The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-15
ana re.pcn.ss,. work en.rusasAN


relating to the axs<1ssn enl and taxation Of
nnrEs.tass property, the puslc service Ger
Irratlons have been taxed upon much
higher valuations thar before ard ! he
i.Ne they are now paying their reasonable
STAR" OF the pabilr tan~s The connect
lag track iaw. tire eoubEs damage Laws.
relating 10 killing Of stock ard iasee 20
csassd BY fires. the fellow serssnt is~
ties las i~irnittnx the hours 81 continuous
service, tire reciprocal eer1nrrAxs ta~. As-
u-pass law. an;lsiuhby Lac, primary el~e-
tion law a-a faw making IT. a crime fer
4 E"rps9Fatt~ns TO make contributions In I@.
htieal parties or tn party candidates er
t3a5usttcsa rcsrssS ed Irsast Df sbs 1h12~s
of = af*& t@e t@crse 18stgy c0ta gGNt an.
Ser tA@~T tawa with are assrsttx aeA
ire corporation has bean removed ssctn 10.
s# @l Ia3w eg In @se0th DAKOTA Ne rea~
Hcna&lv H&Trpa wishes 40 d. aH intnsttns 60
ths railroads. We uev1 sh*sn sad ssey need
Ns md u srtFff ~ nAmAnA} FAR dealing
Fh"4as greHast between ta~fa and thF f~~s
ps I rtEEr9 III as unfortunate that shr
gafS8v companies having ttags tn sssUsh
DAKOTA a8 spt cpsVsrgy wsta ire las ~
~ ass tss orsssF ~ ias eears ~ r~wisfe@a
enF7sFu t~msSuners th-maFsA@T rrlrx the Fsaa1.
In ~ passenger Fare al - e eass ger tstje
TIE F&8sMag es n - Et* e~~afFwr S#tssENg
thear rTTF*a~Wf@tEvws TO ghF cssSfAK fNa
ears age wAa admitted before 'Ae rs
t~s3stnrr that tfse average rate t@ey we're
Voluntarily charging liza the passenger p@r-
w. ~Ns sgfs "a es@fs yer Fmi2~ At = ttTsn
u a~n they we're ssrrstnA . fark@ m9n4e~s
- pFfsitav@s gsgse.s tes nfghsnw Faw ~
after tire FREE pas sNasnss wAs abolished
Ard everyone ~aaiFeS Ia rss fssw- ta &@
info tss Federal cpEFt a15 prsseEaF* = 1eFsss
p9g8rY i~ms8nettea against The Enforcement
80 the order MytnK ff~ gsassEgsssra fAf~a ~
~ certs ter tstte, ~ - ~arse than ws~~
less tn attempt to esnSt1rs the F~ssEa@ THAR
- cents peF rifle tn rwm1~saterS wbeB ts~
f,Assem9eF trains fn tbs state arc ef@w se3
f&ily ard when these ~ ns@ railroads sr~
Carrying many az tha saH9e Eeass@AGeys ta
Nebraska fprm ace Minnesota Tor J
cats = mile. IL 10 Just snefs eossSset as
sEFa- sAR 80 SMA
railroads. on the part " ta~ y~osss. Tf@
ve@ast IA that all political parties md fae@
tons IN 80 }alnsa In a demand THAT this
legislature pass an absolute sct. With an
emergency eiaQs~ attach~t. nnAainr H efs
~fscftve at once, fixing TIRE maximum. fss-
~eaGrr rate a~t " I~sanf- I'm thsa state
az : esnts n ,utis, TIE people havs Fssahsn
na isis eahJres ard soar duty - plain
Platform promises must 10 krTs III ~
ssp~et to hold the eanndsnce OF the people
sho plsre ns I'm power
A.~ee~tatnrnens et Cash Value.
The legislature ot 1921 Appropriated ihs
sum ~ stesno for the purpose ~ esaAhstus
tAe t8Ard ns railroad commissioner 20
ascertain the true cash value OF thH rail-
Faad lines Within ta~ state For this l~sF
pose, the commission engaged The sew
slneer. ~. fiorsssr M. nerr. professor og
c3sft engineering At tho College OF Me
ehnuic Arts 81 Braoksngs. ard Mr.. NJ ~
Swartz. for many years the .ssAcieat dep
R#N &A&A sHAHk ~ v w
This work has been gong on for F@syse
time ard IL repaired la dskafg ny iHe cesa-
mission. Who state. that wren TIE wUFk
Is concluded. they believe thts state ~sft
have a more cufaF~te aad eorText yAeaA.
ton than has been secured bf similar
bodies In other states. There ara Asa
miles 81 railroad ga soa'h Dakota This
ascertaiufneat 81 lEm actual cAsh value ts
the frHl necessary arst Important step sn
pgu,ctdinE TO rx It's fair pTss~erttoAaAss
share OF the public taxes Ard In S*tsrsa.
Fas-a So a~1x.ksxaxZ - t4A smx8fFa
State Supervision Of Public Utilities
Complaints are rasa. that the charges
of tire express. telegraph and t~s*pta&a~
companies are too hikn. A telephone
commission was created two years age.
composed of tire state treasurer. state
Audtsor and A telephone commissioner Ap-
painted by the governor. who draws =
salary of s., 30 a year, IL was given gen
fra supervision and eontrol OF all the tel
ephone lines and exchanges in the state.
with power to hear ard determine Gem.
paatnta. require r~g-srts. MAKE schedules
~ maximum Faf@s, snTnp~a connections
and prevent unjust DETERMINATIONS The
legislature. however. made no ~aparcprta-
lion whatever for the Expenses Of she
commission, and IL has net been able to
accomplish much fer the want Of funds.
Under its provisions, I spgssint~d Hon.
william Eye. Of Centevstll-. ak com nils
sionsr He has done ali nat he could dc
without funds. Complaints have bsen
heard aud adjusted from time 10 time.
and he has attended each meeting Of ghw
board OF assessment sfsd ssgaA&irA lien nSsd
given TO that beard much saluahi AS
ssstance and Information In connection
with the assessment OF the property Of
~telrphon. companies. Public utilities In
the cities are left 10 tho os,nuoi Of city
councils and eity commissioners.
The board 81 railway commissioners
recommends that q Law h~ enacted psac-
Ing express companies and electric rail-
ways under the supervision OF that board
and tha: II Also have supervision and
authority in matters pertaining 10 the
hanging OF wires OF telephone. telegraph,
electric light ard other wires over rail-
road tracks. Undoubtedly. eli Of there
matters should curne under sorae effective
form OF supervision. ! suggest that the
In all matters relating 10 telephone com
pAnies with the board OF railway com
r~lission~rs. instead OF with the auditor
and treasurer OF the state. and that the
telephone commission by the Law Of iNs
he given TO the members Of he hoard Of
uron such matters tn connection with the
telephone commissioner. who shAH Be ua~
der their dirretton. and that auhhctcnt
appropriation be made 10 ~nAae him to
him Also. that the supervision az she
board OF railroad commissioner be e.
tended % express And seiesraph cotnpA-
companies a. may hereafter h~ ~orgAnix~i
In other words. that the board Of rail
road commissioners be- given the powers
~ ~ Ah4A s3E nj Al"A
such provisions from the New York pah-
lie utilities act of 1897 ~ are adapsrs3 to
the conditions 81 our state. Already eier-
trsr lines os railroad arc being projected
and legislation must keep step with she
progress Of the time,
The board % railroad commissioners oh
tecfs to the requirement of the antt~pass
law % 1877 requiring d publication In 10
report OF passes. franks and reduced rate
tickets to employees and members Of their
families. because Of the labor ard ~s-
fNuaA vWea~N~rx In ek& r~fayHefn~ ana
publication ~ tire SANE. and expresses
the opinion hat the purposes 81 the taw
with he effectively served II common car
ri~rr sksii he required under cath - In
eitsie only In the list furnished ana pub
laxhed all ersnks. passes ana reduces rate
tickets issMs3 80 persons other thar en-
psove@ ara members Of their families. n
also recommends q fsv requiring railway
companies ~ report p~cnnfiy 60 the com
mission. and ~ detail. all accidents 49,
curing on railroads IN this state which
en- order that an immediate and thorough
Investigation rnag 10 fnaA@ Soy the rsasr.
pore of sscerfsininv she cause ard ssaae-
ting the liability where ~ belongs Tsasis
recommends lions ar. respectfully recon
snd 20 you.
A Travelling Vice.
Drinking and gambling upon raflway
passenger trains has become a nuisance
IN a smoker. where es~-thtrd Of tire t~er-
sons travelling therein are sntosicas ri
and where beer sra whisky bottles are
being passed hack ard forth. or are
piac~1 In rows In the windows or fe3fnA
rolling about tie ear floor ar~ar1rsa rseS