The Lamar register., 1893-01-14

so '.e ~ NnNn SILVER ORC can l..
eranspor.et TO Denver at a proat. AMI nj
h rate whss coas2els the bu.k an ~,
orr u an ordinary slve- mine us-ross ~ .
range TO SO over the dump" as not pavin.
shpviny EXPENSES. ''@
AZ the same time the same railway corn
pany mines It's own coal at It's own e.nepss
ioehs its cars. ships IL Is miles to its own
co1e ovens. unioads and cokcs the coal r.
loads and Transports the coke over the sam,
mountain range and route IL trausports IN
snver ore, and sells the coke at Denver at q
per ton or course, the coal.coke trans7o-,
tatlon Is at small profit aud the ore trans
portauon at an ertravnrnnt rate hut wha,
right hss railway company, upon any cor.
rect business principles. to even IN It's
d.Elausive profits on coal aud coke bv over.
charges o. silver ore3 And why should the
silver producer who has no interest in or
eoaneetioa with coal uiulng, par a special
tax for the bcnctt OF railway or coal mo
nopeiy OF 81 per ton. over and above what
We are bound 10 consider a fair prout 10
u. transportation company, since Il nxed
the rate Itself
That the stAte has been notalnaIiy nroxaer-
Gus under such condition OF Affairs is ogy.
tSs To Its uaeysmpied resources but even
In the ncst favored mining regions there
are nsnT mineral deposits unwerk.d and
so1ss entire counties In Colorado possessed
Of abundant. varied and ,sltaDts mineral
Feseazc',s which are uudeysipprl simply he
cause The rates Of railroad trausportafios,
are Prohihiory.
i'silEead cohnpanirs VII no, recognize. as
They shouid. the fact ihat they sustain =
di1errnt relation To the public frofu nef
saas engaged In ordinary business e,itsr-
puses They DO not deal with all rltizrus
alike they Discriminate between persons
and places and therefore the states ana
con.rrss srr continually called up9n to en-
tarrr IN SOME way the plain principles af
nc cornrigu Law fnr the protection u th.
pilh'ic from the uriswfuI conduct OF .'g7p1.
mun carriers ot the commerce Of tue
cpuntr2.
Ias esisf espse II complaint is aiways
uplnst discrimination. No state commission
vsf ulaar al uaf4ir demand II any railway
company zfsi gss th~rv never uss a .tate
FaieE commission created. ,~ith authofiir
% regulate fsrrx and rreishts lEa, gbe rail.
vay companies dil not oppose Ir every pos
.iole means. and proHoance It r5iin1iis 10
ranray ihin--sis. and. At the sane ,inr.
he SANE railway aufhoriIIcs 10 ennpsti-
ttaa with Gthrr rus.ls. have put d9wu the
rates for long hagi- frsiEslls much lower
than ihry vrrc ever nHs,i by ARy railway
commission
Ths railway Hans Srsn~nt protests. iaaE
ani ioatlr. zEalnss the reasonable dsus nd
af the Prupl~ eApre-~s,I ihFOush their
legislatures. calculated 90 DESTROY the
rf.ciencJ snd rvv eaurs ot thu railways bat
No u~rer hear aur protest from the rail-
WAYS against the demands of the moua-
Although
granting Of their shsuri ani sItottionats
demAaas for long hsui rates at hsures ereu
below Acfuaf cost o-srasiaus the necessity
and a-o-yis the eniy excuse ot ralivay cnr-
r,oFztoss to lrlpose on lassaI trafnc and nan-
caupetinx points all the charges that the
ttarae ~iu hear.
With wha p-nrrietv caa the railway su-
th1gitiss object 70 demand for such rca-
sansble freisat snd pzssaEr rates - shah
D., lust alike 70 the railways Aad the psv.
aB~. ssd not oniy fAil 10 pr1tcG Against
bet svea uIake hassr . grant such de-
uassas as the following urade BY the stand
arl OF sHnpany up8n The Cleveland 4
Afararsta rsliFozI. CTki. v14 secret ar
rsanxcsnrzr. bat is cropped out iatsiy Ia
irss8i pfuco-ilnxs in Omitted Sistcs court.
Thts demand u a. follows; '~rhs S,anl-
sri Ou eomFAay threztens 10 s.ayc aaA
1rtsTw.r,lS pip~ ali oils usisr iis control.
uutrss ySa uAak~ the foliowiag srrsnsc-
Sn~at. EiEs NSa shall mAse uniform raic
~ y errt- PR barrel FOR Al per-oas, *.
espt the sfpnAsri oH company; you shail
eharEe thesn 10 csla. pei barred for their
al AMI Also pag shsn = ceHis pc- barrel
eut et toe - crnss collected of cher shiP
p@rs
Is true o. raIiraaA Managers of this
ssats we're csznrcsea with this outrageous
arrtnxrutsuxf. bat that q somewhat similar
.lcrasnI has heea cgucssisi to tnls same
s.srrsny il evident from the fact that
rzrkagsz af oil are shipped from iSitrsburs.
Pa 20 ogJen. Utah. through the statr at
colnrGla, ssr ~ eeats per package Nhtle
similar sizrd pAekaEcs pay freight %
81 IS peg pAesaEp -Alpprt from the oil
nsia. q sur ssu state 60 oslen and 2.oup
5nliss trss distance.
Ta.rr Is Do dt.pasisioa aa the par, Of the
ueoaie Of Colorado 60 ask for any railway
LEGISLATION that Nould be uaInst TO the
railway eoFposssinas- tend 20 cripple their
rsss9uFres. o. prevent that ~If~usion OF
lines which the bu@ness Interests q the
srsie aeHsnd The system of iiserimins ion
- nn< oniy an usurp~l Powry. granted by
40 Law and supported by tae DECISION Of
40 c9urt, bui Il is uttrriy cpuirsry TO all
Legitimate business principles aai Injurious
a. be,h railways SHd people.
NsV-rthel~ss sln Of che OpiuIoa'
I. That thcrr l. 40 attsurion on ths part
as the railway sHfhoriiies OF this stsse TO
materially cAAaEr the policy bat his pre-
rsiI.-i for the iaSr ave years; and
. ThAi. even II any raJ,euisv railway
i disso-ss>i 90 iisgcn 80 the jus; complaints
81 irs pat roaS and Sir0rj relief. Il Is prac-
ticsfiy prevented By the pooling system Ia
rore- among ih.. railways OF the state.
The action ~ she state conventions of
the Rcpuhllraa aai DrmceFafi PARTIES Of
Colorado 30 1870 was ahl pafrio Ic.
r trniy reprs+eH'ei then. as & Pre-snts
now. the tnent ot TIL sarr. sud the
Popplist parry ought TO b.. and IN my iuds-
faeui Will be, ,a;lsfi With rtlir ad iegts-
lAiioa that l. just alike to Ih' railways
and the P~op'e-
th,refore r.commcni 10 the NlGth u
sEal assembly the following:
I. TIE rep-a! nf the PRES nj law rroStd-
Ing for a railway ezmmi-sicn.
= A new Atsi for 4 rai;Nay comHiis 'iou,
with three comm 81 1ncr'. empowered %
hear AMI dersrmiuc comp rnins without re
course to the cSurs and 70 rrytsc the rates
Of dl- carriaE. OF passengers ana fright
B. Thar this system ef posting, as now Ia
force among the railways II TIE state, b.
made Illegal: aud