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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1907)
J TOE OMATIA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1907. LAWS NEEDED IS WISCONSIN Governor Davidson Ttlli Legislature f Tlino to Aid the Etat. . TAXATION, RAILR0A9S AND INSURANCE sTssrwa Petata la Wklea th Uir rir? ( I n3 kra Cast Warlc Flafaraaa for the Beaeat t tha ri. s-i I i f I V '1 i ( i. ( MADIBON. Wla, Ju. W-Th Governor JunM O. Davidson to th Wisconsin legislature wu presented tod?. Tb governor recommend insurance legis lation that wUl protect th policy bold en i a constitutional amendment providing for an In coma tax; amendment of Ua law giv ing the Stat Ballroad oommlaaloo JurUdlo tlon over all tba transportation oompanlaa of tha tat a and for atata control of local public aervlca corporation, and says in part: In recent years tbla atata has ao- Oompll.hed much In tha way of bringing public service corporations under atata con trol and competing them to give th people better service at more reasonable rata than before obtained. While the advanoe made Is In every way commendable, tb work along thla line Is far from complete. The people are supreme. What they want In just legislation they will have, and If obstaclea come in their paths, no matter In what form they present themselves, they will ba swept aside. Income Tmt If eeesaary. It would seem that th evils of tba present system of taxing personal property Ar InViar.nl k .4 . V. . m .ini.fw r J H n ClM should be placed upon corporate, income and Inheritance taxes. The mortgage ex emption law has entirely failed to meet the expectations of Its advocates, and th results or Its enactment naa provea every argument advanced In favor of the exemp tion ff credits. I wlnh to urge upon the legislature th Importance or a constitutional amendment nrovlrilna for an Income tax. Such a tax Is unsurpassed as a leveler of the public burden. The Inheritance tax law passed In 190g has already proved to b a most fruitful source of state revenue. The experience of the last two years with thla law has emDhustzed the fact that some effective state supervision Is essential to a proper collection or the tax. The work accomplished by th State Rail way commission during tha one and one half years since Its creation more than Justifies the long struggle tor Its estanuaii ment. The law. however, should be m amended as to extend to tha commission Jurisdiction over all transportation com panies In the state, regardless of th loca tion 01 ineir Jinea wun respect xo munici cal limits, or tha character of their service, It has long been the settled policy of thla state that capitalisation of corporations should be measured by actual Investment. The necessity for th large increase of capitalisation ty the Chicago at wonn western and the Chicago, Milwaukee at 8t. Paul Railway companies Is not apparent and may justly challenge th attention of the legislature. More Power Over Railroads The State Railway commission should also be clothed with adequate power to determine the value of the railway prop erties of the state and to employ experts as may be required to aid In this work. A Question of the utmost importance to large classes of our people relates to th control and regulation oy tne state or local public service corporations. Those corpora tions. In the absence of governmental re straint, have grown In wealth and power and have become the masters Instead of tha aervanta of the neonle. There Is a growing sentiment In favor of municipal ownership, and encouragement should be extended In this direction, espe cially with resDect to water works and gas and lighting plants. I recommend th necessary legislation to enable any city or Tillage to establish publio utilities or to acquire such as may already exist under the power of eminent domain, and to pay for the same out of the proceeds of cer tificates of Indebtedness, which msy be a Hen on the property so acquired. Manv Deonle have come to rerard Ufa Insurance as a savings bank account, and certainly their equities In Insurance poli cies are entitled to the same careful legis- . latlon and state supervision as have been adopted In regard to banks. ',' " There Is one Inconsistency In the banking law which should be - remedied. It Is In the Interests cf the state to encourage th .largest degree of Industry and thrift on the part of all people by protecting savings banks. Legislation is urgently recom mended preventing the establishment 01 branch banks, or requiring an increase In capltallsatlcn by' the parent bank for ' each branch Institution opened by It. In general, the primary law has been a , success and gives every indication of ac compllahing the results promised Tor it. Denees Woold Sue Railroad. 8PRINOFIELX). III.. Jan. 10. Governor Deneen sent n special message to the lag- , Islature today recommending an appropria tion of $60,000 for the purpose of prosee- . cutlng a suit against the Illinois Central Railway . company to collect back taxes claimed due the state under the company' Charter provision reiuirlng payment of 7 ' per cent of Ha gross earnings yearly to th state. ' The Investigation made by accountants, th governor says, has demonstrated that . earnings amounting to large sums have . been wrongfully omitted from th semi annual statements and practices "have been ' for years In vogue whereby In the appor ; tlonment of revenue between the various divisions of the system now operated by ' the company the charter line earnings hav ; been systematically and persistently mint- mixed. Large quantities of ' coal, lumber and other materials are hauled free over th charter lines for th bene At of th other branch lines. This practice la char acterlsed as "a mere device to minimise the gross earnings of the 'charter line." . Rebates and drawbacks hav been allowed to shippers against the Income and re ' celpts of the charter line, thereby reduo ' lng the amount of the Income and receipts, This clearly Illegal practice, the governor ays, deprives the state of revenue - to which it was Justly and honestly entitled. Speaker Shurtleff" announced to the house today that during the session of tb legislature none but members, ex-members. congressmen and" others privileged by th rules to' com upon th floor of th house would be allowed that privilege. Th speaker's decision to keep out lobbyists was loudly applauded by members on both aides. . , FUNERAL OF JOHN H. TATE rvteea at , Flysaaatn Charek Bartal Is at Frst Uwi' Cesset.ry. -. Funeral services of John H. Tats, who died Monday night at his residence, tUl Lake street, were held at I p m. Thursday at the Plymouth Congregational 'church, Twentieth and Spencer streets. Rev. Fred W. Leavltt, pastor of th church, had charge of the ceremonies and was assisted by Rev. D. R- Turnbull. pastor of th First United Presbyterian church. Th body was taken to Forest Lawn cemetery for burial, which was private. The pallbearers were: Frank Lehmsr, Oeorg L Fisher, Council' man W. 8. Sheldon. J. J. Smith, M. IX .Copland and Charles T. Boudlnot. OMAHA MAN GOES TO PRAGUE s as rraak IUha Will Represent Tel Jed kel Twraers at World Toaraaaseat, At Turner hall. Thirteenth and Dorcas at rests. Wednesday evening tb Tel Jed Sokol society Installed officers fog th year ' and selected Frank Rtfca to represent Omaha Bohemian turners at Prague, Bo hernia. In June and July, when a world's meet will b held Mr. Riha is a young man. but has been prominent la local Bo hemias athletic circles, having been 'mad Instructor of tb Omaha aooUty on account of his knowledge of oalasthaojeg and abil ity as aa athleta, M fit' e W A Hie Growth in Sales is the Evidence 8,000 Barrels 18,000 Barrels 131,000 Barrels 702,000 Barrels 939,768 Barrels 1,006,495 Barrels 1,109,315 Barrels 1,201,762 Barrels 1,365,711 Barrels 1,403,788 Barrels t 0 1 1906 - 1,543,468 Barrels of Beer m SbmuJ (B SMMSsiaal iP i i mmm 12 I ass i i i (SS'imiM I "III 5 11 ales for 1906 D This Exceeds that of All Other BOTTLED BEERS. The high standard of quality, fine flavor and exquisite taste have won for Budweiser its great popularity. We court the investigation of all Pure Food Commissions. Iwiiei i Wax 1 BTT innmrrt. i SI Kill I Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass'a St. Louis, U. S. A. T7T?H mil Kv7 H mi 5"s rrf mi Xl X)Mni-e. tj n n w -, W SV map ffS4Ml ' - r V RAILROADS DESY'LOBIYHC 8j Thsj Hav Hot tad Will lot Try to IaflaE0 Lsglalgtiou. A6EKTS THERE ONLY TO LIST THE BILLS Wk Tlaa Co ss as Tar Will Him Ttt.lr M.a Bofora CaaasaUteea x rrmil Their Side Th Ingal departments of th Union Pa cific Northwestern and Burlington . la Omaha dear their companies are maintain ing or wUl maintain iobbjrlata at Lincoln during th present seaatoa of the legisla ture and protest that they have no thought of seeking to Inllueno legislation or th ac tions of th members In aay way. "Is th report correct that you are going to withdraw your representatives from Lin coln during the legislature T" was asked th Union Pacific and aa ofBolai author laed to speak mad this statement: W have no lobbyists at Lincoln now. nor shall we hav aay. We are not trying to lafiueoce legislation, aw interior with or dictate to the lawmakers. W hav on man In Lincoln who Is authorised to keep a Hat of tha bills as they are Introduced and keep us Informed on the measures that affect our Interests. He Is not authorised to. nor will he solicit any votes for or against any measure. We expect to keep this representative In Lincoln to perform this service during the season. And we ex pect when the proper time comes to have representatives appear before committees and present our side of the cas whenever a bill la under discussion in which the busi ness of the Union Pacific is Involved. This Is a right which w and all other business concerns have." Barllagtoa aad Horthwestcra. "Is the report true that th Burlington means to withdraw its representatives from Lincoln during th legislature?" was asked Mr. DUswortb of th legal department of that road. "I guess that's right." he replied. "That la, you are going to call them home, are yout" "Yes. all except on man to look out for bills that are introduced simply to keep a tab onNthem that w may know what they are." "Are you going to hav any lobbying donsT" f "No sir, not a bit. We hav only on man there now and he la there simply aa a business matter, to keep a tab on the bllla. which Is necessary for any business con cern, whose affairs are Involved In legis lation. But we shall not solicit the vote of a single legislator, nor try to Influence his vots In any way." "As to withdrawing our representatives from Lincoln during the session of legis lature I am unable to answer the question," said Carl C. Wright of the legal depart ment of the Northwestern. "We have no representatives there now except Mr. Mc Olnnls and he Is our regular agent In Lincoln, has been for years snd we expect will be for years to come. But his work Is of the most legitimate character. We must have someone to look out for the bills which affect our Interests and this Is all ha Is there to do with tha legislature. "We will have absolutely no lobbying dons, nothing of the sort. We expect when occasion arises to appear before the com mittees in due form snd look out for our Interests, but that Is as far as we will go. Not a man In the employ of the company la authorised to Influence or try to Influence legislation In either house or senate." Balldlasr Persalts. Th following building permits have been issued: Dr. William Curry, Twenty-ninth and Manderson, 12, Ml dwelling; Dr. C. & Bhepard, Twenty-seventh avenue and Capi tol avenue. t&OO repairs. DlAMONt-rroser, uts and tJodf. MORE COAL ON ALL LINES Situation iiBetUron Nebraska Bailrtadi Than for Bom Time. BURLINGTON HAS BIG SUPPLY IN CITY Scarcity of Mea at Weitera Mia. Is the Clales Advaaeed ay th Manager. of th Hallways. With the announcement from the Union Pacific that the coal shortage on its line is over for the time being comes the state ment from other Nebraska lines that the coal situation Is better than It has been for some time. Thursday morning the Burlington had 227 cars loaded with coal standing In the Omaha yards. The claim Is made that the trouble with the western mines is a scarcity of men at the mines. The railroads claim they have done everything possible. Ths Burlington has delivered to the Colorado roads over 1.SU0 cars of empties, besides ths cars which have gone to Colorado laden with merchan dise from th east. Another theory Is th clulm from Colorado that the trouble lies with the railroads for falling to put In a reduced rate on coal during the sumrnnr months last year. Heretofore it has been customary for the roads to make a re duction in th summer as an Inducement for larg quantities of coal to be hauled and stored at the large centers. A move Is now on foot to-Indue the roads to put In this reduction for the coailng summer. Mack Werk Next laaaaaer. The Union Pacific is making extenfive preparations for a large amount of work during tb coming summer. Contracts hav been let for two large Jobs of double tracking. Kllpatrick Bros. Collins have secured the contract for double-tracking a stretch of forty miles from Rawlins to Wamsutter, Wyo.; D. C. Bradbury of Den ver has secured th contract for double tracking th main line from Valley to Silver Creek, except from Benton to Colum bus, which is already double-tracked. The Bradbury contract calls for the building of sixty-seven miles of double track. Bee Report. Verlged. P. Montmorency, assistant general freight agent of the Burlington, has returned from Kansas City, where he attended a meeting of th Transmlssourl Freight bureau, which put in the reduced rates on grain in ac cordance with the request of th Kansas iUUrowi commUsieo, Mr. Aioatiuortoov verified the report in The Bee that rate on grain were reduced from Kanus points to Omaha, which also curried with It 4 I reduction from the lines from Kansas in t to Omaha. Hallway Note, aad Per.onala. Superintendent Brown of the Hock Inland waa In Omaha Thursday. General Superintendent Cable of th Rock Island left for the eusl Thursday. C. K. Spens. general freight agent of the Burlington, Is In Chicago attending a meet ing of tlij tard of review of the Truus mifc.lsslppl Freight bureau. Oeneral Manager Moliler of the Union Pacific la still In Chicago In attendance at the meeting of the executive commute? of managers of the western railroads. General Munager Atterburv of the PenmiylvanlH, uim.ii request, will exchanQ pasaes with other railroads. Thla I. dif ferent fro'n the spirit of that roud for ths last two years. The announcement has been made tht gasoline motors will be, put on the Harrl man line this summer between Halt ltke and Ogden and will furnlph coin petit Von between the Harrlman Hue and the bait Lke & Ogden road. Bill Aaalnat Belling. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.. Jan. 10-Sena. tor Kly of Dunklin county introduced a bill In the seiiule loJ.iy providing hii amendment to the anti-pool Scllini law by prohibiting the registering of berft outside the state by the use of the telephone. Tha bill is designed to sVvt the defect found In the present law "by the supreme court's recent decision lu tn Oldham Iraaa Kansas UU. " n