The Springdale news., 1914-03-13

fS Il l.. Aud. unless sOttfe fdtHi* Legislature shall repeal these laHs. sarh condition will never oceHf #ea5H as We have had in the past EQUAL AND JUST TAAA- TON IS TIE MOST IMPORTANT AaTTER THAT COMES BEFORE THE IEGISLATGR RE. With just and equal Tax Laws, you could have on Iy oae Session every four years, and t.ls State would be as well off if not bstsar off. \ BILL KILLER is more important than q Bill mtrodueer in most cases. h this speech l cannot tait yua of the many Bills that 1 help ed 9 Kill, but it is only necessary To tsi goa that those that passed ill 1912 i'll q book of 1,5S4 pages neaf lx as large as kirbfss Digest. The Laws that concern the whole people e0ald be put into book Of la0 pag- es. VOTED AGAINST ALL N NEGESS AIRY LAWS.
 Water Power and Conervation.
 tp 10 this tune, I have told you of those Revenue Laws that are 10" gi.iug the State a return. In other words putting money into the Treasury. I wish now to call your attention to some measures that VIII yield revenue in the near future and which will in few years If not rapealed, visbly tighten taxation. The first is the Water Power Bill This was introduced by myself being an Am ndment 10 House Bill No. y in trodaeed by LHdWig Of Pulaski It is HON =tae law of the State.
 Tats Law illustrates the struggle t34a. is going on at the present time by corporations To control the water =p1.t4.rfa tn. several States. Ter az5Ia than fifty years oar public @leea5ls.eoal= hines and other mineral ies#s.ts, have drifted into the hands nt enormously wealthy corporal ons. fae Aafer power on cur streams 44a 8een m0n0poized until todaX oae zJz1.lanX. The General ZEIectrze= =Golnz am and its bran hes. e3al1ol af- araNmately a1 per cent Of the total saHaf power ia the nted states szIszs.dent Wilson aad Secretary of Interior. franklin K. E4ae. Zafe .z9z aH in their power 10 stop this monopoly. and rego4ar t4ase EsHds #H5af H8fe been taken .f#ez5tlls t#fE #5#T5s f=szt#ff#t4s e0Hff=I o# t#ffss sf=zt#f 4aaaf ia or own state ol ArSaas 3zfF ##f##f=s fFzfaf#f=F5 EHHz5=5E7  4azzsr fn tHe ez1es= ] Hz 4at # 4aaer BELONGS I0 EItE
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 aIzF=2 =2o0ar This Comm zss=Ells Bz}zas. shows =the =lGeatia1. and .15t1te 56 tais power NitII an estimate that 68eZ 8z9te9Z Power Z3JasIt1ssis 9z worth feast the#ssff4= =af=f4ko= =HtzA DRIED MILLIONS 0F1 B9EE=4tef.= f.=ztE fH7e present time n5ne oi ffIfa power x 44dzr t2e control oi fae Aafef Power Trust.
 hen tIita Report Ras published. E#Is Trust attempted 10 have ptl I8as amended so aa 10 allow ta==Iz5 tz2 ak faIs efofmeas proper. ron tHe people and convert # =t0=lts a8=iz 8sa.. To prevent I5s5 framed and ==#aIred the passz ge= =aE4et= 8z7=zsf=f=#e tes= Of =f9f5l the first seetieH. ef 4Hf=5h shows Its p4IfI #ozes
 Section l. All water power in this state, suitable for the purpose ef producing power fir all lawful pHl poses, is and the same is hereby de dared to be inherent in and parf ot tAe Public Domain. and saalI &sst III and be for the use of the State of trkaHsas. and the people thHreet, for Is and their Use and benefit
 The Aet provides for regulation h3 the State Of all rates 10 eoa5umers anI fixes price that The State st aI4 receive for the power LEASED BA THE. WATER POWER COMPANIES NE OWN TtitS PR0PERf I when Otherwise. the Water Power Trust would own it.
 This Aet has been declared Con stIEatlanal. Three dams oil our str eams one on the N hite River on on tue Little Red. 0ne on 11e 0u1chlta are noM being built. The State will receive in 1Jf5 or I946 whan they will be completed. tAe sun Of over Sfa9 n01 40 each year taking the horse power developed as basis of rent paid the state. With the future development Of our water power. it is safe 10 say that oyer one-half Of the taxes edH b. raised from this source, thus redac ing our rate of State taxation IH tais Legislation, Arkansas is n line With other progressive States With such q sum to fight Tor, II is hardly necessary fo sa9, that fhIa eftzFE Water Tower Trust, Will dc aII + can to repeal this aH and take our Wa-er power if it eaa get it Me should ha4e=t =the first section ef t6Is Law in oar Constitution % aH ta keep any future Legisiat4re rom r.. pealing it
 This Law made possible EaR which mekas ali 4aad and zragef companies and ratlr0a9s. p#y for tha s4ad and gravel tasen From our fi4- .Ts This should add several tHdas= and dollars each SeaI=t5 9zlI= ssz.6te revenue
 Labor and It's Rights and Horal
 Laws.
 While the ser1atiou ot our aaE aieal seemed t5 me t8 H5 importance. r#aHd fHa c0 r1a. ton of the health fai Hdf#fi eianes of the employees in af Haz tories I4andries workshops and aH our railroads. 5f higher importance. l caused to Aa t4Ean fHa9 ta table aad passed on tho day the Ieglsla-