The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1904-05-06


90 n0thing. Whan compared TO the bsa- |
sais that would accrue ~ the whole
people u florida 10 the Intsrstats
conmsres Commission had the power |
70 make and enforce interstate RATES
freighI and passenger
True appropriations for dsepenins
eur RarbOrs are d vast impOrtAhcs.
ana help the immediate Vl;tAity Of
The haf0ora thus improved. ana %
some sxtent help the general prosper
ity % The state and are 20 be CON
nsndst and encouraged: but. the qus~
tlon OF Interstate Rates ~ one that
Affects every man. woman and CHILD
IN the state. for there is not = faml
" D. Florida. Wh0 does nOi either pro
eucs or manufacture something Tor
Interstate shipment OF consume some
thing that has been shipped into The
state. o. bo,A
ProdSesFs and coas1msFs shosId Ne
Proteetsd.
We produce frelghts Tot shipment
cut " the State. such a. Fruits aud
Vegetables Lnsnb@T Shingles. Ties.
Mos. Turp-ntIhe Resin. Cattle. sheep.
Hogs. Poultry, Eggs. Fish. Oysters.
Tobacco. Cotton. Cotton Seed Prod.
ucts Syrup Honey and RumeTOas
other things
And every one Of as pay the freight
90 all we consume that l. shipped into
tRe state. such a. Horse. Harness
Wagons. BagEics Pl0Ss. Moving Ma
chimes Kakss, Hoes. Nails. Cement
and everything In the hardware line,
everything in sbOe wear. dry goods.
bottoms. clothing hats. school books
and other articles, -four most 81 our
and. In fact. nearly every Item IN the
grocery list
We are large consumers. and Se
pay the freight 90 all Sc eat or wear
" Use. that &c do not produce 81
hume. or which IL produced by Oaf
neiEhbors
And u L. all IhtsT. State freight the
charges % which are nxed By the
transportation companies themselves
and -, are high
what u Wsula saesn 10 FIOriea
~ the later State Commerce Com.
mission had the power to make these
rates hundreds Of thousands Of dol.
lar would be saved to the people Of
Florida annually
A reduction % 10 per cent in our
later. state rates. based on the bust.
hess done for the year beginning July
1. 1902 and ending June -. 1895
would mean . saving 20 the people of
this Stale % something over 81 ~
go W and would amount 20 more nON
and each succeeding year. a. cur busi
ness IL increasing all the time.
rhls applies gsHrraIly To all the
States u Ihe uniOR but 10 Florida
more in prOportion 10 the amount 81
business done ~ our Inter state rates
are 81 very much higher than the
sane rates 10 other States. and =
greater per cent % our total CONNER Q
10 Interstate Commerce
FIsriass Commerce LsrssIy lister
state.
About IS pr cent ~ our commerce
70 lnter.Stat commerce and cannot
10 regulated ~ the Florida RaiirOad
Commission. and IN the Sbs~hee u ID.
needed amendment - the later state
Law. its rsEulation IL left with carrier.
80 u can BE- readily seSn that II the
Inter state Commerce COmmission had
the poNrF b. make these rates q vast
volume " the business ~ do SOuld
thea BE- subject To their regulations.
and there - little doubt that they
would souH PIT them IN = r~asoRsbie
and equitable basis. watch would
mean savings Of millions Of dollars To
the people of FIOFids In the years Co
cone
With our business increasing 80 rap
iely each year you can see that In .
short time the benSfts "a ~ derived
from effective work by the Inter State
Commerce CommissiOn. had that CON.
mission power 10 ~ rates. would b.
hard tO calculate.
Nsa We Need a. Hsshingi0a.
We need men 20 bath houses -
Congress whO Will, ~ persistent Fl.
iort make th!s gTcsg question ivad
ms one and briHg u 80 close TO the
American p~Opls hat thsy gill study
a. and then the inevitable will follow
Public OpiniOn. public demand oil,
force Congress 10 recognize and pass
such amendment Ia the Inter State
Commerce lsW 40 Nill give that Con.
mission the right aud DOWeT 90 make
and sniorcc rates on commerce be
tween the States
Every trus Demoerai IN Florida
should ~ Ia the polls IN the approach
ins primaries and vote for . United
States senator. and Representative
In COngress. whO say plainly that they
all make this hEh, They have aIi
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