Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-04-02
he amount Of money ii. wants to bor-

the amount Of money it wants to bor-
row. These bonds. run to .: the state.
With these as its security the state
then issues It's bonds for the loan, the
payment of which it guarantees. The
state then proceeds to protect itself by
directing the auditor to levy an annual
tax to pay the interest on the bonds
and to provide for sinking fund to pay
them off at maturity. It takes no
chances as it has the machinery for the
collection Of the debt in it's own hands.
At the same time a material service
is rendered the county, for state bonds
of this character would find ready
market at a low rate of interest. To
inaugurate such a plan a constitutional
amendment is necessary, and Mr.. Dunn's
bill proposes one to be submitted at the
next election. ~ r. 5.:s II III t. -
A QUEER PROPOSITION. A.
Perhaps the most peculiar constitu-
tional amendment ever proposed in this
state, is the one submitted by the COM
nittee on dairy and live stock, and yet
the object sought to be gained has mer-
it,; the only thing is that it seems as II
it might be attained in less round
about way. The proposition is to pass q
constitutional amendment to provide
that dogs may be taxed in some other
way than other personal property is
taxed, and that from the proceeds Of
this tax fund be raised from which
the owners OF other domestic animals
will be reimbursed for injuries done to
these animals by dogs. AS everybody
knows a great many sheep are killed by
11c n aif ir1y ho
advantage If owners could be reimburs-
ed for their losses, without having to
collect it from the owner Of the dog,
who may not be known, and If known,
would as like as not prove to be irres
ponsible. i: 4. .#s .s ..s.s. Es.5
JOINT FREIGHT RATES.
experimenting the distance tariff law,
Senator eastman has introduced in the
Senate and Representatives H. H. Dunn,
Crane, Minette and Virtue have intro.
duced in the house., a bill providing for
joint freight rates where freight is car
ried over two or more. lines. The bill
provides that shipper may route his
freight. over two or more lines where the
distance to the. destination is shorter
over such lines than over any one line.
or where the destination cannot be
reached over one line. The joint rate
in such cases would generally be lower
than the sum Of the local rates. We.
have q law Of that kind now, but the
railroad and warehouse commission has
Exercised the discretion vested in it to:
exclude the Twin Cities and Duluth
from its operat ion, and as the junction
points in this state are for the most
part in the Twin Cities, the people are
deprived Of the. advantage. Of the lower.
rate. AS the law is now worked out, II
the. shipper wanted to- transfer freight
at Owatonna from the Milwaukee to the
road, he would get q rate
of 80 per cent Of the sum Of the joint
rates, or a@reduction Of 20 per cent. ),
however, he wanted to make The trans
fer from the Milwaukee to the North
western road at st. Paul he would get
no reduct ton at all The purpose Of the
commission was, Of course, to discrim-;
mate In favor Of the Twin Cities 50 that
by railroad favor they might become
more than ever the great; Minnesota cen-
trail market for every hing.
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