The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-14

s nlent to three times the amount Of the
inc strongest and most potent remedy
been been ruthlessly thrust asides Why;
nave we abandoned the most effective
t Weapon we nave In our warfare against
this evil while we substitute therefor
state co@me merely granting the Inter
10 NIX maximum rates. which no one
t aas had s,d, the temerty t. assert on this
one must know that 1t is just as easy
LOT 2 railway company or trust OF
Any hW ,b KING oo 10, avoid rate that is made
selves? " managers 'hem-
Ms PfSs,d 81 m. been that
aggregate would prohibit any raiiway
company com my. , from paying any. dividend;
r woud OF fba mills
ing one dollar upon p their b eMea pay ~
aeptedne a | cite these facts for the
preRt OF showing how sensitive every
OF Its business. Now, we will suppose
snas the beef trust. which controls the
from Kansas Sity ta or 9f beef
orr or the he. sugar trust. which practically
c con,rH al s.hhipments Of sugar in the
CT shf al ali tr shs vi Tne sbs9sd
back and forth in the country. Saws
s 80 nne rtaii ", II control all OF the
the case mss be- no Not ony f;bs
but ns,. my business is SO related aid cor cor.
r related with all the other great con-
one-quarter Of your business into ot then
e peeiaoe and want want to destroy ny com
enable me to drive him out Of the mar mar.
ket: and II you do not dc 1t, viii
turn turn this this business another way and and
The freight agent is Responsible en-
real re ahos earnings come from the freight
The very existence of that line viii de-
pend upon his not losing any particu-
, ,ar portion OF that business, and he is
In order to save his own business. 1t
seems to me, that inasmuch as the
great Industrial concern is the real
has driven the railway into this act.
II should be the principal party against
Mnom the law should be aimed. simply
nrst, to destroy the smaller competit.
ors. and as soon as they have done this
a IN TO rlise their prices, again TO such
same time not have u series diminution
In their sales. ANU"
l win give but a single example:
cattle on our western plains has been
gradually declining. For the same mum.
t per OF Z. yea the cost Of converting
aecllned. During the same years the
PRICE OF the finished product as it comes
10 our tables has very enormously ad-
M Mr.; Beveridge; I wish merely to
make make 2 IS, suggestion to the Senator In
for the. last three generalizat tons u' Se
has made: and II SO. viii he put them
Mr.. McCumhar 7 how.
s9ets n ! take them generally from
SStatements ! have read in the reports.
! think they are true. 1 do not know
Mr. Mr.; Rsyeridge. I thought I remem-
nered that last year. for Instance. cat
b ire on the hoof In the farmers field
made three generalizations here Of very
great economic Importance. and II he
f nad It the figures It would be very help
len IT ne would insert them.
ha MI McC CH ! have not got them
mere mere ant take then then from the cattle ship
correct.
-, II we can place any dependence upon
written IN the last f.e n g saxs oss@
those written within the last two or
tnr years OF hysteria. but in the
S Snrts period such as come from the
Of that characteristic has been the
meth adopted by the great trusts in
nocent I bndias ~ nr1 thas comparatively IN.
concerns in the United States.
,on MI IT, president. the people are asking
They ars oni Of the lazy
the reinstatement Of the old law. Which
Is being done in this bill. but they
are iaSs asking SKI e. 70" N. engagement Of me
that rebates snail cease. We have a
law for that today. They are asking
hat the singer s shall have no
They az" asking that the owner Of
such rentals for the use Of his private
method Of rebate WHICH enables him
against smaller concerns.
asking for is simply honest dealing and
know it is difficult to enforce Grim
inal law of any character. but believe
II is no more difficult to enforce this
tally with the new provision which
you have for systematic method of
bookkeeping.
New York has been able to unearth
considerable Of these rebates in the
sacred realms OF the sugar trust, work
you an say aen s an ns 4 hs is
General. with the entire force and
wealth Of the country backing him.
viii lilly uuIuUcE VI SpcCldllSlS 10 "Ork
up the case. Is unable to do whaI n
n.diYtdual can do working alone? This
new bill contains an admirable pro-
tenn of keeping railway records which
win, in my opinion. assist greatly in
securing the proper evidence Of rebates.
polling every rebate to be paid thrice
over by the party receiving 1t. and, in
my Judgment. yiu will have completely
Mr.. Spooner. viii the Senator allow
NJ. Mecumber; Certainly.
ea as Fl .he 70 ss sRe
fact that the House Of Representatives
has passed bill which is pending in:
mittee to forfeit rebates made to large
corporations to which he refers. and
providing. for the recovery OF double
the
BY the BILL That is in line With the
senator's a argument. ~ ,
line, and 1t Is IN line with the recon-
exception that I make it q punishment,
amount received. VAN " 'Ae
other Mr.: 1 sgSSIpSs This is in addition to
M: Mscumber. The provision which
them to pay three times over, and
the party receiving the rebate.
Mr.. Beveridge. Does the Senator en-
body his suggestion in q resolution?
=, Mr.. McCumber. It is in my resolu-
Of this address.
Mr.. Beverage. do not want to in
terrupt the Senator. but I am very
I ask why the Senator does not put it
In the way Of an amendment to the bill
itself? II 1t Is In the form OF q reso-
luton how does he make II effective9
Mr.. McCumber. The Senator was
probably not here when opened the
address.
Ec"c-'aee. was not.
Mr.. McCumber. After reading the
reso.ut4.4, stated mat there were
two or three provisions in It which I
amendment Gin the bill itself. "
M. President. much more intolara hla