Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-02-07

', Tor n,vre tracks and betterments.
though It seems likely to win, is re-
acting and some. people are thinking
1t may not be positive disadvantage
to allow the railroads to raise money
tor improvements and increased IA
c1lities. This appears to be a strange
world. wherein those who are not
happy are liable to be unhappy from
necessity. !, - .-,.s
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
1tol every day importuning the legis-
lature to support such measure.
They are encountering strong opposi-
ton from Red Wing, which seems to
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 a state
institution it clings to it like dog to
root and endeavors to secure more
money to expand it. Red Wing clings
to the root with tenacity worthy of
better cause. I am told that Judge
Gould, member of the board of con-
troll, who died few days ago, urged
Senator Wilson to aid in passing this
meritorious measure. He had been In
a position to realize the Importance
OF this separation of the sexes. The
bill appropriates 100000,
In the house Representative Spoon
er has offered a similar bill providing
for separate girls training school.
This bill also appropriates 100000. =.
One of the duties devolving upon
the legislature is to send committees
to visit the various state institutions.
Heretofore 1t has been the custom for
some one representing the legislature
to 60 to the railroad reaching the
towns where the institutions are 10.
Gated and ask for transportation for
the whole committee and then the in
stitut1onal town took care Of them at
the hotels or In private families. Not
1nfrequently the legislature adjourned
and the entire body went on the ex.
curston. The senate, under the stress
of the anti-pass wave of reform, has
instructed the state auditor to issue
a warrant on the state treasurer for
positive cash to pay the railroad fare
and hotel bills. The house will do the
same thing and thus the wave of re-
form makes the state treasury it's first
| victim.
Named johnson for Senate.
Senator Ole o. Sageng of Otter Tail
county Is the lone representative of
sc once strong Populist party in the
wire 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 it's fusillade
upon trusts and corporations and con-
graduated the Republicans upon at
last endeavcring to catch up with the
procession. He concluded by NOM
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
or's private secretary, cast his vote
for him. So the administration was
endorsed. in spite of it's 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 90 per, cent on commodity
freight. The attorney general of the
state has flashed a new suit in the
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 it's stock therefor, and
the state claims IN its suit that It Is.
sued $25,0oo,Oo0 Of watered stock in
making this purchase. When the
state passed q law increasing the tax
on the railroads from 3 to 4 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
It 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. #
g Lively Winter for Railroads. :.
IL the state should win in this con:
| tention the Great Northern would
have to- pay about $4,000 of back
4 taxes which the St. Paul and Mani
toba company has avoided by paying
only 8 per cent instead of 4. The
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