Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-28
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| NEVER WAS A COWARD.
Il have never been n coward in my
life on any question and l have never
been afraid to. express an opinion
wien called upon to do so. 1t seems
to me that IL it Is 1t good thing to
save my boy NADIA county. it is equal
" good to save my neighbors' suns III
canyon and ElmOre counties.
They talk about purifying the hui
man family and lifting II toia higher
plane of righteoas living, IT appears
silly beginning this publication on
Sixteenth street III Boise City and
running it TO the Gilmore county line
1t is narrow and selfish
81 believe in the old adage The
world Is my country and to do good is
my religion To confine my goodness
E 10 little circle prescribed by imagn-
airy county lines, looks small and mar
row to me. If the use Of alcohol Is a
bad thing in Eoise and Ada county
1t is bad in every county in the state
and the people of the state OF Idaho
are ripe for this Kind OF publication
and upbuilding.
The best illustration can be given in
Latal county, which went over 900
4 for state wide prohibition which
we Incorporated as n cardinal plank
in the Democratic county platform.
OF course under present conditions
one has TO take the best of tie two
things and according to my opinion.
the best is to vote for local option
LIBERTY LEAGUE JOINS .NETs.',
Branding as tyrannical the Provi-
sions OF the local option law which
permits officers to break into private
houses and arrest all people present.
claiming the most enthusiastic work.
crs for prohibition know the least
about the conditions; asserting that
.prohibitory laws fail to prohibit but
increase the evil of intemperance and
encourage the disregard for law and
have tendency to produce hypocrites,
the executive committee of the Liberty
League met Yesterday afternoon and
adopted strong resolutions in regard
to the local option question, as we'll
as voting to enter the campaign and
assist the Ada county taSpayei's league
in fighting the Antisaloon league.
And SO the fight goes merrilly on.
Arrangements have been made by
Chairman kesslcr of the local option
forces with number Of speakers of
national rcnown to appear in Boise
during the next two weeks. Among
them arc: Judge Blair of Portsmouth.
Ohio; Michael j, Tanning, the Irish
L
.Dlckcy OF the Albion college, Iowa;
and Miss Lucia F. Addition of Port
land.
TAX LEVY.
State Auditor S. d, Taylor and
Deputy George w Lewis have just
portions Of the tax which Unjust be
completed the tax levies and the pro-
borne by the various counties of the
state, as computed on the assessed
valuations of 1908 for the general
levy, and 1907 for the special levies.
The gross or general levy Will raise
S600,0OD the rase being .0o5O9 on
the dollar.
= RAILROAD ANSWERS CHARGES.
Summarizing the answer of the Ore
gon Short Line and Union Pacific rail
roads to the charge by the League Of
Southern idaho Commercial Clubs that
unjust freight rates were being
charged, we have the following:
The rates published, enforced and eX-
isting are in all respects reasonable,
just and valid under present circum-
stances and are in accordance with the
legally published rates and tariffs on
file With the commission.
In the Transportation of coal from
the Wyoming fields to Montana and
oregon points the competitive condi
tons are extremely different to those
met With in the shipment of coal to
cities and towns of southern Idaho.
1t is denied that the average cost per
Anie to them for carrying coal from
the mining district to Butte and Ana
conda is greatly in excess of costs OF
shipments per mile to Boise, Nampa
and Caldwell and other places repre-
sented by the complainant
A great percentage of coal cars arc
returned from Idaho destinations empty
by reason of the fact that they are de-
signed or adapted for the carriage of
coal and for any other purpose limited
to II very small class of property.
Defendants deny they have been UNI
charging greater compeDsa-
ton In the aggregate for the transport
tation of coal, under more favorable
and conditions, for
shorter than fora longer distance over
the same line in the same direction. the
shorter being included within the long
CT distance.
The present rates are not discrimin-
atory in any particular.
The rates and length of hauls set
forth by the complainant are admitted
as follows;
Rock Springs to Boise. 5es,s miles. 81
per ton,
Rock Springs to Anaconda, 534 miles,
s3.25 per ton
Rock Springs to Portland. 39sl miles.
81 per ton.
The relative distances between
these points of destination and the
mines at kemmerer and Diarnondville
ara tile same, the rate of 81 existing to
idaho and Oregon points while the rate
of 1925 is in force to Montana cities.
excepting for, shipments of slack coal
10 Butte and Anaconda, a reduction of
y cents per ton being provided.