The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-05
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tESsSS The results Mas Gene M II
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but when We hear SN&e kAa p&Es>
rNSa leSAS Is already eIgaNSsea at
RalS& aud tasak &te 5NssgVlsw aeaNe
referred o. Is being worked EaE It's
tN0 Nalge SS q xeeWlSsSg ee pubic
SeNNSMeMt against railroad aegISl&>
0eN, we (hSM& We age able 10 dis
eeyA an Meg(sSaate Aaaglng On the
part OF the 0yeg0N Short ltINe Tor q
NoNtSNWStfaa OF present condition.
that pFeSSa&sSNa reduction In lelght
and PASSENGER GStSS eSSeSNt at the
eRs3 0Ea aS&eEa(Mea Nght ON the
part NEtAs chosen representatives Of
the people, Rv@xy voter II direct
" Interested in the matter Of paSS,
eAGeE rateSr.=ln The dfisFeNee hee
tween 3 aud 3 cents a Naite> and Il
a railroad lobby is found opposing
this relUetIoA there should Ne
such a movement ell ever the State
aS would make every ReeaaeltraNt
feel the AeetIng Character of his lit
Tie brief aNtAogitS and that his M,
Mre preSpeStS for pelIaeal prefer
Meat reSt with the people aud not
with eorperat(ea& and their paid
lNhhylSts>" u...
Tim TN(RUNN has no lntorma~
ton, except that giveN by the III,
a&NNR&eNh respecting the alleged
railroad lobby and theHpfare ean
neither affirm nor deny itS exist,
enee, HeweveN we can pereslNe
nothing more reprehenSihle in a
railroad lobby at Noise than a farm,
er'S lobby StoeEgrowers pro'ole'
emargegine lobby, or q W, c 4, Y,
lobby at Washington, All Hobbies
are animated by the same purposes
that H. to prevent legislation
thought to be antagonistie to their
inteEeStS or promote legislation
favorable theretoS and whether q
lobby be good or bad depends entGs
ely on the point eCvioM The bNds'
PFHdeWE N quite right i'll pointing
out that II reduction of freight and
passenger rates IA a contamination
much desired, But IA Il net Nlso
true that we all pine for lower prize
es ON the things we buy and higher
prices on the things we sellF INE
TNtNuNR IL Obliged to contess that
IT. range OF Information respecting
railread traffic h se limited that Il
IA unable to dlseuss the question of
''rates"' intelNgently, We do not
suow the etigIual cost per mile oI
roadebeA equipped with ties and
rails, We do not know the cost oI
maintenance, We do not know
the per cent Of deterloratloni and
without Knowing that, we are, o.
course, unable to approximate the
period Of lile glven to tles and rails,
engines, cars and oil the WonderM
aud eoMpleS machinery, grinding
roaring and hammering In the
the great shops, Then we havs nt
Idea Of the loss by accidents, datn
aye suits aud all the tnultltudmouI
expenses connected with operating
sueh stupendoua enterprises. |
put to the Bible, we could not tel
Within several thousand dollars tn
cost OF II locomotive, or a freight
or q passenger ear, We haven
any Idea how long they ran with
cut wearing out We do not meal
eollapBaihg like the miraculous oil
horse ehaIss, bat OH the pflhelpl
Of the old lady's atoetlng, whlel
she lnsiatcd was The aalhe old aoeI
although II had been nRw leote
and legged d aroFe OF more times
We have loaitd around faIlroa
shops d good deai when we ttlgiI
have been more pfohtahly employ
ed-@Viswed from the railroad ebfe