Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-09-05
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In his speech before the State Mu-
nicipal league at St. Paul, Jan. 10,
1906, he pointedly called attention to
the urgency of action by the railroad
and warehouse commission. In this
address the governor paid special at
tention to the railroad situation and
his speech was printed In its COM
pleteness by dozen of the leading
Republican newspapers of the state.
In this speech the governor declared
that the railroad question In Mime
sofa Is the paramount issue. He re-
viewed at length and with signal abil.
ity the railroad situation in this state.
He showed conclusively that railroad
rates in this state are higher than in
Canada on the North and than In
Iowa on the South. He showed by
actual figures, none Of which have as
yet after the flight OF ten months
time been challenged by any railroad
or any member of the state railroad
commission, that rates on cattle in
this state are 10 per cent higher than
rates on cattle in Iowa; that rates on
hogs In this state are ~ per cent
higher than in Iowa, that the Mime
sofa shipper pays 80 per cent more
for transporting his lumber than his
Iowa neighbor; that there are rank
Determinations between various
points In the state, favoring the larger
commercial centers, and finally de-
clared his belief that the only real re-
lief is the enactment of law putting
the burden of proof to show that it is
unreasonable on the carrier when a
rate has been declared reasonable by
the railroad commission.
Declared for Two-cent Fare.
At Albert Lea, before the annual
meeting Of the Northwestern travelling
men, Governor Johnson not only reit-
Grated his former views, on freight
rates, but demanded a 2-cent passen-
ger fare as we'll, Read these words
and then Judge whether or not Gov
ernor Johnson has been afraid to take
advanced ground on the railroad Ques-
ton: 49,,
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