New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-11-02
His Legislative Work Gains Their
Enemity.
The Common Peoples Interests
Always His Own.
Record at Capitol One of Things
Accomplished.

long and faithfully represented the
county, is a candidate for reelection
and every sign points to his triumph
ant return.
If experience is valuable asset to
legislator, certainly Mr.. Peterson S
long years of service both in the SEN
ate and in the house have placed him
in a position to be of immense value
to his constituents.
Although quiet and unassuming,
Mr.. Peterson is man who does
things. He not only introduces bills
but he gets them passed and is assidu-
Gus in his work for the people of
Brown county. This is seen at onco
upon examining his record in the
legislature. A long list of measures
which he has introduced or been
largely instrumental in pushing
through could be mentioned.
Working against the return of the
Brown county legislator are the West
ern Union Telegraph company and
several other large corporations
whose enemity he has incurredby his
work at the state capitol, and they
have furnished money and used all
their influence to bring about his de-
feat.
This enemity was won in an horora-
BILE way. The Public Service bill was
the work of Mr.. Peterson, and it was
this which compelled corporations to
pay taxes on their full valuation,
watered stock and all. Naturally
this struck them in tender spot and
they at once branded Mr.. Peterson as
an 'unsafe man" and marked him
for slaughter. The bill has proved of
great value to the state and has added
much to the public treasury.
Mr.. Peterson has always champion
ed the cause of the people against the
corporations. The bill compelling
land companies to pay back taxes on
lands held for them by railroads was
his, and it was this which made it pos
slble for Brown county to secure from
the Winona & St. Peter Land COM
pany 1921, 1000 in back taxes. The
Country Elevator Law was also
introduced by him. This protected
the farmer from the irresponsible
wheat buyer.
The bill pensioning survivors of the
Indian massacre of 1862 and their
widows, which will undoubtedly be-
come law at the next session of con-
gress, is due in a large measure to the
work Of Mr.. Peterson, who introduced
and secured the passage in the legis-
lature of a memorial to congress.
Many survivors and their heirs living
all over Brown county will come in
Tor comfortable sums Of money from
the government when the bill is passed
Another bill which must be credited
to the Brown county representative is
the one compelling railroads to plank
crossings the full width of the street
instead of merely wagon width. The
danger of the old way of p1anking was
brought home to Mr.. Peterson when
an accident occurred in his own eoun-
ty at Sleepy Eye. A horse became
frightened at an engine and SHE'D off
from the narrow planks.
When New Ulm secures her new
federal building, as she undoubtedly
will at the next session of congress,
she must acknowledge her debt to Mr..
Peterson. It was largely through his
influence that the petition was favora-
bly, considered by the men who can
secure its passage in the national
house and senate.
1t is needless to say to the people
OF this city that Mr.. Peterson is one
OF the most liberal and public spirited
citizens of the place. What money he
has accumulated has been spent here,
and though misfortune has fallen
heavily upon him through the de-
struction of his home by fire, he has
manfully set about to retrieve it at an
age when many men would have laid
down under Encouragement. Before
Mr.. Peterson announced himself a
candidate for the Office the Review an
nounced that it would support him
and it is still of the opinion that it is
to the best interests of the county that
he be returned
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