Sunday Washington globe., 1902-01-26

snpine Subjects OF the Capital OF
the Nation--Food for Reflection
Editor SUNDAY Globe.
The average business man upon MOTTO
ing an article on milk trust" would pass il
by, although they have families and are
directly interested. If the city passenger
railways would try 10 stop selling six tickets
for rs cents, there would be indignation
meetings, speeches galore, protests in the
dailies and possibly mob, yet the greater
number Of these very persons are now hav-
ing good (3.S per cent) milk delivered to
them at cents per quart. This Ashburn-
the.people plainly tells them cents per
quart is not enough and they are mute
They pass milk by as a small matter
When they meet the word trust" they look
for something sounding larger. suppose
to prove to them that milk trust is large.
and so is any article Of daily consumption
The population Of the District of Columbia
is nearly 800, 900 persons consequently, 800
600 at an average of FIVE TO family are 10000
families 10000 families one quart per day
each, 10000 quarts; bakers, confectioners.
transient, etc, $500 quarts; total 62, 500
quarts. Sixty-two thousand Eve hundred
quarts at cents, $1,000 per day; SIS, 600 paid
365 days, 81, SIS, 600 per year
One millioH, eight hundred and twenty
hve thousand dollars per year at 8 cents per /
quart Is this worth thinking over is it
worth noticing; has the beef trust numbed
all your faculties, taken all the ginger out
of you, that you should lay down to this
octopus because its president is a United
States SENATOR IF you are waiting for the
daily press, but I can't believe that, every
one living here knows better, take that
back, won't intimate you are dummies, will
simply say you have not given the matter
proper consideration.
After the "Ioo2 act Of Congress" goes into
effect the systematic scarcity will be enacted
also. Those who are now paying cents
per quart will then pay cents per quart.
When the tentacles of this octopus has the
bold similar to the beef trust, you will then
pay 10 cents per quart. Absolutely, no
competition, 1t must be paid.
If any fault can be found with this COM
putation it must be in my favor, because
outside of the family consumption, I only
estimate 1850 quarts, aud the Corby Bakery
alone uses 900 quarts daily, so with bakers,
confectioners, and above all, ice cream
makers, this $500 quarts, estimated, is far
below the consumption
Now take the annual report of the CAPITAL
Traction Company, as per Timer, January
aI, 1902, of which the company Is proud
and compare the business Of that corpora
tion with the milk trust Capital Traction
annual receipts 81 $I2as.o7z, milk trust Go be-
annual receipts 81, I,s2Sooo; Capital Traction
property lcostl in District of Columbia
&T4ooo,oooi milk trust property (cost) in
District Of Columbia, o. then Capital Trac-
ton total salaries and wages to District of
Columbia employees, S266,o3o milk trust
salaries and wages to District of Columbia
employees, very small. And when il comes
to personal tax it will be- Capital Traction
Company, something; milk trust, nothing.
The tax payers are at their wits end trying
to meet deficit yet overlooking giant
monopoly that will put out of business 500
or 600 citizens, with families, making a
living selling milk; have all their trust cap
ital, etc, invested elsewhere same as beef
trust) and then rob and plunder the subjects
of the Nations Capital to their hearts CON
tent
There is no use of trying any more exper-
iments in Government the only way is
suffrage to attain the rights Of man Had
the subjects of Washington, d. q, repre-
sentation could such jobs as this be put
through; what man holding an elective
Office would dare to present or encourage
such bill as is now before Congress for
enactment and it will be passed.
Citizens, stop milk man, ask him if he
can be strictly honest, sell forty gallons of
milk per day at cents per quart, and make
a good living for a family of FIVE persons
Ask farmer if he can supply that milk
man at IS cents per gallon aud make money
doing so.
Then think Of 67 500 quarts per day, at
cents per quart from farm at a profit
I5,625 gallons at IS cents per gallon, So, 3437s
Sold in D. c., Is,6aS gallons at 32
cents per gallon, SIS, ooo COO
And cents per quart is not enough. 1t
leaves the farm at a profit, and they have
S2,656 IS per day for delivery; not enough
No taxes, no insurance, no license; not
enough.
In conclusion I will call attention to this
If the personal tax law is passed, ali the
business people of Washington, d. c., will
be required to pay It, estimated by average
stock carried for instances
Woodward & Lothrop, average 100000
Milk Trust, 5000
Beef Trust 5000
w b. Moses Sons 10000
This Is a sample Of legislation for sub
iects The milk trust will do a business Of
$4,000 600 a year, put 500 or goo men out Of
business who would pay taxes, and ali ac-
complished by trickery. How long will
they stand ~
CHARLES J. MAerLL.