The Meeker herald., 1893-01-14

JcmnnlI fcr long haui rates at figures even
below actual cost. occasions tho necessity
and aGCui- iAr culy excuse or railway cor
plfatlpus To Impose on local trlt'lr aud non
competing points AL the chaTEe- that the
traffic viii beLr."
with what propiciy c1u ihc railway au'
thoFltir- uhi 70 % demand f1T eu-h rel-
H1n1bl. frri-It uui p4a-nEc rates . Shall
D.. lH-t alIs. 20 che railway and fnc po"-
r'r. aal ua. only fan 90 profess asa-1st.
but oven make h1Tr 20 srlat surh de
uluis 4E tho following made by The stand
arI on company uppn thv Cleveland
Marietta rs,irnli Tuis was s,rge; ar
l.algpIneEr. uuf lt cropped Ou- lafcF 10
Ic;al u-drrr Iilss Ia Uultcl s'lsns COURT.
This Grmaai j. a. follows: ''fhe s'aul-
Hrl oil company .nrrUens 20 Store aud
atsfrvsr's pipe lll obs uHifr It's control.
unless son ulL. .4- following arrange
fupHi.. viz uu F.fail make Uniform rfEf
20 - r7urs uar barrel Tor al persons, er-
raps tha sarI1rl ON company yuI shall
charge tasl TO- c-st4 pr barrel Tor ihelE
Uu arl n'ru uly tru - ycas uer barrel
.1t 20 tle 20 CONS collected ~ H.hrr sllI'.
peers"
T. is trur Hp r1lirrsl m5uaser, ~ This
sfltH wrrs connected With ms Outrageous
r-sHnEf1rr-, hui That -1iuI"ll' Similar
demand has lrr"I ~HI-4lrl tu tuIs same
company b. cgIlrHi from Ils ffgs Iha;
packages u go arr shipped from r.ttshurE.
| Pa. ta ogden. tab. through tlr s-atc OF
colorado f1r - cents p paealcr Will"
| slmila- sized Packages pay a freight ~:
S1.15 per package SAlppcI from the oh
| fields ~ our owu state 90 Ogden agl ZOO
miles less distance.
There IS ro disposition on the part ~ The
| people of colorado 90 ask FOR ANY railway
| legislation that would be unjust 10 the
| railway corporations, TEND 20 cripple their
| resources, or rFrvcH' that crtensioa Of
lines which the business !uirrcsrs u tho
| statc demand The system % d. Elimination
| is not only IN usurpcl power. granted by
| mo- law and supported by she decision Of
| no court, hot IL is utterly contrary TO all
| legitimate business principles aud Injurious
| TO both railways and pedpla
| Nevcr,hcless I EIn o.; he opinion.
| T. ihai there is no attel,iol on the part
| ~ the railway authorities Of this stake 10
materially change the policy 'aat 80. prc.
vailed for the las; Eve years: aud
. That even II any paS..cuiA- railway
| is disposed -n li.'rn 20 the Just clnuIafrr<
| u g % sons Hul AFFORD relief. t. & prac-
| tca.ly prevented by tho poa.Iar svsfoin L,
| fp5Cr among tA. railways o. tac sta.e.
III, ao.ian II sle state conventions of
| rue Aepnhli'an and pemccrl'i. parties os
| colorado in $50 was wise anl pu.rio f..
| II truly rHpr rnicl then. A. Il r, p.eseut.
| now. the zen imaut ~ th, sac, ana the
| Populist parry ouzht 10 b. and Ia my iudc
| mont viii bc ssiisd with railroad iegi--
lEton that Is jas alike 30 lhi railways
| therefore commend TO the Ninth gen
| cral assembly the following.
| l. me rep at ~ the pres nj law provid-
ing for n railway coma iszipn.
| =. new ar' Tor 4 railway commission.
| with three commissioner. empowered TO
| hear and determine complain without re-
| course to the c0uris and to revise the rates
| OF doe carriage Of passengers and freight.
| 3. That the system Of pooling. as now in
| force among the railways Of tae stat, h.
| made Illegal, aud
:. That the issuing by any rsiIro d con-
| pany Of any pass or free ;ic=et To. or the
acceptance o: or travelling upau such PISS
| to al rF..a
county or municipal omclal be made a
STATE LANDS.
Another matter Of vast imp ancr IN ihe
| people Of Coorido is the manage rent and
| disposition OK the state Inns UuGcr ;hc
| reckless policy viii h has 20 generally pre-
vailed in 'hs nation ms 20 Its puolic lands.
ihs state has douhtloss disposed
| nblr lands. During til, airn.ni
| tratlon OF my Immediate Predecessor. tho
| land policy has been changed 10 Il system
| OF leasing inaeed Of sale. most
| heartily endorse this policy. The state
| board Of land commits sloucrs recommends
| that the state officers be relieved from ac-
| tive mana cement. and that bureau or COM
mission be established for the classification.
appraisal and leasing Of the state lands.
| The provisions Of tho state constitution
| quirs that certain state officers shall CON
stitute the land board but l cordially en-
dorse the idea of the commissioners, so far
as IL can be carried out and not conflict
with the provisions OF the state constitu-
ton.
II Is quite evident that the so-called "arid
lands of tho United States. and situate
mostly In the Rocky Mountain states. are
not adapted to homestead settlement with
out q system of reservoirs and irrigation,
far too costly TO be made by private enter
prise. The expense OF making these LANDS
cuN!yabe Will sori aud perhaps ought not,
be be-ne By rts slstss rct locally ee1s;
sfed ~ Jaa lHFFe's'HsEf 81 tie s7la iasa'