The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-12-10

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essinsss faets, the pubaAeatien IL whach
Night be N improper infrlnreuasu1 OK
px1yAte rights. Tho method az ma 1ana
pupilc the results OF these investor.
uoss Affords, under the law. / meansI
Ior the protection OF private rtxhts.
me congress- win have all facts except
suca as would give to another cor
poration information which would In
9urs the legitimate business 81 con.
petitor and destroy the incentive tor
lndl Tldual superiority and thrift.
The bureau has also made exhaustive
examinations into the legal condition
under which corporate business il car
RED on In the various states. into all
judicial decisions on the subject and
into the various systems OF corporate
taxation IN use. call special attention
70 the report Of the chief OF the bureau.
and earnestly ask that the congress-
carefully consider the report and rec.
concentrations OF the commissioner on
this subject.
The business OF insurance vitality az
fects the great mass Of the people OF
the United States and ia national and
not local in its application. 1t Involves
multitude OF transactions among the
people OF the different states and be-
tween American companies and for
eign governments, urge that the con-
gress carefully consider whether the
power OF the bureau Of corporation
cannot constitutionally be extended to
cover interstate transactions In insur-
ance.
Rsbaten.
Above all else we must strive to keep
the highways of commerce open to all
on equal terms, and to do this 1t Is nee
essary to put complete stop to all re
bates. Whether the shipper or the rail-
road Ia 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 Fiji
ty-eighth congress which declares 1t to
be unlawful for any person or corpora
tion to offer, grant, give, solicit, accept
or receive any rebate, concession OF
discrimination In respect OF the trans
portation Of any property In interstate
or foreign commerce whereby such
property shall by any device whatever
be transported at less rate than that
named In the tariffs published by the
carrier must be enforced While am
Of the opinion that at present it would
be undesirable II It were not impracti-
cable finally to clothe the Interstate
commerce commission with general an
| thority to fix railroad rates, do be
| lieye that as fair security to ship
| pers the commission should be vested
| with the power where given rate has
| been challenged and after full hearing
| found to be unreasonable to decide, sub
| ject to judicial review, what shall be 8
| reasonable rate to take its place, the
/ ruling of the commission to take effect
Immediately and to obtain unless and
until it is reversed by the court OF re
/ view
4 Steamship companies engaged In in
terstate commerce and protected In GU
coastwise trade should be held to {
strict observance OF the interstate com
merce act.
1.-THE president here discusses thu
city of Washington. making numerous
4 recommendations looking to its bette
government He asks that laws b.
i passed preventing overcrowding in tn
tenement districts, fog the abolition o
i blind alleys and the proper housing 0
the poor. He also recommends change
In the criminal code, and would hav
wife heaters corporally punished.]
Irrigation.
4 During the two and half years tina
have elapsed since the passage OF tn
1 reclamation act rapid progress ha
i been made in the surveys and exam1
nations of the opportunities for recla
nation in the thirteen states and tire
territories of the arid west. Construc
ton has already been begun on the lar
gest and most important Of the irriga
ton works, and plans are being com
Melted for works which will utilize tn
funds now available.
The forest policy of the government
is lust now a subject of vivid publ
interest throughout the west and to th
people of the United States in genera
} The forest reserves themselves are {
extreme value to the present as we
as to the future welfare of all th
western public land states. They pow
erfulIy affect the use and disposal {
the public lands. They are OF sp'
cial importance because they PR
serve the water supply and the suppl
of timber for domestic purposes ana
: promote settlement under the reclam'
tion act. Indeed they are essential
the welfare of every one of the gre'
interests of the west.
| have repeatedly called attention
! the confusion which exists In COVER
meut forest matters because the won
IL scattered among three independel
. organizations. AS / have recommen
r ed. all the forest work OF the cover
: ,,,euf should be concentrated III kb%