The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1910-02-05

the conviction that while the individual copy SER
vice costs greatly more than the revenue received
transportation service (mostly second class mat
teri, probably within the radius of average news
paper circulation, and possibly within the range of
average periodical circulation is for which the
charge of one cent per pound is approximately ad-
equate compensation. The testimony before this
commission incontestably establishes the PROPOSE
tion that within definite radius second class mat
ter, separated and consigned in packages of
medium size to one address (as most periodicals
are) can be transported with apparent profit at the
rate of one cent pound. "
It's fine business to have Wall street favorite
in the presidential chair.
The many good people of the state who have
valiantly supported the recent hand-carved local
option brand of republican state politics in the be-
lief or hope that it was stepping stone to some
thing better, are now having it handed to them in
punches. And some of them claim to be surprised,
and disappointed The leaders of the republican
machine throughout the state are now declaring,
one after the other, that the present law is best
left alone; and even Gov. Hay, who has been con-
sidered a solid supporter of the ant-lquor people,
says that the present law is as far as the state
should 60 in abolshing the sale of intoxicants He
goes squarely on record as opposed to state prohi
btion in which of course he is backed by the re-
publican party of this state 1t is not yet stated
what new scheme will be put forth by the repub-
lcan party of this state to again gather in the
temperance and prohibition vote, but you may be
sure that something will be Matched up to hold
these votes in line. Let's see what was that
phrase about 'fooling some of the people all the
time''?
Col. Roosevelt and Emperor William are now
twisting mustaches at each other, and it is all be-
cause Teddy wants Bill to get down off the throne
and act like common citizen when he Theodore,
goes to the German capital visiting April % next.
At the same time, our own Roosevelt is making it
plain through his press agent that he is posing as
a commoner although privileged to tramp on the
sod of a kingdom.
:. Eleven hundred miles is the length of state
trunk highway planned for Washington by Gov.
M E. Hay. The road is designed to serve rs per
cent of the population of the state, now near the
1,25O, 900 mark and will touch II Cities taking in
Bellingham, Everett, Seattle, Tacoma, Centralia,
Chehalis, Vancouver, Walla Walla, Spokane We
natchee and Ellensburg, continuing thence to
Seattle.
been levied and it is estimated that this will bring
in at least $3.50, 900 year for use in improving
roads, He is not in favor of large state appropri-
atons for the improvement of roads where the
money is expended in small amounts in various
places, saying that while the legislature of Wash
ngton appropriated $780, 600 for good roads in 1909
the money was spent in districts where the state
roads do not join, adding:
II do not favor carrying on the work in this
manner believe definite route should be Sc
lected and road built which will best accommo-
date the largest percentage of the people, and that
every effort be used in continuous betterment Of
the routed highway. The plan have outlined ap
pears to meet with the approval of all to whom it
has been presented"
Gov. Hay is a good roads enthusiast, saying that
anything which benefits the farmers and fruit
growers, who are really the backbone of the coun-
try will attract thousands of others to the state
as we'll as encourage the county good roads associ
ations to greater efforts. -P.-I.