Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-03

| by announcing, through one of his adj
| NiserS tina the power OF regulating all
railroad affairs should rest solely with
| ,he federal governments this doctrine
state traffic
senator LaFollette Is n persistent adj
Nocate OF the physical valuation Of
railroad properties as Il pre-requislte
Tor the acceptance of railroad bonds as
the basis OF national bank circulation.
again there is n proposition on foot
To enact legislation to require all en-
gineors, flremen, conductors and switch
men employed III the operation of rail-
roads to be licensed by the federal
government
These propositions are generally re-
garded as new measures. Yet the
published proceedings Of the commercial
congress which met in Kansas Citv I'm
the spring of lS9l--scvcnteen years ago
SHOW that a series OF resolutions was
offered by Mr.. Dietrich of Hastings.
Nebraska, afterwards governor of tho
state and later United States scna-
tor, which covered those very points.
ME Dcittich's resolutions provided
in brief that All power of control and
regulation of railroads should be taken
from the states and that the federal
government alone should have tina,
p0Wer That the United states should
be divided into Interstate commerce dis
iiiNtH anu litl llIIltS leellnH uErtcNp1
by the decisions of tho commissioners
in either districts should have the right
of appeal to a supreme commission
whose decision should be final The
resolution also provided TOR the physi-
cal valuation of all railroad properties
by the federal government and for
limitation OF the stock and bond issue
or each corporation In accord with such
valuations. Mr. Dietrich argued that
such a policy would result IN the en-
hanced value of such securities and
would, besides, give them n stable value
and make them less subject to the ma
nipulation of spectators
He also proposed that all locomotive
switchmen. hremen and engineers
should be licensed by the federal au-
thorities, arguing that such a course
would have tendency to prevent
strikes as licensed cmploye would
hesitate long before taking course
which, if unjustifed. might result in the |
forfeiture of his license.
il is interesting to note that all these
propositions, which have practically !
lain dormant for IL years, are now be- |
ing vigorously pushed before the COM
merce committee of the house and SEN |
ate. If they should ultimately be en- |
acted into law IT will be the man who |
fathers them today and not Senator |
Dietrich. the real father of the ideas, |
WHO VIII pe given the credit.
AS TO SIGNS.
II have often thought" said Con- |
gresham Ryan of Buffalo. that an |
interesting article might be written on
business and professional signs. Some
times the names on the doors of bust
ness places are exceedingly appropriate
and then again they go by contraries I
For instance | have frequently noticed
ON my way to the Capitol the sign of a
tobacconist 1t is Pugge There is an
other speaking sign over store in the |
National Theater building where Sam
Needle is ready as theatrical or civil
ian tailor. DAILY and Knightly are
plumbers ON New York avenue. and vet
In spite of the implied Willingness of
the firm to attend to the WANT of their
customers at all hours / understand
That their establishment is closed
promptly at o'clock every evening.
'Barnwell Robinson is a vetinerarv
surgeon and his name should appeal
10 the owners of livestock in need of
vctinerary services. There Is a tailor
On side street named Makover, and
yet l am advised that he does very lii