The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-01-19
ROSING ELECTED PRESIDENT
Resolutions Adopted Calling on Leg
isiature to Enact Various Laws
and Correct Many Abuses.
From SATURDAYS Daily.

Minneapolis had thrown out line for
the convention in the form of an invi-
tation extended by the Commercial club
of that city.
Duluth's delegates have been making
systematic campaign for the conven-
lion of next year ever since the conven-
tion of 1906 opened. DR.. ID. ID. Murray,
of that city brought the matter form
ally before that body yesterday
The annual election of officers was dis
posed of in short order, by the unani
nous adoption of a motion by DR.. Muir
ray that all the old officers be reelected
for another year. These officers are:
PRESIDENT. A. Resin, Cannon Falls.
Vice Presdent-Leslie Welter, Moor
head.
Secretary-W. c. Webber, Rochester.
Treasurer. Esbiornsson, Iitchfeld.
This will be Mr.. Rosing's fourth sue
cessive term as president. He has held
the office ever since the league was in
stituted
The resolutions, adopted without di-
vision, relate mainly to the questions of
control of railroad rates and taxation.
the league declares i'm favor of such
legislation by the present congress as
will give the interstate commerce COM
mission ample authority and absolute
power to fix and enforce reasonable
be prima facie reasonable and effective
Immediately after their PRONUNCIATION.
The league deplores the discrimination
made by common carriers in the state
between places and communities, result
ing in loss to the smaller municipalities
and the state at large, and urges upon
the attention of the state railroad and
warehouse commission the immediate ne
cessity of fixing and maintaining a just
relation and diflerential between places
and commodities, and abating the exis-
tence of unequal and excessive railroad
rates.
Such additional rate legislation is ia
vored as will prohibit the common car
rier from eXacting from the shipper
greater charge for the short than for the
long haul, unless such charge has been
approved by the state railroad and ware
house commission or the interstate COM
merce commission.
Recognition is made of the "great in
iquity and demoralizing effect of rail
road rebates" and it is demanded that
the state railroad and warehouse COM
mission and the interstate commerce
commission render strict and rnremit-
ting enforcement of the laws i'm this re-
spcct.
The league "commends and supports
the fearless and affirmative position of
President Theodore Roosevelt and Gov
ernor John A. Johnson on this railroad
rate transportation question and the
members of the league, collectively and
individually endorse the legislation pro-
poseI by President Roosevelt in that be-
half and demand that Minnesota's sena-
tors and representatives in congress eff
fectively Support such proposed legisla-
ton and that a copy of these and pre-
vious resolutions of this league be for
warded by the secretary to each of the
senators and representatives in congress,
and the two commissions herein before
mentioned"
The organization declares its appre-
citation of the efforts of its legislative
committee, and the members of the last
state legislature who supported those eff
forts, to secure the passage of the reel
procal demurrage bill which was endors
ed by the last convention of the league.
The league reiterates its endorsement
of This or some similar measure which
shall impose upon the transportation
companies the same obligations that are
exacted by said companies from the ship
pers and to compel the railroads to
transport shipments within reasonable
time.
The league endorses the proposed con-
stitutional amendment giving the legis
lature wider latitude for tax legislation
and urges each of its members to use
all honorable means to secure the adop-
ton of the amendment at the next gen
eral election.
The league also recommends that leg
islation be provided which shall make
it possible to raise the state revenue by
an increased tax on public service and
Foreign corporations doing business in
the state, by the inheritance tax and
other sources of income: which shall
obviate the necessity of levying a gen.
eral state tax and shall enable the sew
eral counties and municipalities to ex-
ercise the principle of local option in
taxation.
Z The organization recommends that leg