The Economically Interesting Specials ad Haydcn's Monday Mark a New Epoch in Omaha Merchandising
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TREMENDOUS SILK BARGAINS MONDAY
All the Bilks from the
than eTor Monday. This w
and vicinity should take
l,n yaMs of fancy and plain silk,
nil lengths and colors In a large
range of patterns for suits, waists
and trimmings, never w equal
ed In the -world for quality at
such low price. These silks ran
In price from 4Se to 11.26 a yard,
all one prloa Monday, 25c
at yard w
IJ.flO.' $1.60 and $2.25 a yd. silk ot
Madam Curie Conver atock In a
well assorted line of pattern! and
color, fully worth up to 12.25,
Monday, to close, 45c
at yard --
All the silk of Madam Curia Con
ver atock worth up to $5.00 a yd.,
In patterna of-thla eason' cholc
eat style and beat quality, ftc
Monday. ra yard ulv
White Jap Waah Silk, 1 In. wlda.
regular o value, Monday, Ofe
at yard w
Madame Curie Conver stock will be sold at lower prices
ill be a general clean up sale. Every lady in Omaha
advantage of it.
White Jap Wash Silk, 17 In. wide,
regular T,e value, very flQe
special for, a yard
Whltn Jap Waah Silk. 3 In. wide,
regular 75c value, Monday, KfJc
at yard cw
DIG SALE MONDAY ON
BLACK SILKS
Black Taffeta 17 In.
tSo value for,
a yard
Black Taffeta. 27 In.
$1.10 value for,
a yard
Black Taffeta In.
$1.00 value for.
a yard
Black Taffeta 36 In.
$1.39 value for.
a yard
wide, regular
69c
wide, regular
.85c
wide, regular
75c
.wide, regular
. . .1.00
Blac'k Peaii re Cygne 27 In. wide.
regular $1.25 value for, QSr
a yard j-ww
Black Pongee 24 In. wide, regular
$1.35 value for, Qr
a yard ...,..'
Black Mescaline 20 In. wide, regu
lar 1125 value for, . Q5c
Black Chiffon Taffeta 21 In. wide.
regular $1.25 value for,
a yard
Black Peau Da Maple 20 In. wide.
regular $1.00 value for,
a yard
Black Jap Silk 27 In. wide, regu
lar 75c value for, . 50C
"
Black Jap Silk W In. wide, ream-
lar $1.00 value for, 72 C
VArri . ... w
..90c
59c
nn
?rr
THE RELIABLE STORE.
For Graduation Day
A epeclal Una of Embroidered and Lace Trimmed Robra on sale Mon
all trouble or getting trimmings, etc. The aklrt la complete and
mipplled for the waist. Don't fall to see them. Prlcea $16.50, $15.00,
$13.50 $1160 and
FANCY WHITE SILK SASHES, regular $2.00 yard quality, special
at, yard
French Val and Al lover Lacea to match
Real Lace Berthaa, from $35.00
. down to
Real Lacea, per yard, from $10.00 down
to
White Chiffons, per yard, 75c, 60c ' .
and
Special sale on Pearl Buttons, per dosen, 9c, 4Hc, 2V4c
and
day. Saves
trim minus
. .9.50
.1.00
...7.50
...1.00
.39;
1c
Handsome Wool Dress Fabrics
From the Mme. Curie Conver Stock
INCLUDING ALL THE CHOICEST 1905 WEAVES
ELEGANT GRENADINES 46 inches
wide, strictly all silk and wool; Mine.
Conver's 1.50, 2.r0, 3.r0 andC
UaSi;
5 qualities; in this sale at, yd
Handsome, 50-inch Mohairs, Tailor Putt
ings, Voiles, Etamines, Veilings, etc;
Mme. Conver's f 1, $1.25, &&0AXn
qualities in this sale at, yd ... .
NOBBY SUITINGS In Mohair, Eo
lieune and Silk and Wool Crepes; Mme.
Conver's $1, $2 and $3 qualities; PQ
choice in this sale, yd tJaC
Thousands of yards of all wool and silk
and wool dress fabrics, in all kinds of
odd length goods, for which Mme. Con
ver got from f 1 to $3 per yard; to close
39ci25c
All our 36 and 38 In. fine Mohairs, in
over-shot Jacquards and Metallic dots;
all our 38 and 40 in. Suitings for shirt
waist suits about 200 pieces in all
Oust like those in the Sixteenth street
window) they sell at 50c. 5!p and
75c a yard; for Monday only all wlU tf
go at, a yard
SPECIAL HOSIERY SALE
13c LADIES' HOSE, fast black, with high spliced heels and double sole, TI
epeclal at, pair , f ZV
13c CBIDKEN'S HOSE, heavy ribbed, strictly fast black, with double t I
iolea, great snap, at pair. .....U21
MEPTS HOSE, regular 25c quality, come In blacks, Una and fancies, 1
choice, per pair ....I2v
MEN'S BALBRIOGAN UNDERWEAR. In plain and fancy colors, Jersey f
ribbed, worth up to 75c, special Monday, per garment, 39c and J
MEN'S SHIRTS in fine colored Madras, mohair or silk bosoms, worth up M Q
. to $1.50, on special sale Monday, choice.... ...tJK
A FORTUNATE CAPTURE
IN SHIRT WRIST HUTS
' We purchased from the American Pattern Hat Co., of Chicago, their entire
liars. Just-the thing for summer wear. They come in milans, chips, tuscans
and embroideries and will be offered at about one half their worth. For instance,
sale tomorrow in our millinery department. A marvelous bargain at $2.50 and
bats .worth up to $10.00.
A GENUINE MILLINERY PURCHASE
American Pattern Hat Co., 350-352 Wabash Ave., Chicago, III.
We purchased from the American Pattern Hat Co. of Chicago, their entire
stock of trimmed hats. The season's most beautiful designs will be placed on
sale tomorrow in our millinery department A marvelous bargain at $2.50 and
$3.98.-, Worth up to $10.00. -
$2.00 CHILDREN'S TRIMMED
HATS
$1.00 BUNCHES FLOWERS,
40c and
25c
$3.00 and $2.00 STREET HATS,
88c and
75c CHIDREN'S TRIMMED Cl
SAILORS DVC
:49c
Great May Sate of Women's Garments
The most complete stock of Women's Ready toVar Garments to b found in tha west
NOW. ON SALE AT TREMENDOUS PRICE REDUCTIONS.
Choice of all our $37.50, $45 and $50 opera coats all TC AA
the newest fabrics, styles and colors, at JtUU
Beautiful Evening Costumes $60 values, $45; $45 (f
values, $35; f35 values. JvU
Women's New Redingotes More than all the houses in Omaha
combined exclusive styles.
$5000 Coats for. . . . .35.00 $25.00 Coats for ... 20.00
$35.00 and $30.00 Coats for. .25.00 $20.00 Coats for 13.75
LADIES' WOOL SUITS I Stupendous Values in Women's Waists
The most serviceable garment ona could
buy good the year round. 400 high class
garments at half price.
ALL OUR 120.00 SUITS . 1ft fin
choice
ALL OUR $26.00 SUITS lO Rfi
choice : laS.DU
ALL OUR 130.00 SUITS E Oft
choice IUUl
.. 20.00
ALL OUR 4000 SUITS
choice
$20.00 SILK SHIRT WAIST 8UITS-In t'l
colors and newest spring. QQ
HANDSOME SILK SUITS Exceptional
' values, at $30.00, $25.00; $20.00 g gQ
$5.00 WALKING SKIRTS-Mon- O OQ
day special VC5
$8.00 DRESS SKIRTS In fine broadcloths.
Hiclllans, Panamas, etc A ns
choice
$18.50 and $20.00 Cravenettes A ff $15.00 Cravenette Coats , f ff
Monday It. W Monday V.U
The entire sample stock of a large east
ern manufacturer.
$1.00 Waists .45c
$1.50 Waists 65c
$2.00 Waists .Q5c
$3.00 Waists 1.45
t OTHER INTERESTING SPECIALS.
Children's $3.00 Jackets Jl.50
Children's $5 00 Jackets $2.98
Women's $5.00 Silk and Covert Coats at $2.98
$7.00 and $8.00 Covert Coats $195
$15.00 and $18.50 Covert Coats $10.00
$1.60 Percale Wrappers 98o
Home made Wrappers, at $2.20, $2.00, $1.75,
$1.50 and $1.25
$6.00 Silk Waists, all colors, choice $2.98
$7.00 Silk Underskirts, great snap at. ...$3.98
EARLY SHOPPING INDUCEMENTS
PROM 8 TILL 9 A..M.
Women's. Wash Under- Alr
Grand Embroidery Sale
All Remnants, slightly soiled, broken sets and odd piece of Embroidery,
A vA Y .... - t - . 1 , . 1 . .
" lum-iuug uu unit' itioiiuny in uirce lots.
1st Lot Embroideries and Inserting.
worth up to 25c pet yard, r
at JC
2nd Lot Embroideries and Insortlnjrs,
worth up to 3oc yard,
, .v
at.
3rd Lot An Immense Line of Wide Embroideries and Insertlngs,
worth up to M)c yard, choice
125c
A NEW B00K
FRIENDSHIP'S FRAGRANT FANCIES, by Catherine Morlnrlty,
of Omaha, will be placed on sale Monday. A beautiful book
of poems that should bo read by every one. A most appropriate
graduation gift
125
skirts.
FROM 8:30. TILL 11 A. M.
Women's Waists, worth up to
76c; choice.
19c
LADIES ATTENTIONI
In this day and age of the world it is
a recognized fact that just as much care
should be exercised in corset fitting as in
the fitting of shoes, gloves, etc. To this
end we have secured, temporarily, the ser
vices of Miss Iloffner, of New York, an
expert corsetin, who will during the next
week or ten days demonstrate the advan
tages of the LA MARGUERITE CORSET.
You will find Miss Iloffner an entertaining
and instructive talker and may glean much
knowledge by a visit to our corset depart
ment during . the next few . davs. New
styles are provided to fit any figure.
La Marguerites from !
Other makes from 69c up. Come and have Miss Iloffner fit you.
S?" v.
$2.50 to $10
ynw i H
Porch Furniture at Hayden's
85c
When the gentle breezes blow,
And the son makes haste to go,
On the porch you sit at ease.
These pieces here, are sure to please.
This Is a very neat porch seat. , It Is made of
maple, finished natural, can be
folded up. Price
Very comfortable Adjustable, Reclining Can
vas Chair. It Is fitted with arms and has high back.
Fancy striped canvas. . Price, 76a
BENT WOOD PORCH FURNITURE This is the
most durable Porch and Lawn Goods on the market
Will stand the weather and last for years. These pieces
re painted green and neatly striped. This Rocker, $2.75
Arm chairs to match, $2.50.
This. Seat is 3 foot size, $2.05; 4 foot size, $3.25; 5 foot
size, $3.85; 6 foot size, $4.25.
If saving money is the main object with you, and you still
wish to get the same qualities as elsewhere, this in the place.
It costs you nothing to look, and very little more to buy.
Beautiful 1905 Organdies
From the Madame Curie Conver Stock
ARNOLD'S SILK ORGANDIES In
newest designs, Madame Conver's
60c quality, in this sale, C
yard JC
Snearer-Loutn's French Organdies
Handsome fabrics, Madame Con
ver's 69c to $1 yd. quail-
tics, In this sale, yard
60c High Grade Gros Roman Organ-
dies go in this sale at, 1 C
yard ZDC
COc Arnold's Silk Organdies, in
Choicest 1905 patterns, in
this sale at, yard
19c
MADAME CONVER'S 30c
DIES Great variety, in
. this sale at, yard
ORGAN-
15c
MADAME CONVER'S 29c
DIES In all new styles,
sale price, yard
ORGAN-
12k
MADAME CONVER'S 25c ORGAN
DIES Greatest snap ever of
fered in Omaha, at, yard.
10c
Several thousand yards of fine Organ
diesVoiles and other wash fabrics,
in odd lengths, but all up-to-date
styles, In this sale CM
at, choice, per yard 2C"3C
Special Monday Bargains
In Omaha's Greatest Domestic Room
$1.S5 Bleached and Unbleached
German and Irish Table Linens,
72 Inches wide, at, U:n
yard ... C
$1.00 Bleached and Unbleached
Irish and Scotch ,Table Linens,
. 68 Inches wide, at, 6HC
69o extra heavy Scotch and Ger
man Damask, special Afln
Monday, at, yard , OW
G6e All Linen Bleached . and Mer
cerized Damask, special ini
at, yard OVC
$1.60 All Linen Bleached Napkins,
&..?... 98c
$2.00 AU Linen Bleached Napkins,
?i slie at, i
dozen I.OV
$2.60 All Linen Bleached Double
Damask Napkins, spec- 7Q
ial at, dozen I.dzf
LINEN LAWNS. exceptional
vaUia at, yard, 60c, 35c 2QC
SHIRT WAIST LINENS at, yard.
2ft .490.. 35c
Handkerchief Linens St. CHn
yard. 88c, 76c and. OUC
16c Imperial Long Cloth, f
No. 90, at, yard Vk
26c Berkley Cambric for Infants'
wear and Ladles' undergarments,
special at TEN YARDS g(J
16c Lonsdale Cambric at, IOC
10c Summer Day Bleached Muslin,
soft finish at, 3r
yard UJ W
27Hc Pepperall Bleached Sheeting,
24 yards wide, at, 18iC
25c Pepperall Unbleached Sheeting,
y'T.' ".!: a!:' I6ic
All kinds' of Sheer Whit Goods,
special values at 15c, e
loc, 7V4c and OW
69c. Bleached Sheets, seamless,
81x90 size, 8 Inch hem, limit eight,
to atuitomer, 4Qc
25c Organdie Voiles, something
new, fast colors, at, 1 n
yard , -C
15c Domestic Ginghams, Q
bent quality at, yard ,Ok
12Hc Seersucker Ginghams, Alr
special at, yard Ugw
Flannel Department
12e Light and Dark Outing 7I
Flannel, at, yard,. 2C
45c fancy checks and stripes Scotch
i Flannel, at s
yard ....tJC
10c extra heavy twilled Drapery 1
Cretonne, at, yard OiC
10c Comforter Calicoes, f
at, yard '
15c Red Stag Zephyr Ginghams to c4ose
out, at C.
yard
25c Drapery Cretonne and Art ,
Denims, at yard IAiC
f 1.00 White Honeycomb Bedspreads,
handsome Marseilles patterns,
hemmed ready for ifse, extra C Q
large size, each IC
il.25 fine fancy Honeycomb Bed
Spreads, made from double twisted
yarns, handsome Marseilles patterns,
extra large size, 85c
$2.50 genuine Marseilles .Bedspreads,
something fine and extra JO
large, each fj
Grocery Prices that Will Interest You
Highest Quality, Purest and Freshest.
10 pounds Fresh Kiln Dried Cornmeal 15c
7 pounds Fresh Kiln Dried Oatmeal s15c
4 pounds Best Hand Picked Navy Beans. .... .15c
4 pounds Choice Japan Rice 15c,
4 pounds Best Pearl Tapioca, Sago, Barley or
Farina 15c
10 Bars Best Laundry Soap., .25c.
4 pounds Best Bulk Laundry Starch 15c
The Best Cold Water Starch, per package.. . .7c
1 pound package Corn Starch . 4c
Bromangelon, Jellyon, Fruit Puddine or Jello,
per package TVic
48 lb. sack fancyIIigh Patent Minnesota Flour 1.43
6 pound pails Pure Fruit Jelly 15c
Fancy Sweet California Trunes, per pound... 4c.
Fancy 3 Crown Muscatel Raisins, per pound.. 4c
Fancy 4 Crown Muscatel Raisins, per pound.. 5c
1- pound package Seeded Raisins. . . .7c
English Cleaned Currants, per lb.,.7V&c
Xcello Breakfast Food, per pkg 5c
2- pound package Oatmeal 5c
Newport Flakes, per package. ......10c
2-lb. cans Sweet Sugar Corn 5c
3-pound cans Solid Packed Tomatoes...." 7c
2-pound cans Early June Sifted reas...... ..Tftc
Fresh Fruit Department Specials
Fancy Sweet Naval Oranges, per dozen 12c
Fancy large ripe Bananas, per dozen 12c
Large Brazil Cocoa nuts, each , 5c
No; 1-Soft Shell English Walnuts. 12c
Pure Colorado White Clover Honey, per rack.. 10c
1-pound package Persian Dates 5c
Three Measures Fresh Roasted Peanuts 10c
. Specials in Candy for Monday Only
Fancy. Chocolate Drops, regular 30c; this sale. 15c
Fancy Assorted Bon-Bons; this sale, per lb.... 15c
Fancy Mixed, retails everywhere 30c pound;
this Bale, per lb. 15c
Fresh Salted Peanuts; this sale, per lb 15c
Fresh Assorted Fudge; this sale, per lb 15c
Hardware Prices That Will Meet
the Demand of Your Dollar
The best galvanized Poultry Wire, per square foot.. .. ijc
The best Screen Door, or Window Wire, per sq. ft....llc
4 tie Brooms, each 15c
10 quart galvanized Water Palls ......10c
12 quart galvanized Water Pails 12c
14 quart galvanized Water Palls.
No. 1 galvanized Wash Tub:.
No. 2 galvanized Wash Tub.
15c
30c
49c
No. 3 galvanized Wash Tub ' 59c
14 inch Lawn Mower, high grade.
16 inch Lawn Mower, high grade.
Scrub Brushes, each.
2.78
3.78
. , 5c
Mop Sticks, with or without combination 5c
2.49
1.49
15c
12c
15C
2 hole burner Gasoline Stove,
Russia iron Gasoline Oven
Solid steel Garden Hoe
12 tine Garden Rake
14 tlue Garden Rake
See our full line of enameled and plain Refrigerators.
Granlteware by the carload to go on sale Monday.
Suit Case Sale
A general clean-up of all our shelf
samples. These goods are Just as good
as new with the exception of being In
some cases slightly shop worn, no more
so however, than one trip would make
them.
Solid leatber Suit Case, on solid steel
frame, leather or Uuen lined, with or
without shirt fold, worth A 7 C
up to $7.00, Saturday r I D
SOLID SOLE LEATHER CASES, in
great variety of style, special at
v $20.00 down
to
$6.00 steel Covered Trunk, flat top, Con
cord lock, 4 handsome sluts on top
and 3 on bottom, good strong dress
tray, 34 and 36-inch, i PA
'special TiJU
7.50
Crockery Sale
CHINA AND GLASSWARE DEPT.
JARDINIERES Art pottery, from 7 ta 10
lnch, dozen different styles, color and
shapes. Regular 76c to $2.60 values, at,
each, 65c, 4bc, 36o 25C
Decorated Cuspidors, 10C
Helsey fine polished Crystal .Ware, Colonial
slyle, Berry, Sugar and . Cream. You
enn't tell them from the genuine 1fir
$5.00 cut glass, at, each IUL
This glasnware Is tiniBhed and polished
the same as cut glass.
Large Crystal Vases, lOc
Decorated Bread and Butter ' ,
Plates, at .
Handled Cups and Saucers, 3JC
A lot of Decorated Dinner, Tea and Toilet
Ware, worth from 60c to $1.00, . Cn
at each, loc. 10c and
100-plece White Semi-Porcelain, best Eng
lish make Dinner Seta. This set sells
regular at from $9.00 to $12.00, ,4 QB
on sale at
3c
Sight Restored....
By the Use of Classes
Don't Delay. Let Our Optician Fit Your Eyes. MODERATE CHARGES'
The Railroads and the People Railways as Public Highways
. . w. MAn.AMAA virnK1lm that
I " I confronts tha American people la
I niiwnv regulation. Under our
modern system of transportation
tha railroad performs the func
tion of the arteries through which flows
the life blood of commerce, while the
telegraph and telephone perform the func
tion of the nervous system, conveying sen
satiun and communication to all porta of
the commercial and Industrial body. The
relation of the government federal, state
and , local necesaarlly involves considera
tion .or some of the duties and aetlvltles of
the state. ,
The city streets and most country roada
are highway maintained at public ex
pen, and travel and traffic over these
highway la subject to municipal, county
and state regulation and restriction. In the
District of Columbia congress levies tax
for the improvement and maintenance of
publio highways and prescribe the charges
which public carrier may. exact from
patron for the conveyance of passenger
and merchandise. The street railway In
tho city of Washington are operated under
charier granted by congresa and congress
prescribe their tolls, regulates their speed
and malntuia uperyislon over their ope
ration. In deajtng with the transportation service
e are dealing with one of the function of
gaveruraunt. This i a well established
principle of law. The suprero court of the
United State In one of It decisions In
volving the right of congr and the vtatec
to regulate and control public rariler
make this declaration:
The business of a public carrier I of a
pubiln nature ana In performing It the car.
rler U 1 r,rforinll a certain xtnt
s fuuctioa ot governweut which require
him to perform the service upon
term to all.
Beglnalnar ef Corporation Costrac
tton. Until near tha end of the eighteenth cen
tury, the country road constructed In
America were built and maintained by lo
cal governments, that la, by the town of
New England, the townships in the middle
Atlantic section and the counties in the
southern state. With the growth in pop
ulation and business these highways be
came so Inadequate that corporation began
the construction of roads and charged toll
for their use. Before the construction of
railroad began in this country 103 Penn
sylvania companies had built 2,380 mile of
public road in that state at a cost of
nearly $8,500,000. Some of these turnpikes
are still operated as toil roads, although
must of them have very properly become
free highways.
The most celebrated turnpike was the
Cumberland road, or "the National Pike,"
constructed by the Unlted States gov
eminent. It was begVin in '1808 and was
built westward from Cumberland, Mi,
reaching Vandalla, in Central Illinois
twenty-one year later. The first inland
water-iray wa the Erie canal, begun In
1817 and finished in 1&&. Between 1830 and
Ohio, ludlana. Illinois and numerous
other state constructed canal and aided
corporations to build them, but when the
railroad mad Its appearance the further
construction of small barge canal became
Inadvisable.
Like the canals constructed In the first
quarter of the nineteenth Century by the
states and operated under state owner
ship and supervision, moat of the pioneer
rakroads of this couutry were also first
equal projected, constructed and operated by the practicable to operate a railroad In that
tate governments. The state of Pennsyl- way. It became necessary for the state ,
vanla was the first to enter upon the expert- to insert Into railroad charter carefully
ment. It boldly projected a system of . drawn provision in regard ' to the toll
canals and railroads to be combined in that were to be exacted from Individual
operation us early as 1826 and entered upon user of the road.
It in Iff., but after operating them for gome effort was made in the early rail
nearly twenty-five year these state rail- war charter to protect the publlo inter
road were given over to corporations tg Dy stipulating that when the earnings
chartered by the state. of the railroad company .should reach a
The states of Indiana and Michigan em- reasonable annual percentage the state
barked on railroad construction aa early as . might reduce the charge. In general,
1836. The Michigan Central and the Michigan however, the charter granted afforded
Southern were both state owned railroad very inadequate protection to the public,
until 18, when they were old to yndi- Qur experience in this regard differed from
catea and converted by them into corpora- tnBt of European cohntrles where the
tion property. Massachusetts did not enter gtat took especial pains in granting Its
Into 'the railroad field until U6K, when it charter to provide for detailed regulation
acquired the Troy it Greenfield rallroadex- 0j tne service to be performed.
press! y to construct the Hoosao tunnel. ' A
-After lis completion in 18S7 the road was r-. i, m..v Aba.ea
old and transferred to the Fltchburg Rail- ' " C"" ,0' Abnsea.
road company. In the atate of Georgia I" " 'o countries the railroad,
state ownership of the Western ft Atlantic chartered by the central government,
railroad continued until 1S70. when the road "t In our country each one of the state
waa attached by an endle chain lease to exercise, the suthorlty of incorpor.tlng
a railroad corporation, which was in turn railway companies. This fact ha. made
absorbed by on. of the .lx great system. Problem of the regulation- of transpdr
that now operate more than Hv.-alh. ofj tation ,by the atales a more difficult one
the railroad mileage of the United State. ! "" otherwise would have been, and la
. i . . ; one of the reasons why It has become 1m-
Plo.eer Ixriea. Railroads. portant for the United States government
The r.llway chartera 'granted to the; to exercise it. power to regulate commerce
companies that constructed the first rail-, 'or several tates.
roada In this country were very similar; In this country the state, were so de-
to the charter Uhat .were ; proVlously, alrou-of securing railroads that very fev
granted to companlea that had constructed' restrictions were imposed upon any com
turnpikes and toll roads. Indeed. It was pany that wa disposed to undertake a
supposed ' at the beginning of American work deemed to be of such benefit to the
railroad construction that the railroad wa tt and to the general public. Thie In
'otily an Improved highway upon which anyj discriminate, free and easy, chartering of
, Individual might run his own car, A few railway rompeiues wa. in ph ,-.,........
ers experience showed that U was not' lor many ox we ""r'
American people are now suffering by
reason of , the duplication . of ' railroads
where one road or two roada would have
been ample for all the trafflo between dis
tributing points and centers of population.
The exercise of regulating and supervis
ing powers by the state and nation over
railway is based upon the principle that
the railway are public highway. In other
word. Inasmuch aa the railroad corpora
tion 1 created to perform a service which
in some countries is in - the hands of
the government, and which the various
tate and the national government in this
country should perform, - It follows that
the railroad must be subject to govern
mental control. The fact that' railroad,
are quasi public corporation. I. of great
consequence because such corporations
may be compelled by the atate to perform
a service according to rules prescribed by
publlo authority, which may even go so
far aa to fix the price at which the cor
poration may perform the service rendered
by it to the public.
The basic principle of railway regulation
doe not merely ret upon the sovereign
right of government to supervle and regu
late tariff on the publlo highways. Rail
: way regulation is also a reciprocal privilege
' In exchange for granting to railway tha
! right .to acquire property by the exercise
'of tmlnent domain, namely, the privilege
! to take possession and acquire by con
'demnatlon proceedings a rlght-or-way nd
'title to land -wherever It may be located
without the voluntary consent of Its owner.
The right of eminent domain waa primarily
exercised only by the sovereign and In the
establishment of public highways when del
egated to railroad corporations justly sub
jects them to the supervision and control
of the sovereign by whom the railroad cor
poration was created.
Reciprocal Obligation.
Quite apart from the reciprocal obliga
tion of railroad corporation to submit to
governmental "supervision and control comes
another reciprocal obligation engendered by
reason of the subsidies and endowment
which most railroad In America have re
ceived at the hands of the national, state
and local governments.
To encourage the extension of railroads
in the new and thinly aettled territories and
thua hasten their settlement and the de
velopment of their resources, the people
of the United States began more than fifty
year ago to favor the policy of land
grants. Such grants had repeatedly been
made to turnpike roads and canals prior
to the railroad era. The first rallroud that
received a land grant was the Illinois Cen
tral, which wa voted to that railway In
I860. Other grant followed In 1862 in Mis
souri; In 1863, In Arkansas; In 1866, In Michi
gan. Wisconsin, Iowa, Florida and Louisi
ana. As a rule these lands were granted by tr.s
.natlpnal governments to the states and by
them to the ralirouds. Later on land grants
were voted by congress to railways pro
jected through the region west of the Mis
souri. The Union Pacific and Central Pa
cific companies received a bond subsidy of
$30,000,000, and a land grant aggregating
nearly B.OOO.COO acres, a domain almost
equal to the state of Indiana. Other direct
grants of land In the public domain soon
followed. Just before the close of the war
the. Northern. Pacific, received a grant of
f7.000.000 acre of land. In the southwest
publlo land were also freely given to the
Texas Pacific and Southern Pacific. The
various grants made to the railroads com
prise a vast empire, equal to four and a
half time the area of New England, of
more than six time that of the atate of
New York, or equal to the total area of
the states of Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Indi
ana and Iowa, Where these grant were
not deemed sufficient Inducement for the
construction of road counties, cities and
town freely voted subsidies amounting to
many million of dollars.
In the face of this stupendous bounty
railroad magnate and their attorney op
pose and resist every effort made by state
and nation! government to treat railway
a. public highway. In which the people
have acquired the Inalienable right of tran
sit for themselves, their chattels and com
modities without extortion and without dis
crimination. E. ROSEWATER.
Poiuted Paragraph.
It's .easier to follow the races than It
is to get ahead of them.
A girl isn't a poem merely because she
I. averse to a poet.
These few words we find on a tombstone
represent fame boiled down.
Only a man with a good substantial In
come can afford to write poetrjv
Borne men can see beauty where other,
can't locate it with a microscope.
Statistics can be made to show any old
thing that a man behind the figures want,
thorn to.
lie who drops a penny in the collection
plate generally expects a $5 aermon In
return.
She who goes to .11 the receptions in
the neighborhood and never gives on
herself 1 apt to meet with a cold OS by
and by. Chicago News
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