The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-05-05
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP.
A REsOLUTiON TO THE POINT PRE-.
OENTED TO THE LE0ISLA.
TURE OF CALIFORNIA.

SdIt IduCIoCO SUJWGtCtc Says u b
lines of the railroad companies have
not fallen in pleasant places in the
thirteenth session Of the California leg
islature. Barlow. the populist. opened
the ball in the assembly this morning
by JOINT resolution declaring in favor
of government ownership q railroads.
His resolution declares that all efforts
to regulate freights or fares of railways
by legislatures or commissions and the
attempt at public control of railway
property not owned by the people pro-
duces an ever increasing friction be-
tween corporations, who claim absolute
ownership and resist the attempts at
effectual state regulation. The courts
are ineffective, the companies books
icing the evidence.
"COntrOl is of the essence of owner
ship of any property" continues the
resolution, ''in order to control effect
lively, the people in honesty should
own said railways" Other nations
own and operate railways advantage
ously and economically. Railroads
owned by the people would not have
to earn dividends, but would he
operated at cost. The lines now built
are ample to do ten times the business
now done, and further Investments
would be wasteful. The hour has
come when the nation must own these
railways or be wholly owned by the
railroad political power, everywhere
dominant and corrupting; therefore be
it
REs0LvED-By the assembly. the senate
concurring, that the senators and represent.
| atives Of California In congress are requested
to Immediately introduce such federal legis.
lHtion rs will enable the federal government
to construct, build and operate railways, and
also to purchase any or all existing railways
and operate the same for the people at costof
operation
BarlOw's resolution is carefully and
skillfully drawn and will be urged with
energy, and judging by the temper
shown by the house will undoubtedly
pass. Indeed this assembly seems dis
posed to pass anything that has an
anti-railroad faint. Barlow's resOlu-
ton was sent to the committee on
federal relations.
1t had no sooner been disposed of
than Speaker Gould took whack at
the railroad companies. He recited
in joint resolution that the Union
Pacific, the Kansas Pacific, the central
branch of the Union Pacific, the Cen
trail Pacific, Sioux City s. Pacific and
Western Pacific railroad companies
will in the year 1897 he justly indebt-
ed, subject to! some credits, to the
United States at follows:
Principal roo; Sss:s e; 81 O. O.
Total. ........ SIS, ssa, 75s 81
In addition the resolution recites
that the government granted to said
companies $500 acres for each mile
or u grand total of $4,000, 900 acres OF
land of a reasonable value of $3.50,
400, 250.55. Despite these liberal gifts
and credits and in defiance Of every
principle of justice and integrity these
roads have refused to pay to the
United States the interest on said
bonds until the maturity of the original
debt. He rehearses further that under
ordinary rules of computing savings
bank interest, the companies will just
ly owe at the end of thirty years rs
follows.
ff1ncipai. ..'.............-...... os.3Sc,0is
This is subject to some slight cred
its, or the modest sum Of 1925, 5S5 a
mile, for the security of which the
United States has second mortgage
IN r.ss,sly already mort pa0esl for :,hu,It