The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-01-22

ished
: 5. Running connections between comes
; ting roads oa equitable terms, should be 81
forced
5. II SHOULD be made penal offence 70
. any Oficer Of railway corporation to cor
tract IS such officer, directly or indirectly
with himself or with any company in w4ic
said officer has any direct or indirect in
terest
Z. The business meetings or all corpora
tions, the majority Of whose property lie
within the state should BE- held within tn
state and the officers Of such corporation
should b. residents Of the state.
5 Class ac4tions Of freight and rates O
fare and freight within the state, should b
subject to revision and modification by stGtt
authority.
G. Consultations and combinations be
tween companies owning parallel lines o.
railway 81 0uld be forbiiIeu.
TO- In the authorization Of new lines, pre-
ference should be given. other things being
equal, 10 those proposed lines which favor the
growth AMI prosperity o. home markets an
homo Commerce.
In the enforcement Of the policy in Heated
+ in the propositions above stated, many -1yl-
ous difficulties are attendant upon a direct
exercise Of state authority, by the apphca-
7 ton Of anyiediug rules VI law. In many Of
/ th- states efforts have been made to avoid
statutory complications by the appointment
q commissioners. vested with more or less
authority 20 hear AID determine complaints,
and TO restrain and abolish abuses. ap
constrained TO say that this experiment has
not ,aDs far. reaiizei ali the beneficial re-
suits anticipated. In many cases, however,
Commissions o.: this kind have largely con
trbutel 10 e better Unlers,an ling be ween
the people and the railways AMI have made
public fund q Information, without which
comprehensive legislation Is comparatively
impossible Such "A commission in oar state.
4 # inte.izently constituted, would, undoubt-
I edly contribute much toward the ultimate
solution ufal the questions at issue No re-
com rneudation for the postponmcnt or eva
si3ns If direct and immediate legislation, "a
far as practicable should he implied from
this suggestion. This commission should be
designed a. the supplement. and not a. the
substitute Of legislative authority, and its
powers cnaall smure-aui no power which
can b. efficiently exercised by the Legislature
itself. In brief. 10 responsibility az e. the
main question involved can he justly or
safely avoided, AMI in submitting The fore
rofng propositions and su-g stio4s. ! most
earnestly assure the legislature of tAa hearty
cooperation If the executive d.g trFm at.
within thu sphere Of its constitutional dD.F,
in eyegv measure for the more complete pro-
Iar.f, ,trh. I.,'':- r.'n tie eN4is comp am
ga 81.
In TIL. place permit me to say that lie in.
p0rtauce Of this topic ct transportation j.
not exaggerated ~ those who have forced il
upon public attention. NI~ton-in l. es=ehti-
ally aH a-iI.l.ta'f' state. ~ me '"ta' as
-ess"I F1ine o. tAe STATE at me present .lhe ,
nearly oIu-ha.f consists Of land exc a.iyr O.
city and village lots. bHt "a SINAI, traction o.
S.tis vast landed em.'re d yet untsr uitlyl
ton, ami the Ffog"ru'n when has 7ssh I'M
proved IS susceptible OF an aim2sl gsicn.a-
! p" increase IN production AMI value. while
thousn nds men and women IN tue iafEer
cite. Of the country are ciamoraG Tor EN-
ploymsnt ami for bread. millions at broad
and fertile acres within our territory still
await the protesting power Of impartial Laws
ana the Investment Of enlightened .s5oT.
~2u!d h"l iSpEe1lHte ne 'ai"' ~ p lt'sher-
'',.
len ia ,I,e earn All i,a4.ti.r.ry awtft.n-
4elslaamenf. under The rna.ig Influences OF
industry ana ,.apffal. \, 4 ..c in the Union
csu bras, Of resources more rich and va4isI
\ o clru,f,t ever cauaouaieI with ntea. adj
il-.mout than rr,ysE.t,. Las apaogt oaeJ
within oar state tile ingredients { -,Ii. Ill.
maze timber. minerals, v4tcr-po7 a.--al .a.
opportunities FOR l chanicti an n tHut.trtur-
ju- in lH..rv. Bat all these sources Of wealth
are directly or remotely re.ated to or indie
peaIent Upaa The Development and pr -pe,.-
" Of agriculture. tlgn the soil ~ ipaIaig
1f prin rs'" rived al that constitutes oGr
"a teFen !Cn = AMI .r"&.nz. and he iara,-
ats7 ul o.g r"2g.e. "Ith 'it these ..a~.,i
products # tie earth "e s"oI. haze ,t.'.e
o. byIs. Of ~ Gny hr'nca II ltEs0rF. I.'
ar. o' agriculture i ill., parent Of Ill ..gs'.
aud Is produces lie .p rH ,s'i"H VI ALI weaiin.
hut II = through 7 d - p'"F'ri O." Of "rit -
TO w'rEsa2g>-. or of'ia-"3.. 10 ~'a| '--,I
labor - ~sleAts, tt"L 'ar rs, "f9.' .. 90
state cat be IN 81 !",tE aaFt."nei tH 't1
mte.la. prosperity 'i A.t h. H3'' "!t,' .i''-
" secured Il agriculture, ;hrn."" me p r
rock Gpon WHICH all ,'n'r ~ iu~;rir, rest,
the tanner I "r- op-tn f.... ID 4 ta"r i ~
r.-h wlfa. .a2l-tst = are 10 80 = jo resp
STATE. county ami '"ct, societies arr Ling
uu'h t. ru.n ufa-a tui. tE"Tea ~ IN j'5,rv.
ana rertran. t.Il .lt same i"sir tiNe
a.3 I'll least = hioa mas heretofore been grant
Ell tlta - te .ut county or-aui1at,aHs 9e
7,j.l continued.
! Mo- u.cnr because OF ~ intrinsic Nh?tr,
J lance d.es thls interest dr nand your special
? rogectiou ami defense. The farming poru-
( latIgn oi our state aTs far remove from "a
. centres of nawer Thor occupation. tHG-
far. has been wholly in3ivi lualizei Unlike
great Inauiei interests which are organized
ami cohesive, ;hey are never f9uni IN the