Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-12-07


thinh 70 90 10 70 aeai Win inc kreat
corporations engaged IN the business
., In.ersea.o INTERPRETATION. sn'u
my messese OF pecemoer las'; 'no
immooiate ana most pressing heeo' 30
ter ~ icsisiauoh concernou. 20 'no
enao.men' in.o law OF somo sonomo W
secure 70 tue hbents OF the govern
men. sucn SUPERVISION ana resuiauon
no re.cs cnarseu py .ne raoeas
OF xho country ensaseu IN ih.ersa.o
.Iamo M shai. summary anu enoo
uNey preven. inc imposi,on OF unJus'
OF unreasohaoie ra'es. mus, lneluu '''
pu.uns oomp,e.o s'op ~, 20 'opa.es -.
eNtry shepY anu torm, ih,s Power W
rosu.ue .a.ss' nhe NJ, simlia, po"es
Oyer .no pus'hess wo.,o, shou,u DC w
e.s,sea WIN mouera'on, Sauuon anu
ssn. ou. snouiu eAsI 80
...' ean So e0''eS ee''''e1
Wiz" 'ne neeu a,ises'
Inc nrst CONSIDERATION 10. De KEEP.
IN mihu u 'hat .he power snouiu Uo
uInrmntNe - nhouiu DO given W
some huHln's'rh'iVo pouy cren.eu py
,ne cohsress. ~ given 10 tne Presen.
lh'ersthte commerce commission OF W
Icors"n'Aeu 'hterstute oo",ne.Ss
commission, sueh' conlhlssIon snvuiu
NC maui uneuui'oen,'y uuHs.",o'
! 10 no. peneve w ,he sose , .m
srier,hs WIN prNa.e pus'n ns' no a.
.nah 10 necessary. uo no. oen'o ~,
tne government. uhoer.nkins uhy WIZ
wnlcn csh win proprieV DC ie' ~
private MINUS. but nei.mer uo "
heve IN inc government. hIhcn'ns iIoa
ove,see'ns my Work wneh " o.eo"ss
cViuen. tnut hpuses ure SURF w
uIn 'nereih unless mere son
ne"'ai superN'hoh' ~ 70 not NY -
,nee W ,nu'cu.e ,no cNae. 'c.s
Jaw wh'en snouiu DC en"e o 90
Va. ,ne n..en.loh o. .he eo ,.s -
ve',an es.ns conui,,oh, WIN s,,sS
aesirapIe 10 ueaI. IN my !uIs
men, .nc most Impor.an, pu" .,..
wn.n such law shouIu eon
eynies upon some eonp.se s.,Sa
,n'nIs. "a. pvuy .he poMv W a,
upon .ne ease peins orousha oe A..
Mne.ne. a given ra.e preseri .
ra,1oau Is .ensonaoie anu JUS, amS S
- tounu 70 DC un,easona,'c W.. ""a
unJus'' then. hi'er luII InVesus1 III.
o, .ne eompain', 70 preseripe ,"e mn ~
% ,a,e oeyoho which ~ sna' ~ ~
able rate. as It is commonly called
.n,s u.vIsIon 70 Eo in'" ens.s ,.a,,
,S saso'o. ..,n' nnu " s",.'o, hv
,,,e o""u' suu ,,ennors ~
~ h,rh
i,, a.. 1,ns ",t,N- e. c,,,.,r TOO
-, $50, ~ az commute
-. ..,s 49,, 1T, 90 a. thJs
~ III, ' ,s,.',,., 80 90
~. ~ eaus es.aphsnvu ,,iS - o,Iv
@ s,.. n,,. ~ Saat.,"s t',. ,ho cor,-
ue a., w sun "I,.n.n o.,nan,os =,
,,.e ~ .ue ,.,,.,,,' I,,rrnnor Mini.
81, -. n,,a,,,on %
nv n.ai 10 not 20
t,e iae' 'ha. my poP ,,,,t,,a
give the commission power 10 'n.'"
w a. =. o-,,i
resu,a.e ra'e air,auy ~" ,uiaint
na,e" '"e Ios haa,.,,
ana ni'e, ,n',susa..o.s 80, ",y
Penai.y shouu pe ~, .. ~,
co,pora'oh Mnen ,a,s nr5 t,,is
orueI vi '"e ',n. ~,,,,,,,,, rats
power W ~ ..,,n,a 80
Us pe'ns ess."i % .ai,,.ay
reaI reior" ~, III '"e an MAJ oas.,,,, 90 n
reHuIa'oh' ,he nIs' %
secure u, unu ", ., ,,,,,a ,,sa In
,he commission ,he'e 10
touehihg the SUBJECT Ut all
Rebates Really Blackmail.
Ilegai .ransast , 80 ~, os,ar on-
uer tne ,or"s U. Nm. h.ar coil
curreo .nn. mn, nv large
by trafc ohcer 10 puy Wse
quantity OF some COMMONLY anu 'ne"
after u mas breh nouSh' an ope"
ducton IL maue IN ,he ra.e W
effect immeoiately. .ne MT,
resulting TO inc prom. VI ."e
per ana the one raiirono anu ~.
damage OF All theH a., 49,.
i must not be iorgo,.eh ina. .ue 's
shippers are nj ieast ns
blame as any raiiroau III ."e
of rebates The Jaw shou,u n "s
clear SO that hopouy o"" i"'i W |
stand that any kinu wn.,s. a..
paid on treignt snlpmens' so,,,ior.
his form or IN inc iorn y. go
or OF conses SIN ~ nav
pass. reduced passenger rate UT pa;
ment of brokerage Is illegal. 70
worth while considering whe'ner
would not be wise 10 CONFER On e
the right OF civil "c',on
,Gainst the beneficiary OF repa'e .oI
II least twice the value OF the repa,,
his would heip STOP VIVA. 10 .,s
Dlackmail. Elevator allowances shouIu
be stopped. for they nave no" srow"
10 such an extent that thev aIe ue
and are used as reoa.es
The best possible regulation OF ra.es
would. of course. he that reguiatlon
secured by an honest agreemens
among the railroads themselves
larry out the law. sucn seneI
agreement would. TOT instance u. 'mee
put stop to the EFFORTS OF any one
big shipper or big railroad 10 as
eliminate against or secure aovah-
tages over some rival; and sucn agree
nent would make the raiHoaas 'nem
selves agents for enforcing tne Jaw.
rhe power vested In the goveIh"en.
10 put n stop to agreements 10 the
ietriment of the public should IN my