Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-11-15
STATE BOARD
COMPLETES WORK

W ilOh WIZ DbAlt DOd1h VI l1ohC
Saturday afternoon, with5Vice Presi-
dent D. g. Shaw. of Pittsburg, in the
chair, Secretary S. NJ. Williams an
nounced that he had received pledges
from seventy five per cent of the leg.
isIators elected last Tuesday that they
will vote for ty o-cent passenger rates
on railways and to permit trolley lines
to carry freight 'We may consider
the fight as wor, " said Secretary Will
liams, "but we will not so announce
it until the pledges are fulfilled.
For obvious reason the names of the
pledged Legislators are not made pub
lie.
The bill relating to passenger rates
provides not to exceed two cents a
mile, although they may charge as
much less as they please. The trolley
freight bill is of simple construction
and its meaning is conveyed in the
title, which provides that carrying
companies of all kinds may carry
freight.
The board endorsed a resolution ask
ing for a garrishment law which will
attach ten per cent. of debtor S
wages monthly, or its equivalent, il
the hands of the employer, until the
debt is paid, and declared for a revis'
| ion of the pure food law to conform
with the national laws.
A resolution was adopted favoring 6
uniform system of public accounts and
better system of investing public
funds, the object being TO secure {
uniform system of municipal book
/ keeping and an investment Of public
funds for the benefit of the municip
alities.
| The following officers were elected
! President-E. z. Gross, Harrisburg
! First Vice President-C. A. Geesy
York.
Second Vice President-F. H. Nc
Intire, Philadelphia.
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Erie.
! Treasurer-W. r. Brinton, Lancast
er.
/ Secretary-s. NJ. Williams. Pitts
burg.
! Directors-H. D. Burlingame, AL
tooua; William T. Greasy, Catawissa
J. G. Smith, Harrisburg G. s. Sea
man, Scranton; S. n. Williams, vii
Transport; D. Q. Shaw, Pittsburg.
| A vice president for each county
will be elected by the local orgauiza
tions of each district.
| Members of the State board of trade
when asked concerning the wisdom OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad company
adopting two-cent fares before thu
Ramsey lines get through from Chi
{ cago to divert the traffic from the New
Jersey coast resorts to the New Eng
! land resorts, were unanimously of the
| opinion that all of the railroads Of tn,
State could not make the cut too soon
ut would be a good thing. said A
NJ. Howes, of Erie, for all the rail
roads to cut the rate regardless o.
what other lines are going to do il
the future 1t might do away with tn
necessity for legislation on the sub
iect, and Tighten the burden of TIN
coming Legislature. 1t would not only
be safe thing for the New Jerse,
coast resorts, but also for the mer
chants in the big eastern cities. -
Secretary S. NJ. Williams though
the law compelling railroad companie
to fix two-cent rate should be passec
no matter if the companies should an
nounce a cut before the Legislature
meets. 1T will help travel for tht
east on Pennsylvania lines, said Mr.
Williams, and what is more it woulC
greatly increase travel. Look at tn,
great crowd of thousands who travel
ed to Harrisburg to see the capitol, al
because of the low rates. 1t would b
a good thing for the railroads"
H. d. Burlingame, of Altoona, saic
that the board is not antagonizing tn
railroads in advocating the cut late
but proposes to help them. If the com
petition from the west comes befor
the cut, it might hurt Pennsylvania
railroads.