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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-09-13
INCREASED TARIFF Ri: ]. I ].
ON CRUDE GROUND
ROCK IS ATTACKED
FEDERAL # EkiEMlcAL COMPANY
7 FILES PETITION AGAINST l.
& N. AND OTHERS.
DISCRIMINATION IS ALLEGED
Phosphate Companies Charge That
New Rates Have Increased Trans
portaton Charges on Product in
Bags More than Forty Per Cent.

Alleging that by reason Of the
change in the freight tariff rate on
crude ground phosphate rock in
bags, in car lots, recently put into
effect by the Louisville & Nashville
Railroad and other connecting lines,
that their business Is subjected to
unjust discrimination and undue and
unreasonable rates of transportation,
| petition mas been filed by the Fed
eral Chemical Company, the Central
Phosphate Company and the Natural
Phosphate Company, before the In
| terstate Commerce Commission
against the Louisville and Nash
vile Railroad Company and one hun
dred and forty seven other railroads
of the country.
1t is alleged in the petition that
by a supplement to the freight tariff
on phosphate rock issued by the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
and other defendant corporations, ef-
fective on May 6, 1912, that the rate
or tariff on. crude phosphate ground
rock, in bags, in car lots is raised
approximately forty per cent over
what was collected upon, the same
shipments prior to that time. II is
I, alleged that before the Issuance OF
the supplement mentioned that the
shipments of crude phosphate, rock
in bags, in car lots, took the same
rates to points in the East and North
that shipments of crude phosphate
rock in bulk took.
l 1t is contended that by reason OF
the new classification Of May 6. 1912,
that an unreasonable and unjust dis.
elimination is made against ship
ments Of crude phosphate rock in
bags in car lots, and is in violation
Of the act Of congress to regular
commerce Of Feb. 4. 1887. and the
acts amendatory and supplementary
thereof.
1t is charged that. prior to the sup
Elemental rates mentioned. that the
complainants shipped large quaint.
ties of crude phosphate rock in bags,
in car lats, to points on the lines OF
the defendants roads, but that the
rate on crude ground phosphate rock
in bags in car lots, put into effect
by said Supplement" effective on
May 6, 1912, is practically prohibit
tive and amounts to destruction of
the compliments business in such
commodity in the states of Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont, New
York, Massachusetts,, Connecticut,
Virginia, Rhode Island, Delaware,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland
and West Virginia as the complain
ants business in ground crude phos-
phate rock can only be carried on
by shipping the same in bags
The compliments pray that the
rates in effect on the crude ground
rock in effect prior to the supple
mentary tariff of May IL in car lots
in bags be restored and that there be
no further discrimination against
shipments made in bags in car lots.
The petition is filed by Hatcher
& and Hatcher, Attorneys.
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Score by innings:
OfficialsI O.O.F.0 / 90 O o o o 2--s
Elks-C Century 1. 3 10 0 o o o x-5
Summary-Three base hits w.
Hardison, Lloyd. Sacrifice hits. d
Brown. Faucet, Brownie, Dooley
Stolen bases, Smith, Kannon, Struck
out, by Faucet, 4, Dooley 1, Minor 4.
Base on balls, off Faucet 4, Minor 2.
Hit by pitcher, Smith 2. Left on
base, Oficials-I. o. O. F. 5, Elks.C Cen
fury A.. Officials-I. 0. O. F. l, Elks-
Century 4. Umpires, Puryear, Dyer
and Dooley. Time OF game, 2:12.
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fle won't to first. Sykes hit to center
and A. Brown scored. Sykes was
thrown out at second on fielder's
choice.
Box score.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-11
SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE.

4 peculiarly gratifying feature of
the expansive commercial accomplish.
ments of the present administration is
the rapid and satisfactory growth of
our trade with South America Hereto.
fore there has been very wide, very
bitter, and very lust complaint about
the smsllness OF the trade Of the
United States with the South Ameri.
can countries, and we have been bu-
inflated year after year and decade
after decade by seeing the British and
the Germans take away the most of the
trade of the peoples of South America.
But the State Department, through i,s
diplomatic and commercial negotia-
tions, aud cooperating with the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor, has
built that trade up so that in the fiscal
year of 1911 il amounted to 1921 ,52s,-
634, and even that unprecedented vol.
ume was exceeded by our South Ameri.
can trade for the fiscal year which
ended June 30, 1912, during which
year our trade with South America
reached the record proportions OF s347.-
399,167. During the year 1912 our ex-
ports TO South American countries in.
creased upwards Of $24 900 900, and our
imports increased over $50, 900 900,
1t has been the task of the Taft ad.
ministratiou 10 smooth down the ruf.
fled feathers ~ The dignity Of those
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-11
THE BEST HUSBAND.

A woman OF New York. Mrs. T. G.
Francis by name. is suing for divorce
from her second husband. She professe:
to be an expert in husbands, and her
Judgment, therefore. is to be respected
accordingly; so that, when she says, 81
have had two husbands and am conf
dent that with some red headed man
will yet be happy" she may be con.
ceded TO be speaking wise words from
knowledge gained from practical e1.
periepce.
There Is no lack Of precedent either,
for her choice Of red-headed man for
husband, for literature is full Of allus-
ions to the virility Of the man with the
sun-kissod hair; and Burns puts In the
mouth Of his "auld carline" the senti-
men5 There's glory in the gowden, -
So that Mrs. Francis, through the abun-
dance Of her experience and the shrewd,
ness Of her wit. makes her voice cores
pond TO tho sayings Of the classics and
the sentiment of the poets.
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OF Congress before there could have
been any development, and the States
would have been barred absolutely
from passing any laws governing the
control of waters for irrigation. The
new doctrine Of Federal control Of
these non-navigable waters rests upon
shaky and illusive foundation 1t is
an unwarranted intrusion Of the Fed
eral power within the jurisdiction of
the States, and the sooner il is given
up the better it viii be for the Fed
eTal Government, for the States, and
for the whole people OF the country
That is. it is better for all concerned
to hold fast to tho law and to prece-
dents. The Federal Government has
no right whatever TO intrude within
the jurisdiction Of the States for the
control of non-navigable waters, and
we trust that Congress will not pass
any law such as is indicated in
the quotation above, nor do we believe
that there is the least likelihood of
the enactment of any such legislation.
For it would clearly be futile even il
enacted.
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THE LEADING SPIRIT.

It is curious to see that the New York
Times forms Judgment of the Balti
more convention with respect to Bryan
that is so widely different from the
common judgment as to be startling
The Times opinion is that "the Domi-
nation of Wilson was the rejection OF
Bryan, and the country agrees with
the convention.p
But if there Is any one thing sure
about the Baltimore Convention, it is
that Bryan was dominant therein; It's
leading spirit. 1t is true that be was
beaten for temporary chairman, but
that defeat only served to give him
fresh vigor and to fasten his grip upon
that convention so firmly that il could
never thereafter be shaken,
His resolution deuouncing Belmont
Ryan. and Morgan was passed unani-
mouslv. His declaration that no candi-
date acceptable TO the New York dele
CATION ought TO be nominated In that
convention, served to defeat Champ
Clark.
Bryan demanded that the nomination
be made before the platform was re-
ported, demand almost unprecedented.
And vet the convention. without pro-
test, Welded TO this demand Of Bryan 's.
And then, Bryan wrote the platform,
debating every plank in it, aud the
convention accepted il from his hands.
To say after all this that the action
of the convention was "the rejection
OF Bryanism seems like the outgiving
Of AN irresponsible luuatic
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-11
THE WOOL BILL VETO.

When President Taft vetoed the
abortive wool bill year ago. it could
hardly have been expected that year
later precisely the same bill would be
put up TO him by Congress for his sig
nature. And yet that is exactly what
has happened
Last year President Taft vetoed this
wool bill because the Tariff Board had
the wool tariff under investigation, but
had made no report upon it. He held
that since the board was making this
Investigation, it was not only wise but
imperative to await the report of that
board on the subject, Therefore he re-
fused to sign the bill.
The wisdom of the President in thus
refusing to sign was evident as soon
as the board had made its report upon
the wool schedules The bill did not
in any way conform to the expert
presentations made by the board, nor
did it meet in any way the facts and
conditions as shown in that report
The same bill is now again vetoed be
cause it entirely ignored the Tariff
Board s report, which President Taft
declared TO be so important. And yet
Congress seemed TO think it worth
while to pass that same old bill and
again ask the President TO sign i'll
II the design in doing this was to
'put the President in bole, - the de-
sign is an absolute failure, for it is
Congress itself that is put in hole by
this raw work, and is under the Just
condemnation therefor Of the American
people.
Why it should have been supposed
that the President would sign a bill
that does not in any way conform to
the facts and TO the situation and re-
quircments as shown by the Tariff
Board s report, it is hard TO see. Presi-
dent Taft asked Congress to wait the
report of the Tariff Board before rows
ing Schedule K. relating TO the wool
tariff, His evident intent was that
Congress should base its legislation
upon that report; but Congress entirely
ignores that report and passes the
same old bill.
Such childish perversity as this can
injure none but those who exhibit il.
The necessary conclusion is that Con-
gress not only doesn { want any facts
and information on the tariff question
but is determined 70 ignore that in
formation when it gets IL; so that the
tariff may be left exclusively a specu-
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be preaching anarchy in the name of
the Lord - |
FISHER s COAL PLANS.

IL is an interesting experiment tina,
is proposed by Secretary Fisher when
be indicates his purpose or withdrawing
coal lands from the market, but al
lowing the conditional patcpting OF
certain coal areas for the benefit OF
cities, ;he coal land TO be worked by
the cities and the coal used for mum
! cipal purposes or to be sold approx
mately at cost to the Inhabitants OF the
city. The plan, of course, is in embryo
AZ present: but Judging from the dis.
patch which tells of il. the Secretary
puts all the cities on level as to the
amount OF coal lands that will he re-
served for them. For instance, Grand
junction. Colorado, is to have $40 acres
towns are to have 100 acres. which
shows q recognition 10 a certain extent
OF the difference between small popu.
lation and a largo one But it does not
recognize the fact that there are diff
fereDces in population of cities. since
all cities are grouped together and each
is to have $40 acres of land. But if
q small city like Grand Junction is to
receive $40 acres. large city like Salt
Lake might fairly receive from six to
ten times that amount.
The title 10 the coal lands thus con.
veycd 10 the cities is to be conditioned
upon the permanent holding o. the land
for the municipal purpose for which
II is assigned. 1t is moi TO be trans.
ferrcd either AS to its title or as TO
the method Of working. The municipal
Gy is TO hold the coal i'm trust for the
inhabitants of the city. and the working
Is TO he done by the municipality. not
TO be transferred to any corporation.
The methods of working are 10 conform
TO regulations as 10 skill. sanitation, and
safety devices All Of these require.
mcnts are good, and it is to be hoped
that whatever results from these im.
portant suggestions, the health and
safety of the miners may be the very
first requirement.
We do not see that the cities will |
be required to pay any royalty 10 the |
Government upon the coal mined, which |
IS welcome relief from what might |
nave been expected. But it Will depend |
1 good deal upon the coal deposits them
selves and upon the honesty and eff.
'iency of the municipal government
whether coal can be mined and sold to
he dwellers in the cities at reduced
,rice compared with the present high |
ates.
1t is an experiment that ought to be
welcomed gladly by the public at large,
nd we trust that Secretary Fisher will
ose no time in putting his suggestions
nto effect. There has been reserva-
ion already for Grand Junction, Colo
ado. Salt Lake should have a reserva.
ion without delay. and tho reservation
hould be much larger than for the
mailer cities. We should be glad to
ee this experiment tried here, and be-
leve that il can be made to work in this
cgion as well as anywhere, since this
5 peculiarly mining region, and all
be skill, care, and experience required
or mining purposes are readily at
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-11
THE CANAL TOLL BILL.

We arc glad TO see that the Scnat,
passed the Panama Canal toll bill. witt
but few amendments from the House
measure. The House bill as passed OF
this subject prohibited railroads that
own any steamship lines from using the
canal. The Senate modified this so as
TO provide that no railroad owned YES.
sells should pas through the canal. This
Is decidedly an improvement; for there
Is no reason why the Canal bill should
reach out beyond matters relating to
the canal itself
As To The matter of tolls, the Senate
makes these absolutely free TO Ameri-
can ships, whether engaged in the
eoastwise or the foreign trade. AS to
the latter, however, there is rcstric,
tion, The American vessels engaged
in foreign trade may pass through
the canal free only on condition that
theIr owners agree to sell the vessels
to the United States at fair price in
time of war or emergency, which is
clearly fair provision.
Thus is brought squarely TO the front
the substance of the matter contained
IN the British protest against provi-
sions of the Panama Canal bill as pro.
posed in the House with respect to
passing American vessels free through
the canal. We doubt very much
whether Great Britain will have the
gall to press lis claim that its vessels
are entitled to pass through the canal
on the same terms as American vessels.
There is no question but British vessels
will be entitled to pass through the
canal on precisely the same terms as
French vessels, German vessels, or the
vessels Of any other foreign nation, but
TO hold that the United States, after
acquiring the Canal Zone within its
own jurisdictional administration, and
having built the canal at cost ap.
$400,000,000, cannot give
itself any advantage therein over for
olgn nations, is so curious a proposition
as to approach the grotesque. Espe-
cislly is this so when the canal treaty
% PicSSlS IoCOSDlDcS LHc Iull IlSut VI
ownership and proprietorship in the
United States, as indeed, it had to do,
since the United States was alone
n building the canal.
The bill also carries a provision for
a one-mau government in the Canal
Zone, the same as now. The beneficial
results of the oneman government by
Col. Goethals iu the Canal Zone are so
manifest, its advantages so clear, that
congress does we'll indeed to continue
hat form Of administration in the
ANAL Zone and for the supervision OF
he operation Of the Canal. If, now
he President, whoever he may be, Will
continue Col, Gocthals in the supreme
ontrol there, as he has been during the
,eriod Of construction, all will be we'll !
We do not doubt but that the House
will agree 10 the Senate amendments; |
or they are matters chiefly Of detail,
he bill as passed by the Senate being
n all important respects the same as
hat passed by the House, and being
'ssed squarely upon American rights.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-11

South American countries, and 10 put
a secure and friendly footing, This
has been followed closely by our COM
mereial activities under the direction
of the Department of Commerce and
Labor. with the gratifying results
above shown. II is Il great record for
the administration. aud the South
American trade has been an important
factor IN boosting our foreign trade
TO the 81 000.000.000 mark.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-11

II is certainly distinguished work
Of consideration for Japan for the Pres
ideDt to send Secretary Knox 10 repre-.
sent the United States at the funeral
of Mutsuhito. late lamoBted Mikado.
Bet why couldn Z the Vice President
GOT He could easier be spared il any
real ruction broke out, while as rank.
irg official he is superior. II we are
to 10 this sort of ceremonial, here's a
use for the Vice President hitherto un.
known
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lativo and political. not a business

lative and political. not business
question.
President Taft vetoed the bill, OF
course. as any man OF force and convic-
done. 1t is the most foolish sort of
tNfing with important subjects to un'
dertako TO deal with the wool tariff in
the way that the present Congress has
been doing and the condemnation OF
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-11

The San Francisco Chronicle "does
not believe that Roosevelt is sincere in
anything except admiration of himself,
or that he will be bound for a moment
by any declarations which he might
make. II is as impossible to guess
what be may be saying or doing next
year at this time as it was to guess.
whom DO was hounding malefactors of
great wealth for money for his cam,
psigu fund that he would at this time
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-11

congressman are busy putting into
the Congressional Record their ideas OF
the cause Of the increased cost of liv.
ing. 1t is noticeable that they all seek
to place the blame az far away from
Congress as possible. But plenty OF
people think that they could find the
trouble and apply the remedy if only
they would.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-11

Senator Dixon curtly says that "It
would be folly for Col. Roosevelt to at
tempt 10. run on ticket merely for
tne electoral vote. ~ What is he run
ming for. then7 Merely 10 defeat the
reelection OF President Taft!
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-11

ST. Louis Globe Democrat: "Missouri
has eighteen electoral votes. All but
two of the electors on the Republican
ticket declare that they will vote for
Taft and Sherman if the Republicans
carry the State, and the two will prob
ably be in line shortly. The situation
in Missouri is clearing. -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-11

If the contention about weights and
measures in this city shall result in
procuring 10 the citizens OF Salt Lake
full weight and measure in all their
purchases, they will be glad of the
venture. II is not believed that there
has been much. if any. cheating in those
respects. but none al all is much better
than even little.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-11

II it is true that the would-be sa-
loon robber of Wednesday night at Mid.
vale was wounded. it ought not to be dif-
ficult TO find him. No one is justified
in keeping secret any knowledge he may
have OF an unknown sick or wounded
man who might be the man wanted
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-11

TIE prospect is that there will be
big delegations from all the surround.
ing regious to the Transmississippi Con.
gress, whose meeting the last week Of
the present month in this city is At.
tracing Nation wide attention Which
is all right. The bigger the better. All
will find some good thing TO do and all
are welcome
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-11

The immensity of the New York
police graft is such that it is not going
10 bo given up without a tremendous
fight. And even upon apparent defeat,
the graft is far more likely to be re-
adjusted than given up.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-11

Since military aviation has come in
the army aviators are to be required
in Germany TO swear fidelity to the
Kaiser, ''on land, on sea, and in the
air." That oath is a cinchl
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-11

Chairman Beveridge in his speech at
Chicago denounced professional poll
ticians." And vet all his adult life
he himself has been one.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-11
Sunday. August II. 1912.

It rained IN Kansas on the day OF
the primary election; and the rain did
more good than all the voting and all
the politics.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-11

And now they are building in Great
Britain another unsuitable ship 1t
is to be hoped that it may never come
in contact with an immovable iceberg.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-11

The Senate has announced that it
will be ready TO try Judge Archibald
IN December, on his impeachment. But
Will he be ready to be tried7
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-11

The first day of registration for the
not see that your name is on the list,
so that you won't have TO bother any
more about it?