Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-01-03

MONS COUNTY RECORD. rHvRsoAv. JANUARY TO- 1907
Of 1892 the being the Revised Codes Of 1905,
the county printing has cost 40 die pas
sage OF such law This should inquire into and found to
BE- true the law should Be repealed should law
ton for the services rendered, and more
ANTIPAss LEGISLATION
The of the United States recently passed law known
a s% ea sse a ne ' apply tn y
local conditions for congress only has the power regulate COM
states In this Rate Bin there provision THAT that
railroad shall give free transportation passes
The we have must have con-
dsred that such provision in the interstate
erce hl and of the provision
tered TO- will be practically useless unless supplemented by
M m the es 70 % cannot give or
they can give transportation good within the be-
of the if they give it in one state
they can give It in all the states through which the road and
The railroad company carry any one free and il
does is done at the Of the general travelling public
It better charge and then the railroad companies
afford to cheaper The railroads being for
of the public there why person should have an
advantage over another in that respect.
Because OF the magnitude OF the railroad interests think it
especially wrong for public official accept passes
railroad He does have the pass before
and he loses the when he loses the Office The corporation
public official honest as the world goes re-
members the favor and inclined to be inactive the passage
public official ought be position where enact
enforce interpret all law for the good and
will find hard do while his pockets full of railroad passes
sDs % aa enable an s 5,ssd law i
this state reduce their rates for carrying passengers
RAILROAD REGULATION.
It is settled that because railroads for the of
public the public through the legislature has right control
and regulate Them long the regulations reasonable This
control includes the right to fix reasonable the
right regulate the condition OF the roadbe and the right
compel the railroad companies to furnish and reasonable
legislation the make such reasonable regulations be
delegated by the legislature the railroad The lat
your deegaing them power compel
their action The why such law is the practical
senger and freight and the furnishing and equipments
Reasonable under certain and conditions might
with the the railroad the conditions could
aay be met sd with S saso sae 1s sgan contain, mandatory
provision requiring the railroad commissioners make schedule
and freight in this state The law referred to being
of the revised codes of 1905 If this law enforced it probably
sioners is concerned you power should
be delegated to the but that the should be
fixed by statute should be fixing the by the
laid down BY the Of the United States in the
Of the Chicago Nlilwaukee St Paul Railroad
Tons 49, United States 1917 The nreasonableness OF the
schedule Of for local business of railroad must be
the OF operating it, The question Of fixing and
freight recommend sound discretion and best udg
feeling certain that will find that the local
freight passenger unreasonable and that action
thereon will be fair and the railroads and the people
law requiring railroads to keep
the roadbeds in safe condition. and providing severe penalties tor
violation We have had great many wrecks this last TALL re-
ported caused by spreading rails Of them and
know spread because the In another
road. the and in the week
the rails spread again; there another wreck killed
and was by reliable who the wreck that the ties
place There be no compromise on this
subject If railroad allows its roadbed to become
such condition that guilty Of
criminal negligence; and it, account of such negligence lite
is lost be guilty of mansughter and should be
punished accordingly The railroad the public
good roadbed should be required by law to furnish
and keep it in safe condition.
CAR SHORTAGE.
In relation question of the shortage of cars
OF law requiring the railroad companies to
furnish reasonable number of shippers without dlscr-
nation informed that Of the state the rail-
companies have Disseminated in favor of certain shippers BY
giving and larger than other shippers in the
same town. should be regulated such that no town
advantage other towns with the same railroad
facilities shipper would have advantage other
shipper people and the railroads should realize that the rail
roads are individual but for the OF the public and
that there should be favor of place
person.