Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-07-14
rorxrEns ron UNCLE SAM.

New Zealand Has the Most Perfect
system Of Governmental Prsc-
ideally Owns all Railway and
Telegraph Lines---I4abor is Well
Paid.
Mr.. J. Jay, a leading railroad builder
of New Zealand, and citizen OF that
Tar OF country for twenty-one years
past. ia . guest at the Palace. The
visitor Is accompanied by his wife and
is on his way home after trip among
she scenes OF his childhood in Eng
land.
Mr.. Jay is gentleman OF marked
Intelligence and calture and is thor
oughly informed upon the remarkable
governmental experiments which have
been in progress in New Zealand for
more than generation. Although
man OF means, and large employer
Of men, he is In hearty sympathy with
many Of the reforms that have been
brought about in New Zealand.
while New Zealand may not have
q model government said he TO a
News reporter yesterday, at is per-
haps true that the government reaches
nearer perfection than any other coun-
Try on the globe. speak Of IL as viewed
from the standpoint OF the great body
OF people. The government practi-
cally owns all the land, owns all the
railroads, telegraph and telephone
lines and is working RICH. along in the
direction aimed at by the populists
party in the United States. We have
universal suffrage. The women have
ing secured the privilege Of the fran
chise last August. They participated
in the elections last November. We
have magnificent free public school
system modelled somewhat after that
Of the United States, 10 arranged that
pupils showing aptitude in their
Studies may take the entire course OF
rhe colleges without cost to their par
ents."
How do the government railways
please the peopler
"The government owner ship OF rail-
was is an established principle which
viii stand in New Zealand forever.
Government railways, as managed and
operated by the laws OF New Zealand
are a vast blessing and give benefits in
,lany directions winch could not be
secured otherwise. The system is un'
der the charge Of board OF three com
missioners, who have the power TO es
tablisn fair rates for different districts
and thus gives the farmer the advant
age Of low rates to the coast. II IL
true that private lines are built, bu
they are absorbed by the government
nc such time as lis finances will admit
am now engaged in constructing |
private line across Middle Island, con
meeting the coal fields with a marke
mcre than 100 miles away. The mono.
Tor the road was raised with the under
standing that the government woul'
take the road at fur valuation ia Tia
early future"
LABOR ~ WE'LL PAID.
40 you have tramps in New Yea
iands' was asked.
"Yes, We have worthless men win
are known as tramps, but there is n
use for their existence in such a cour
try. Those fellows make the tour {
The island about once a year, rs il n
anire Year TO complete tho Circuit
The working man il better of ]
New Zealand than any other Place ]
the world. | notice you pay rsilroa
construction men sl.J0 per day in III
West. am in the habit of payin
~ 80, never less than ~. Any ma
who does an honest days work can
sase u $2.J0. As the cost OF living
much cheaper than in America, il "a
be readily seen that New Zealand il
sort Of workingman's paradisa. {
course labor requiring skin draws
higher rate Of pay than that inyolvin
only The use OF pick aud shovel.
should estimate that labor IL paid
per cent higher IN New Zealand ,lls
In the United States; not taking q
hard times INTO consideration"
Then yon have hard times in yo
couniryf'
mo. moi this year, although we d
have depression affecting ditfero
lines of business enterprises, five yea
ago, when the Australian boom g
lapsed. Times are good in New n
land 10 day. The world-wide pan
passed ne BY. We attribute IL large
- she sscs sbat the wealth Of the cou
fry Is distributed among the peol