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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-09-10


I have said about the cities of Mime
apolis, st. Paul and Duluth is true of
every town and hamlet in the state. I
have taken those cities with which to
illustrate my argument, because I am
more familiar with what has been goo
ing on in those cities than any other
portions of the state. could quote
instances almost without number of
outrages- that have been perpetrated in
the small towns Of Wisconsin and other
states that have public utilities COM
missions, but my time is up and must
close. could stand here an hour long
er and detail to you the never ending
story Of wrong and inefficiency. Take
your choice between the two. -
/: 1t is indirect government against di-
rect government by the people,
It is the despotism of combination
against liberty. =. ~. " =
It is the. state political machine
against home rule. -s-:.- 80. -.
It is corporation rule against the vot-
ers' rule. = Z. = ~ = s.:
Z It is bureaucracy against democracy
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-09-10

has this been done. Erickson, one of
the commissioners of Wisconsin, when
he appeared before our legislature last
winter, stated that it was impossible to
fix a maximum load for any street rail-
way company, and yet this was done
by the city council of Minneapolis with
the most salutary results. Within
ninety days after the passage of the
strap hangers ordinance in this city,
the Company was forced to put over
street car service of this city has never
been as adequate as it has been since
the passage of this ordinance.
Let me tell you the story Of the strap
hanger ordinance passed by the city of
La Crosse. They had read about the
strap hangers ordinance in Minneapolis
so La Crosse was ambitious of getting
rid of crowded cars. The people of the
city of La Crosse were modest, they
were not SO ambitious in their demands
as the people Of Minneapolis. Their
city council simply designated the num-
Der of straps upon which the people
might hang that should be in each car
This ordinance was passed last April
but alas, the city of La Crosse coulC
only use this ordinance as an ornament
The power of enforcing it had beer
taken from them and given 70 the Rail.
way Commission at Madison. The
Street Railway Company paid no at
tention to it, It said to the city coun
Gil, eff you try to enforce it we will 81
to the Railway Commission and the!
will knock it out"
One of the difficulties that municipal
tiles have always had with public util
tiles companies is to secure an exten
sion of service into new localities
Within the two last years in the cit,
| of Minneapolis, the city council ha
! forced from the Street Railway Com
| pany extensions into new territory o
! fifteen miles of track Nothing ap
| preaching this has ever been done b.
| the state commission with regard t
| the Street Railway Company Of the cit
of Milwaukee, and I repeat, that
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-09-10

| fury and never had exercised the pow
! er lodged in them by the state.
The state of Iowa has done good
work in reducing railroad rates, but if
you come to examine the situation in
that state, you will find that it is not
the Railway Commission that has done
the work, but the legislature in passing
| distance tariff law. H.. : $se.7-,j+tz /
Take the Railway Commission in the
state Of Wisconsin. Four years ago the
Commission of that state undertook an
investigation at great expense to the
| state, and it was determined that the
| railroads could not afford to reduce the
rates for travel below 2hc per mile.
The legislature Of that state, few
months after, passed two-cent-fare
bill and the decision of the Supreme
Court of the United States has shown
beyond a peradventure Of doubt that
the legislature was right and the Rail-
way Commission was wrong.
;. In New York state, at the time when
our legislature passed the two-cent-fare
bill, the legislature Of that state pass
ed a similar law Governor Hughes ve-
toed it on the ground that the Railway
? and Warehouse commissioners had bet.
ter facilities for determining what a
just rate was than the legislature and
!, left it to the Commission. What has
been the result? From that date IN.
til now the Railway Commissioners Of
:, New York have done absolutely nothing
and the people Of New ork have nj
! two-cent-fare law as the states of the
middle west have. II
) The best kind Of evidence lin a lawsuit
j is an admission by the other side.
t am going to introduce that kind of tes
i timony in this case. want to quote
& again q statement from recent issu,
: Of The Gas Age
I. sS5' However, as most Of our states nov
q sheve these commis sions, and from tn,
!. Ioperation* of those longest established
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-09-10
WHY THE 'PUBLIC UTILITIES IDEA
is BEING FORCED TO THE FRONT
Full Text Of Speech by Hon. James Peterson of Minneapolis
In His Debate With Frank N. Stacy.
CONTINUED fro m last week.

WHY DO CORPORATIONS WANT
THIS LAW IN MINNESOTA?
Why is it that the municipal fran
Chise corporations of Minnesota are
clamoring for state wide public util
tiles bill? If we examine conditions in
the large Cities the reason will become
very obvious. The city of st. Paul a
short time ago adopted a new charter
providing for the commission form of
government. This charter has the most
approved machinery for control and
regulation by the people of their public
franchise corporations. The people of
St. Paul have become thoroughly inter-
ested in their own city affairs. They
have a city government that is respon-
sive tr, the people.
The city Of Duluth has adopted a
commission form of government with
up-to-date provisions regarding the con-
troll of public utilities. The public SEN
timent in that city is alert and effect
i've.
1t is unnecessary perhaps for me to
say why the public franchise corpora
tions are DESTROYS Of getting away from
the city government in the city Of Min
neapolis. Some four or five years ago
public spirited citizens were determin-
ed to drive the grey wolves out of the
city council. The voters league assist
ed by others, made a most determined
and effective campaign. The bOOdlers
were driven out and government by the
people restored. At the present time
there is no government, either state OF
municipal, that is more effective and
more responsive to the will of the PEG.
pie than the city government of Min.
reapols The public franchise corpor.
atoms are unable any longer to foo
the people of St. Paul, Duluth and Min
neapois. That is the reason why they
are working for this new system.
In this connection I wish to call YOU
attention to the strap hanger ordinance
passed by the city council about two
years ago. This ordinance fixed tn,
maximum load to be carried by stree
car. Nowhere else in the United States
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-09-10


Of possibility that the members of that
commission might be politicians Of the
same type as the game wardens, boiler
inspectors and oil inspectors, and as
such politicians, = it is probable they
would say to the Street Railway Com
pany of Minneapolis, What will you do
for the administration IN this county
and city, if we decide in your favor?'
If the city of st Cloud should have diff
ficulty with one Of it's public utilities
companies and the state commission
should be called in 10 settle the mat
ter, it is not beyond reason that the
same thing might occur in that county
It isn't alone the salary that an APP
pointee gets that makes him a polit.
ical asset to the administration, but ii
Is the power that such appointee wields
over the business and people that come
under the control of his department. II
goes without saying that If all the pub.
lie utilities companies in the state
should join themselves together into I
political organization 20 further the pol
lsitical interests of some one man, theil
influence would be great and might bl
decisive in most any political contest
by establishing system of this kind
you would take from the people Ger
tain amount Of political, freedom. 70,
fWill take from the people the power O
Isselecting their officials untrammeled@ b!
business considerations.
iazr. The second reason why the predator,
Interests have adopted this plan is tn
I$liberality displayed by the Commission
in allowing watered stock as a basi
i for valuation. 81 Sz
ssssas BALTIMORE RATE DECISION.
The state Of Maryland established
public service commission about tw
YEARS ago. The biggest job that tn
commission has tackled to date wa
l2connected with the Consolidated Ga.
Electric Light g Power Company,5o
i Bal imore: The commi ssion was aske
to reduce the price OF CAST Seonsum1
s..zsers, who were paying SOC net. Ths.com
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-09-10
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Parties v,iish hing ice forprii--
vate s. family use not start
ing before. JlIu.ly 1t 10 !: viii
have g pay s. ca. for 6 de-
l[iy'lerIiie of 50 pounds 4
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J Ut!
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-09-10
La Z 1CSCllCCg,-O1Z .5k$i5-a55 zs-Sss5S.
;:s CHARLES Johnson:
Pr HERMAN LARSON. &
State Of Minnesota,
County OF Kandiyohi. ~

L. = -
ss On this s3Oth day of August, 1913,
personally appeared before me Reuben
sB. Oman, James E. Johnson and O1of 4
.: Erickson to me known to be the per
sons named lin and who executed the i
foregoing Certificate of 4aIncorporatfon,
and each acknowledged that he ex ecut-
ed the same as his free act and deed,
for the uses and purposes therein ex.s
E1sEAL) CHARLES. JOHNSON,
Notary Public,
Kandiyohi County, Mimi
MY@commiss1on. expires Oct. LIST, ~.
54109
State Of Minnesota,
County Of aKandiyohi
$ssS Filed ffOr#recOrd# the Bird day Of Sep
temberA d 191 Eat 800 o'clock p.s m.,.=
and recorded In Book ID OF Miscel. on
pages 243-245. s=:as
lSEAL OLOF H.DALE,
Register of Deeds.
STATE Of, M1NNEsoT;A. 1870 -
b Department of State.
~ hereby. certify that the within .in-5
strumentz was filed for record In TINS
Office on .2nd day Of SeptemberzA
(sD.@#l9131rsa at - flock 81 l1,ts and@wass
duly recorded In Book X-3 sof aIncorpor-s
atoms on page Sc 1.$sE
JULIUS sSCHMAEL,
Secretary of State.
8. stlons atsdio. par
eaae put sassnlng $685.,
roztz e
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-09-10
INTERESTING FACTS!
Mime. Japrose Talks OF,
Personal Cleanliness

The daily bathing habit is more than
. desire to appear clean and bright.
It is a positive necessity for complete
health. The pores of the skin are
natures breath ducts and to clog them
up is to invite i'll health. The happiest
men and women and children on earth
are those who are perfectly clean, and
perfect cleanliness comes from the use,
in the bath, of Jap Rose, the bubble
bath soap. The delicate odor of this
delightful toilet requisite gives one that
sense of perfect cleanliness; free from
the odors of perspiration. Sold at
loo by almost every good merchant in
this country.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-12
Good Reading for Sunday
when the Frost"


When the frost is on the punkin
and the folders in the shock.
And you hear the kyouck and gobble
of the struttin' turkey-cock,
And the clackin' of the guineas, and
the cluckin' of the hens,
And the ROSTERS hallylooyer as he
tiptoes on the fence;
oh, it's then's the time a Teller is a
feelin' at his best,
With the risin' sun to greet him from
a night of peaceful rest,
AS he leaves the house, b~areheaded,
and goes out to feed the stock,
When the frost is on the punkin and
the folders in the shock.
They's somethin' kindo' hearty-like
about the atmosphere
When the heat of summers over and
the GOBLIN fall is here
OF course We miss the flowers, and
the blossoms on the trees,
And the humble of the bummin'
birds and buzzin' of the bees;
But the airs SO appetizin' and the
landscape through the haze
OF a crisp and sunny morning of the
airly autumn days
Is the pictur' that no painter has the
colorin' to mock
When the frost Is on the punkin and
the foder's in the shock.
The husky. rusty rustic of the tossels
OF the corn,
And the raspin' of the tangled leaves,
as golden as the morn;
The stubble in the furries-kind o.
lone-some-like, but still
A-preachin' sermons to us of the
barns they growed to fill;
The strawstaek in the medder, and
the reaper in the shed;
The bosses in their stalls below-the
clover overhead
Oh, il sets my heart a-clickin' like
the tickin' of a clock
When the frost is on the punkin and
the folders in the shock.
James Whitcomb Riley.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-12

You may sing a sorg of the city
A sons of It's hustle and noise,
OF the rattle and clatter of traffic.
And shrilling of gutter-bred boys;
OF the broad light-spangled high
ways
Which glitter like gold in the rain
But the song that rings in my ears
tonight
Is a song of a different strain.
It's the song of the wide-spreading
country,
A SOL of its fields and trees,
or the creek that flows silently
through 1t,
or the stir of the rare evening
breeze.
There is nothing to fret or harass,
With the whole wide world to
You may sing a song of the city,
But the country's the place for a
Philadelphia Ledger.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-12

Said tract was listed upon the appli-
cation of Chales J. Keegan. of Au-
rum, Nevada. List 1914.
A tract of 12S.4S acres within I'M
surveyed but what will probably be,
when surveyed, Sec. 7, T. 20 N, r.
S. E., described by metes and bounds
as follows. Beginning at corner No.
l, a juniper post marked HI,
whence the northwest corner of Sec.
"a, T. 81 N, r. "a E., bears N. 81
deg. "a min. w. 1919 chains; ex-
tending thence S. 83 deg. "a min. E.
71.21 chains; thence S. "a deg. 6
min. w. 1918 chains; place of begin
ming. Said tract was listed upon the
application of Michael Sullivan, of
Melvin, Nevada. List 1875.
Approved November /. 1912.
S. V. PROUDFIT,
Assistant Commissioner of the Gen
Land Office.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-12
Lists 1914 and 975. 4-354-a)
RESTORATION TO ENTRY OF
LANDS IN NATIONAL FOREST.

Notice is hereby given that the
lands described below, embracing
153.45 acres, within the Nevada
National Forest, Nevada, will be sub
ject TO settlement and entry under
the provisions of the homestead
laws of the United States and the act
of June IL, 1906 ga Stat, 233),
at the United States land Office at
Carson City, Nevada, on January 20,
1913. Any settler who was actually
and in good faith claiming any of
said lands for agricultural purposes
prior to January l, 1906. and has
not abandoned same, has a pref
erence right to make a homestead
entry for the lands actually oc-
cupied. Said lands were listed upon
the applications of the persons
mentioned below, who have a prefer
ence right subject to the prior right
of any such settler, provided such
settler or applicant Is qualified to
make homestead entry and the pre-
ference right is exercised prior to
January 20, 1918, on which date the
lands will be subject to settlement
and entry by any qualified person.
The lands embrace a tract of 24.97
acres within unsurveyed but what
will probably be. when surveyed,
See. 80. T. 81 NJ, r. Sc E.,
M. d.. NJ. described by metes and
bounds as follows: Beginning at
corner No. l, a juniper post, whence
F. s. NJ. bears S. 81 deg. w, 3.03
chains and the higest rock knob on
the south side of Frenehman Greek,
bears S. s deg. w; extending thence
S. 80 deg. f. 5.S1 chains; thence N.
Al deg. 10 min. e. 31.92 chains;
thence n. 1912 chains; thence S.
40 deg. 23 min. w. 40.03 chains to
corner No. l, the place of beginning.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-12
APPLICATION NO. 2543.
Notice of Application for Permission 10
Appropriate the Public Waters of
the State of Nevada.

Notice is hereby given that on the
7th day of November, 1912, in accor-
ich McHugh. of Aurum, County of
White Pine, and State of Nevada, made
application to the State Engineer of
Nevada for permission to appropriate
the public waters of the state of Ne
vada. Such appropriation is to be
made from Snow Bank Creek. at points
in the SEA- of SWA of Sec. 10, T. 81 n.
res E. NJ. d. b. a. NJ, from a point 80
chains east of the diversion, the Forest
Service monument bears s. 80 de. 2S
min. E., 1921 chains, by means of a
dam and one-half cubic feet per second
is TO be conveyed to points on Sec. 13,
7. 21 n. r. So e. Nj. ID. b. & NJ, by
means of a ditch and there used for
irrigation and domestic purposes.
Water not to be returned to stream.
w. NJ. KEARNEY,
State Engineer.
(First Publication Dec. Is, 1929
(CLast Publication Jan. II. 1879
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-12
Contribution Box Returns.

A few years ago a preacher was
a few miles out in the country. He
took his son along with him. lie
was none too well. The congrega-
ton was a very small one, and IL was
evident that they were poor people.
Altogether he was not very much in
spired and preached what he thought
a very poor m
On retiring from the church he no
ticed a contribution box in the en-
try near the door. Feeling that he
had not helped these people very
much either mentally or spiritually
he felt in his pocket to see what he
could put into the contribution box.
He had only half D dollar. which he
dropped in to the box.
After he and his o had got quite
a distance down the street on their
way home, they We're oyertaken by a
nan VIM NdH ihibihH ~ ~
out of breath. He said. Mr..
Preacher. W. intended TO give you
the amount of collections. When
you were leaving we thought there
was none; but on opening the box We
found that somebody had put In a
half dollar which rightfully belongs
TO you"
He handed 1t TO the preacher, who
could do nothing but accept ii with
thanks.
The mar turned back. The preach
er and his son walked IN. After a
few minutes his son said: Say.
Father. if you had put more into that
box you would have got more out Of
1t. wouldn't you?"-Norman r.
Mack's Natinal Monthly.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-12
APPLICATION NO. 25S3.
Notice of Application for Permission To
Appropriate the Public Waters OF
the state of Nevada.

Notice is hereby given that on the
18th day of December 1912, in accor-
dance with section %, Chapter XXI,
Magnuson, of Ely, County of White
Pine. and State of Nevada. made appli-
cation to the State Engineer of Nevada
waters of the State of Nevada Such
appropriation is to be made from Step
toe Slough at points in SWA of NEA
Sec. SO L. 81 n. r.. 63E., NJ. ID. b.. q M,
by means of dam and five cubic feet per
second is to be conveyed to points on
M NEA Sec. SO: So SEA Sec. %;
M SEA Sec. 20 of I. q Mr.. SO E;
f.. NJ. ID. Il. & NJ, by meas of bitches
and there used for irrigation and do
nestle purposes. Water not to be re-
turned to stream.
w. N. KEARNEY,
State Engineer.
(First Publication December 22, 1879
(Last Publication January 10, 1879
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-12

Well, Johnny. what was the text
today?" asked a proud father of his
small son who had just returned
from church.
Let me fink %faver,' said Johnny,
scratching his head in deep thought,
"Oh, yes, | remember. 1t was Don't
be scared. you'll get your quilts all
right"
Johns father. after puzzling
awhile over this queer text, called up
the minister.
Gould you tell me what was this
mornings text, Mr.. Jones?" he ask
ed, and was %convulsed to hear the
reply.
Fear not, the comforter cometh."
-Mack's National Monthly. -. .
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-12
Notice No. Oz402
APPLICATION FOR PATENT.
Land Office

United States Land Office, Carson City.
Nevada, November 8. 1912.
Notice is hereby given the william
Bradley. otherwise known as W. NJ.
Bradley and William Pischel, whose
residence and post office address is Salt
Lake City. Utah, by C. J. McMcFadden,
their agent and attorney in fact, whose
residence and post office address is Ely,
Nevada, have made application for a
United States Patent for the oregon
No. 5, famended) lode mining claim.
ituated in Terber Mining District E1ko
County, Nevada and Tooele County,
Utah, embracing 1900 linear feet of
said Oregon No. 5, (Amended) vein or
LODI and surface ground not over 600
feet wide, being Survey No. 1888 and
described in the field notes and plat of
the official survey on file in this office,
with magnetic variation at II degrees
As mute east, as follows:
Commencing at Corner No. l of the
claim (from which the common corner
of sections 8, 4. . and 10, township q
north, of range 20 east of the Mount
Diablo base and meridian, bears south
SO deg. 81 min. west. 5263.3 feet dis
tant). and running thence north a deg.
east 600 feet to Corner No. 2 of the
claim; thence north Is deg. west 1900
feet to Corner No. 3; thence south "A
deg. west 500 feet to Corner No. 4, and
thence south 16 deg. east 1900 feet to
Corner No. /. the place of beginning.
The area embraced within said claim
as above described is. 20.661 acres
From which there is ex-
pressly excepted and
excluded by this appli-
cation ............... 4.o4o acres.
(being that part of SAID
claim situated within
the State of Utah), the
area claimed and applied
for hereby being 49,. 1915 acres.
Said claim is located in the south
east quarter of section 3. township q
north, of range 20 east of the Mount
Diablo base and meridian in Nevada,
and in an unserveyed portion of town
ship 6 south, of range 10 west of the
Salt Lake base and meridian in Utah.
l direct hat this notice be published
in the White Pin News. East Ely. New,
the newspaper published nearest the
said mining claim. for the period of
nine consecutive weeks.
LOUIS J. COLIN.
Register.
r. b. Hashness, Claim Attorney.
(First Published December 20. 1922
CLast Publication February %, 1879
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-12
APPLICATION NO. 25s7.
Notice Of Application for Permission
to Appropriate the Public Waters
of the state of Nevada.

Notice is hereby given that on the
2Sth day of October. 1912, in accor-
dance with Section 25, Chapter xxxI.
of the Statutes of 1909. one j.
NJ. O'Brien of San Francisco, County
of san Francisco. and state of Cali
~fornia, made application to the State
Engineer of Nevada for permission to
appropriate the public waters of the
State of Nevada Such appropriation
is to be made from Illipah Springs. at
points in SIC u of SwA Sec. 10, T. 16.
Mr.. bS g., M. ID. b. & NJ, by means of
dam and reservoir, and ten cubic feet
per second is to be conveyed to points
In SWA of SEA of Sec. SO, T. II. ~. Il.
5s e.. NJ. ID. b. & NJ, by means OF a
pipe line and there used for power
purposes. Water to be returned TO
stream at point in SWA of sen of
Sect. 49,. 7. II. N. r.. 5s E..
Nj. d. Il. q M.
w. NJ. KEARNEY,
State Engineer.
(First Publication November "a, 1922
(Last Publication December 22, 1879
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-12
=Postmortem Chat.

Two Irishmen were working on
the roof of a building one day when
one made a misstep and fell TO the
ground. The other leaned over and
called.
Are yez dead or alive, Mike?"
"Oi'm alive" said Mike. feebly.
Sure you're such a liar OF don't
know whether TO believe yez Or lot .
We'll, then. OF must be dead, =
said Mike, for yez would never
dare to call me a liar If OF wor
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