Willmar tribune., 1900-03-07

beginning of Real Reforms by the Re-
organized Grain and Warehouse Board.
The Commissions Position That South
western Grain Rates Are Too Nigh, and
Other Rates Observation-Disclosures Move
Of the Kind in the History of the Com
mission-Other State Note and Com
ment-Points ON National Politics-Brv.
An and Caldwell Likely to Be the Ticket.
Reform Press Bureau.
St. Paul, Feb. &c, 1900.
Taking up further reforms by the
grain and warehouse commission, that
body, now for the first time in Reform
control, has made the first move irl the
history of the commission to call the
railroads into court on general exam
nation of their rates. That important
points are involved is shown in the fact
that every southwestern road responded,
It's officials accompanied by great
array of legal counsel. While short
postponement was granted the roads
Tor preparation, the following may be
relied on as the position taken by the
commission:
First, that the general grain rates for
the southwestern part of the state are
too high.
Second, that the general merchandise
rates, where they differ at local stations
from the rates given to terminal points,
in favor Of the latter, are unjustifiable;
hot ft,0 I1k~x
cept when terminals are in question,
should be on approximately the same
basis as the terminal rates. At present
more favorable rates are given from the
cities to small places, than from stations
to the cities, or between local stations.
The commission holding as above,
will exercise it's authority under the
law to enforce such view, unless the
roads can show reason why it should
not do so, the burden of proof being on
the companies.
The importance of tho move, there
fore cannot be overstated. What must
be thought of the past administration,
ever since the life of the commission,
under Republican administration, that
no such move has been made before?
Changes of classi6cations are also the
source of other serious burdens on ship
pers which will now be carefully gone
into, an important case having been
raised by complaint Of Mayor Currier
Of Mankato, where freight on candy
product was raised by changing from
third to second rate. The commission
invites any other complaints Of the kind,
during the present week, which will
have attention along with the Mankato
case. Such should be addressed to Hon.
P. M. Ringdal, chairman Of the board,
St. Paul.
Current New York market reports
continue to speak well for Minnesota
wheat and Minnesota grades. The quo
tations for Feb. 21 were;
No Hard (Duluth) -. ........... s1A
No. Northern (Duluth) 80
NO. heu ..TIA
Last year No. 2 Red sold above Duluth
No. l Northern Such ''cuin'' of Min
nesota grades is the kind that is welcome
to the producers of good grain.
Surveyor General B. J. Mosier of
Saltwater, accompanied by j. J.
Eighteen, is off for an extended trip to
old Mexico. Dairy Commissioner
Bowler and Assistant White represented
Minnesota at the National Buttermak-
ers' convention at Lincoln, and Mime
sofa brings home all prizes worth hav-
ing. Surveyor General Corser Of Min
neapolis attended the Chicago anti
trust conference, as we'll as the meeting
of the Peoples party national committee
and also the Democratic national COM
mittee meeting at Washington. Insur-
ance Commissioner O'Shaughnessey is
back from the East and, having got
after some of the insurance concerns,
found to be remiss in dues to the state,
he brought back some $4,000 to add to
Minnesota's strong box.
Iowa's legislature has been wrestling
with the proposition to abolish the office
Of state printer and binder. Is there
danger of northward march of the re.
form, so as to trouble our genial Bureau
friend, Colonel Whitney?
And speaking Of state matters, it is u
cold day up north when the state crui-
sers are not able to land 10000 or so of
trespass on timber.
And speaking Of Mayor Gray's ad-
ministration of Minneapolis, enough
bad people cannot be found in the Flour
city to pay for keeping fire in the Jail
stove. Another term, at this rate, and
the city lookup can be dispensed with
altogether. This kind of administra-
ton is a good thing to keep. Eth, Doc
tor Ames?
And at this time Doctor Ames' nomi-
nation by the Republicans seems as
sured. Imagine the predicament Of the
G. O. P. (good old party, with accent
on the "good.")
1t has taken 1000 pages of type-writ-
ten matter to record all the bad things
said on trial, of Hennepin county Re-
publican Office holder. The bad things
unrecorded would exhaust the paper
mills. The question is what are the
people going to do about it? Will the
reform forces fritter away their chances
this year, or SO act as to take all the Of |
fees in order that the people may learn
the extent to which they have been rob-
bed? Let the people so act as that they
may be able II see all the books.
il And Of the other Twin City politics. the