The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-23

| 60 bv whatever route he chooses.
no matter how. circuitous, from the
lpont where he boards the car until
he reaches his destination
The opinion is sweeping one
and upsets the equilibrium of the
traction managers. who, of course.
viii carry the case to still high
e. court. in opes of knocking out
the ruling already made. Under the
decision man can use different car
! li'les and transfer around three sides
OF Il rectangle If he desires In
fact. there would be nothing to pre-
cent the passenger from completing
& trip to encircle the entire town
every time he boarded car, and
this is the feature of which trac-
tion people strongly disapprove
For long time the traction COM
panies in New York have had things
pretty much their own way. and
they were able for many years to
block the Inauguration Of any trans
fer system. New the tables appear
to be turned, and while this latest
decision may in some respects he
ar injustice to the companies. The
general public Is making the most
sof its opportunity TO smile.
The action of the Western Union
aud Postal Telegraph companies in
withdrawing the special rates whic
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the Stock Exchange and lhe
boards in this city and the princi.
pa! business centers OF the country.
will make little or no difference to
the Wall Street houses, which have
ltasA,l wires. as their rates will not
be affected.
The action of the telegraph COM
panies will, however, fall upon the
customers OF the various brokers.
who will be compelled to pay full
commercial rates on all orders and
other dispatches which they send 70
mess being carried on by Wall
Street firms over private wires is
enormous For instance. fully twen
~ wires between New York and
Chicago are leased regularly by diff
ferent firms These wires each cost
$4,000 year, and each wire. in ad-
dition to the business OF the first
lessee, carries business from other
brokerage houses which make indi-
,vidual arrangements with the firm
controlling the wire.
New York firms having New Or
leans connections have to pay S!6-
900 a year. and each wire. in addi-
tion to the business of the first les
see, carries business from other
brokerage houses which make inGi-
lvidua arrangements with the firn
lccntrolling the wire.
New York firms having New Or
leans connections have 10 pay $685.
l00o a year for each wire. while ST.
lSl. Louis and many points in the
ISCuth are contested at an annual
eXpense OF $25000 for each wire.
Outside OF ne regular stock houses
the wire business Of the bucket
shops is en,'mous One of the
largest OF these concerns in the
country is said to,pay $4,000 month
ly to the telegraph companies for
It's continued refusal to aid in pur-
Much criticism is being directed at
the New York Board of Health for
Its continued refusal to aid in pur-
ify .ng the milk supply of the city.
All efforts on the part Of medical
and civic organizations to have the
Board OF Health insist upon pasteur-
ization. sterilization or even sanitary
inspection of all milk used in the
city have been in vain.
This is in spite or the fact sc!cn.
tistis agree raw milk contains more
germs of tuberculosis and other con.
tagious diseases than any other
source of communication The
New York Board of Health gives nc
adequate explanation for its action
hut continues to use its INSPECTOR.
for the sole purpose OF detecting di
lnted milk, whether the water uset
BE- pure CT impure. and will not per
nit these inspectors to do anythinl
t.. prevent the selling OF milk thai
; may be laden witlp microbes.
In view OF the various scarlet fey
e8 epidemics that have been reported
from different parts OF the countr,
as a result of impure milk, all DOS
/ sible pressure is being brought OF
the local Board OF Health TO chang,
= its tactics.
So great has become the demah,
, for American made motor car
, that a new form OF business ha
sprung up by which some actiy,
men are making handsome profits.
> The industry developed because tn
factories turning ont popular make
are so busy they are unable To I'll
Q locders until several months after tn
time they are received. Some shrew
, llNen started in months ago and in
e vested each In several machines o
e popular makes. They filed thei
q orders and made their payments
: When the time approached to hav
5 their machines delivered. they sol,