The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-23

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commission a person in ans part OF
his state having grain ana desiring
10 have the same milled in transit
can have il done upon any railroad
upon which the initial carrie. has
connecting facilities and The same
IAN be billed on To- destination under
the miiled in transit rate. which is
saving to the people OF this fair
,cuEtry Of ours untold sums OF
money.
Also, there was an eNorbitant rate
pom cement brick and lime but
since the commission las had an op-
lortunity 10 look into this the rates
cave been SO adjusted the people now
can procure ar a reasonable freight
rate any of The commodities men.
loned; permitting them 10 build
homes for themselves and improve
he property upon which they expect
o receive revenues or upon which
they live
Again the commission has required
inder its order that ii TWO railroads
ross each other that if tley have
hysical connection that persons shall
ave the benefit of shipment Of
relght as though the physical con
leetions were there and in many i'm
tances have requited that physical
onnections- actually be made.
In This great northwest part of the
tate in which We live and i'm which
here have been many cattle shipped
III Numbers Of hides TO be taken
are OF and from The exorbitant rates
harged these were a practical loss.
lut now the rates have been adjusted
o such a degree that these can be
collected and reshipped at a price
hdl Will Justify and that those pro
luclng same shall have full compen.
ation for the fruits of their labor
II Is absolutely essential and nee.
ssdr, for the commission TO have in
ormation in regard TO AN OF the rev
nue Of the railroad both its gross
ncOme lts expense account and the
let revenue derived from all the
faitlc, especially is this true in the
late OF Oklahoma, for such informa.
Ion 70 be i'm the hands and posses.
ion Of the corporation commission
y the state SO that the commission
an act wisely and judieiousy in
making lhe necessary rates in order
mar the property of these corpora.
iois may be protected and yet the
leople of The state have the 3 nef
rom rate making, which Is LODGED IN
ne corporation commission
Section u.s. Article lX. of the con
'tltullon provides in part.
The commission shall also have
ne rlghI az all times TO inspect the
'ocks and papers Of TRANSPORTATION
ma transmission companies doing
'Hsihess In this state and 10 require
rom such companies from time 70
me special reports ana statements
'hder oah concerning their business
And until these facts and figures
It KNOWN and that the same arn
eal and genuine the results desired
ne obtained will net De gained m
carry date as If the transporta.
ION companies would without ernb.
lcm opposition. give the facts ondI
Sures ana information desired un
ler Jhe commissions order
As ! have stated 10 fou before
'hder De Articles of Confederation
7iimeree should be and was and is
odd> oeing controlled and will eyer
e controlled by sane legislation inef
he same as each individual citizen
me state in which we live and
us, as = was when We We're ema.
'"'lhs ifom bondage ana from op
pre- sSion OF a fatherland which D,as
Ieciarel forever erased ana obIitor |
uoA' me Fourth of July 1916. We
'du say mat We are free from the
past domiueering spirit and attifuda
my mas been predominant In this
stale and has come about bv thn
lNefDearng spirit aud desuotsm m |
ne manmade man. or corporatiore
mar nave controlled TO a certain ~
Ont the destiny Of the stare n
Which We live. But that bond Is now
hIoNn away and We today declare
ourselves free from this bondage
tHd upon that memorable dav viii
say rs was said of old. thar we are
fee and grind our nose to tbese
ihlnSs ne longer bur in tEat eyenI
empeeed. just iudicious and far.
'e.eius manner. say that these tbinos
'Aali ho controlled and only con
rolled In nch a way That thew sbatl
nor dee crushed an dtaat they in ,bplr
URN 1ll nct crush anyone
DEPRESSING "a little. In This grand
= of onfs We have Just commenc.
z 't make The rates and regulations
= rich Will say 10 the outside world
Hai ths state is inviting eanitaI
men Is iudioially invested and not
hila'.d ad that upon every dollar
invested there shah be IF possible >
A'ie'aus 4nd we'll merited retnrn
md when obligation shall have bpen
ssumeI te The people of grand
aJe liko this thar The obligations
uHs' De- fulfilled first and then the
'i+nF up Cf immense profits shah
e So r'rl c'nsble eati0n
And until these grasping corpora
ions shall within themselves realize