Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-02-24
The Railway Problem of Idaho
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fifty per hundred per cent profit an
man say il 100 much But as transportation IS pub
c service it is subject to public regulation The legislature
railroad commission may reduce freight rates whenever the
unreasonable and thereby reduce the earnings Of the rail
road to q reasonable rate Of profit
There other advantages The railroad at compel
ing points points a monopoly. Whoever live
Southern Idaho aud wants coal must get II the Oregon
Short line burn brush freeze lie must market his
wool h fruit hs potatoes over tins one railroad or quit ra
ing ien There IS corresponding disadvantage The TWEEN
eh century does not tolerate pnrestraned monopoly The
power Of the state to regulate always coextensve with the
power Of monopoly TO Cypress.
il has often been said that the voters repudated the Rail
road Commission idea polls defeating Governor Brady
Nothing could be farther away from the truth Railroad
could not hope to elect democratic legislature They
tered their aht non he Governor Recent history deonstr
ted that when Governor Brady promised anything platform
i pretty certain @ find place ia the statutes The rail
roads knew Governor Brady Republication lost because it fay
cred railroad commission in It's printed platform and did
advocate on the stump Every vote that the railroads could
control driven by tho platform and not gain
aegf Ff laMlhisA fqnafelA GA me p@ll Wol gam
ed thousands ln the place Of those ai7 dg Lost Fae facts
ever part, fails % defend the flag has raised it not only
dsaer bnl richly deserves IT, Did the passes and
passes have any power party councisi It impossible
The democracy p mol opposed TO railway commissions nv
cry Democratic state IN the Union has The democrats in
Congress have always done their full duty The shrewd demo
gac q Idaho merely took neutral stand and proted By the
Republicans lack Of courage to defend their platform.
4 ne have commission give il broad powers II should
have jurisdiction all public corporations, including
express telegraph telephone electric light power and water
compane- u this would be undertaking too much for
sion let railroads only Tie remainder will be easy
The salaries at commissioners from $500 South Da
koa $4,000 n New York II should be less than 1000
year let asea commission not of extremists of rad
Gals not Of men who would pay to the galleries Let have
"a commission the plane of Supreme Court Of
broad with large and liberal grasp of affairs Then
give them ample authority As the Supreme of Wis
consn. said
he notions that Commissions of this kind should be close
" restricted by the courts conducive the best results
Justice dwes with with the fathers 1t exclusively
the attribute office class responds
confidence than criticism and there why
Railroad Commission Of this should
Sh Of rules and preedents and benefcen
their sphere action those established early
aw judges
The railroads well the people have confidence in
ourts railroad commission well selected may well possess
ample of fairness integrity and ability is found
of last There plenty good
Let the Office have sufficient dignity and permanently
veil sufficient salary to attract them The best
obtained where they have long years with
pointed selected evers years This gives ex
an the time.