The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-09-27
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A PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICAN, WEEKLY
EXPRESS RATES
THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION examined
hundred thousand different rates. and wayb and
receipts quite They report that the business
divided between thirteen which railroads
Contracts with the railroads compel the companies levy rates
least twice the tariff the railway freight and then oneha at
least turned roads Here
headed corporation the The commission found that the ship
ping system made very difficult for local agent determine what
should charged package ovecharg by chag
ing each end the the commission orders cooed labels each
which at glance will determine the question is hereafter
forbidden take packages long routes and charge for the distance
carried that the has been package by
roundabout xhobant CHARGE fee to each two
three then deliver without remedy The package
ust by the direct Another matter of small moment
he provision that hereafter package be undevered in
express Office, without any effort to find out the
LIMITING POSTAL sAVXNc.S
THE PRESENT LAW of the refuses al
low deposit than hundred dollars month";
than five hundred dollars all That unwe limitation
Banks do need be protected for the far larger the
deposited the office would have been the banks and
when once in the office redepoied in local bank
much addition that the bank which help it in tight place
ought be limit the OF deposit nat would be
accepted but might be WE'LL Theodore L. Weed, director of
postal SYSTEM told the bankers the other day. be lin
tied deposit of 81 OO but and eight months since the
first banks opened the deposit present
O0 for 10000 depotors in about 10 600 and cities The
number post offices receiving deposits being
about month Considering wealth and wages paid would
the limit deposits received ought be higher than
European Congress
M the limit-Ex.
Ora NDSTAND PLAY
he
Benton City the county fight Harrison issued
circular letter addressed the citizens and taxpayers Of Benton
The circular offers donate property the Benton City own
value of 0O provided the county be located there
might have offered his whole ownse with little concern knowing
that he will be called upon good
thing than these grandsand fool voters
the day that 337 Prose people signed Benton % petition have
S. Harrison position the county sized pretty
accurately.
THERE FEATURE proposed paw
the business section that will make big hit with the people
That the that practically ninety of the business blocks
Second owned by outside parties And this class
holding Kennewck for its unearned increment
the the Those
of who do property here would enough
bill for street spnkng the and meanwhile
getting all benefits Really there's good should
enjoying the privileges uptode city Let this be of
them.
ROSSER making much the arrest by Portland officers of the
Yakitat promoters Yet for three years previous
nothing Po the exploitation the perpendicular
addition city devoved upon the
light these shady transactions in end real
tate would have believe that solely thru their
the Yaka pprehended In the
the Aurora Come
fore we laugh gol darned heads off,.
PEOPLE have remarked the Carnival the size and
10 excellence grade school pupils
size and quality products with their ages