Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-10-09

'"There are four or five times as many
trains on the line as there We're years
ESQ. but the capital Of the road is prac-
tseally the same. The increased earn
iEgs and the Increased amount of bust
Ness has placed us in position where we
can reduce rates, but we have our divl-
dend every year. We have got to point
where we can earn our dividends. That
Ia all VIC can get. II we earned three
dividends we would only divide one. We
get per cent on our stock and 1t is q
safe investment. That is good enough
und 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 dine of the fresh roast
shoulder of my neighbors every day. but
/ assure you that don't. applause
and laughter). l don't want to. l don't
eat any more than l ever did, l don't
wear any more than ever did and ami
easily satisfied with both. Q.aughter.)
But ii you will consider this on the lines
l 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 l might
sell out and some one else might come
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"
As to Trusts.
Mr.. Hill then alluded to his recent visit
to the coast and to his meeting there with
pleasant interview he had with them. He
declared that he liked to meet farmers
because they are nearest to the SOIL. lie
praised the laW-abidlng Split Whcn Go
and the patriotism which has at all times
characte rized the fsss'mers OF the country.
Continuing he said:
Your chairman said. that there. are
great many people apprehenslve OF the
great Industrial enterprises which are be-
ing carried on, and well they may De.
whose only industry is in running print
ing presses to print shares of stock. I
tell you. If there is no harm in an enter
that are good there is nc 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 Tor i nothing, 70 t, get
to get money out Of another mans pocket,
the money he has worked for, and put 1t
into their own-if that is the object 1t is
terprises are absolutely. sound and right.
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 d!,1 to be pros
porous Continuing, Mr.. Hill said:
Some people advocate, our president
advocates, turning everything over to the
congress. What sort Of congress would
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 PRIME bn sboud hod
every man responsible for himself and his
own acts. If he does wrong, punish him;
if he does right. protect him When that
themselves. When I took the Great
Northern railroad twenty-three years ago
there were $50 miles of finished track and
have G0Oo miles. The road carried then
25S. 600 bushels of wheat. and no oats, no
barley and no fax. This year 1T will
carry of wheat, oats. barley ana max
A Hundred Million Bushels.
We pay taxes to the state on cur earn
earnings The earnings from China,
Washington, Idaho and all roads running
through Minnesota contribute to the state .!,;
treasury. / think that this year we will
pay the state $45O,O00 or about one-sixth
of all we get for hauling the grain crop
of the state, and in hauling the grain crop
costs us something. to haul it. Our bust
ness is made up Of small things I sup
pose you would call it a days work to
haul a 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 i; 90 q t ton ten miles
difference 1Sre Of tSe
which have been made in the condition
Of the road, and the bearing these i'm,
provements have on rates: He showed
SS,k~ oP md
farmers is the same and that he as a
railroad manager would not do anything
that would be against the interests of the
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 ana the raising Sntg
So 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 hum
dred cents in honest money. l do not
want my name connected with any. enter
prise that is trying to get something for
nothing"
Got Even With Boat Combine.
Mr.. Hill told how his efforts toward re, re-,
ducing rates on grain had been thwarted
by the consolidation of the lake boats in
making corresponding raise.
what did we do then?" said Mr.. Hill
we DULL SIX SCNOOueiS " 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
der to keep the other elevators from over
charging and working other eXtortions.
AS result, the elevator charges of Buff
falo is now " cent bushel where it was
~ cents. I can't work always In a few
years I've got to go away. l can't take
anything with me. 1t is better that all
should work Some don't, but Col. w.
7 10 hot %o11
what sort Of people they are Now, if
anything comes up to bother you or If you
have troubles let me know. l like to help
you bear your burdens. I am glad to
have been here and l 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