Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-03-28
HAS HARD SHEDDING
Trolley Freight Bill Dishgured in
Its Passage Through
Lower House.
WILL VASTLY BENEFIT PEOPLE
Astonishment Expressed That Rail-
roads Have Allowed 1t to Progress
Creasy's Amendment Voted Down.

Creasy's Amendment Voted Down.
Harrisburg, Pa.-Just what will
happen to the trolley freight bill be-
fore it goes to the governor for his
signature is problematical. 1t cer-
tainly had a rocky road of it in the
house, and the senate may alter it
somewhat before it is passed by that
body. In fact the wonder is that the
railroad companies ever allowed it to
get out of committee.
There is no bill pending in the
Legislature today that will hurt the
railroads more. eventually, than this
trolley freight bill Incidentally it
will be a mighty good thing for the
people. But the railroad companies
are not paying much attention to the
measure, strange as it may seem.
They have enough business to keep
them going now and to spare But
if there is ever cessation in busi-
ness the railroad companies will have
to go cunning after freight for their
roads The state is pretty well
gridironed with traction lines, and if
the trolley companies are permitted
to carry freight they will do a tre-
mendous business right from the
start.
Great Benefit to Farmers.
That the new law will stimulate
business of every kind is generally
conceded and for the time being at
least there will be enough to go
around and to satisfy both the steam
railroads and traction lines The
great advantage this freight carrying
privilege will be 10 farmers can
scarcely be estimated. They will be
allowed to send their farm products
to market by trolley, and will not be
altogether subject to the condition of
the wagon roads when bad weather
sets in.
Since the Introduction of this bill
the members of the legislature have
been recipients of hundreds, probably
thousands, of letters from the farmers
throughout the state, asking for the
passage of the bill. That it is GER
LGllIl W 80 I'll iOuSll ~ Ollt uDublos II
is a part of the platforms of the Re
publican and Democratic parties, and
no party man would dare oppose the
passage of the bill unless under the
preteXt that it was not in the proper
shape for passage.
Creasy's Good Argument.
Farmer William T. Greasy of Co
1t,,N, !, IL.
port of an amendment he offered
when the bill was on second reading
in the house, when he wanted trolley
companies to be "compelled' instead
of allowed to carry freight. He as
serted that unless this was inserted
in the bill its main purr Sc would be
defeated His amendment was de-
feated.
The railroad commission bill was
reported from committee to the house
amended so as to make the secretary
of interal affairs an eX-ofIiicio member
of the commission This bill will go
through because, like the trolley
freight bill, it was made an issue in
the last campaign, and both parties
plOlh4Scu " SupIoII IT,
The railroad committee also report
ed favora bly, the Williams bill requir-
ing railroads to file with the secretary
of internal affairs an exact report of
their mileage under penalty of $4,000
fine. If this bill is passed it will put
a quietus upon the bill appropriating
100000 for state survey of the
roi Of
who introduced the measure, wanted
to have it amended so that the
amount appropriated should be $45,-
600 instead of 100000, but the house
postponed action which, practically
speaking, means that his bill is dead.
Measure Looks Suspicious.
Legislators from the country dis
tricts, particularly from the boroughs
and smaller cities, are looking with
alarm upon the Fahey trolley bill. 1t
is designed to help Philadelphia, but
its provisions apply to every trolley
company in the state. 1t permits
trolley company to square accounts"
with a municipality, no matter under
what conditions the franchise was OBJ
if a trolley company agrees to pay
a certain tax to borough in return
for its franchise the borough council
may afterward make a deal with the
company sitting aside the terms of
agreement. Some of the country
members agreed to support bill pro-
vided 1t We're made to apply only to
PHILADELPHIA Friends of thp hill
argued that this would make it un-
constitutional. The Fahey bill was
defeated in the house, but afterward
reconsidered and placed upon the cal
endar for postponed bills.
Seek Editors Undoing.
A "crazy horse" bill was introduced
in the house by Representative Joe
Call of Philadelphia. The measure re-
cites that with the press mueller"
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