The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-28
AVtRAGE MAN CAN
NOT BUILD A HOME
Owing 10 High Cost Of Building
Material In New
State
Special 10 The Leader.

Special 10 The Leader.
Wilburton, okla. Oct Is The eXorbi
tant freight rates that joe McNeab
Republican candidate for governor,
aided The railroads 10 maintain in
violation of the constitution OF the
state, the laws OF the state and the
regulations and orders of the corpor-
alton commission, no doubt have cost
the state $4,000 in the erection of
come Of its public buildings For In.
stance the freight on brick used in the
erection of the state school OF mines
at Wilburton was $S75 IN excess OF
what It would have been under the
commisslcn's orders.
The brick was shipped from a Tul-
sa plant, 525,00O being required in the
building. The commission rate was
81 cents per thousand for the 100
mile haul The Hook decision enabI-
cd the railroads to raise the rate TO
Z cents per thousand, difference 81
33 cents, or a difference on 1000
brick OF about SIZE AT the same
time the rate from Cherryyale. Kan
sas, was Z cents to Wllburton the
same rate obtaining from Tulsa to
Wilburton with twice the haul. Here
Is an instance where the Hook deci.
siun permits a discrimination In favor
OF other states and Injuries the market
for home products.
II brick were shipped a distance OF
$50 miles In the state the purchaser
would have TO pay q rate Of 1915
cents per thousand whereas under
the commission rate he would have to
pay 10 cents. Here is a difference
OF 53 cents. If the purchaser desr-
cd to erect a brick building OF ordin-
airy size requiring 100000 brick. the
freight would he $i0G In excess OF
the commission rate.
More Freight Tran Taxes.
For every 1000 bushels of wheat a
Western Oklahoma farmer raises he
has to pay 500 In freight rates In OK.
cess Of the commission rate. II he
raised loco bushels OF a quarter sec.
ton of land. considering that the en-
tire tract was planted 10 wheat, the
excess rate would be sl20. The aver.
age tax on a homestead Is 80 cents
an acre or $50 i year Hence the pro.
6ucer OF 1000 bushels Of wheat In u
season would have to pay $40 more
In excess freight than the taxes be
pays on the land
Joe McSeal aldcI The railroads IN re
establishing these rates and In 80
doing made himself safe with the in
terests that have more 10 lose In this
campaign than any other persons.
firms or corporations Yet all over
the nation there rs an awakening OF
the people aud the high handed tools
OF the interests are being dethrOned
and the rights OF the people again
thoroughly established
The peope OF Eastern Oklahoma
have no interests IN the cry OF Has
kellism made by the Republicans,
They are making free 10 choose be
tween the Issues in this fight.
Democrats Rejoice.
The news OF the supreme court up.
holding the grandfather clause wag re
celye1 with rejoicing by the Demo
Gratis and whiieman's government Re
publicans Of this section The inter
ests the Republican committee re-
Gently aroused among the negroes hag
about die dolh. but this has tended
10 make the Democrats more active
hundreds of negroes In LarImer and
LAHORE counties Will mol even go C
the polls on election day unless they
are herded and driven there by Re
publicans under order Of fedora
court The negroes Will not take ans
chance alone and they will be extreme
" reticient TO take chances with Re
Dublicany as escorts.
Railroad Domination Returning.
Eastern Oklahoma Democrats have
been insulted by the fact that the raj
roads are instructing their employees
20 vote for McNeal. rhiH is mor'
an interest loving region and II any
thing win make the Democrats lin,
up 10 man for the ticket, II Is al
intimation that old Indian Territor,
Is 70 return 70 that state Of rail
road domination that was In vogul
before statehood, when men paid
cents mile to ride on passengei
trains. :
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