France proves it. ‘The ah bas nd ) the | with @ man in one of the big erties | lest German authorities agree that ee, eee eaeait on | like Chicago because the railroads | ‘2° #yster? has mn very injurious jos senate goneral commercial devel qommerce busy for a) charge him « third more for haul-/ mont of the nation. It is not be simplified as fol-| ing his freight the same distanc tone & @ vr Ss my R.; But te the rate to the m competitor in the world's markets as it would have been if It had not been hampered by this arti Holwt system ef rates. They have only been saved by their rivens and canals. They would be glad te be rid of tne whole thing, but the me Oe ie struggle between the {itteront com Little man can't compete with the| ths government ln deedinoea tt big fellow tn Chicago, You want | tween them rita ieee the railroads to give just as good |p " Om os eat tn ini rates to the little fellow as to the ee @ pw Beg nomen man with the wholesale lots? See Sunes te tase the amall place extortionate | unfair im stele? P.: No, it is reasonable , tt were not for the terribly kick? PO cece ought to be a law) rate that the roads ; ds give everybody a| doing business tn the big city gpaie ailroads & i R . There ought t to regulate the Man: Why shou © the m . In what respect are (bey Ket Farthing elee? a, there are rebates, dis and ali kinds of spe- | } | devel The dig trust gets the! ‘yew ¢ ast 3 ee est possible lines, for thelr own e little fellow has I want the man tn the small | °° ~ ay pat th and |town to have a show for his white | “7's tteresta’ Por the revenuet | ORF sere aro no secret re-|alley, There is no reason why bh ae, eee eee See 4: But Eeacts te aes ae a |country to prosper so their road map just because the roads find it more con venient to do their business at ter minals and with long bauls and ua- | the Interstate Com Commission admits that fan Racon says be has no et secret rebates, The El ey in thelr pockets to seo that nobody gets the | worst of it, } | | ates P.: But you admit that some. covers all that ground, | broken carloads. mbes Tee tars there have} Re: ‘Then you Would have rates | timen it ts necessary to «ive the iit # “4 Tho railroads | Dased on distance? jtle fellow, or the little community, | rebat the worst of it in o © develop fremires got tired of bel t-| | P_ Pomibly, I would have the| the country on “the lnneese vane ie Sales SS * he | the country o rgest possible | —— element of distance enter tn, to such | ines You would have the wheat jan extent at t that it wo@ld not | De possible for roads to charge loss for a long haul than for a short one. | - j It's & case of survival of the | a so apd Peed a = how. Iti ritent. That is the way it is in| es y es remap ee te | every business, It is often best for - a. : soy get anne wo | the little fellow to go down. It} ‘teh Suppose | may De best for a community to go | changed to a scheme of rates based | Mne of business | Jest we distance, how 65 you SUP) p. And it's sometimes necessary | 5 pose it would work to tax the fellow along the line (the | P.:They have that plan io Ger- |. ad hap who bas no competing line to many—bave had it for uearty 3 | anip by) 8 Iittle more, so the road an and I guess it has worked all | -45 carry for the terminal fellow at » | Rr But has it? Twas just com-| St oF less than cost, In order to | ing to that, Let us make a compari | ron, 2 business” or to “develop son. + rallroads leading Into New | "*™ ‘ine of traffic | | York City have made « apectal rate| R-: Well, tt doesn't hurthim. We | on milk—what we call a group rate | ever tax him so hard as to pot | -by which the farmer who iives .» | him out of business. That would | miles from the city can send in his | ot be to our own interests. | milk as cheap as the farmer who| P.: Then you claim that the} lives 40 miles. Now in that rate the | ‘hing to be kept in view is the big distance is ignored. But in Ger- | #*#t commercial development of the [many the raflroads leading into | Country as a whole—that the indl- Bertin have to make the rate ac-| Yidwal will get along well enough cording to the distance. The farm-|!f the whole nation ts big and jor living at a distance must pay a) strong in the economic world? higher rate on bis milk. What ts} RR: And that the railroads are One firm in Ber- | the biggest agents for such com- farmer in south Germany put out of business to develop the east? are the best cheap lots In blocks east of end of me car it and Basy terma [nquire ones Bothwell SRS}, lpn: surance: Renrs- _How We Sell Pianos i the consequence? Melee! toner Toae ang [lin stables 14,000 cows within the | mercial development, and that they th Seatti4 We elty Hmita. Ts that as good as the| Will remain #0, if let alone by this that qual- New York plan? P.: Then you have no room for be considered P.: Well, that may apply in that any consideration of the little fel price. Woe sell way just to the commodity of milk. | OW: oF the little community? The makes in the R.: Well, take the commodity of | W°8< and struggling have no part in your scheme? R.: \erain «All eastern Germany is a laratn sulsing counten, Al westers | They must take their chance with the reat. AY A. B CHASE |Germany is a grain consuming | “') country. The people in the west P.: But suppose the government nt the grain in the east. But very | “7 that this is commercial an | iittle grain is raised in the eastern |*7°hY" Suppose the government of it) "#78 that it is one of the duties of government to protect the weak— to see that the little fellow ts not trod down by the big and strong? ‘That isn't the function of the government. It should keep its hands off of commercial and seo- nomic laws. Let the government keep the peace and maintain an commission which makes German | °*™¥: 804 let the commercial world rates reduce them? alone, R.: Beenuse the little grain rais- P. But the government never er in south Germany hollera, They | has let it alone. There ts the tariff) have got in Germany what you peo- | system. subsidizing manufacturers ple are clamoring for. The condi-| The railroads exist by virtue of tions are exactly reversed from/ special government subsidies and ours, and the little farmer in south | land granta, not to mention the le Germany corresponds to the present | £4! power of eminent domain by kicker In Fort Dodge, In., Danville,| Which they got their right of way Va., and Cannon Falls, Minn. R.: But what can the govern- P.: Then you contend that the ment do In this complicated rail big development of the country is | Toad rate matter? Would you have held in check by the effort to pro-| the government cripple the roads? tect the little fellow or the small) P.: How about some kind of a locality? tribunal which might decide on section, and practically all | moves In a most round about way / by water. The result is an unde- veloped condition of the eastern grain region, and a higher price on | grain; not to mention a great loss of traffic to the roads. And all be- cause of the distance basis of rates. P.: Why doesn't the goveram R.: That te just the point. And I| these questions which involve the contend that an effort to hold Tail- lextermination of one community road rates to a distance basis, if and the bailding up of another? that effort had been made right} K: The railroads are disposed to after the civil war, would have kept | deal fairly and kindly lour great west from ever having! P.: Providing it doesn’t impair | been settled or developed. The | their income. | up of the western grain} R.: Of course they must consider fields and the cheap rates on the | their revenue. grain raised on thi P.: A government tribunal would eet ore hot decide the controversy on the one basis of revenue, Such a tri- banal might be a little more fair, if not more merciful R You have such a tribunal how, the Interstate Commerce Com- miasion P.: Which has no power to deal with discriminations between local | Itles. | BR: The present interstate com- | merce act is a bully law and per fectly satisfactory to the railroads | Because it has been proved to | be entirely ineffectual. Slightly Damaged Hardware Bought at Auction For One- F R Well, amend it so a compe tent federal court could pass on ourth Its Worth | these questions. We are willing to leave it to the courts. | P. Because the attorney gener- }| MeBlack Diamond Mil! Files for \ins and Foraker wil! find a way to put a spoke into this confounded business P. 1 shouldn't be surprised. MEO! Copper Mortisn complete ...... 25¢ Steel Sereen Door Set for Door 25e NEW YORK, May 23,—State . 2%5e Cans Many Use Ol, 4 on |) er. - | al has rendered his opinion, whica } " ‘ + Se] cans . * A5@ J is contirmed by all the best railroad | ‘We Hand Saw Files, 2 for Se@ | 35 16-inch Btecl Hand Saw Jj lawyers in the country, that our the 8 x ya ie: yionsle courts cannot constitutionally exer. | teed Wire Coat at © Fi cise the rate-makin , | Me toon & power. This 1 Hooks, 2 doz. tor Be | 1c Good Size All Steel Nall I) aiscrimination cannot be reached | te pate Wrought Steel Hinges Hammer ....... -+++ BEE [except by the direct rate-making Briere... Ze | %e AN Stoel Hatchet 25¢ En: | Well, ine public dosen't W125 Robert Mann's Double Bit | $1.00 Steel Bottom Grass Catch- know anything about this matter 160 ft. 24-tn, Poultry Netting @2. Se 50¢ or, canvas sides . Be |i anvbow. | This now! te reset ¢ r. 1180 ft. 26-in. Poultry } } he pale Loose . |lot of anarchists, and Roosevelt is | 1° fo. 4s-in. Poultry | Pin Ball Tip | $4.00 14-inch Rival Lawn Mower, Ej no better. Fortunately there in a|iqin Warranted La ower = Bate pair 5 warranted .......+ 4 United States senate, I guess Elk Ce PIS 15¢ $2.98 16-in. Warranted Lawn Mowe THE SEATTLE STAR—TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1905. “happy h gi get your “Happy Home” this Beattie” to enter this contest rain or shine—and get a “H. fer’ and special booklet telling Standard SEATTLE a wet weather wget & “house” for your um- brella, get one like thia for 590 tomorrow solid oak umbrella Mission style, straight spin- dies, 10 ins, square, 29 ins, high, has brass cup, real value is $1.26. stand, but one to @ person; no C. O. D. of telephone orders—mall orders will bo filled if re ceived by Saturday night— ”” contest ‘wo want “every little girl in sure and come in right away Home,” “Happy Home Tra ut the contert— Washington Building Will Be Completed First STAR'S SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT AT PORTLAND TELLS OF HOW THE EVERGREEN STATE 18 SURPRIGING PORTLAND EXHIBITION OFFICIALS—STAUCTURE WELL LOCATED AND OF IMPRESSIVE APPEARANCE PORTLAND, May 22-—Washing- ton i# surprising her sister states in the manner in which her baild- ing on the Lewis and Clark fair grounds is progressing While Washington was the last to bein work in preparation for her exhib- tts, she will be the first to be ready for the crowds that will begin to arrive on June 1. In this Washington has again demonstrated her enterprise and must be given credit for the rapid ity with which the big building is going up. The interior work is al most completed and the workmen are fast putting the finishing touches on the outside. “Washington has surprised me and everyone clea | guess,” said Henry A. Reed, secretary of the fair association. “A few days ago, I thought they were not moving FORGET WE HEADQUARTERS FOR THE O. WASHING MACHINE—the beat machine on the market. Do your | washing in just 1-2 the time. Price $10.00; $2.00 down, $1.00 per week SPECIALS FOR WEEK $4.60 Cotton Hose .. 6.00 Cotton Mowe Rubber Howe . ood Strap Shovels, warranted Large quantity of House Jacks to | 2d Ave. and Union St. Hank Examiner Judson took charge lof the Merchants’ Trust company at 10 this morning. . |SPELGER & HURLBUT remt, a day . 1060 | C. W. Boynton Saw & Hardware Co.! 00 Pike Street. vory fast, that ts, from outside ap- pearances, but when I went into the building, I found that the beautiful interior was almost complete and now the workmen are about done with the outaide, Washington is making another record for herself.” In location the Washington build ing surpasses that of California, and is equal to that of any other state. It overlooks the Iake, the government buildings and the Trail. It can be seen from the most fre- quented parts of the grounds and is in @ position to be a center of at- traction The building itself Is colonial in design and generous in proportion, giving ample space for a fine die play of the products of agriculture and industry of the state and large enough in every way to accommo: date the people who will desire to visit and inspect the beautiful dis- play to be placed there, The interior of the building ts finished In natural woods and pre “DR. 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The slight ele vation of the lot m which it stands permits of a grand colonia appearance While there has been some crit iciam of the location assigned to Washington, this state has no cause for complaint in comparison with {California Tho building of the |wouthern state is located between |the Washington building and the Forestry building; shut off in front by the Oriental building and rear faces a steep incline. which the view of the butlding is not advantageous. In some ways the building is more attractive than that of Wash- ington, but in others the northern state has a call upon her southern sister in the line of beauty. Its massive colonial style is more im- preasive, especially in the location | assigned for it, than the droli Span ish style of the sister state to the south. Callfornia has chosen a unique and characteristic style of the early days in that state and her building is truly attractive. R. W. EMERSON. 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