Montana labor news., 1936-06-11
RAIL COMMISSION
DISCONTINUES FIVE
CENT D E LIVER
Delivery and Pickup Fraud of the
Railroads Abolished.
MONTANA LABOR NEWS is
SUSTAINED.
Citizens and Unions of Montana
Win Decisive Victory Before
the Montana Railway and Pub
lie Service Commission.
Commissioner Leonard Young
Was Conspicuous BY His Alb
sence When Decided.

sence When Decided.
We take great pleasure in publish
ing the fact that Jerry OiConnell and
Tom Carey, progressive majority
members Of the Board of Railway and
Public Service Commissioner for the
state OF Montana have again decided
in favor OF the rank and file IF the
people OF Montana, by abolishing the
wildcat rebate or c%ut-throat freight
rates, namely, the five-cent delivery
and pickup charge, which the railroads
have been forcing on the unsuspeoting
public OF our commonwealth to the
detriment OF our people, by causing
more Unemployment and placing addi-
tional Montana people on relief rolls
to walk the streets OF our towns in
destitution, while these out OF state
carpet baggers and corporations carry
on their schemes Of making the banks
OF Wall Street richer.
This subject has been a national, as
we'll as a state, issue since the latter
part Of last year. The Interstate
Commerce Commission has been con-
tinually denying to the railroads the
right to carry on this pratiee.
The hearing to abolish the fiye-cent
pickup and delivery charge in Mon
tana was held in the Legislative cham
Der Of the State Capitol building Feb
ruary II, 1886. Representatives and
many members OF Montana unions,
small transfer men, and Montana citi-
zens generally were there to protest
and object to this scheme OF the Wall
Street railroads, and to prove injuries
to Montana being caused by this spe-
cial privilege the railroads were de-
handing. They were the representa-
tives OF Montana common people
Some Of them wore overalls. while the
giant railroads of Wall Street were
represented by their high salaried
well dressed, but servile officials and
attorneys. along with the representa-
tives of other piratical concerns, and
avowed enemies Of organized unions.
The readers OF this paper will recol-
lect hat this paper had made an is
sue OF the pickup and delivery stun
or fraud by the railroads, by exposing
it in its true colors, and championine
the cause Of the working people and
residents OF Montana, because it is the
most nefarious scheme OF these rail
roads since their public land steal Of
the sixties.
The Board Of Railroad Commission
ers are deserving Of high praise in re-
fusing to allow the railroad companie,
to continue the five-cent pickup ant
delivery practice. Had this matter
/ come up before the former boards il
S quite probable, in view Of rulings
made by those boards, that no inter-
ference would have been permitted the
rail corporations. The value to the
people of Montana in having a liberia
commission is therefore emlnenth
brought out and the need OF continuing
a liberal board in office.
There apparently is only one cor
poration member remaining on the
present board, Leonard Young, Of die
tagraph fame.
He was not present when the ma
jor;ty Of the board dumped the pickup
and delivery fraud overheard. He
was invited by the other members o.
the board to take part and show hi
true colors, but avoided being present
He may have realized that he wa no
in any position to serve his masters 0
Wall Street successfully this time, a
he is a minority OF the board and hi
term expires January l, 1887, Let hin
weep and wall, he is well known 70
his corporation procivities in publ
office, and when the results Of mex
election are ascertained, he will fin,
himself retired to oblivion. He seek
to have the voters of Montana plac
him in another state office, whereof.
he will be enabled to continue in al
of the carpet baggers from Il OF tn
state of Montana. He has the nerv
to come before the people of Montan
and request them to make him Secre
tary Of State in place of Sam Mitchell
the present incumbent, a splendid of
fetal, and a well-known and provei
loyal union member for many years il
Montana.
The object Of the railroads in at
tempting to continue their pet frau
in Montana was to put Montana PEG
pie off their own highways, who are ii
competition with them, and then rails
their freight rates to exorbitan
heights, hence there would be no al
tentative for the shipping public Blu
to accept them, then push the expens
on to the consumer. On the othe
hand it has the effect OF displacinI
truck drivers, and all other employee
about trucking concerns OF Montana
Further the small business concern
who has no delivery and pickup equip
ment must pay a higher freight rat
than the large Wall Street outfit VIII
ship and get the benefit Of the cut
throat privileges the railroads demand
They have no regard for the welfare o
the state Of Montana or any othe
state. Their sole purposes are in tn
interests of Wall Street, those labo
|, hating gangsters of finance.
|, Submitted by Member Of tn
Teamsters Uniol