The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-04-24

rsru@mented a ruy-itT tax C the cut
per q these mines Re Cd not get IL.
1ur the United states Steel CORPORA
tiou saUnt Itself as a substitute 20
establish so ICED. 900 steel plant AZ
DuIurk-
The rewfy created tax ccE-fssion.
together with the state beard o. equal
Lzarinn. Ehbch preceded Il lths mem
1ers Of which wsEe Appointed By
Governor J0hascni. have IN the four
pears % Governor Jchnson's admins
rrzrinn Increased The assessed vaIgA-
ti7n q the steel corporations trUn ore
hoItizxs IN Minnesota fro1 So. 0oo. eco
90 sIsd eea coo.
The si@epfngcar companies % Mn
resDrA lad never paid tAres In Mn
nesora II pruportt0n 90 their e4ruings-
Tie governor recommended a change
n the system q taxing these coEpan-
les ard a satisfactory Az vas eEaetec-
Similarly. 4 rational law AZ 70 mort
gage taxation was enacted
7sifszy Regulation
Taking u freight rates. Governor
Ioh1sor ID a powerful speech so ex-
hal.riVely and enncIuzfvely barred ex-
Izrinz unequal and exorbltznt rates
that the railway companies Voluntarily
made q Reduction Of ter per cent On
gain rates on their lines II northern
Minnesota By order CT the railway
commission. reinforced BY subsequent
legislation. this voluntary reduction
Eas followed BY a h0rfzonral rscCc-
rinn n aaxtm1n freight rates q about
u Per cent. and there vas created
a new class Of merchandise tariff in
which The rates were reduced about
20 Der eenr The railways took these
restucrfcns fnro the United States
courts ~ enioining the attorney gen
eraI u Minnesota from enforcing The
law This action has opened NJ some
a the most important htigztion In
vuIvfng constitutional inrsrprerztica
hat las cone before the supreZs
court tn this generarion-
Tre T~c-cers Lz~
TIE snacrnecr OK the rwo-cent Pas
s@nger sarfr law was an example q
/ Governor Iohnzon's CELEBRITY Of action
( Invites GO address, the Minnesota Edi-
rGrtzI association instead Of making
/ The uz1al DlartrEd1nous address On
such occasions. he exploded the two
csnt bomb and urged thar AZ end b-
Vur 20 the giving OF passes He talked
O. the sane subject 20 4 convenrion
I q enr-ercfaH travellers Immediate
I II The state vas a1arne With this limo
walton II railway legislation Nhen
TIE legislature Eer- be asked for Law
emhodyfrg this idea and the leg1sla
rrzre quickly responded Neigh boring
states followed with reductions. and
new throughout the middle northwest
The twu-cent rate prevails
Ahou- The time Governor Johnsor
cane into oetce there vas 4 vide
sprsae agitation for reciprocal deuur
-zxs IaEs. which would compel rail
ways &c allow shippers ceuurrzg'
charges for failure 70 deliver cars OF
time Governor Johnson. ever abreas
af popular progress. recommends
such a law and z0c r.
Thanks 20 his initiative. the order
q the Minnesota Railroad and Ware
house couuisstcn are now immediate
u elective. penGing appeal
N Oefers. CO LAGER.
Governor Johnson- In consonarc'
with hts thorough democracy. znt
believing IN equal rights. has not beei
r@zlecrfuI Ot the interests Of labor. H
desired a free state employment bg
rsau designed 20 eliminate he man
abuses that have marked private su
-l0vuenr bureaus IN the great labo
eszrsrx Of MinnesorA Such = b1rea
vas created and has been thorough
helpful ard widely efciezt
Since tine funsmoriL. that rel
q fsuttalisr. the ccEnCn law doc
c-ias Of non-ItahfIity q employer {
emrAcTe for injuries occurriz
through the negligence Of n feIIos
servant has prevailed in Minnesota a
vel A. IL many other states hi
ancient rule Of the eoEEon lau. sal
Gov. johnson. coupled With the oths
rule generally referred 70 as the do'
trfre q the asSunpticn q risk
euzIoyes. haS east urCn the fndivi.
! uaI Iahorsr a risk ard responsibilit
! cut q prupcrtio1 TO the wages he n
! eefves
Durisg ais term o. ofrcs Gov. Johi
> sou has had 90 deal with one grsa
euu1Ict between labor and capitz
; namely. the strike of the miners O
; the Minnesota irun ranges BY dires
! 1ersr-aI intervention. BY advice &C III
J employers CT the ere hand and u
strikers oa TIE other. the governor 81
-eeded. without the Use q state trccri
; fn presenting violence ard bloocshei
: II TIE forests and p-airiss q Lcrtl
! =ru Minnesota are great exterts (
. fertile land which. owing GO lack 1
: drainage. have zot been AVAILABLE Z
\ -uIrfvzriou- Thanks TO Gov. Johnscl
!. a.ttfrfouaI legislation oc this sutie'
! Vas secured. az1 hundreds q tho
!, SANDS q acres o. fertile land viii
' aided 20 The rolls Of the state
wealth
Csv. Johnson believes In the nun
, cfvaI Ownership of public utilities. an
; clGTcx1rg his sugzesricn- a n1rdirs