The morning call., 1892-07-24
THE ADDRESS.


candidate for Office at the approaching cleo
tion except the electors:
THE ADDRESS.
The Traffic Association OF California has since
| its organization carefully considered the trans
portal1on problem with special reference 10 It's
Influence upon the various industries OF the State
Tie doings OF the State Board OF Railroad
C0mmis ssioners have been carefully Investigated
and they have been repeatedly admonisled = 10
their dulles under the State constitution and
.heir attention directed 10 the fact that the
board has existed and has been invested with
fun power 10 act In the matter of the regulation
OF rates and fares since 1879 up TO the present
date, without result, and they still decline TO
act as the law directs. Tie State has suffered and
is now suffering untold loss by reason of The
reasonable, unjust and grossly discrimnGtiye
local rates eXacted by the carriers within It's
limits We, therefore, conclude that the proper
legal regulation OF tie carriers within the limits
or the State is the most important question
which presents Itself TO the people OF the State at
this time, and hat such regulation must neces-
saTiiy be accomplished by legislative methods,
properly and intelligently directed. Ii is. there
tore, considered advisable TO request and urge
upon The political parties with all the force al
our command, that they require OF their can
didaes for office that such regulation be
prov ded as VIII prove more effective than that
which Is set fOlth IN cur present State c0nsli-
tution. TO this end. and In order that results
may be speedily attained, IL is necessary that
concerted aciion on the part OF our legislators
shall be assured In advance, so that there may
be failure. by reason OF differences In method,
when the time for action arrives.
We would, therefore, recommend and urge
that an individual pledge be eXacted of each aud
every candidate; IL being fully understood that
no int difference Is to be offered as TO the PTesl.
Dental electors OF either CT the parties In the
field.
THE PLEDGE.
The pledge shah embrace the following;
For State Senate and Assembly.
FiTSl-That such measures shall be adopted as
will compel all raih Onds 10 pay their taxes In
fun, delinquent aud current as other property
in the state Is taxed.
SecOnd-To pass bill Immediately upon The
conYenng OF lie Legislature amending the
constitution as 10 abIoga,e that portion which
provides for the regulation OF rates and fares
and the provision for the State BOatd Oi Railroad
Commissioners, and a the same time place the
regulation OF transportation companies in the
haDds of tile Legislature, removing any ana all
judicial features which may in auy way iuter-
feTe with such regulation.
Third-Tbat Such amendment shall be lmms-
diately submitted TO the voters OF the State for
ratification, so that the same session may pass
the necessary bills for the regulation of ali trans
portatiOn companies IN the State.
Fonrth-Pledge Tie passage OF a bill providing
a uniform classification and q maximum tariff
which viii provide reasonable rates between all
points In the State taking OUT the di>orlminalive
features which now exist; introducing such COM
modify features as VIII provide for reasonable
rates on cereals, livestock, orchard products
aud all other products aud manufactures of the
State.
FilIb-To provide for board OF three commits
siOners 10 supervise the transportation compan-
les OF the State, 10 be elected by the State-at-
large one for two, one for four and one Tor six
years; one commissioner TO be elected AT eaen
succeeding general election. Making necessary
provision for removal from Office on accOun OF
inattention 10 or derelcton OF duty; said board
TO be invested with all OF the powers which are
conferred upon the present board Of the Stale OF
Iowa. except that In no case shall they exceed
the maximum tariif provided by the Legislature.
SiGth-Ihat this shall be made the special
work and mission OF each candidate so pledged
uf elected until accomplished. ana that no ad-
1ournment VIII be consented 10 until the work Is
Gone.
Your committee recognize fully The great bene-
hts which would come 10 the Slate under such
legal regulation as Is above outlined, and would
urge that every Influence which can be brought
70 bear shall be made use OF 10 secure its adOp-
tloe ln fuli. AT the same time we desire TO urge
WIN siiu greater force upon our members that
they give their material assistance and hearty
cooperation 10 the construction OF a competing
Tallioad, Owned. controlled and operated in the
interest OF THIS coast and this State.
Ihe benents TO the commerce and every indus
tfy OF the State from such an enterprise would
e oe Fastl! III greater th9R from anything else which
@ c@dn 20 uone. We DO NOT believe that proper
regulation OF the carrier in the matter OF rates
anu anu iates IS lnlmic& to the Interests OF any such
legitimate enterprise, because a liberal policy is
sure 10 bring development of the resources OF
Inc State, which Will bring q compensatlng in.
crease in traffic and in our opinion II is the ono
thing which will accomplish such a result
BY order OF the executive committee
BARRY BALDWIN, Acting President.
j. 3. LEEDS, Irsfllc Manager
AFTER DUE DELIBERATIoN.
t4O netQ q NUMBER oil
meetings and thoroughly canvassed the
situation before taking final action in this
matter.
FoE month. past Traffic Manager Leeds
has been urging upon the executive COM
mlttee OF the Traffic Association the urgent
necessity OF issuing a pamphlet giving In
delall their reasons for considering the
question OF local rates es of vital import
auce TO the State. 1t Is now within the
probabilities that the pamphlet will
appear shortly. The principal reasons
have been embodied in communica-
tions sent by the executive committee
10 the Board of Railroad Commissioners.
the substance OF which have been already
published. Briefly these are: That through
rates are upheld by the local rates: that
the lowering OF local rates would make sea
competition successful, which would have
the eHect OF at once acting upon the through
rates mat through rates are OF minor i'm
pertance to local rates because so per cent
ana upward Of the Southern Pacific com
pahy earnings are upon local business.
wnich shows that the burden willfuIly i'm
poSed upon the merchants and producers of
Caiiiornla, who pay all the local charges
ana III so doing help 10 pay for subsidies to
steamships to be used against them. etc
anu al the same time help 10 sustain the
transcontinentsl combination, is not onIv
excessive but out of all proportion 10 the
rates charged by other roads