The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-04

men, mean the business men In small
towns, or the farmers, If they wanted to
build little warehouse or elevator the
railroads were in the habit of interposing
obstacles; they would say that they hadn't
room, or tell them that the elevator was
yes; everything but giving permission;
Great Evils Corrected.
This was great evil: it was an evil
which prevented competition. The legisla-
ture of 1898 covered this point. They en-
acted law providing that all railroad
body who wanted to build an ele-
yator or warehouse along any sid
Ing or at any station in this
to build and the company could not agree
about the price, it provided for sum
mary manner of having the land condemned
through the courts; and in order that there
should be no delay, the law provides that
the courts shall be always open for that
purpose, in vacation as well as in term and
that the court can, like a justice court,
summon jury at any time to condemn the
land. Under that law, within thirty or forty
days, any farmer, If he has to resort to
law, or any business man, who wants to
build a warehouse under that law, can get
the premises through legal proceedings in
the courts. Here was an important privi-
lege given to the farmers and grain pro-
ducers of this. state. It enabled them to
in any case they were Overreached in price
by the big companies. Another important
law was this: In some instances there was
not room to place elevators and warehouses
along the side tracks at the railroad sta
tons; they would be crowded for ground,
and the farmers would have to build them
piece off Of the right Of way at times,
and in those cases the railroads would not
build spur or side tracks to those outlying
elevators or warehouses The legislature of
1898 covered this point. They enacted law
that the board Of railroad and warehouse
commissioners, upon proper hearing, can
compel the railroads to build sidings or
spurs to such outlying elevators or ware
| houses. -E r. ~
| Another is portant law which they enacted
was this: It had been the practice among
| the railroads, where two roads of different
| companies intersected each other, that they
would refuse to transfer cars from one in
| tersecting road to the other, compelling peo-
pie to unload and transship their freight.
The legislature of 1893 provided for that
| in those cases the railroad companies should
be compelled to build spur tracks or sidings
so that cars could be transferred from one
| intersecting road to the road OF another
company without unloading, and also pro
viding for uniform through rates on both
of such lines. This was matter ma covered
ton to that, that legislature passed law
amending, charging and lettering the Aus
| tralian ballot law.
In addition to that, that legislature en-
| acted an important law in respect to our
| state prison. They applied what Is known
, as the reformatory law to our state prison
| at saltwater. rs
Now, my friends, have called your atteI,
| ton to these things in order that you may
see what the Republican legislature dld
fG in as IN s Mth NoM
| board of railroad and warehouse commits
sioners, appointed under those laws has
not been negligent OF your interests te Late
that board has made three important de-
cisions in favor of the farmers and the
m TO lie
elevators had been in the habit, up 70 the
present time, of charging for storing
HIST fifteen days, ~ &c Cents i per bushe The
railroad and warehouse commissioners made
an order cutting that down from 21a cents
Of the entire charge. Another important
case is the case or Stevenson VS.. the Great
Northern Railroad. relative to the transpor-
tation rates on wheat from the Red river
valley to st. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth.
After long and patient hearing and investi,
cation the railroad commissioners decided
that case passed upon it, and reduced rates
at all points on that line 10 per cent all
atvund from every station. Another -
portant case was that Of the Northern Pa.
cifc Railroad company where they charged
as it was claimed, exorbitant rates for the
transportation Of coal from Duluth to Moor
head. The railroad commissioners took that
up, heard the case, and, after Investigating
it they cut down the rate from So a ton
to 1925 from Duluth to Moorhead. Now,
|
fined to particular roads and localities, di-
rectly affect all the roads and all the locali-
ties in the state, because the different rail
sympathy and in harmony with each other.
If one road is compelled to make a cut. the
other roads have to follow. So that these
three important decisions indirectly affect
the whole state
Now my friends looking at this whole
field of legislation of 1893, and of the acts of
can see that much of Importance and of
value has been effected for all the people
the STATE a fh It'll the wG &c Of the
lature of 1891 and you will find that in the
matter of economy. as have already point
lican legislature. If you look on the e other
hand, as to the matter of important egis-
lation in favor of the farmers and the pro
ducing classes, everything is in favor of
that Republican legislature.
Political Lightning Rod Pcddlers.
Now from this, you farmers and you bust
ness men who We're beguiled by these pol
for the Alliance members of the legislature
and send them up there, ought 70 take y
np 6ere in Ess @ n9se men
and didn't begin to do you as much good as
the Republican legislature of 1898. Now,
esson ,G and at is s f % Want
good honest work don in the legislature if
you want the interests Of all the people Of
must m send good, honest, Straight Repu BIZ
cans, who 60 tn ere to represent all the PEG.
pie of this country, and all classes. If you
do you will have good, honest legislation,
and you will have proper economy. If you
send men who claim to represent some
particular class or interest, you will always
be led astray, and always suffer in some d.
rection other. Why, the idea of segregat.
ing our people in this country into different
classes, separating the farmers from every
pody elsc,. and putting them into a party
by themselves, and sending special represen.
tatives to represent them; if you think OF
it, it is monstrous, it is unwise, and the
. extreme of folly. Why, the farmers cannot
l. prosper unless the rest Of the peopls
prosper: If you crush out capital, # you
stamp out the business men, those of them
! that have got more money than you, who
, are the farmers going to deal with? Who
are you producers going to deal with? The
, farmer raises crops; he has something tt
sell; but he needs railroads, he needs mer
with capital to buy and handle his products
and the farmers need manufacturing es
, Establishments with an army of employees Il
, buy their products. Now it won't do tt
/ crush out all these other interests. It won
/ do to stand with legislative club oye
! them ready to brain them. That is not thu
: way to prosper. You farmers cannot prosper
: unless all these other classes in the com
niunlLy prosper; and they cannot prospe
without your prosperity So, my friends
: you should always look out for the man WIFI