The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-06-04


but / stand for property rights and
vested interests. They have made the
country what II u.s. What would Lin.
colnyilie be II II wasn't for the NJ. n.
aud w. rallroad9 Nothingl Nothing.
tell yOul The postotiiee wouldn't be
here. You wouldn't be here. and
Judge Sawyer wouldn't own a bank.
There wouldn't be anything here but
the river and some meadow land on
both sides u IL Besides, Il doesn't
concern me. I'm not merchant or
factory owner and don't have 10 pay
freight bill once IN ten years. Let
each man worry about his own trOu-
bles, coiOnei-that's my motto. If the
merchants don't want 10 pay freight
bills let them haul their stun by wag-
Ous, the way they did before there was
any railroads. I'm in favor Of prog
re6s. and II d railroad isn't progress /
don't know what progress is. The
man who kicks against railroads is an
ignorant anarchist or socialist or both
OF Ihriu together
Il would hard 60 10 far as that"
said Colonel Monroe when Postmaster
jenkins lad triumphantly concluded.
There Grr some theorists who claim
that the towns. cities and the com
monty ia general make the railroads
aud not tie opposite, as you assert
However. goodIy number % persons
support your cunEsauou. and we Will
hot discuss Il nov. But I'm afraid,
Jenkins, that youth have 10 pay your
share % FiAnuAgan's extra ST. and
also your pru rats of the $1,000 which
the NJ ~ aud vs. has charged up
aEssns, L4Beolnyslle What do you
thlug shout IL. Judge Sawyegl Don't
yUu h.nk ,Eay Jcakins will have 10 60
down lgta hia pocket and pay his quota
into tie general faudy'
Il hardly sFr t0N our good friend.
The pUstuaa sTcr. will bc able 20 escape"
answered Judge "a uycT quietly In
fact ! should terus !, an imposaiblly e.
Me- exclaimed Mr Jrlklns. regard
.as the judge with amaacmcnt Ne,
ll9u r.
You certainly d. not imagine. M
dear Jclk3nh thai our merchants AMI
uauufa efLrers are going 90 pay that
extra fIGUug' asked Colonel Monroc
knocking the ashes from his cigar
NOT dollar % 4, aill they pay. They
Wall add % 10 the other ,temA OF e1
pr-sv aHd charge e up So thc consumer
aa4 sod o slGgie eatFa fpc their trouble
And Whenever sou bay a pound Of
suEa- py nsast u s,ect or rockinR
chair you wiH contribute little 10
wand I.auaaEaHh extra haiary and
uus4 more toward lnerra sss. dividends
on The aatsae,l STOCK Of ;he NJ y sDd
W"
How much 10 yoa suppose my sharv
amounts toy asAei Mr. jenkins. whose
anger against Flanagan had cpoied.
You hurr3y epend 500 a year for
tAlnEa shipped into f4uculnvl,Ic' as
serted the colonel Your share Is
therefore Esu 1aa pcc. JcnRina. the
cowpauy Is Ealus 10 make you pay
two thirds % FIa# naEan'a increase In
Ralary The higher rates will SO into
effect all over the country II IA tho
most Etupendauz Tar ever levied by q
private Interest IN tho worlds history
A great Hplu-Er la made about the few
millions given 10 an army % hard
working employees Tor extra wages.
but hardly a ltue is printed about the
hundreds ~ millions which VII bc
cIactcA from tho public
Il bad m odd experience last fall. "
said Judge sawyer = have n brother
who lives in city about 800 miles
from here and ] thought be would ap
r-cglstc a barrel 81 aprlcs raised on
tho old farm where he spent lis boy
huoA 80 had NY man sort ont a
barrel % hnr onra and sent them by
frclrhj lie wrote and thanked me.
but added that tho freight came t.
nearly aR much as the market price OF
tho apples Even II the old rates one
could not afford TO accept gifts when
sent hy freight I had hoped the limit
q had been reached. but II seems not"
"By tho way" said Postmaster Jen.
kias. who seemed anxious 10 change
the subject old man Hawkins died
thla evening Freight rates don't both.
81 him much. reckon"
"Onc cannot die economically Just
now remarked Colonel Monroe ''ThC
now schedule has increased the rate
on cofIins - per cent"