The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-04-06

Guided last week. the railroad com
panies making their final arguments
against the bill making the maximum
rate three cents per mile In the upper
peninsula and two cents In the lower
peninsula, except on roads whose pas.
s,nger earnings were less than $1,000
PER mile Representatives OF several
companies were vigorous In their dec
laratlous that the companies could not
stand a reduction 20 Hat two cent
rate and submitted great array OF
statistics In support of this contea-
ton.
Governor Urges Action.
On Tuesday Governor Warner sent
20 the legislature a special message on
this subject. In this document he
Urged immediate action on the bill.
arguing that the subject had been
given exhaustive consideration at re-
reated hearings by the railroad COM
mittees OF the two houses. which hear
.lgs had been attended by the legis-
Il ;ors generally. He insisted that this
aus stion had occupied much Of ihe at
tention Of the members OF both houses
for the past twelve weeks. during
which time two cent fare bills had
been passed In LGf dozen. other
states, that there was no occasion fot
further hearings and that the time for
final action had arrived The chief
executive took an emphatic stand Ia
favor OF the bill outlined above, al
vlsing against any compromise In the
way Of two and one-half cent ratio
on any roads. The claim was made
H. The message that precisely the same
arguments and methods as were re
sorted 90 here were used In an un.
cuccessful attempt To defeat the two
cent fare bin IN Ohio one year ago,
and attention was called 90 the fact
that none OF the predictions OF de-
creased wages OF employees. reduced
train ser, ice. reduced earnings, etc.
lad been realized. Reports from OF.
hclals OF the state OF Ohio and OF the
railroads operating In that state were
cited In support OF the claim that,
since the two cent fare law was en-.
acted one year ago, the earnings OF
All the companies had Increased, equip.
mcnt had been Improved and tran
service enlarged. The governor con-
tended for n similar rate for nll pas
sengers. instead OF three cent rate
"a some, n two cent rate for n larger
number and free rides for others.
To Report Substitute Biii.
NNF.1w..I... Ion ~
the problem was given by the SENATE
railroad committee at a prolonged ses-
son. The result was a decision, by a
vote OF three 10 two, 10 report out u
substitute bill which provides for a
two cent fare for all roads earning
$1,000 or more per mile, two and one
half cents for roads earning between
$1,000 and $1,000 per mile, and three
cents for roads earning less than
$1,000 per mile The two cent pro-
ylrion Will apply 20 most OF the larger
reads In Michigan, the principal ex-
ceptlon being the Perc Marquette.
which. on the basis OF present earn
lngs. Will come IN the two and one-
nalf cent classification. The lower
peninsula roads whose earnings are
i,ss than $1,000 per mile and which
win, therefore, come under the three
cent head are Detroit and Macklnac,
Detroit. Toledo and Tronton, Arcadia
ara Southern, MaDistee and North
eastern Mason and Osceola. East Jor.
dan and Southern, and Pontiac. OK.
ford and Northern.
The consideration OF this substitute