The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-09
Mr., PlLLSBURY AND THE RAllHoAOo'


Mr.. PlLLsBuRY AND THE RAILROADS.
We said last week that Mr.. Plllsbury
had no sympathy with the producing
classes of the State. On the contrary
the following facts will show that ne mas
been the steady and consistent 1rleno ol
the railroad companies.
/ On the oath of February, 1874 the
question of Legislative controi Oh fail-
roads was under consideration IN the
Senate of this State, of which MIR. Pills
hnrv was a member We quote from
tho Journal of the Senate for that day
uMr Meiehen, Republican Senator from N,
E;,,,nore ! moved to amend 5. +. I'll Ia Dill
for the regulation of railroad companies as
follows: eorows
Amend by adding to Sec. 3 as follows:
sWhi, Ii maximum rates Tor 'ne trans po' -, J
ton Of messengers with ordinary baggage 10 the
amonnt OF one hundred pounds, shall not eA
oaaJ tha sum Of four cents per mile ana Ill no
avent shall s. id rate for the transportation Vi
81, Linds Of lumber and wood exceed the sum
of fifteen cents per car load per mile "ieii Car
ried beyond distance OF teh m,p lmnes' no avart
Ann y
shall sucb rate for the transportation OF "heal,
& corr notatoes. flour barley, exceed the sum
oftmnntv cents per car load per mile wheh car
rod beyond a distance OF ten miles.
+. ANY one familiar with railroad rates
i will see that this was an emlnentiy lair
and reasonable proposition. There were
nomaximum rates in the bill. WISCONSIN,
while appointing commissioners haa
nroscribed maximum rates on the chlel
articles of commerce, like graln' iumoer
and wood. In reference to wood, seri-
GUS complaints hal arisen even IN tne
cities Of St. Paul and Minneapolis IL
consequence OF the existence OF WOOD
\ rings that controlled the market ex
4 cluded competition and put up tn" pric'
of this necessity of life TO two and three
times it's legitimate value.
Rut on this very reasonable PROPOSE
ton. emenating from one OF the ieaaih'
Panublicans of the State, NIX. FILLS
BURY VOTED NO!
We quote again from the journal
the Senate tor the same day
.Nr Wilkinson moved to amend by otiel
ing the following:
FProridcd That the maximum rate, as IKE
in said schedule for the transportauon Vi VIC
shall not exceed the sum et one ana one-ha
cents per ton per iiise
Here was another chance to prete'
the producing class of the State. bo
AGAIN Mr.. PILLSBURY VOTED N
The same day Hon. E. St. Julien Co
believing the use of free passes vi
detrimental to purity of leglsiation'
fered the following:
And prorided, That no diserlmination
way of free or complimentary passes ps a.o
cd Ia he issu, d hv sald road in favor OF any
enntive. judicial or legislative officer, dur,
the time Tor which he may hold said ONCE.
Lost. yeas l6 nays 20, rs follows,
yeas: Berry, Burrows, Child, Cox, lu'
Donnelly. Freeman, Mealey, Me,A hen, hiee'
Ward, WesttaI, White and Wiikinson. n.
Nays Benedict, Buekham. Butler, 81
hank Drake. Frankeutield, Graves. honn
Hubbard. Langdon, Mcdonald, Mehus',
Ns,son. Peterson, PlILSBuRi, Rice A.
Talbot, Thompson, Waste and Whittemore
subsequently, on the Soth OF Marc
1874. IL. f., No 1876. "a bill TO exte
the time Tor the completion of the arar
lines oi rail road OF the st. faui ana
c;6c Railroad Company was under G
sideration. The company had laiied
build its road in the time fixed by Ia
its grant was forfeited, it was at the IL
cy Of Congress and the State. II. +.
1876 proposes to convey, from the .
to the company, new grant sui
uuontly to be made. as was noped'
Congress. We quote from the Sou'
OF the Senate:
"Mr. Donnelly offered the following ann
msnt:
ssSeo. 4 All the lands hereby grante
said company shall be open at all times %
tlen,ent and purchase by actual settlers -
,ss not to exceed the following. payable IN
animal inst tallments with interest at seven
cent. viz:
Within the ten mile limits at the peice (
psr acre outside Of the ten mile limits at
per acre. Proriasd, that land mainly vait
fsr nine timber or water powers thereon,
No. Ia included within this provisisn
that all land not 50 sold or disposed Of .
IVA ~ ten years shall I've liable TO taxati
osh..r lands in this State held by private
sons are now subject
This proposition covered two very
portant questions. First. it struck
CRYING evil Of the railroad comps
holding their lands 1t $1,000 and 7;
per acre, and thus arrcsting the .