Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-20
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ject by saying that he never had any
personal difficulty with the Western
Union Telegraph Company. His first
hope had been to persuade the Western
Union Company TO look at the matter OF
telegraph rates as he saw them, but he
had failed in that. lie wanted it dis
tinctly understood that there was no
personal feeling in his coming before
the committee and he had offered
the present bill simply as study for
the committee lie said it would be
agreeable to him TO have section OF
his bill, that fixing rates, amended so
as to invest the Postmaster-General
with the power of fixing the rates and
allowing him to change them from time
to time. lie also said he thought the
Civil-Service Commission should control
the proposed new service and he would
also recommend that the bill be
amended so as to prevent the use OF the
wires for political purposes by employees
and others.
In response to questions Mr.. Wanna
maker said that the difficulty Of getting
contract flexible in its character, so that
the Government might take advantage
Of new inventions occurring during the
ten years of the contract was not 50
troublesome as it might seem. He then
reiterated his statement that he wanted
1t clearly understood that there had
never been and could net be any feeling
between himself and the Western
Union. He was not making any re-
lection on the telegraph companies on
account of high rates, as that was purely
a business matter. The day was coming
when there would be uniform postal
system reaching over the entire country,
and the initiative must proceed in the
line now proposed. The present ma
ehinery of the PoSt-oifice Department
should be used. He would start the sys-
tenn with the free delivery Offices, be-
lieving that before Congress adjourned
it would greatly increase that service.
He believed the use of the employees now
engaged would obviate the objections
that the postal telegraph would take
great deal of money from the
treasury and would bring an army
of employees. lie knew the telegraph
people thought his scheme visionary.
He insisted that it was not new thing
for capitalists to organize the telegraph
companies. The present instance would
offer great inducement for capitalists,
as it would not require so much money
as starting telegraph companies did in
olden times. The offices were already
provided and a large amount of business
was already assured. If the Govern
ment should fail TO get satisfactory
lost by the experiment.
Mr.. Chandler said that his company
could not do the work proposed at the
maximum rates provided in the bill
without loss. No other company could
do it without loss. OF course if the Gov
eminent furnished the facilities, the
employees, etc, it would greatly relieve
the company doing the work of a largo
expense. He, however, had not gone
into a detailed examination of the bill.
The proposed new rates would cause
great deal more business He was very
much in sympathy with the Postmaster
General in his desire to serve the
public interests, but not to the same ex-
tent that he was, because the Postmas-
ter-General was public officer and he
(Mr. Chandler was not. I'VE want"
he said, Ito favor the interests of the
Government in every proper way, but
we do not want to see Government
telegraph established, or the beginning
of Government telegraph that will de-
stroy $1,000. 600 or s.. 600. 900 which we
have invested in this property and make
It worthless. We do not think the Gov
eminent has the right to do that, and if
1t has the right, we think it would be
unjust and very unreasonable to exer-
else it,"
IDAHO AS A STATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-The Senate
Committee on Territories, in the report
recommending the passage of the bill to
admit Idaho as State, after describing
the educational advantages, the prop
erty interests and the vast resources of
the Territory, says: son January the
Territory had sufficient money to pay
all its floating indebtedness and leave Q
balance in the treasury of about $50, 600.
No census having been taken since 1880,
the number of inhabitants can only be
estimated. Governor Sheet estimated
it last year at III, :.25, which in the opin
ion of the committee is conservative
estimate. The present rapid develop
ment of the Territory warrants the be-
lief that within the first year after adj
mission the population of the State
would be at least $50, 000."
FOR rURE FOOD.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 19.-The Senate
Committee on Agriculture yesterday re-
ported a substitute for the bill intro
duced by Senator Faulkner for the es-
adjustment of 4 pure food division in
the Department Of agriculture; to pro-
vide for the IN ION of livestock
about to be slau, g cred at slaughter
houses, canning, sailing, packing and
seaAaging establishments, the carcass of
such DESaHcts which are intended for
human consumption in any State or Ter
ntory other thar WHARF slaughtered, or
for expectation TO foreiGH countries; 10
prohibit the introduction ~ &dAlter-
Ited or misbranded food or drugs i4te
any State or Territory or the District
Of Columbia from any State or Terri
tory or foreign country. The bill as
amended provides that the Secretary Of
Agriculture shall organize in the de-
partM@at division to be known as the
food divisasa, and shall appoint chief,
at salary Of $500 year, 20 procure
and analyze samples 81 food and drugs
sold in any State other thAH where it
was manufactured. All manufacturers
OF goods intended for shipment from the
State to another shall make application