The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-10-27

@~-"S III INC e+liC p ac6 Ut 20 tCE
house and SIS for a business place per
year ana Is making money The sx-
crolL2nt rates OF express monopo!les
are notorious, and even railroads hav.
been known 10 make excessive chargeS.
MaaIeipaI Franchlse@
It Is -..e same With all our city mon
o7o..ss. Gas sells at 81 which can
- made for 20 cents and distributed
Tor Is. as We know from various gas
reports aad Investigations.
The above are but a few samples
rom an enormous Mas OF facts dem
onstTarins that private monopoly
tends 70 extor:toa.
E1tortiORate charges I-ad, OF course.
20 ea3rEo-s proHs aad the buildirs
u vast fortunes Sh,-h become. N thsL
tu-n, The Instruments n turyae- ex-
torlioa. Tie monop5ls:s roll in
geai-a. while the working nasses and
competitive classes are cheated out OF
their TAI s-4rs Of tAe worlds wealth
These ~h0 build palaces do net live
in them.
na'tdsr. Ester Not L..
Tf2-e w1o dig t21. have li,tl. nl.l,
TEoss who make clctae, z.e ill-ciad.
laose wEo grow Eaea, and corn are
poorly ed
Taose who sGld railroads do not
ttavei.
TAcs. who DO -aa- % the work 40
22I eascy lAs fruits o. thelr labor.
wGile tsoE, vao Go lict.e o. nothing
sajey much, ~ because priva, nor
o2oiy gives soll. men the power OF
-2oEopr:atlag what o-4sra produce
Ee-e are saz.e Of tn p-oats oriva;.
ra-ao20.y haz made
OF. trlg: s. 900 90 n three month,
-aeeut 100 7er coat gs.r 81 the cap
Ia. Tassr a@d ali tie 81 nsuop-
c!y has hssl tnora % maze so per
cent On It's =Ao'e capital. az4 on ore
;a7estEent $500 - cset cor year was
Obtained through railroad s.vortt!srn.
- wealth Azz:as: Commonwealth. Do.
81. 50. 1907
frOas ~ 4;,v suol,.
S:-si trust 4@.i0s .9p0 a ve.r-
-5oa. 20 pr eat on water a7i all
Sugar trust. 200 % 80 per cent.
Wire trust. 90 per ~s-t
Tia plate ;-us.- - Per cat
FeaGsy T-ria ccai. - per ceat.
Fi1a Ave b2aS New York;. $50
ysr cent
Chemical asaH NV r7-kl. 200 per
.s1:.
-'strr Po,.tan Telephone Co 80 per
cent.
Be- moaopo,E s5eo)00o a year. as
D.: IT, tctai meme.
Telegraph mon p1ty ION original in
'ssineGu, 800 per cent a year.
Bay state Ga- Co, 70 per rent a
rear.
Cleveland Gas CO. ~ per cent
var
New York Gas. $500 900 900 In ten
'-a.7, Or enough to pay 10 per cent on
60 investment and duplicate all the
'IaHts besifes CNsw York senate In.
sst!Eat!onJ
Metropolitan Street ~. system. New /
FORK. Is per cra,.
Pt.!1ds! 2hia 1rses o1-35. Jn9. 90
s 2s- cent ou inveztront.
18th and 18th Street Co. - Der
cE.
PE..afo,y-ia Ci;y u Pc cent.
Ridge Ayenrt - 81 n,
Citizens Co. - per cent.
I'd and I'd Streets q per cert
Union. 81 Der cen,
The excessive charges and e1orbi-
an proht5 ~ pgIvats monopoly are
oth.1s Hcrr nor isrs than TAXATION
.'tEoGt representa- ion You are no.
'pres@ntsd ia he oil trust. the Etee.
''ist, tn coal combine. the Chemical
am. the gss. electric. street railway
'-es-1 pE. telephone. FI.lroai. beef. su-
lE. copper ana Tin monnpofeg. Yet
~ lew taxes on you.
wairr-d sta~E
L. muEGpui.sts know that thai
i;T'g"ous profits may rouse the peo-
IL II they become known and 20 many
those most open 10 the public gaze
y to hide Their gains by watering
i'.r eaDi ~. N.urEy per cent on the
al tn''f'-.eat Is gsIy . per cent on
capital "4t"red TO tenfoid bulk
Frdtf ar oStnr'ion are among the
oat prolific. and are quite the most