The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-10-09

shoulder Of my neighbors every day, but
i assure you that don't. Applause
and laughter.) I don't want to. I don't
eat any more than ever did. I don't
wear any more than ever did and am
easily satisfied with both. Q4aughter.)
But If you will consider this on the lines
have stated you cannot this year de-
clare or in all time separate the land
from the railroad. A man might quarrel
with the railroad company or become
dissatisfied or for any other reason sell
his land and move away, and might
and run the railroad, but the railroad
will be there and the land will be there
and they will have the same contest and
they will prosper together or be poor
together now and Forever to the end of
time" ssass4s ~ -
80 Asat0 Tfusts.
Mr.. HIN then alluded toS4is recent visit
to the coast and to hts Rsstipg there with
pleasant interview he hadswith them He
declared that he liked to meet farmers
because they are nearest o'the soil. He
praised the law-abiding spirit which OBJ
ftains among all agricultural communities
and the patriotism which has at all times
characterized the farmers Of the country.
Continuing, he said:
Your chairman said that there are
great many people apprehensive of the
great Industrial enterprises which are be-
ing carried on, and we'll they may be-
There are so-called industrial enterprises
whose only industry is in running print
ing presses to- print shares of stock.
tell you, If 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 thereiEis
no bad in the entire mass. But II 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, the money he has worked for. and
pu. it into their own-if that is the object
enterprises are absolutely sound and
right" Fx llssS
Opposes Congressional Control.
Mr.. Hill referred to the steel works Of
Krupp and Carnegie as examples of en-
terprises which are right. The molding
trust. the leather trust and the bicycle
trust and others he referred to as among
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 q 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 do would not bring business to you
that you want. think I should hold
every man responsible for himself and his
own acts. If he does wrong, punish him;
IL he does right, protect him, When that
Is done those questions will take care Of
themselves. When took the Great
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
<t,4v, hy,cI o0c 4r vayhn md M
| oats. no barley and no fax. This year
it will carry Of wheat, oats, barley and
| flax
.,s- =. "A .Hundred Million Bushels.
Y 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. I think that this year we will
pay the state $45O.000. or about one-sixth
| Of all we get for hauling the grain crop
! of the state, and in lalling the grain crop
| we do not work for nothing-L mean it
| costs us something to haul it. Our, BUSH
ness Is made up of small things. I sup
pose you would call tia days work to
! haul ton Of freight ten miles If the
roads were heavy and get home at night
with your team. A difference to US of a
copper cent in hauling ton ten miles
means a. difference Of 100000.
Mr.. Hill then recited the improve
ments which have been made in the, con-
dition Of the road, and the bearing these
| improvements have on rates. He showed
| that the interest of the railroad and the
4 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-
| marks 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
| so much of the land to wheat. Coming
| back to the original matters, Mr.. Hill
| continued 49, ~s
#"There is not one single dollar repre-
! scented in the capital Of the Great North
| ern road that has not behind it one him
dred cents in honest money = do not
| want my name connected withs any en-
| terprise that is trying to get some thing
Got Even With Boat Combine.
Mr.. Hill told how his efforts toward re-
ducing rates on grain had been thwarted
| by the consolidation of the lake boats, in
making a corresponding raise. '
4 .tWhat did we do them" said Mr.. Hill.
! eve built six schooners to carry grain
from Superior to Buffalo and the other
| boats have not declared dividend since.
II we ONAI Wdul' W 6V AIltV SuS SlcVdlOI
business at Buffalo, but we had to in Or
| der to keep the other elevators from over
charging and working other extortions.
AS result, the elevator charge OF Buff
falo is now " cent a bushel where 1t was
~ cents. can't work always. In a few
years I've got to go away. I can't take
| anything with me. It is better that all
should work. Some don't, but COL w.
watterson down in Louisville has told
! you what sort Of people they are. Now,
If anything comes up to bother you Or II
you have troubles let me know. like
to help you bear your burdens. 1 am
glad to have been here and thank you
| for your attention.
| At the close of his address Mr.. Hill held
| an informal reception at the door of the
I 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 hearty laugh at
| some remark made by a farmer whose
l hand he held: He held another small
reception in the parlor of the hotel and
then he and his party left for st. Paul.
/ Libel. originally meant a small book
Tor pamphlet.
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