The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1905-04-21
After n Harvester Company.

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After Harvester Company.
The latest trust to be put in the way
OF receiving attention at the hands of
the legislature is harvester company
which appears to have the bulge
on the farm machinery market
and is alleged TO he exacting
heavy tribute from the farmers of the
country. Senators Frye and Peek are
collaborating on bill which provides
that all contracts having for their oh.
ject the restriction, prohibition, limita.
ton or control of the sale of machin-
cry, tools, wagons, etc, or the control
of prices of these commodities, shall
he illegal. a severe penalty for enter.
ing into such an illegal contract is pro-
vided, ana further provision fOrfeits
the right of the offending company to
transact business in this state. Any
person damaged through the operation
of such a contract is given the right
to recover from the party violating the
law. In support Of this measure ii is
alleged that the contract which the
harvester company requires agents to
sign is Il contract which renders
them liable to n heavy fine If they
handle any goods other than those
manufactured by the trust
War on the Holmes Bill.
The autOmobilSts of the state are
still w9ging war on the Holmes bin
regulating the operation of the buzz
buggies' on the highways Of the state
Having passed the house the bin is
now in the hands of the senate COM
mittee on state affairs. The changes
desired increase from twelve to fifteen
miles the speed limit in business sec
tons of cities, and eliminate the pro-
vision requiring that the machines be
slowed down to six miles an hour
when crossing bridges. substituting for
the six miles simply reasonable rate
Of speed |, is also urged that the
fines imposed for violations Of the act
be used exclusively for the improve
ment of the highways of the state, the
purpose being to remove from local
juries and magistrates any incentive
to intiict unrea sonably heavy penalties
with view to lessening the local tax
budget.
Clash Over Fish.
For several years there has existed
serious differences Of opinion between
the state and federal authorities over
the taking by the latter from Michigan
waters during the closed season of fish
for the purpose Of stripping them of
eggs For the past two years the
state has been enioined by the federal
courts from interfering with the work
of the United States fish commission
in this connection. As the result of
n conference participated in last
Thursday by Governor Warner and
representatives of the state fish com
mission, game and fish wardens de
partment and United States bureau of
fisheries, the details of bill to rem
edy the trouble We're agreed upon. IT
is understood that the federal author-
ties gave the state officials to under
stand that unless the interference
complained of was stopped no more
federal money would be used In propa-
eating fish in Michigan waters.
Boiler Explosions.
In discussing the Beal bill to re-
peal the law requiring that all boilers
be equipped with low water alarms.
Professor NJ. Z. Cooley of the NIichi-
gan university made the statement
that there is not on record n single
authentic case Of Il boiler exploding be-
cause Of low water. He insisted that
explosions are due solely to inherent
weakness in the boiler or previous
rupture coupled with sudden fall in
temperature from the intense heat
reached when the boiler is in opera
ton. Professor Cooley took the posi-
tfon that the low water alarms in
creased rather than diminished the
danger Of explosions inasmuch MS
their use has a tendency to make engi-
neers careless, causing them to rely
on the alarm for notice of danger
rather than to guard against posi-
bility Of an explosion by giving the
boiler the constant attention it should
receive. The indications are that the
law will be repealed although the re-
peal bill is being vigorously opposed
by State Factory Inspector Mcleod.
Demurrage Charges.
The manufacturers of the state not
having been able to settle their differ
ences with railroad companies over de-
murrage charges, etc, have had Sen
ator Cook Introduce a bill designed to
overcome these difficulties. Now all
the fines and penalties are exacteu by
the companies. The Cook bill pro-
vides that if railroad company fails
to furnish car to the shipper within
forty-eight hours after it is ordered,
the offending company shall pay the
shipper 81 per day for each car
ordered during the period of de-
linquency. 1t is also the purpose of
the manufacturers to insure the more
prompt dispatch of freight, the bill
requiring the companies to transport
the cars at least fifty miles during
the first forty-eight hours after load
ing and receipt, and fifty miles each
succeeding day until their destination
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