The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-02-06


acting and some people are thinking
It may not be A positive disadvantage
70 allow the railroads to raise money
FOR improvements and increased f.
eilities. This appears 10 be strange
world. wherein those who are not
happy are liable to be unhappy from
necessity.
Women Advocate Measure.
Senator Wilson of Minneapolis has
introduced bill to have separate
training school established for girls.
Good and noble women are at the cap
itol every day importuning the legis-
lature TO support such measure.
They are encountering strong opposi-
ton from Red Wing, which seems 10
fear that if such measure passes
that city will lose the entire reform
school This is not at all likely, as the
design is to have the boys and girls
schools in different towns, so that the
sexes Of low morals will not be thrown
together, but it is the history of the
state that when a town gets state
institution it clings to it like a dog to
a root and endeavors to secure more
money to expand it. Red Wing clings
TO the root with a tenacity worthy Of
a better cause. | am told that Judge
Gould, member of the board of CON
troll who died a few days ago. urged
Senator Wilson to aid in passing this
mefltorIous measure. He had been in
position 10 realize the Importance
Of this separation Of the sexes The
bill appropriates S1OO.00O
In the house REPRESENTATIVE Spoon
er has offered similar bin providing
for separate girls training school
This bill also appropriates 100000
One Of the duties devolving upou
the legislature is to send committees
to visit the various state institutions
Heretofore it has been the custom for
some one representing the legislature
TO go to the railroad reaching the
towns where the institutions are 10
Gated and ask for transportation for
the whole committee and then the in
stitutional town took care of them al
the hotels or In private families Not
infrequently the legislature adjourned
and the entire body went on the ex-
cursiOn. The senate, under the stress
Of the anti-pass wave of reform, has
instructed the state auditor to issue
warrant on the state treasurer for
positive cash to nay the railroad fare
and hotel bills. The house will do tho
same thing and Thus the wave of re-
form makes the state treasury its first
victim
Named Johnson for Senate.
Senator Ole o Sageng Of Outer Tail
county is The lone representative Of
the once strong Populist party in the
entire legislature When the vote
was taken for United States senator
he arose and made quite a lengthy
speech eXpOunding the views of his
once famous party in its fusillade
upon trusts and corporations and CON
graduated the Republicans upon at
last endeavcring to catch up with the
mating Governor Johnson for the sen
ate and SO cast his vote Senator
Schaller Of Hastings, who was sup
ported by the Democrats for the sen
ate against Senator Nelson, in casting
his vote explained that under the cir
cumstances he was estopped from
voting for the best man and after pay
ing high personal and political
tribute to Frank A. Day. the govern.
ors private secretary, cast his vote
for him. So the administration was
endorsed in spite of its politics.
The railroad contests seem to be
transferred to the courts rather than
the Legislature for the moment The
railroads have gone into the courts
to contest the power OF the railroad
commission in their arbitrary reduc-
ton of 20 per cent on commodity
freight. The attorney general of the
state has flashed 4 new suit in tha
form of demand for the forfeiture OF
the old st. Paul and Manitoba railroad
charter. The Great Northern bought
the old st. Paul and Manitoba prop.
erty, issuing its stock therefor. and
the state claims in its suit that 1t fs
sued $25,000,000 Of watered stock In
making this purchase When tina,
state passed law increasing the tax
on the railroads from to per cent
on their gross earnings the Great
Northern made a successful claim that
the tax on the Manitoba property.
which the Great Northern owns. could
not be made above 3 per cent because
1t was organized under an early char
ter, when the state was more liberal,
which provided that at no time the
tax should exceed per cent.
Lively Winter for Railroad ads.
II the state should win in this con
tentiOn the Great Northern would
have to pay about $4,000 of back
taxes which the St. Paul and Mani
toba company has avoided by paving
only 3 per cent instead OF 4. The
case Is to come up in the supreme
court of the state at the April term.
Between the courts and the legisla-
ture it is quite apparent that the rail-
roads will an iOy a nrntty cold a,ir+a,.