The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-12-09

arCe amorE capitalists ana wake MoIhtir
alike. feeling OF respect on the part OF
each ran Tor the rights Of others feel
ing % broad community OF interest, not
merely 81 capitalists among themselves.
ard OF vase workers among themselves,
/ but OF capitalists and wage workers IN thelF
relations 90 each other. ane a. both In their
/ relations 70 their fellows who with them
make up the body polite. There arc many
captains of Industry. many labor leaders.
| who realize his
Bureau OF Corporations.
Tire bureau 81 corporations has made
| careful pre-. urinary Investigation Of many
| important corporations 10 Will make -
special repor; on the beef industry.
TIE policy % the bureau Is 20 accomplish
the purposes OF lis creation 10y cooperation.
| not antagouism. hy making constructive
/ legislation. not destructive prosecution,
I the immediate object OF It's Inquiries. 10y
! conservative investigation OF Jaw and fact.
| ard by refusal 20 issue incomplete and
hence necessarily Inaccurate reports. Its
policy being thus one ot open inquiry into,
| and not attack upon. business. the bureau
has been able 20 gain not only the conn
/ derce but better sti.i. the cooperation ~
men engaged IN legitimate business.
The bureau offers TO the congress the
means OF gettlng al the cost Of production
/ OF our various great stap.es n commerce
or necessity the careful investigation or
| special corporations VIII ancfd ne COM
I missioner knowledge 81 certain business
I fac.s the publication OF which might be an
! improper infringement OF private rights.
TIE method Of making public the results
7 OF these Investigations affords. under the
law, a means Tor the protection OF private
rights. The congress VIA haNe a. iacts
except such as would give 70 another cor
| poratfcn Information which Wou-l in)ure
| the legitimate business Of a competitor and
destroy the incentive for individual supe-
riorlty and thrift.
The bureau has also made exhaustive
I examinations into the legal condition un-
der which corporate business Is carried
/ on in the various states. into az judicial
I decisions on the subject. and into the
I various systems OF corporate ta2 Ton in
/ use. I call special attention 70 the report
/ OF the CHIEF OF the bureau. and l earn
/ estly ask that the congress carefully con-
slider the report and recommendations Of
the commissioner on this subject
The business OF insurance vitality Affects
the great mass Of the people OF the
United States and Is national and not
local in rs application II involves
multitude Of transactions among the peo-
pie OF the different states and between
! American companies and foreign govern
ments ! urge thar the congress care
fully consider whether the power Of the
bureau OF corporations cannot coustitu-
tonaliy be extended 10 cover interstate
transactions in insurance.
htDALeS.
Above all else. We must strive 20 keep
the highways q commerce open 10 all on
equal terms. and 10 DO this u is neces-
sary 70 put a complete stop 10 all re-
bates. Whether the shipper or the rail-
road is 20 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 Fifty
eighth congress which declares Il 10 be
unlawful for any person OF corporation
TO orer. grant. give. solicit. accept or
receive any rebate. concession or discrim-
nation IN respect OF the transportation
OF any property IN Interstate OF foreign
commerce whereby such property shall
I BY any device whatever be transpor ted at
less rate than thai named IN the tariffs
I published by the carrier must be en-
forced For some time after the enact
ment OF the act TO regulate commerce IL
remained a mooted question whether that
act conferred upon the interstate com
I merce commission the power, after u had
found n challenged rate 10 be unreason-
able 20 declare what thereafter should,
prima facie be the reasonable maximum
rate for the transportation IN dispute
The supreme court finally resolved that
question IN the negative, 50 thai as the
law now stands the commission simply
possess the bare power 10 denounce a
/ particular rate as unreasonable. While
~
would be undesirable, II u were not I'm
practicable finally 10 clothe the commits
sion with general authority 10 Tx rail-
road rates. ! 90 believe that. as a fair
security 10 shippers. the commission
should be vested with the power. where
a given rate has been challenged end
after fun hearing found 10 be uureason-
able 70 decide. subject 10 judicial re-
view what shall be reasonable rate 70
take its place; the ruling OF the com
mission 70 take effect Immediately. and
! TO obtain unless and until IL Is reversed
BY the court OF review. The government
must IN increasing degree supervise and
. regulate the workings Of the railway
. enga ged IN interstate commerce; and such
Increased supervision is the only altsrna-
Z tive 70 an increase OF the present evils
on the one hand or a still more radlcal
, policy on the other. IN my judgment the
most important legislative act now need
ed as regards the regulation Of corpora
tons Is this act TO confer on the inter
state commerce commission the power tc
revise rates and regulations. the revised
: rate TO az once go into effect, and to stay
: in effect unless and until the court OF re
: view reverses T.
r Department Of Agriculture.
The department Of agriculture has grown
I into an educational Institution with fac
: ulty OF 700 specialists making research
4 into all the sciences Of production. TIT
, rectiy, 100000 annually 70 carry on TIL
work II reaches every state and territori
in the union and the Islands Of the sea late
: ~ come under our flag. Cooperation Is ha'
o with the state experiment stations. an
e with many other Institutions and ineivid
q uals The world Is carefully searched 70
Q new varieties Of grains. fruits. grasses
! vegetables trees and shrubs. suitable q
= various localities IN our country. an
l. marked benefit to our producers has re
y suited.
4 The activities Of our age in lines OF re
4 search have reached the tiiiers q the sol
n and inspired them with ambition 20 knos
n more OF the principles that govern N
n forces OF nature with which they have &
n deal Nearly half OF the people of TIL
e country devote their energies to CROWN
= things from the soil. Until a recent dat
o little has been done 70 prepare these NIL
e. Hons for their life work In most lines o
In human activity college trained men ar
L the leaders. The farmer had no oppor
D. tunity for special training until the con
C. gress made provision FOR & 20 years age
h During these years progress has been mad
n and teachers have been prepared owe
y 5000 students are In attendance at our stat