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ference in the businens of operating the roads, Attorney at the instance of Mr. Henev, that the at Washington, and now Senator Fulton is being
whatever. While the railroads enjoy *|M«cud favor» President repos«-d much more- confidence in his brought under the cloud. Senator Gearin, a Dem­
from the public, they resent being placet! under special prosecutor, who was bringing the land ocrat. appointed by a Democratic Governor, seems
special obligation* to the public. For this reason thieve» to book right and left, than he does in a tu be the only decent one there. Let us hope that
is it not just possible that the railnaul* are endeav­ senator whom he suspected was try ing to screen
Senator-to-be Bourne and Congn-ssmenek-ct Haw­
oring to administer a little wholesome discipline to these thieves.
the public in the way of car shortage? Are the
The N ews does not say Senator Fulton is guilty lev and Ellis wdl prove to be different timber from
railroads not endeavoring to show the people how •f the matters charged against him. It hopes that this quartett«- of gentlemen that are proving to be
entirely dependent they are u|x»n the railroads, ir he is not and that h«- will I m - able to establish his taint«si with a des.re to protect dishonest men of
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order to stem the rising sentiment against the innocence beyond the shadow of a doubt But it the get-nch-quick order.
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< >r»-gon is surely getting in the neck with a dis­
roads?
Io«» think that the senator is most unwise to
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Here in Oregon the people have but just com- «rouse the President's antagonism; «-sj<ecially if' honored Congn '»lonal delegation and the Harri-
menced the liattie against the railroads that the ie expected to »'-cure appropriations for Orcgot i nan system of conducting railroads. Yet people
tn prosperous times will accept most any thing and
older states in the East have fought and won. W< rivers and harbors.
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without grumbling. No wonder the people are
The
Oregon
Republicans
are
surely
not
very
have
aiuM'iowd
the
railroads,
not
in
relative
pro|*or-
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I jf.
I 75 lam to what other property is a* ses-u-d.
e (acting stringent Primary and Referendum laws.
of
the
delegation
now
in
Congress,
sent
but
at
p
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lere by their votes.
Senator Mitchell and Con If th -*■• law* ha<! been made fifteen or twenty
75 double and treble what they haw heretofore I m -, r
5s; assessed.
Here in Oregon we have an unpre«-« rressman Williamson convict«-*! of crime; Con y ar« ago, we might have escaped the humiliating
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dented car shortage. May then- not be son < gressnian Hermann indict**«!, both in Oregon and position in which the State has been placed.
S’ measure of relationship la-twi-en th«w two fact
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V7hnt Do They Cure?
The fad of the matter is t*ie railroads are very
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Ut. rapidly developing a wntiment and necessity for C9 «mg ita •» q«»**tD*ti
Pietra» <•«» iredlM
A very large ami complete
Government control, if n«»t Government owner­
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If the statement made at Eu­
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O ship of the roads.
’lit line of Men's, Women's and
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gene is a fact, and it will probably not be dis|»uted, Ir.»
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We
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that the Government ha*, through land grants, a l a -.a
rail -pecial attention to our
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ur»>n *11 ib*> Atic-si* líala« >-«>'
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m ul «h« n.«l
«hn-»L
the rl . spossirii . ity oe railroads built and equipped these railroads, would it tr- •;»' fa«««, . I..*l
M«-n --sic I 'ndei wear. This
au.n**-h. ia-a-ia • ud
Mr. Harnman unjustly if it would depo-e him io « a 1<b » rut taíM*.
■ a lar*» (■»-« rent nf ra«*e
good*
is the same you have
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president of his railway system ami ap|«oint one ir t' . A
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The late Shippers* Congress at Eugene «level-
been pay mg 75c for.
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his stead, in the manner that Cabinet officers ar rbiA.
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I«>w«la (aa mi
l^ad-l«».
<ip«-«l facts that ought to and will cause th«- people appointed?
We call lour attention to
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to act
Car shortage, that has ¡^traly zed business in al ryqtÍL.
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our Women's 20c and 3.*«c
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Railn>a<ls an- of immense value in the develop­ lines for the | ast two months, will | r-dutidy ca «•« jtue
vests and pant*.
ment of a country. Were it not for the establish­ the enactment of some dra tic railway laws at t- •
coming session of the Legislature If Govern« r I al’^^wr rYi?
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ment of lines of transportation, by which products
Chamberlain will n .s rme a |s>>iti<»n similar to t... t in< Vmi■ « m Ì iwrt =*»* >-<-r
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of different |->rtions of a country can be inter- assumed by Governor Folk, of M;-«>uri, with ref
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change«), a piom-vr condition only could exist. The crence to lobbyists, the Ix-gislatur«- may enact i hu
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general Government, therefore, recognizing the law or laws that will cur- the evil.
Ah« » manljr f t t
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immense aid to development that thi s«- arteries of
and tarmi mg al«« .t a h«-alth|t Y.g<«ruu»
The people, as a rule, do not wish the rai!n»ad
ut ih» w h»4* »tatrtn
commerce furnish, has granted munificent bodies treated unjustly. They are w illing that the road dO<ldlU*»n
A boote
tmrvrutar« wra|«»ea*-h botti*
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• f th«- public lands to cor|M>rationa who have under­ shall earn a fair remuneration u|»>n the money in , . «lini
«hai 9- - ..rv-B <»f • rm >••-ni n • <1
* !««•**• «-»fki are
taken to bull«! th«-s«- highways of commerce, fhes*- • eated. Nor do they wish that the Govemmen >• ai B
l-l pbTsìr latta of all tb* a» h««!» <»f
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lan«i-grant railroads have l«-en built and they have shall own the roads, except it Ix-comes necessar M < i« J<«a In pre-M- riUhg Mijr ot *a«b in
ffv 1 «*nt *nU>KM( lnta> ita»-**
received title to public lands as per contract But to do so in order to prevent the roads from owning
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does the obligation of the railroads cea.se with th«- the Government But they do insist very firmly trarrai
I' rroa‘t ®raiicin»< bt »urh Brkr» •!. uLI
ha*«»
m
>r* •«* tftl Ihan any
uf
construction of the railway lines? Are not these that the railroads shall |H-rforrn the duty of a com
n«»n profiaaaional u-*tioH»mala. »**•>«•**
fl • I j > I «' I *« ■ r«lirt*. n-lu. ««I to f 1 10
railways under obligations to the people to operate mon carrier at reasonable rates and without re­ • h m*n »r* wri< <
Ah» guidai»«»- »t
I-' LaUte«’ <Ivtr»k rta, >«:i
mral ai Uribn n and bnow whota«uf
I I l-a.llrr' Oirrakirta, >»n pa«tern
then»- lines in a way that w ill take can- of the in- spect to person or favoritism. They demand tha- Ihrir
Ujry spiata-
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similar
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ar*
non
ale»-boiIr.
n«m
cr«-ii.sv«l vol inn- <»f commerce tl al th«- building of the mads shall provide motiw jxiwer and cars suf
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17 I A.I tea «herrkirt». >*ii («tieni
th«- railway lines has generated?
ficient to transport all freight olL-r«-«l. They al* Rit/arA»->f ih*’ r••.la 4 natile* Amrrt«an
Th«- fact was «levelojn-d at Eug«-ne that the dona­ demand that railroads shall be as « ^s< <! at then fln«tiriual
¡»lauta
Thejr arr tolta
LI by drg.« r»
i* tis*-'.
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tions by the Government of public lands to rail­ full cash value, the satin- as other projierty is a.-- *«.
a^*»fd V» a- * ¡ t a» a » <f» lHuta f T - ’.« <»f
tnrdlcihr-a
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bttown
ot»tttpoaill<MU
roads in Oregon, if converted into cash at $5 per teased, an«! to be required to bear their just pro­
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any •** t *,I n««*irum
r»r PleTRT'a iVlirU amali Bufar n»aVrd.
acre, which could easily la- done, would amount to portion « f the burden of government They think
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aneti r» <
al» and tir
m«>re than 171 .< mm » for every mile of road built. that railroads have dodged th«-.-«- responsibilities raay
t • *ral* «toma-cta. Ilver ai*i U»*< a
As the cost of building railroads, such as we U*» long now. and nothing short of laws that will
have in Oregon, w ill not average above $2S.U00 per regulate and control the roads will satisfy th«
LODGE DIRECTORY
mile, It can readily be s«-en that the overplus of th«- people.
cost of building is an abundance to supply tin- lines
w ith motiv«- power and rolling stock.
HE SHOULD RI Ml MRL R Mill HEI I.
Seeing that the Government, w hich is the |>eople.
have built ami equipped these Oregon railroads
and has made a present of them to the railway
A late issue of Colliers* W«-«-kly gives what pur
companies, th«- com|<anh-s are certainly under obli­ jiorts to I m - an ex|*--eof Senator Fulton. That pa
gations l*> o|H*rate the roads so that they will con- tier publishes a letter from Senator Mitchell t<
s« rv«- the mt< rests of the j»eople.
George C. Brownell, and which was concurred n
.So long as the railroad« were w illing to take care by Senator Fulton, the tenor of w hich indicate-
of the business ofTcred them with reasonable dis- that Senator Fulton was conversant w ith all land
patch, nevertheless exorbitant freight rales were framl matters in which Senator Mitchell anu
exacted, the fteople made no concerted complaint. Messrs. Brownell and Hall were involve«!.
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Because of transportation facilities people have
Senator Fulton, of course, denies any know ledg«
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la-eii enctiuraged to an«! have embarked in business whatever of any wrongdoing in connection will
enterprises that de|»em! upon the railroads to carry any or all of th«- business. When Senator Mitch« -
their products market The railroads have prac­ was accuse«!, an«! shortly thereafter indicted, he.
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tically said. "We are here and willing to take care too, denie«i very bitterly any guilt whatever as t-
of any ami all business you can offer am! you may the crime charge«!. All will remember how th,
depend U|s»n us to do so.” With this guaranty age«! senator was humiliat«s| by being convicted of Ü.
men have invested their all in manufacturing the crime charged. H>* humiliation wa* certainly
plants. Also, lumbermen have entered into con­ increase«! by th«* public denial lie had mad«- in th«
StaTary ItiMIr ani «Mdhrltnr
tracts to furnish lumber at various points, l>aaed o|M*n Senate. Senator Fulton should take warning
of l’atro!» and INR
u|<m the existing freight charg«-s. By a sudden from the fat«* of his then associate senator. Il- «r,.-- m West J.| Aurei Al.n »* Ï. imi •“>
rais«- of n«-arly- $2 |s-r thousand feet of lumber in should I m - very, very sure that he is not denying
A <••*! >tiit ■ f Cl »thr* n Hl go* • M Ati a U ttrr opink n oi him» If,
freight charges, these lumbermen have had their matters publicly that may afterw ards I m - proven in
AB «rii AB UtU^XiATD^Bly I htf Ur nr«« U«r opifiKHi «4 «lütrr»
busim-ss changed from the profit side to the loss the courts.
<>ur >uiu thu N mmmni will Ap|«*al to th« Man of g* ol tote.
side of the ledger. Ought not the railroads, in
It has iM-en whisper,*«! to the N ews man that
equity, to mak«- up to these men any loss they may Prosecutor Ileney has this noted letter in his pos
CUT
(HBo I« Hlumtsrrt
s .tier from the raise in freight rates?
session, an«! that h<* ha<! it at the tim«- of Senatoi
Tl«<-
«re «ni r«»l Irn^ih •«><] (.«n-flt«<ug ai »•i*t Ime «uh
But th«- main cause of complaint at the pres«-nt Mitchell’s indictmenL But as th«- evidence against
fulhirM «nrr ll«r l>i|»
The U|*U an-l rvjllara arv long ami brua«J.
time is not rates, but n total luck of cars to carry Fulton M-emed less convincing than that against A «s I KU I . W !•
T>'-UM-r* a««* »i«a| «-ly and ruomjr.
the freight ofTcretl at any price. Shipjx-rs know Mitchell, Hermann, or Williams«>n. and as Mr
that a temporary shortage of cars may I m - brought Heney did not wish to leave Oregon wholly with
al«out at any time, despite the la-st of intentions out re-presentation in Congress, h«- concluded not
The « «-w »ha<i<>«y fray», inviai bl«
atwi rich míged iMitlrrn«
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on th«- part of the railroads. An extraordinary de­ to press for the indictment of Fulton at that time.
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but
blunt
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mand for cars in on«- |>art of the country must nec­ But from the way Colliers* is lifting the lid. Sena­ f|n.
essarily cau.-u- a shortage m other |>art*. This con­ tor Fulton is not t«> escape investigation.
PRICE
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dition ought not t<> and gem-rally «!<><•» not continue
When Senat«>r Fulton was elected Unite«! States
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»12.50,
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but for a few «lays only. For nearly three months Senator the p«x>ple generally thought that a high-
|t • «I ■«><! |r> *uit» «r l atr t>e«rr arvii r-jusll«-.! h.r the Hi-»nry.
On-gon shippers have calks! in vain for cars to minded, honorable, and far-seeing statesman ha«i
Al»*«» rwuiy U> ■I mi », yuu hu<>» !
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c rry their pnslucts to market. On this account been seh’cted. An- we t«> I m - mistaken? Is Sena­
|w*r a, M*»f <«<*». Lr«***. H‘'!■'’! *sk art»«
b isiness in all lines has suffered the hiss of thous- tor Fulton to be proven to I m - nothing but a <iir»y '»*«««•*
tuHsr
t*rn4«N»
FB «Mirlol y
a «Is of dollars. Are not the railroads directly re­ little politician, lik«- th«- rest of the Oregon Con­ «•trculeai.
gressmen at that time?
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l<h
sponsible for this loss'
Wh«-n a ja-raon or corporation assumes the re-
Senator Fulton well knows that On-gon ne«*ds
sponsible position of common earner, h«- or it be- the ablest of representation in ('«ingress at the
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comes n-s|«onsible to the public to perform the present tune. He knows that in order to accom­
duties required with reasonable dispatch. A rv- plish the greatest amount of go«i«! for hi* State, In-
fusal to do so for lack of cars or any other reason, ought not to antagonize any of his associate Con­ Ft at « taiaa «»«»tk ir »H taffen« fem <4 «lenii*'ry
< ENERAL BLACKSMITHS
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ahoull be juat cause upon which to recover dam­ gressmen, th«- heads of the various (governmental *1'10.
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departments, nor th«- President. But in spite of
ages.
r taty mtr «V ri I r btrgr qnanll Wai an»l
>«im «M «’»«jr
hnoght and »>M
Howev.-r. there may lie a cause ly ing underneath that knowledge and the know ledg«* that he is de-
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this car sh«>rtag«- that is not generally understood. i straying his ability to accomplish results for th«-
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1« -an t* »-M. W )<>» ««m «> buy.i r»„ *nt|
Iuist Spring Congreas enacted a freight rate law. State, he la-gins a fight against the President in
«►• r«»r» ><Mi »■•«.
which was very bitterly opposed by the railroads. the o|M*ning days of Congress. An«! for what rea­
IIOksIlMIOl INO A SPIxlAl TV.
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In «ar.
to
Shop in the M y
n ai -a ni « m • «<»»««»,
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While the law- tempered in favor of the roads as son? Just to pay a political debt that ought never onl> I
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much as possible by the railroa«! U. S. Senators, | to have been incurred. Senator Fulton ought to
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(»n» namr- »lr,r>.Td l*n»annnl fa»ll nn.
and who succ«*eded in extracting from th«- bill al­ know that Mr. Heney has made good in the esti­
Thr N n » i olfhr doc* all I üim Í b of job I>at ntannn. te<-k«r>- Saikmnl Han« -MChi.
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«dlr,-.. M.noaer,
l»r ml i n< in good tfylc and al rraaonabla
most every feature that made enforcement of the mation of the Presulent. He ought to know when
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measure possible, the railroads resent any inter- President Rooaevelt appointed Mr. Bristol District <ll.()K<il. I> O II..
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