Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-01-08

tw0 classes OF expenditures, and
submit for the consideration of the
General Assembly, whether it would
not be wise to restrict, by Legislative
enactment, the power of minor poll
ticai organizations to create debts
and impose taxes. The people nat
uraily complain of their burdens,
when the annual or semi annual pay
ments of tax bills are made, and but
few stop to inquire or consider
whether the bills are on account OF
local affairs, under levies made fol
county, city,and school district pur-
poses, or for the State at large.
commend this subject to your atten
| iion. 3sa- eils-Ec- s..' -l l-s53 q
Upon examination it will also bs
found that there is remarkable diff
ference between the expenses of tht
several counties, for the very same
purposes, where there ought to b
substantial agreement; all of whicr
could possibly be remedied by legis.
lation. -e...- ....s.. .--f- (
.lsga FISH CULTURE lr-I-.
When lahorers are out of employ
ment.when times are hard and mon
ey scarce, the minds of men natural
ly and properly turn to the consid
Grafton of matters affecting the pric'
of snbsistence-the cost of living
Certainly there is no food NOR
healthful or more palatable than th'
best varieties of fish which are foun(
in our lakes and rivers. Yet th,
supply has been growing less, yea
by year, until it can no longer be re
garded as a common and cheap ar
ticle of diet, but should be classet
with the luxuries, which only th'
rich or those in comfortable cir
lcumstances can afford. 1t is no lon
ger a question whether or not it il
possible to re-stock cur inland wa
tsrs with fish. 5Hsi1sq zs -.I la u7,oi
The General Assembly, at its las
session, authorized the appointment
fof three Fish Commissioners, wht
were to act without compensation
but whose actual expenses Will,
prosecuting their Investigations wer'
provided for by a small appropria
ton. These Commissioners wer'
not expected to undertake the actua
work of fish culture, otherwise La
ger appropriation would have beer
made. The Board are now ready t.
commence restocking our waters
and are satisfied that an almost un
limited supply of fish can be fur
nished, within three or four year
from the time when work is entered
upon In earnest. In the interest o
both comfort and economy 1 recon
mend an appropriation of at leas
s., 600, for the purpose Of erecting
hatching-houses on Lake Erie, il
-FOUR reservoirs and rivers, and to pay
the expenses of propagating tn
most desirable kinds of fish. lge
| RAILROADS. Irog sTaI
Recognizing the fact. that rail
roads have contributed very large
| ly to the prosperity of the State, tha'
lines heretofore projected ought t.
be built, aud that new routes ough
to be located in order to secure tn,
best development of our resources
and the highest reward for our in
dustries, it is undoubtly the duty o
the General Assembly to encourage
Legitimate railroad enterprises. Blu
several abuses have crept into tht
management of some of these cor
porations which ought to be correc
ted. 1t is no uncommon thing fol
the officers of railroad companies te
associate themselves together,as the
proprietors of fast freight lines, ol
In some other like capacity, WI ereby
they are enable to contract with
themselves, so as to secure unwar
ranted profits, at the expense of the
stockholders they officirlly represent
and of the people who transact busi
ness with the roads. Another diff
Guilty is that these fast freight lines
not being organized under the laws
of Ohio.though doing business with.
in the limits of this State, pay NO
taxes whatever. When the officers
of the railroad col porations are ask
ed to list the property, they answer
that they do not own it and have
nothing to do with it. One fast
freight line has heretofore owned
and used four thousand cars, and all
this property escaped taxa, on in
Ohio, although operated in this State
1t is worty Reconsideration whether
or not this evil can eremedied by
State or National legislation. 90"
tIt would be well for the General
Assembly to compel Ohio corpora
tions, under heavy penalties for re-
fusing to obey the law, to keep their
transfer books. or duplicates thereof
at some office or place within the
limits of the State, and the books
should be closed for transfers at least
ten day before the'annual meeting OF
stockholders. yl-...-.. 81
In this connection it may not be
improper to say that the subject OF
cheap transportation is one which
is engrosslng the attention of the
whole country. A committee OF
Congress now has the matter under
consideration, and it is hoped a just
and satisfactory solution Of this
troublesome question will be reach
ed. II Congress should fail to af-
ford relief, it may become the du-
ty of the State Legislatures to con-
slider what can and what ought to
be done. -aalaFes t aF 9'-.
CONVICT LABOR.
Under the existing laws, the labor
of convict in the Ohio Penitentiary
is not for the most part, employed
directly by the State, but is let out
to the highest bidders therefor. The
contractors pay for such labor, on
an average, about ninety cents per
day per capita, and the prisoners
are clothed and fed at the expense of
the State. 1t necessarily happens
that manufacturers who obtain labor
at so Iowa rate, go into market
with great advantage over all com
petitors less fortunate in this regard.
They are enabled, it is believed at a
profit, to undersell the market
price. The result. mast inevitably
be, that all kinds of fbusiness similar
to those carried on in the Peniten-