Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-06-25

ufaetoriss IN this country; sll ~ =
passengers were carried. ls.es ~ Il
were carried ons mile: 16s ~. Cs>a AZ ~
freight were moved: $500 miIl!ons =
were moved one mile. DO you thin ! NE
any interest performing such irs #
service IS this can be in dinscalsT j
the balance Of the country not 4,
Forty millions OF dollars were .s's
for public taxes. over three ~
millions OF dollars that have bean ~ S3|
ed IN railways have earned no as-ss
for years This Il not water 81
popuiist orator VIII say, but goos X y KS
money These securities are NE Xf5
through the land. and their falis W56
nay any return has brought ifsgr.ss W
on US abroad and suffering and - I55
many a family and community Il u.
<4
zone or ths chief difheaItiss ~,
law as IL stands today is that - I
ishmeat Tor private contracts and rss,s
Is entirely oas Of proportion 10 the ~, s $
The imprisonment clause was pef : 1S
an amendment 10 the intsFstats ~ S*
meree Law. and l bsileye the eosass:... !; &
and sysFyons who has watched lie svs}
ings VIII agree with me that II "a ~ NE
3 failure, more than failure, ia Is,
has caused perhaps more dsaA0ralssasS
than anything else. The public Is =
I believed Ia IL. il has beun imBessiks a2I
secure conviction: IL has pFessafss sN&
\ railway okfleial who desired 70 b hs.l<
/ from complaining Of his eompssilcr sls,
\ he thought was dishonest, Ia lad. s
l heen what every Law 10 that i AZ ssaa
! ported by public ssEtiment-s tasS
I MhsI, IN fact. il the manner cf eszs,,<
! lig business today The railway IA
I WHO desires 10 be honest and iaw-sAA.
sees trafne leave bis line and Ezss NJ
I freight tnag he Mas carrying hAsa& @
I the warehouse of his rival, tie ssi1<
I o. hls lins decreasing and ecxsAah1s.
from thS management OF loss Q; e4sxal
and In the distance he sees tcezsts 4
she loss Of his position. Al gks I'd
time. the shipper who desires q -
the Law sses some rival selling Eaefsa4
disc 10 his customers a. pFiess ~ ssna
meet and he kn0~s very vel tnzi r "a
securing eenerszt0ns ftOsn some sssss'
20 raahte hirs 10 10 this. The fs-ssE
agent ana this shipper sho VISA = A4f
the laN sts down tDErtRsf zs2 Ass "
over What relief u thsre fo< $50
Tasy can complain % their Esvaas. NN&
bly, roayieg shsm under the insssa&
eosaneFes laN aud send thsm 20 IA I'll
igrnttsFY. but such action Hoas Vi
down Bpoa ghsfa ths eogGeahait1s 4 X
p0slie ans woai1 ruin their hassnsss "a
a. stated tstsFe. she pubitr does ~
iisvs Ia sha severe feAinFs q ~
aud will NOT support anyone whe tntms
Il. The result u these nsen. 10 ezs<s
are driven 10 do sNsg shat shssf sssaaeA
are asgng they eeecsas tsnefssss1
themselves. / have drawn 10 fks&F n
sBres Il Is what Il Occurring s*ssy q
afGan9 you
"a Il xiss. 10 n hroaa ssasss=assa4
10 leave = basinsss as large ss IA
the sanNgss- IN Hhteh cAsH 80 <
least. % enF population h engaged "
which arsets the eatnfogt and aasgaS
u nlns.ssmEhs % ths psapte--ls u ssst
leavr IL sAgsi8s Of Ihs iawf u = 8
J that the meek sapeua1ts oeesDekaa
! chs s0smuni,y " that % TIRE bstxa
has 70 spsnd - fesea tlfss afas ssss
30 much 70 gel 40 lsttie, II u NeFsa N
70 fierce shs great railway intsfsss
: th- esuAsSY luso tbs a4sas psslsieet
Vito opposes shIH IeEtsiatipas IN
: certain people stss desire tbs KDFs7fss'
TO oSn sud epsFats ths RAILWAYS :
una. others who ufsh khas ths luissNA
railway commission should ra4As
. rGsss rhiFa an8 lastly, esvtale mls
managers NNe are oppressed - azf
Z all legislation ard whe object % knF Z
\ tFat. And bsssssa that tasy should =
sasifsiy ATOMS.
: IAN of as vito hass any intssxst =
!. country. waa desire its prosperity. ~
tsFestsS ta tss solution Of this g
. question ~ - rot a time foF shs -
(. gpxuA 10 howl Atseat eaFrorati cfsA :
. rot time 20 taik ahoat tho wrpaGse.
!. ~ railway Managers There are az
Z some. N any business. whs viii ~
4 right. ard ihsre siNafs yin he. ~
i greet mass % railway faanaxrFs sc.sa
= assure Yes. ere ss hsnsstiy sesktnx 4
4 tuition % shis question - arc yen ts
/. uisfnbsr % ihs legislative BODY ]
Z iiSve I voice the t~iIsf Of . vsxf
" majority Of them that ere tyre pl'
a tons have mentioned are nss.r1sff
& vii lead TO tha ssstiesnsns % this I
"a ton. " this body viii tBin and nss
~ indefsp this course ard uers fer !
q accomplishment, can he attained.
" have HnwittiaslY IN this country 30
aH TO railway laws that Il vas ssrsf
Ia tended should be applied TO trRnay'
% ton companies Of this nature. we
e. gone back and taken darlslens THAI
10 wise a hundred Year, ara, when q,
- ton was In TIA Infancy and whsa
70 masses needed certain protsctisr.
W have endsaSoTsd TO Apply thsss
he principles 10 the great transpcrtAtss
~ tsrests of modern times. The court
IN fortunately. have followed IN that
z Every business man. every stats
. knows that u 10 a mistake. that ne
m here an immense interest such a.
n world has never seen. and the pffa
which should govern " must be VI
" out IN harmony with the aar snl
v needs OF this country. There should
q friction between the Interstate cont
!. commission and the railways
?. should be none between the state
" missions and tho railways. Thsfs
& been too much Of a feeling with
,. bodies that the railways were az