Mower County transcript., 1904-12-07
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Easenon C sur ysrsous Elslr.'eat =, ,lls .
commerce .F5 3 &
), az neceseltx the easefnl
Of special corporations win afford th8
commissioners 1. know He'd grefs i cstain
business facts, the publication OF which
might be All Improper Infringement de
private rights. The method OF mating
public the results Of these investtga-
Hons affords, under the ilaw,tsa ms sans
for, the protection 5of u private rights.
The congress will have all facts. exeept
such as would give to another cor
poration informatio which would in
jure The legitimate business or a: DOM
petitor and destroy. the incentive| for
Individual superiority and thrift -
!. The bureau; has also made exhaustive
examinations tdhto, the legal cond tion
under which corporate business Is car
ried on in. the various, states, into ell
judicial decisions on the subject and
/ into the various systems Of corporate
! taxation III use: call special atteik1on
!. to the report of the chief OF the burhau,
and 1 earnestly ask that the congress
carefully consider the report and rec-
concentrations Of the commissioned on
this subject. ... :>f,r -; !: ii <o..
{ The business Of insurance vitality at
fects the great mass Of the people Of
the United States and is national and
:. not Iocar in it's application IT involves
q multitude Of transactions amongl the
people of the different states andl be-
, tween American. companies and for
eign governments. I urge that the con-
gress carefully consider whether the
power Of the bureau Of corporati ions
cannot .constitutionally be extended to
cover interstate transactions in irsur-
ance.
Above all else we must strive to keep
the highways Of commerce open to all
on equal terms, and to do this it is nee
essary to put complete stop to all re-
bates: Whether the shipper or the rail-
road is to blame makes no difference.
The rebate must be stopped, the abuses
of the private, car and private terminal
track and side track systems must be
stopped, and the legislation of the Eff
ty-eighth congress which declares it to
be unlawful for any person or corpora
8t1on to of1er, grant give, solicit, accept
or receive any rebata concession Or
determination In respect Of the trans
portation of any property in intezstate
q foreign commerce whereby such
property shan by sny deviee whatever
be transported at 4 less rate than that
named IN the tariffs published BY tho
carrier must b snforced- Whdio am
Of the opinion that at present II would
hs undesirable IL it were not inapraed-
cable finally b clokhs tho i19beEstzts
commerce commfssloa with general au-
thoeity to az railroad rates. I DO b.
heve that an fair security b ship
pers the commtssion should b vested
with the power where given rate has
been challenged and after full hearing
found to be unreasonable 10 decide, snb-
Jet. to Judicial review, what shall b a
reasonable rate to take its place, the
ruling Of tho commission 10 take effect
Immediately and 10 obtatn ualess ind
antA it 10 revased By tie court IL 1re-
view - - :.*s -: - - (. (.
eteamsta4p companies engaged IN In
tsrstate commerce and protected Ia our
eoastwise. trade should be held TO a
strict observance Of the interstate COM
merce act. T..
1.-THE president here discusses the
city Of Washington, making numerous
recon- lamentations looking to tn better
government. He asks that laws be
passed preventing overcrowding In the
tenement districts, Tor the abolition Of
blind alleys and the proper housing Of
the poor. BE also recommends changes
In the cnimlnal code. and would have
wife beaters corporally puntshed.] ,"
TkRl8ation.
During the two and half years that
have elapsed since the passage OF the
reclamation act rapid progress has
been made in the surveys and e2a1ni-
nations of the opportunities for recla-
nation in the thirteen states and three
territories Of the arid west Oonstrue:
ton has already been begun on the lar
gest and most important Of the irriga-
ton works, and plans are being con-
pleted for works which will utilize the
funds now available. .... -::. .
The forest. policy of the government
Is just now subject Of vivid public
interest throughout the westta to the
people OF the United States in general
The forest reserves themselvesrare -Ot
extreme .value to the present as well
as to the future welfare of all, the
western public land states. They pow
erfuily affect the use and disposal OF.
the public lands. They are of spe-:
cial importance because they pre-
serve the water supply >and the supply
Of timber for domestic purposes and so
promote settlement under the reclalna2
ton act. Indeed they are essential to
the welfare CT every one of the great
interests of the west =. -:
have repeatedly called attention to
the confusion which exists in govern
ment forest matters because the work
is scattered among three independent
organizations. AS I have recommend