, 1904-05-05
STOCK MEETING.
Large and Enthusiastic Gathering at the
Adjourned Meeting Of the Saratoga
Valley Stock Association at Encamp-
ment-copy Of the Resolutions Passed.

Saratoga Valley Stock Association,
called to meet at Encampment
last Saturday, was well attended
by both the business men of the
town and the stockmen of the val
ley.
The citizens of Encampment
rendered the visiting stockmen a
complimentary dinner at the Bohn
hotel. The people of Encamp-
ment invited the Association to
meet there in future, but it will
have to decide on that question at
its next regular annual meeting,
which will be held here. There
was a great deal of interest taken
in the proceedings of the meeting
and the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Whereas: 1t is we'll known that
in the past ten years, by means of
improvements in roadbed and roll
ing stock, the railroads now haul
trains of twice to three times the
former tonnage, with one engine
and crew which, with the increase
in the amount of freight and pas
sengers, has enabled them to trans
port both at probably 40 per cent.
less cost to themselves,
And Whereas: Instead of re-
ducing rates they have increased
them, by changes of classification
and various other devices, such as
weighing cars of live stock and re-
refusing return passes to shippers,
And Whereas: While able, by
reason of better roadbed and equip
ment. to furnish better and faster
service than ever before, yet on
the contrary, never has the speed
of livestock trains been so need
lessly slow, causing a loss of prob
ably at least 500 per car to ship
pers in the past two years, in addi-
ton to cost and losses from mex
cuseable failure and delay in
furnishing cars,
And Whereas: The r. R. rates
of the Union Pacific in this state
are so exorbitantly high that in
the words of President Hill, of the
Great Northern: eff We applied
Union Pacific rates to the Great
Northern it would cost the North
West 100000 per year."
And Whereas: The tax assess
ment of the Union Pacific is $4,000
per mile, while it is charging us
rates proportionately high enough
to pay interest on S150,000 to
100000 per mile.
Resolved: That the time has
come when we demand that pas
senger fares within this state be
reduced to &c per mile, and that
the exorbitant local freight rates
be at least cut in two.
Resolved, that the present r. r.
valuation and the coal tax valua-
ton are an injustice on the tax
payers of this state.
Resolved, that the undue inhu-
ence exercised on our State.
County, and Legislative officers,
by means of passes, can only be
met by a Constitutional Amend
ment. similar to that of Missouri,
whereby railroads are compelled
to furnish free transportation to
State and County officers during
their term of office.
Resolved, that this question of
X. Il. rates and determinations is
the greatest issue before us, com
pletely overshadowing in impor-
lance all other political issues,
that every harmful trust in this
country, from the Standard Oil 10
the Beef Trust, has been created
and enabled to destroy its legiti-
mate rivals by preferential rates
and secret rebates of railroads.
Resolved, that the powers of The
Interstate Commerce Commission
must he enlarged and increased,
and that the penalty for violation
of it's orders should be imprison-
ment, together with a fine consist
ing Of a percentage of the gross
earnings of the criminal corpora
ton.
Resolved. that we demand such