The midland journal., 1911-06-16

vass indicates that there is majority op-
posed to the Root amendment, and it is
expected that after long debate the bill
will pass precisely as it passed the House
and in due course receive the signature Of
the President.
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Representative Lewis of Maryland this
week introduced bill to merge the ex-
press companies of the United States into
the postofice system with the object of
reducing the rate over one half on small
parcels and about one-third generally,
and to extend the system to the country
districts by help of the rural delivery,
which he proposes to extend further.
Mr.. Lewis says, "There are two main
reasons why postal express is necessary
first. the express company service does
not reach the country and the farms, and
second, the contracts of the express com.
panies give them an average rate of three
fourths of cent per pound on parcels
with the railways, while the government
is paying the railways q cents pound
for carrying mail. In order to get this
comparatively cheap transportation rate
for the carriage of parcels, propose that
the express companies contracts with the
railways be acquired by condemnation,
on the doctrine of the right of eminent
domain, and that bonds be issued by the
government to raise the necessary funds. 4"
Mr.. Lewis fully explained his plan in an
address in the House He showed that
the charge for carrying express packages
in the United States is sixteen times as
much as for carrying freight. while the
average 10 other countries is only five
times as much. He said that the express
companies were making so per cent.
profit on capital actually invested.
M
Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire
will make another effort to have the
Rockefeller Foundation of over one hun.
dred millions of dollars incorporated
under government charter, and bill
has been introduced in the Senate by him
for that purpose. The incorporates
named are John D. Rockefeller, John D. |
Rockefeller. Jr., F. T. Gates, S. J.I
Murphy and c. o. Heidi. 1t will be re- |
that about a year ago Mr..
made an effort to donate this |
immense sum for charitable education.
and other benefcent purposes, but that |
there was objection by someone in the
Senate that snch an immense sum of |
money might in time be used for pur-
poses subversive to the government.
Senator Gallinger is of the opinion that
the language of the new bill which re.
poses in Congress the right to amend the
charter at any time will avoid the objec-
tions formerly urged. The great sums of
money donated by Mr. Rockefeller, Mr..
Carnegie and other multi millionaires
marks an epoch in the history of dona-
tions. There is nothing in former times
to compare with them either in munif-
cence or in intelligent benifcence.
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The Democratic wool tariff bill which
has been so bitterly opposed by Mr..
Bryan, who is in favor of free wool is
now under debate in the House of Repre-
sentatives. Victor Murdock of Kansas.
the famous insurgent, spoke against it on
the ground that it afforded protection to
the so-called worsted trust He especial
IL attacked the 40 per cent duty on wool
cloths which the bill contains, urging
that it afforded protection to the monopoly
that controls the worsted output. II
cannot see how any man here" said Mr..
Murdock, knowing the worsted trust,
knowing its cruel brutality in the fabric
field, can back it up while II continues to
twist its long, strangling fingers around
the throat of the American consumers II
cannot see for the life of me, how any
man in the American Congress can aid
the worsted trust by putting tariff on
worsted either as "a frankly. avowed
measure Of protection, or under the pre-
tense of tariff for revenue The worsted
trust has so debased the quality of goods
that the ooucust1ar h,.vo