Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-05-13

also have to be taken into considera-
ton. He argues that the men in the
| factory and the men on the farm must
! sell their work for a profit or else
production ceases. To the proposition
Of any discrimination MI. Hill declares
unreservedly that can never be-" He
gives figures to show that rates in this
country are lower than in any other
country, the average being $2.35 in
England, $202 in France, $1.88 in
Australia, $1.76 in Germany, $1.7O in
Russia and only IS cents in the United
States
George r. Peck, general counsel for
the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul,
took a similar stand and said the rail
roads would welcome any legislation
which would in any degree make the
payment Of rebates more difficult and
increase the certainty of punishment.
But he thought that government made
rates would tend to encourage rather
than prevent rebates.
To Study Public Ownership.
The Municipal Ownership league of
New York city has decided to send
committee composed of W. r. Hearst,
J. G. Phelps Stokes and G. Augustus
Haviland to visit the various European
cities where municipal ownership has
been adopted and report on the meth
DDS and results.
New York Gas Bill Lost.
The special bill recommended by the
Stevens investigation committee fix
ing the price Of gas for the private con-
sumers in New York city at Is cents
passed the assembly on May 3, but was
defeated in the senate by the tie vote
of "a to "a, after being amended so as
to make the price 80 cents.
Six other bills recommended by the
committee were passed, however, in
GLIDING the one establishing state
commission of gas and electricity and
also for fixing the price of gas and
electricity furnished to the municipal
ity. The commission is to be composed
of three members appointed by the
governor at d salary of $4,000 each. 1t
will have authority to fix the standard
and purity Of gas, supervise meters
and in every way protect the public
from fraud.
Mortgage Tax Bill Passed.
In amended form the mortgage tax
bill passed the New York assembly
May 4, with building and loan associa-
tons exempt
PhIadeIpha's Narrow Escape.
The proposal Of the Philadelphia Re-
publican machine to force through the
city councils the grant of seventy-f1ve
year lease Of the city's gas works to
the United Gas Improvement compa-
ny for the sum of $25 100000 encoun-
tered such a tremendous wave Of pop
ular indignation, eliminating in great
mass meeting at the Academy of Music
May 8, addressed by the foremost men
Of the city, that the programme was
The North Americans offer to sub
scribe $5,000,000 toward a 500, O0O,O00
fund for the city's needs in order that
the present lease might not be disturb
ed caused the councils committee to de-
fer action. Later Mayor Weaver in
message to the councils strongly urged
against the proposed lease, and the
councils decided to advertise in the
daily papers for bids until May Is.
Threatened New York Mayor.
In vetoing the bill depriving alder
men of the power to grant franchises
Mayor Mcclellan Of New York made
the direct charge that representatives
Of the Pennsylvania railroad had
threatened him if he did not let the bin
pass. Later he mentioned Edward NJ.
Shepard and Franklin Bartlett as the
spokesman of the great corporation,
saying that they had told him that the
legislature would be held in session
until the bill was repassed if vetoed.
The mayor said that the time had come
when the corporation which has SO long
dominated the states of Pennsylvania
and New Jersey should be shown that |
it could not control the state of New !;
York. He regarded it as duty to re-