The Monte Vista journal., 1899-05-20
GOSSIP FROM DENVER
AND THE STATE CAPITOL


ters outside Of the trust for u little
while. The Guggenheims are lying low
for the big trusts. They are equippins
their plants with the most modern ap-
pliances for treating ore and spending
immense sums Of money which no one
hears anything about. They nre after
several Of the other men who have
made the smelters. now In the COM
bine. the success they are. EqulppinR
their own plants ns they can from their
rivals, look out pretty soon for close
| competition, de pit protests TO the con.
trary from both sides"
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com.
pany thinks 1t has found way to
evade the new eight hour law. Its idea
In embodied In the following notice
| Just issued to its employees:
II. On and after May H. 1880. the
period OF employment OF all persons
heretofore employed and paid by the
day. will be by the hour.
"2. Workingmen employed In under
ground mines or workings. or institu-
tlons for the reduction OF ores or met
ais will bc mt liberty To work more
than eight hours per day. II they elect.
and will be paid for the number of
hours Of actual labor.
| "3. Except in cases OF emergency.
| where life or property may be In i'm
minent danger. no such workingmen
shall be required to labor more than
eight hours per day. A failure to work
more than such number OF hours shall
not be deemed n cause Justlfying dis.
charge from the service OF the CON.
pany.
"a. This notice shall bc the sole con.
tract OF employment for all working.
men 30 fnr as relates TO the period Of
employment. No superintendent or
agent shall have authority TO change
or agree to the violation of any OF the
above provisions"
eight.hour law and will probably fol
low the plan adopted by the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company.
| The omission Of the penalty clause
from the law to compel railways TO
carry bicycles M baggage has raised
n vast amount OF discussion among L..
gal authorities. One attorney. who is
closely connected with the League of
American Whcclmen. said that the
statement that the omission made the
law imperative WINS not true. when
we drew up the bill." he said. I'VE
carefully considered that clause and
found that II would have no effect II II
passed. Az far back as we could 20
nothing could ls found In the laws
compelling the railways to carry any
baggage at all. II is n voluntary act on
their part to draw business. II hh
| become n custom to carry baggage,
and that is all the liability the rail.
ways have. The buying Of n ticket IL
an implied contract To carry not To eN-
ceed certain amount of baggage. For
that reason no penalty could bc nt
tached to u failure to comply with the
law. The only thing that we could dc
was To define bicycles ns baggage.
Then II the railways carried any bag,
gage ut all for passengers they Were
bound to also carry bicycles. Now. we
do not 10y any means consider the law
To bc imperative. There Is only one
wny we can go after III" railways. We
Will have every man who is compelled
to pry for having his bicycle hauled
sue for the recovery Of the -, cents oi
"A cents or whatever II costs. We m.
preparing the papers now In the Grip.
Pile Creek eases. There IL absolutely )
no doubt that we can compel the rail
ways to refund and In this way make
them recognize our contention that hi.
cycles are lnggage. Another ntior
ney. not connected with wheeling
states that the law Is Of absolutely ne
effect. III the carrying of baggage Is
as has been shown" said he. IN gif,
from the railway to the passenger. II
Is within the power of the glvcr. and
the givcr only. to decide what shall
come under the head of baggage. The
railways are entitled io make rules I.
protect themselves from loss. and II
they prove. as they cinim they can
that carrying bicycles IL n "ons,nn,
source Of loss To them. In damages IL
the bicycles or for any other reason.
they can bar them from the privilege,
OF baggage. They ARE entitled To Ger.
tain rules Ia protect their own inter
csts.'
Governor Thomas has under consid
Grafton the question Of calling mn cx'
trn session of the Legislature. lie !.
is'ing urged 10 do this by the officer.
OF several state institutions whose rev.
cnuc. under existing conditions, Is In,
adequate. state Auditor Tempt" ha.
compiled the following statement of
prospective revenues and the appropri.
ntions:
ESTIMATED REVENUES FROM At
HotRcEa.