Gunnison news-champion., 1906-05-18
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kEsoLi HONS PASSED.
The Slate Railroad Cosanl.~,on
SOC eeat'os IN ssn~soa. ss-ea.bled at
lseblo. Colo, thls 18th dsy 81 Nav.
] W, after careful consideration of
the conditions Of railroad iransporta-
tion IN the state Of Colorado, do
hereby resolve.
hai fr the protectIon OF the
re1ple oi the state and % develop
oar Resources and maintain aud
Idevelqp our industries. that a state
eiectlve railroad comm,sslon created
By law is needed aud necessary for
the hest interests # the state, and
be- d further resolved.
first-rhai the said railroad com
mission be given power 10 provide
thai all railroad charges shall be
Jssi and reasonahle aud requise the
"a ilroads 90 furnish cars 10 shippers
VITA reasonable prompiness.
Second That II shall have power
D. require the carrier 30 transport
one carload Of freight Of any klnd or
GLASS at as low a rate per ton per
Imile as any greater number of car
loads Of similar freight from and
b the same points OF origin or des-
tnatIon, and that ON the per ton per
mile basis the larger haul should be
less per ton per mile than the shorter
haul within the longer haul
Ihird-Sald commission 30 have
power to declare unlawful any dis
elimination or preference against
persous or localities
Fomth-lt shall require all com
mon carriers at points of connection,
crossing on intersection of grade 10
lpr0vlde track connection for transfer
oil cars at reasonable joint rates,
whore j. is practical aud necessary
Fifth-The law shall confer on
the commission in case OF complaint,
or on its own motion, power 10 in
quire into the reasonablebess of any
state rate, aud after such hearing, to
decide what is a reasonable rate and
lis order fixing such rate is made
prima facie evidence under this
provision
Sixth II shall have power to
make it unlawful for carriers To
enter into contract of pooling their
business or earnings or to give re
bates.
Seventh 1t shall be unlawful for
any common carriers 30 charge or
receive a greater compensation for
the transportation of passengers or
property for shorter than for a
longer distance, the shorter being
included within the longer distance.
Eighth-The law shall give the
commission power to require full
information from carrier TO enable
the commission to perform its
duties.
Ninth-The law shall give the
commission power to require proper
construction Of bridges, crossings,
block systems, to insure safety Of
passengers and freight, and adequate
penalties should be provided for
violations of the law And be il
J further
Resolved, That we favor an act
to regulate the hours of employment
If locomotive engineers and tiremen
and to provide a penalty for viola
ton thereof And be it further
Resolved, That this convention
recognizes the value Of railroads 10
the state AMI we commend the ener-
gy they have employed in assisting z
our development. We are not in
favor of being uajust to them, but
only insist that the rights of the
individual be protected.
We call upon the state. county and
district conventions to be held the
coming year in tins state to embody
in their platforms a demand for a
state railroad commission and to
require all candidates to the legisls-
turs to pledge themselves to vote for
the proposed law.
ANTI-PsSS SENTIMENT
Whereas, the giving Of free trans
portation or passes by the railroad
companies of the state to judges, and
to state, county and city officers
| places such judges and officers under
obligations to the railroads, and thus
/ tends to debauch them and to cause
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