The state herald., 1893-01-20

tho baWe rhhwsy hutnoFities, III cuu1ptu-
tlon with other roads, have put down the
rates for "long haul freghts much lower
than they were ever hxcd by any railway
commission.
The railway management protests, long
and loudly, against the reasonable demands
OF the people Expressed through their
legislatures, az calculated to destroy the
efficiency and revenues Of the railways, but
wo never hear any protest from the rail-
ways against the demands of the mono
poles. trusts and combines, although tho
granting OF their absurd and extortionate
demands for long haul rates at figures even
below actual cost, occasions the necessity
and affords the only excuse OF railway cor
porations to impose on local traffic and non.
competing points ''all tho charges that the
traffic will bear"
With whas propncty can tho railway au.
thorltles object to q demand for such rch-
sonablc freight and passage rates Ms shall
DO Just alike to the railways and the peo-
plc, and not only fail TO protest against,
hut even make haste to grant such de-
nainls as the following made by the Siand'
ard OH company upon the Cleveland
Marietta railroad. Cribs was secret ar
rangcmcnf, hut II cropped OUT latcly In
legal proceedings In United States eonrA.
This demand Is az follows; "Thc Sianl-
ard oil company threatens TO store aud
afterwards pipe all oils under It's control,
unless you make the following arrange
ncnts, viz: You ahall make uniform rate
~ ~ cents per barrel for all persons OK
esp, the Standard oil company; you shall
charge them 10 cents per barrel for their
oil. and also pay them 81 cents per barrel
OUT OF the 35 cents collected OF cher ship
pers."
u Is true no railroad managers Of this
state were connected with this outrageous
arrangement. but that a somewhat; similar
demand has been conceded 10 this same
company Is evident from the fact that
packages Of oil arc shipped from Pttsburg.
Pa, to Ogden, Utah, through the STATE Of
Colorado, for s. cents per package white
similar sized packages pay a freight Of
Sl.15 per package shipped from the oil
,lrlds Of our own state 80 Ogden and ZOO
There Is no disposition on the part Of tho
people of Colorado 10 ask for any railway
legislation that would he unjust to the
railway corporations, tend to cripple their
resources, or prevent TIA. extension Of
lines which the business interests OF the
state demand. The system Of discrimination
Ia not only asi usurped power, granted by
no law and supported by anc decision Of
no court. but 1t Is utterly contrary to NIL
Legitimate business principles and Injurious
To both railways aud people.
Nevertheless / am OF lhc opinion;
!. That there Is no attention on the par:
OF the railway authorities OF this STAKE TO
materially change the policy .iiat has prc.
vailed for the last five years; and
That, even IL amy pay..cuiar railway
Is disposed TO listen TO the just complaints
uf rs pal rons and afford relief II Is nrnr.
tlcaily prevented by the pooling system h,
fomc among the railways Of the state,
Tho action VI she state conventions of
The Republican and Dcmocrati, parties o.
colorado IN 1890 was WISE anl pn,rlo f..
u 'Fnly rcprs sentei then, n II r,p.c,.,nt.
now, the sen fment Of the safe, and the
fopulisi parry ought to b. mud In mv Iud.
mont Will be, saiisn d with railroad icyis,
lntlon that Is just alike to tho railways
and the peop'c.
therefore recommend to the Ninth gym.
erll assembly the following:
/. The repeal of the present law proyid.
Ing for n railway commission.
:. a now acI for railway commission,
win three commissioner. empowered to
hcSr and determine complaints without re
course 10 the courts and To revise the rates
OF ;hc carriage OF passengers and freight
=. That the system, of pc ling. as now In
force among The railways nf the stnte, h,
made ilegal; and
!. That the issuing by any railro I'd com.
nany OF any pass or free ticket To. or NJ,
acceptance Of or trlv, ling upon such pa
or free ticket by any sate district,
county or municipal official 10 made n
penal onense.
STATE LANDS.
Another matt Of vast imp r ance 10 m,
people OF CoorIdp Is the manage 4 ent and
disposition Of the state lands Under ghn
reckless policy which has 30 generally pre-.
vailed In III nation IS 10 It's public lands,
Of the bulk of lE most va u
ahlc lands. During the aim.nis.
tration Of my immediate predecessor. the
land policy has been changed to system
~ lcaslne inScni OF sale I most
hcuitil endorse this policy. The state
board of and commissioners recommends
that tho state officers b- rci.vcd from ac-
tive management. and that a bureau or com
mission be established for thr classification.
appraisal aud leasing of tn. state lands.
The provisions Of the state constitution re-
quire that certain state officers shall cor
st!iute the land board. bu, I cordially en-.
dorsc the idea OF the commissioners, so far
as II eau 10 carried out anu no; conflict
with the provisions OF the state constitu-
ton.
II Is quite evident that the socalled "arid
lands" of the limited States. and situate
mostly In the Rocky Mountain states. are
not adapted to homestead settlement with
out a system Of reservoirs ana irrigation.
far too costly 20 he made by private enter
lirisc. The expens. OF making these lands
cultiyablc. viii not. and perhaps ought not.
lee borne by the states not locally bele.
iiicd by the Improvement Of the arid lands.
A hill has already been introduced Ill
congress-, providing for the ccssion of these
lands TO the states In which the lands are
situate. and imposing upon tbese states the
burden OF making the necessary improve
mcnts for successful cultivation. I am In
favor OF the state accepting the arid lands
~ the United States In Colorado, for tn.
benefit OF our school fund and the various
educational institutions connected with our
common school system. and for paying the
expenses OF lrrlgatlnr the land: the state
as II n able. to max. the necessary lrrign.
lion canals, and thereafter 10 lease these
lnnds 10 actual settlers only. upon the low
est terms consistent. with the cost expended
10y the state. and - reasonable Interest for
the benefit Of the schoo fund.
Perhaps the most general evil tina, afYficis
mankind " land monopoly. so erimlnaily
wasteful has been the land policy Of the
United States that sn area of public lands
nearly equal to NIL the New England states
and New York and fcnnsyirania combined.
has been given away TO railroad corpora.
lions This insane policy. In connection
with financial policy OF the government for
tn. past 10 years. has produced effects
which endnng-r tn. p"rmnnrnrc of our free
institutions
Kansas, which only ~ years ago had not
n landlord wlililn It's borders. and Whose
lands not donated "a railroads were taken
w unmorisase,l under the prc.emp,ion,
homestead ani timber cuitnr. acts. IN now
cultivated by farmers. 80 per rrnt Of whom
NJ. ii.nnnt.. and It's farms nrr mort.ag.,'
for s23a.oro.ooo.
In Ohio. one of the older states, possess
&C." rc~t fertile soil, finc climate aud
hardly oscslle'i IN natural resources by any
other state IN tn. Union, 10 pet tent Of IT.
farmers are tenants.
In Colorado vast tracts NJ land have been
taken from tho people under Mexican land
grants. many Of them bogus In their In
ocpllon, and all Of them Increased In AREA
by pcrjurrd testimony Of fraudulent sur
veys, Immense tracts OF tho bsst axricui
turni lands IN Colorado hav, been gobbirj
up by nll.rn innh owners and IN good part
through fraudulent land entries. large
portion II III. coal LANDS IN the state. now
belonging to individuals AMI corporations
were entered frnudulently ns agricultural
land" and. until wiihim the pas two year,
no attempt whatever has been made by the
state government Ia secure tn Tho state
any b.nrht from its title 10 hs mineral
lamb. nl,hnuvl aurh lands have been The