The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-01-07

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to the payment q railway taxes. The
laws @of . the state now provide for the
payment Of aid to the graded schools.
high schools ssni-gradsd Schoels and
Of 5000. 1000 annually, and further provide
for these payments In October OF each
ye2r. The payments are In advance Of
treasury. and in consequence necessitate
temporary loans and overdrafts thus
creating q deficiency in the treasury. To
bridge the period from October when the the
following March, when taxes are avail
able. the treasurer under legislative au-
thority. has been obliged to borrow funds
compelled CO sS ' to pay % interest averaging over
five (6) per cent annually for the past
six years. During the year lso5.6, the
mneS se state Das n
The next year the loan was $s5o.s29 40
and the interest at 6h per cent was So.
1887. Last year the treasurer borrowed
ssle1ssss' t the rate being seven ever Cd per per
state being $7,o74.27 This condition
could be avoided altogether by amending
earning taxes to be paid semi annually
on or before September I. and March I,
respectively. p. i
IsSasen e T:!epsons cS%pans: en-. scv,o.
for a three per cent gross earnings tax
on all telephone companies doing bust
ness in the state. The public examiner
varions teienhone comnanies have heen
reportinr for Taxation pIrposes the earn
ings originating and terminating within
;n1s m interstafe h,siness Artion has
heen institmts "A n painsf one az the com
nanies neSlectine 10 renort infersfate
bus less, and the matter Is now pend
lower court Was In favor of the state
and the comma nv annealed the casa 70 the
supreme court. In view Of the ambiguous
reneaI the nresent statute and pess =
new law which wi,i ne snecifc IN ,ts
ta--ns and provide for A tax on all inter
business. ana which wifi nrovtde the
necessary nenaIties for failpre to make
returns Of gross earnings. -
: - RaIIway Reouiation.
Of two cents ner mile for the transnorta
tion Of nasseneers mndonhtnd,n @ tan.ss to
Equality on rates and nerhans 1easens the
discretion sls on 4 which , the carrier. {, formerly
aeuar Sass OF persons or upon par6ieuar d
cnr seo gea,y NY increased traSsi eOfs Touln of
o1a;,.t ~ my iuosinshS tno sne,,.s sut.s
inS5 'ae rates nxeo ny inc iesisiaeurs ss
With those ~ % taxn, ,is rofce OF tbaS iaw but
VII. VIII vaoso Ia lavoT oi Inat lam, put
.haaa Meser I may De saio upon .his supJses
oneae can oe no Questioh IN tne miho
any reasonaple or tai. mlnaeo peison
this subject must be supreme II the state
IN IN utsn ,t goes posses .ns power 10 re9u-
tate tI the business OF rauroaa fransporta-
.sn; .o Inc carrier re nv must Oe soweu Iaa5
by It, but when this Is secured the au-
.nority 10 say Wnetner or not sucn re,
muneration .lta shall come equally from al
special rates may be granted BY means
OF mileage books excursion rates or other
special rates: u certainly vested IN the
Shortly before the convening of the
legislature Of 1907. the railroad and ware
house commission Of this state had made
It's rates to be
state. the term merchandise covering
articles enumerated in and covered by
the. so-called western classification.
Tns schedule so ordered was accepted
by the carriers affected and the rates
went into eject November 10. 1905 ana
nave osen maihtsined ever since. Ihers
were were. however: q large number Of I'm, =
N the western ciassineation WHICH for
INC puIpose OF DeinS uistinguished We're
SrnI,sIss ~ eomMootIes. inese arucies
live stock and cattle and during the
onu 1 oi CecehoSr. Isvo, the hshroao
oth.,. wnouse nsSer use StSnmisSson maze ns
retes or Sreet eaDsn,ns .ne scnsouie OF
ai'as 10. .ne .stsanspor.asion a Oh tnose SO.
Saue1 conmoolles. Actions were orousnt
oy sne rairoad companies anected g
49, ans = sSnS.snt SSnmH 'Tss sssono
Sn,s. u .he n.oao 1nu WArenouse
10. a,,nsn snd az Lnose actions were pend
inG aurihns ,hs tne asoa session OF your BODY
ALsor tne enactmene OF tne TWO cent
pporssderaa ~. % on .hp hprH sol was
S,'.s ,n ~ ~ Sn, M tmose natsed WIN q
LIZ - .SiSs X" n nSss snSS ~ N wouc oe
.. j,roaa snS woS wMS une oruer oi !ne
rnadn IN pane,,~. Sonn ,io sstSn ~ .Sn
Sact an, Dscemoe, ~ sa,stN sy0. "a view on the
revenne to the carriers rn,yht Sewn IN
snitad ,ro,,, W. anantn,ant .h
seneer lam iau1 al + al an,,, y. r une ps sse
oS fhe Ia. ~ ,eo7 wa. enactnd to ,.Is
or theory sdonted hv the Rsi,rnad ana
~. rnhonys. su%Upoeu %m,s:, ~ ehe 81, nnnroao ano
str,,e.iou =, tSn snssS.., ior tne con-
Soi,owea the rate. s'Invea hawo,,s, wa
being for the reasons already xiyen some.
go ~ stho o,n,s.is .an .huse iouho IN tne
Th VI on;. ons uoiesloh. IN. .n
- stn,s1 nc ntesS,ty Lor .ne pISpel Iesuia.loh
a,a1, ahu cSnolu, S oy M .me s'a.e oL common car
Ts;s oecoes rtrns every Gay more apparent
aoe. NOT nave l any sympathy with the
/ claim made oy the carriers themselves
that potn reoerai ana state control are
n1ncoHPaeipie. Inc checks and palances
tound ln tne federaI ana ~ each state
constitution were embodied'in those In
struments with the high purpose Of main
tainin8 tne american system OF govern
menS and mere inconvenience. eieher up
ON the pa OF pootc olncsrs or upon the
p1rt OF tioSe N clsLse Si pubic service
cosmpoLa.,o ms rs, snouio ny oe accepted as
eSmcient fssSon - iSresarding great
consututionai pfiaGiples
!. rom tle LoG les don o. the government
nas fecoS tss%ed nav emcfent state
administr q t'on fsouired taat the sovereign
power be free - nfirg such actions IN tn
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