The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-05
REPORT ON THE TRUSTS.
..cusrRIAL COMMISSION NOT YET
READY TO PRESENT IT.
YIN Recommend Legislation to Reg
.,ate But Not to Destroy Them,
providing Severe Pennlties-Ap-
propriation for Free Rural Mall.

u-..,o, Dispatch to the Post Intelligence
wAsHINGTON, March At will Re rev.
..s1 weeks before the industrial commits
~ viii be prepared to make a full report
:, trusts. and agree upon recomme ndallons
.aueh,nx the scope Of legislation that should
~ enacted.
4 preliminary report has been prepared
- prof jerks. the expert of the com
y,ss,on but, in the absence Of printed
oo,les Of the testimony. there is a division
r,ons the commissioners as TO the exact
seartng OF the testimony, and whether all
- conclusions reached by the expert In
- preliminary report are justified by the
,~.tirony. While there is a division among
10 commissioners, which cannot De recon
eiIsd until printed copies of the testimony
are available. there 's an agreement upon
eyrtain points which Will be incorporated
n the report
/, Is the opinion Of the commission that
,s~fslation should not be directed to the
destr,,ction Of trusts. but that laws should
- enacted for their regulation with severe
u<nalties for violation OF the law II is
understood there ore three points upon
which the commission II agreed with re-
sard 20 remedial legislation. First that
discrimination In favor OF large shippers
should be forbidden, and that the inter
stsfe commerce commission should be CIV
en- authority 10 impose penalties for dis
elimination against small shippers, an au-
thority which that commission does not
nov possess. Second, that a law should be
enacted 20 prevent overcapitalizatlon
Third that all trusts and corporations In
terstate In character should be compelled
10 publish their financial condition at stat
"a periods and be brought under federal
control by taxation Of Interstate trade.
Free RnrRI Delivery.
In spite Of the opposition coming from
politicians who fear the consequences of
aholishing fourth class postoffces, an ef-
fort viii be made 70 secure this year an
appropriation Of 81 900. 900 for extending the
free rural system Last year the appro-
priafion was $500 900. n is safe to say that
no similar expenditure of funds has
brought hack to the postofhce department
o. 10 members Of congress who worked for
the appropriation so many expressions OF
approval from the people benefited. The
service has been extended as fully ms the
ire regions where II has been introduced
has been all that could be desired The
postal authorities claim that for the
amount invested the service nowhere gets
~ much valuable return as In the free
rural deliveries.
A single carrier whose pay in $500 a
Year serves route that. on the average.
htwe've miles long. or twenty -four miles
% the. round trip and reaches an ave-
mr. Of 300 persons receiving and sending
NAL. The farmers are most enthusiastic
oMr ihs conyenience OF getting their mali
proportion that now take daily papers is
rapidly Increasing. Sergeant AT arms Cas-
"A OF the house Of representatives. who
ne3q position as Inspector of free rural
routes, says that he invited newspaper
c4Nassers 70 follow behind him and see
Met they could do In securing suhscrip-
ulAa Tor their papers. On one route one
astnt secured sixty-four subscribers and
"a Smother forfy-seven subscriptions were
chs.s were all for daily papers. Col
casecn says he is satisfied that there are
theasands 81 farmers all over the country
vno would take daily papers IL they could
nave nave tnsm delivered at their doors. The
meet enthusiastic advocates OF the new
yeeem are the Western congressman. In
iEsn 80 popular IL rural delivery that
said ex-Congressman O. Donneli. who
-s5 sna,ea me Idea OF free rural delivery.
.Mis on the house postofflce committee,
.na oe elected governor of the state ms
Neogn'ton OF his henefaetion TO tho
people In this Innovation
Pucrto Rico Taxation.
pr jacob II Hollander, associate pro-
ss-pr % nnance, has been appointed by
NJ scfcetnry OF war to 20 to Puerto
4aeo az special commissioner TO revise
Avs relating % taxation in that Is
anu Or hoilander has already heen
mantea leave from the university for
.ais purpose, ana after ten days study az
w matter here. Il is expected that ne will
~ iof me Island In about a fortnight 10
tpena several months In the study 81 the
conditions there y N"N
~ hollander's long study OF financial
msasems AMI the general questions OF
sSM'ien lie was secretary OF the late
snNeu states himetallic commission TO
LaFopei and since his retSrn has brought
~, potable Financial History Of Baiti-
Army Regulations.
a"sn Miles has Issued a general order
,@a hereafter, when soldier IL killed
ss.s esenVn OF dies at any post hospital or
as as0n, y snail be the duty Of his lmme-
49, COMMANDER 10 secure hts effects 20
sttspAfe an Inventory Of the same. and
Is. g monty the nearest relative nf the
zs,s asaih Duplicates Of the inventory
@"a hnal statements must he forwarded
80 adlu'ant general OF the army
ny direction 81 the secretary 81 war the
s;ssaelne articles ~ clothing are added 10
as sAhhhai clothing allowance for each
\, sas ENLISTED men serving In the ne-
,,~tuMsni ef Alaska. 20 take effect Apri
~ and they viii be charged until
,,sasrwlse directed. az the following prices.
/ ~ ' nss hat ...,..,,.,..,....,.,.so =
palr hir gauntlets ' .... a.
M,,sa.slnaN overceat ..,......,....... 10 rs
| pslr nn.ts. ..s.s.st t'sstss .... s..r+s. ~
lA'r euckskin r.ovNs $500 Is
al. pneAskin mittens ,............... "a
4 rair s...... s's+s.+s+s..-... ~
pasF shoe paes .... 49,. los
aweAfar '-f f'*f't '''4'tf z
40 \. Fo'hlng money allowance ~ each
ss-. - snAsie3 u,en serving IN the be
- "a w q Alaska VIII untn the publiea-
- y q new prise list NJ elothins and
n eb@r, ~ ~ per hnnun IN addition
49, nset hv general orders Ne isS
y~f,s Neef : MD from this Office rhe
~. Y. sNNh of the above specined nFti-
ssa,s - may ec thc property - the United
49, Nra IA she nosseasion ~ the en-
men or the date on which this or
~ VII 81 Int effect Will he snnr sised
summarizing officers and charged
@' 'Anlr clothing money allowance
teL Lewis Ia the East.
AHss Hamilton Lewis has agreed 70
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