The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1910-11-03

tax WltnlnG Twelve IuOutnh tkSffVhp
to their election, none OF them had
dollars worth of property and
would not recognize q tax receipt II
he should find one in the street, and
now tender to the, st. Louis Repab-
lie without charge, the same good
advice.
Railroad Plank In State Platform
Under the primary election law
the nominees for state officers, for
Congress and for the, General AS
sembly of al parties are required
to meet in Jefferson City for the
purpose Of formulating and promui-
eating platform. was selected
in our convention to be membei|
of the committee on resolutions
from this district. That committee
was composed Of three members
of Congress, two candidates for
Congress, two State Senators and
several candidates for the Lower
House. The members of Congress-
presented their views upon planksi
to be Incorporated covering national
questions, then the candidates for
the Legislature were asked to pre-
sent theirs. / submitted the follow
ing plank: Many of the railways
in this state carry passengers for
IN cents per mile, while others
charge, cents. This is an unjust
discrimination against many COM
munities and should be speedily and
effectively corrected" I was asked
to. give my reasons for that resolu-
ton. / stated that in this district,
at Carthage, there, were two rail-s
roads, the Frisco and the Missouri
Pacific. That the Frisco carries
passengers for az cents per mile
to all points in the state, while the
Missouri Pacific charged 8 cents al
mile except to competitive points
where the Frisco fixed the rate. One
can buy a ticket at the Frisco de-
pot in Carthage to any point in Mis-
souri, for 21s cents per mile. He
can buy a ticket on the Missouri Pa
cific to no point in this state except
Kansas City, st. Louis, Springfield,
and Aurora, for less than 3 cents
per mile, A citizen of Missouri to
buy a ticket from Kansas City to
the capitol of his own state must pay
3 cents mile, while the citizens of
Kansas can buy one from Kansas
City to Topeka for 2 cents a mile,
This resolution was adopted by the
unanimous vote of the committee,
and was afterwards adopted by the
unanimous vote of the entire con-
vention.
Unfair Discrimination
The Missouri Pacific passes
through the better country, with
better passenger conditions than
does the Frisco. From Joplin to
Pleasant Hill, it passes through the
best portions of the west part of the
state, and from Kansas City to St.
Louis also every acre of land in
cultivation and the country dotted
with large and growing towns. The
Frisco from Marshfield to the Mer-
rimack river passes through almost
a barren waste, then why should
not the Missouri Pacific carry pas
sengers as cheaply. The Frisco,
the Chicago & Alton. the Burling7
ton, the Wabash, the Kansas City
Southern, all carry passengers for
21s cents per mile, while the Mis-
rousi Pacific and the M. X. g. T.
charge cents per mile. Because !
want to correct this inequality in
e passenger rates I am charged with
being prejudieed against the gail
road companies. Is there voter in
this house who believes that this is
an unfair bill and. that this discrimi-
nation ought not to be corrected?
The citizens of Jasper have but
one railrod, the Missouri Pacific.
They pay 8 cents a mile to any point
in the state. If they desire to 60
to Kansas City they can buy a ticket
from Jasper to Carthage, IL miles in
the opposite direction, buy their
supper and buy ticket to Kansas
City through the town in which they
live and make money by the opera