New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-02-01
WASHINGTON NEWS LETTER

| An indication OF Wnat the NIuHt
may expect from the coming AT
ministration is found IN Mr.. WI
son s recommendations to the New
Jersey legislature. His ideas
there given. are that corporations
must not undersell in local mark
cts. issue watered stock, form
holding companies, own stock II
/ other corporations. or form com
binations TO fix prices and elllm
nate competition. He would hay.
violators of such laws punished by
fine and Imprisonment. He thinks
CORPORATIONS should be allowed
to expand by the purchase OF
property similar IN eharacte,
where it would remove compe'l
ton: but that they should be al
lowed to consolidate only with
the permission of government
utilities commission.
We were assured today, by one
who is I'm position to know, that
in the pending revision OF the
tariff there, will Ihc little change
made in the rates on cotton or
lumber. This will no doubt b"
welcome news to many III Tn"
West and South, and we feel thai
it can be relied upon.
Some of the evils Of federal COY
ernment of the District OF Column
bia are seen in the long-dream-o out
Of insurance com
panies and other things now keep
ING the District Committee of the
House so busy that it has not had
time to give to badly needed and
much desired legislation for the
National Capital.
On recommendation OF the At
torney General the Interstate
Commerce Commission will M
vestigate the 5000, 100000 Tele-
phone Trust to determine wheth-
err. in the interest Of the Pa X,
a telegraph or telephone monop-
DIV should be to| rated, und'r
rigid regulation by the Federal
Government, or whether the Gov
eminent should take over and ope-
rate such utilities. or, finally,
whether competition should b"
enforced, under the Sherman law,
and monopoly prohibited.
On Feb. /, all federal disburs
inc officials will have a credit
with the US. Treasurer at Wash
ington, against which they may
draw checks. After that date no
officer will have the
custody or direct handling of gov
eminent money.
The time-honored' inaugural
ball, which has in the past been
a brilliant feature of Presidential
inagurations. seems a thing of the
past. Mr.. Wilson suggests that
an enormous popular reception
at the Capitol 'be substituted DIR
The ball, and wishes this recep-
ton to be as simple as is consist
pnt with dignity and order, Per
of both houses Of Con.
gress is necessary to the holding
of any junction in the Capitol or
On the Capitol grounds; but it is
believed that this will be readily
granted. One thing that inhu-
enced the decision against the !
ball, some think, may have been
fear of the horrible turkey
rot" and other objectionable
dances being attempted on the
ioor. Bitter denunciation OF the
music played by the Marine
Band, even at the White House,
has been expressed by many.
It is planned by Mr.. Wilson
md his family to come to Wash
ngton few days before March
Eth and be the guests of an ip-
innate friend, although the hos
Dality of the White House has
)een extended to them.
On the morning of March 4th,
Mr.. Wilson will go to the White
House and the outgoing and in
coming Presidents will ride to-
yether to the Capitol where Mr..
Taft will turn over the reins of
government.
Messrs. Davis and Milling Of
New Iberia, were here last Sat.
IrdaN in the interest of the
Traction and Pow
r Co., and report everything as
progressing nicely. They report
hat work on the electric railroad
o st. Martinville will soon com
hence and that the cars will
be running here on the
first of November.-St. Martin