The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-02-01
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NJ EhNOoN.
The first business oil the cunvrn.
ton, Afternoon session. WAS the up.
Is.intmrn, of another committee. To-
s"!'"l, r-n'' er.h 'pS "S follows:
II. Il. Gu.!tr, Dekals, III.
&. Il. Beach, Whitewater. Wis.
{. +. Marvin, Rochester. MINI.
ii!c first PAPER WAS upon ''LegiSis-
tive Control ot Railroads. hy j. e..
Lumhard, of Chicago. He said:
Ur. PreSaf,1,t. aad Gsniicmen # he
Co"ceatioR:
II is my purpose 1T The present te
SDuak Ia you 1n tie unpopular side Of
u popUi;.r subject. and in tie nope not
- much ot making prosclyt's 10 my
own opinions. a. oi melting Inquiry
and cNaminatiun into matters oi gcner-
I! c"nucrn and information. No sub
ic,t !, understood without study. and
n" study can bc had until attention j.
enlisted. The enid ncnryes lEc earth
To- "c ~ I,,an- and that The sun rl,cs
:ni sets. nUt the man has learned ,aal
'is.. cN.ih i Il spHc:c ana the great III
niUary stationary. ana il Is not alone
iu matters material that tirst opinions
ate fuuEd To We erroneous. Examples
rt Jolly aEd error occur with strange
a"a startling frequency a. well IN thc
realm 81! mlna IA matter, and many VI
IT," opinions and theories now prrvu.
.cHt and controlling the country. are
IT, false ard iui-:cadiH. IL the boy,
fat earth anti ciIciiag .Gn. If may
help 10 point a,,>atiou 20 uav one OF
these .a.lacics and, Ug making il plain,
f,gov.uc fur il removal. ! shall nc well
rewarded ior any cost O: ,ilae AND la',or
.g.2a-acd - ask -s'..-icatG and dlf
ticG.t
.-a.9 cmJolirntd TO this attempt by
the Consciousness that in every ASSEM-
b!age of representative daigymcn, a
large majority are more. DESTROYS OF
practiCa! suggestions than of mere en-
tg-:ailmcut. and glad to extend to can
i.i views candid and discriminating
judgement. Indeed the purpose and
aim Of meetings ike this is the inter-
change OF individual views, aui the
selection and adoption Of such as shall.
after scrutiny. stand approved.
Before entering upon the discussion
have proposed % mysc.f, you will
permit nae, as in parcnthcsis, 70 say
tha, si.S.. speak IN no representative
capacity and reflect no opinions but
my ovu. and that ,hai. not NJ. par
il'juatiuH "t any in the consequences
-: my Utt"TaCcc. NJ accidental con-
1rrtioG With the business ~ the rail
roads may wei. have had effect in dl.
rcc'raE n" attention 10 the subject,
bu, has not It, ;clievc. been sufficient
:" WARP ny Judgement or influence my
conclusions. l. certainly i.a> given me
no authority and L" right TO speak lor
an body else.
itnuy apology hr Necessary COR the
-"'ra.'"a ~ 4 raj road tonic for discus
sion j.. 70 c-n-rutjDn q. daIcyMrn. il
.4.r .e .p-Id u tie fact that irra>}."r
,u:' II, 4 necessary pars Of your hu,i.
3D. AZ, bccagse %. ,.,r pcrj>i&a ic
character col v,uT yraIac.. TIE railroad
+. ..r ol - :sc.i!,y available 90: your
. E.!yu.c. l. j. -ss.nc., therefore. as
a.y.oy g.a:. isse, ~ j, shr COS, al mix
t4e W.cc 60. .aaoG. me g.ri'v q your
-,..... o., a-v other ionic that fGd. a
.4.. s9.r yc-y excellent rro.
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The ~. geo, L,.w..,. 81. Til. is IN.
,r....s.., -. an. Z, r... rr- yu.y
alienation ,ar the t.rv n..ag.e, allotted
% ..p s., you, programme is.
/ L..s-.,.ry. Ca.u..9. ur. THE RAJ
. ROADS CO ra- Co~sugY.
4. ssu,.ussc- 4ss" .a.-C.v occ41via-
g.. n.u... a;.eL.ir. a.G calling + ..
s-...r,. ,ua-!.ier.,!.a a.a decision. Il
aa- ,,so..a a. e.eMe., H. use oaa,.c,
... ,,...!'.r, Sea-. .s..:;. ........ :
.r.,rr 81 81. understandable. O. il.
. d an.. amy measure aev"gnlo. adopt.
= 90 or ag"po>t ,.as c.Ceiyct 50 ready
( ai. asa,..cs,euCc au.i. az the sau.c time.
( ytcu - iut.n Understood G. Ir"vokcI
yea a~oGc" 81 arden, and 50 -ao.ua'.
,o. seed We ,caICl. Ear to i.uJ tie cause
/ 10: tlt.s almost ,aiVc:zai int .gc.t lL& co.
! fiu,irsW. II Is because tie railroad
! las Dccomc ~ uu. versa a2c.. ~ The
! conduct Ut The aGsiuess of t.r c.aatrg.
! tia. MEASURES affecting il haze uccGn-
/ 20 oacc persoaul To ever mcia Der az
! the community. Bit the Information
+ uG III. genera. public touch ag il, con
uuut and MAJ cement has not k"g;
u.cc with the knowledge of the thing
Itself Ien have found the institution
ia their midst, have been accustomed
and conteat to employ it. hut iaye not
found time 10 study and inform them
selves regarding its conduct or the best
means of continuing ir IN their advan.
tageous service. NAV le mistaken AS
to The extent of this indifference and
.nattcntion, but do rot believe that
| one in an hundred OF those WHO com
plain aga,ns, the roads rs monopo.ie.
and their charges as piracy. and who
stand on tip.toe, half under way. TO
cast their ballot in favor of making of