The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-09
HOAR ANTITRUST BILL
Is a Supplemental to and Amendatory
of the Sherman Law.

Washington, Jan. 3.-Senator Hoar
seems greatly in earnest regarding his
forthcoming antitrust bill. He has
been giving the subject his undivided
attention during the holiday recess,
and will have the bill ready for presen-
tation to the n next Monday. Sew
sral conferences have been held between
Mr.. Hoar and Attorney General Knox
regarding the bill, n the PRESIDENT
has also been conferred with. 1t seems
likely the bill is to cover the views
of both the president and Mr.. Knox
and to be In administration measure. =
The republicans in the senate are pre-
pairing to give 1t a respectful hearing,
and il the republican organization cam
be got together in support of any ANTI
trust measure atSthiS time, 1t will sup I
port the Hoar bill.
1t is a strategic move to have Mr..
Hoar's name linked to this bill. New
England has been and is opposed to
antitrust legislation of any character
owing to the dominant influence of New
York there. To hayeaan administration
bill introduced nj chanpioned by the
senator who is at once the leading fig
ure of the New England delegation, of
the senate M chairman of the ju-
dietary committee, to which the bill
will be referred, means much for it's
progress through the committee and
later through the senate.
Supplements the Sherman Law.
The Hoar bill will be an independent
measure. but nobody has yet%been in {
formed Of lines it will follow. Neces-
sarily any bill which might be intro
duced would be amendatoryl Of and sup
Elemental to the Sherman law and the
interstate act, even If stand
Ing on It's face as an independent mea-
sure. 1t is believed that the senate will
agree to s~traighten one or both of these
laws, n IL the Hoar bill Is not too
radical, and it can hardly be coming
from so conservative a quarter, 1t will
stand a good chance of getting through.
1t Is now believed that attempts at
antitrust legislation at this session
will be concentrated on the Hoar
bill, which will give that measure an
Importance it would not otherwise
have Senators VINO are In the city for
the holidays express the opinion that
the Hoar bill can probably be passed
through the upper house, which means
antitrust legislation at this session,
for the house, under Its strict rules, can
be made to pass the bill at any time. It
Is by everybody thought to be FORUM
ate that the bill is to appear In the
mate first, for that body for years has
been the stumbling block in the way
of legislation Of this character.
Farmers Becoming Scientists.
Farming operations Of today are
conducted under vastly different con-
ditions,'' said Secretary Wilson In a
recent interview, than were those of
a few years ago. Scientific methods
are employed now in farming oper-
atoms. and every day the farmers are
being taught the results of the expert
ments Of this department. They are now
IN closer touch with the markets Of the
world than ever before. This is caused
by the establishment Of the rural free
delivery system, which, in many re-
spects puts the farmer ON the same
footing with the city merchant by giv-
ing the former The daily newspaper con-
tanning the market reports with mail
Facilities which enable him to transact
business promptly.
w are searching the world for
plants beneficial to the farmers and the
people, and as fast as our investiga-
tons are completed we give the results
to the farmers, which enables them to
diversity their crops.
1.-THE influence Of our educational
work is extending through cooperation
with the scientists Of the experiment
stations of the states, and territories.
We are helping the people in To-
|ralities TO an intelligent knowledge Of
their soils and OF the most profitable
uses to which particular lands may be
devoted.
LAS a result Of this service the farms
best adapted to particular fruits.
grains, grasses and other crops are be-
ing discovered as certainly as any other
unknown thing is brought to humlan
knowledge for the first time.
Two of Maryiand's Sons.
Two of Maryiand's revolutionary
statesmen lately have been given places
in Statuary hail-John Hanson OF
Annapolis and Charles Carroll of Car
rollton. The figures are in bronz. the
work Of Richard Il. Brooks OF Boston,
and are conspicuous by their vivid oxi-
dation, in clever imitation Of The copper
mold found on bronzes that have, been
long buried.
| The statues were presented to 8 n
fgress by the state of Maryland. Charles
Carroll is represented in the act OF
signing the declaration Of Independence.
The sculptor has depicted him as paus-
ing at some remark by a member Of
the congress as to his identity as
Charles Carroll, the remark that In
duced him to sign in full Charles Car
roll of Carrollton." The bronze face
Is that of a man rather younger than
40 years, which was the age OF Charles
Carroll when he signed the declaration,
but the face is SO filled with patriotic
fire and the figure so heroic that the
artist is easily forgiven any such
small discrepancy.
The figure Of John Hansonsis an in
%spiration of solid worth. He is repre-
scented by the sculptor as5out for q walk
with a heavy zane in one hand and In
the other a paper which he has read
and upon which he is pondering deeply.
The face is a strong and rugged one,
marked by deep lines of thought. The
figure of Hanson Is in suitable contrast
to the lighter and more airy one or
Charles Carroll.
Should Have Power to Fix Rates.
Additional power should be given the
interstate commerce commission SO as
to enable that body to have its orders
respected by the transportation COM
panies of the country" said Represen-
tative Shaforth of Colorado Under the
existing laws the commission has au-5
thority to say whether or mo- a rate ia
reasonable or un~reasonable,b but, owing
to decisions Of thu United States courts.
the commission has not the owe to fix
rates at a reasonable figure.
1T may bring suit against Transport
tation companies, for the purpose Of
having exorbftant rates redueed, and
even If tie governments representa-
tives win their case it may be years be-
fore the rate can be reduced to WHAT