The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-10-10

.icaiiy the same. The increased earn.
iEgs and the increased amount of busi.
ness has placed W in position where wa
can reduce rates, but we have our divi-
dend every year. We nave got to a point
where we can earn our dividends. That
Is all We can get. If we earned three
dividends We would only divide one. We
get per cent on our stock and it is a
safe investment. That Is good enough
and We ought to be satisfied. Some peo-
pie try to persuade you than we want to
eat you up; that We want your farms.
Some think that j dine off the fresh roast
shoulder of my neighbors every day, but
1 assure you that Z don't. applause
ana laughter). l don't want to. l don't
eat any more than | ever did, l don't
wear any more than l ever did ana / am
easily satisfied with both. Uaughter.)
But ii you will consider this on the lines
l awe stated You cannot this year de-
clare or IN all time separate the land
from the railroad, A mar might quarrel
with the railroad company or become
dissatisfied or for any other reason sell
mis- land ana move away, and | might
sell out ana some one else might come
ana run the railroad, but the railroad
VIII be there and the land will be here
ANA they VIII have the same contest and
lney viii prosper together or DE poor
ltG now and forever to the end Of
time
As to Trusts.
Mr.. Hi then alluded to his recent visit
to tne coast and TO MS meeting there with
the farn.trs OF Washington and to the
pleasant interview he had with them. He
.,cia.ea mat he liked to meet farmers
because they are nearest to the soil. He
praised the laW-aDldlng spirit which OBJ
.dlas anio.g all agricultural communities
an the paeriotIsm winch has at all times
IN "a pa al 1TI1 n 4 M 4 SIM DrG nt no nr1nfr
Continuing he said:
Your CHAIRMAN said that there are a
great many people apprehensive Of the
great Industrial enterprises which are be-
.ng carried on, and well they may be.
Tnere are so-called industrial enterprises
whose only industry is in running print
ing presses to print shares of stock. l
tel you, ii there is no harm in an enter
prise, if there are five or ten Of them
that are good there is no bad in them, and
when you put them together there is no
bad in the entire mass. But If the object
Is to get something for nothing, to get
something that does not belong to them,
to get money out of another mans pocket,
tae money he has worked for, and put 1t
into their own-if that is the object it Is
all wrong; but some of these great en-.
ternrises are absolutely sound and right
Opposes Congressional Control.
MIR. Hill referred to the steel works OF
Krupp and Carnegie as examples of en-
ternrises which are right. The molding
trust, the leather trust and the bicycle
~ bSt GasiN AiN ~ - w 49, "ANSAo
those which are not intended to be pros
porous. Continuing, Mr.. Hill said:
Some people advocate, our president
advocates. turning everything over to the
congress. What sort of a congress would
we have after awhile if all, the business
of the country were turned over to it?
| think they would be doing business in
the hall of congress, but the business they
| would dc would not bring business to you
that you want. think should hold
every man responsible for himself and his
own acts. If he does wrong, punish him;
if he does right. protect him. When that
is done those questions will take care OF
Northern railroad twenty-three years ago
there were $50 miles of finished track and
they were at work on 300 more. NOW we
have 5000 miles. The road carried then
| 25S. 600 bushels Of wheat. and no oats, no
barley and no flax. This year it will
carry of wheat, oats, barley and flax
A Million
We pay taxes to the state on our earn
ings, amounting to 3 per cent OF our gross
earnings. The earnings from China.
Washington, Idaho and all roads running
through Minnesota contribute to the state
treasury. l think that this year we Will
paw the state $40. 900 or about one-slXth
of all we get for hauling the grain crop
| of the state, and in hauling the grain crop
we do not work for nothing mean IT
costs us something to haul 1T. Our busi-
ness is made UP of small things. l sup
pose you would call it a days work to
haul a ton of freight ten miles If the
TO30S Were HSSNy dllu SCI Jim a. AichS
with your team. A difference to us Of a
copper cent in hauling a ton ten miles
means "A difference Of SO, 100000
NJ Hill then recited the improvements
which have been made in the condition
of the road, and the bearing these i'm.
provements have on rates. He showed
that the interest Of the railroad and the
farmers is the same and that he as a
railroad manager would not do anything
that would be against the interests OF the
farmers Mr.. Hill supplemented the re-
~ I'll Of prof Shaw in advising the
farmers to be better farmers and to pro.
duce more from less land. He thought
that the diversity Of crops and the raising
of cattle would be better than to devote
50 much of the land to wheat. Coming
back to the original matters, Mr.. Hill con-
tinued.
scented in the capital of the Great North
ern road that has not behind 1t one nun.
dred cents in honest money. | 90 not
want my name connected with any enter
prise that is trying to get something for
nothing.
Mr. Hill told how his efforts toward re,
ducins rates on grain had been thwarted
by the consolidation of the lake boats IN
making a corresponding raise. r,r,
What did We do them" said Mr.. HI;
I'VE built six SchoonerS to carry gram
from Superior to Buffalo and the other
boats have not declared a dividend since.
We didn't want to go into the elevator
business at Buffalo. Dut we had to In Or
der to keep the other elevators from over
charging and working other extortions.
AS a result, the elevator charges OF Bur
falo is now - cent a bushel where 1t was
IL cents. I cant work always. In a few
Years I've cot to go away. l can't take
anything with me. 1t is better that al
should work. Some don't, but Col. w.
Watterson down in Louisville has told you
what SORT Of people they are. NOW. II
anything comes up to bother you or II you
have troubles let me know. like to help
YOU bear your burdens. am glad to
have been here and 1 thank you for your
attention. ,.
At the close Of his address Mr.. Hill held
an informal reception at the door OF the
hall and shook hands with hundreds OF
the farmers and their wives. He chatted
with them about stock and grain and on
dozens Of subjects which were OF common
interest. He cracked Jokes with them and
often broke into a hearty laugh az some
remark made by a farmer whose hand he
held. He held another small reception in
the parlor Of the hotel and then ne ana
his party left for st. Paul.
~rocrEpINH EYpERT 0uNNERY.