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RAILWAY MANAGEMENT. Address of Hon. M. E. Ingalls to the Commissioners' Convention. neatlona Pertaining te the Conduct of Rallwar Which Are of Interest to the General Foblie. The railway commissioners of the rountry met in convention at Wash Ington.D.C, on Tuesday, May 10, for the purpose of considering1 questions of gTeat interest both to the railways and the people of the United States. The convention was addressed by Hon. M. E. Ingalls, a high authority in railway matters, upon the establishment of proper traffics, conduct of shippers and the betterment of existing conditions in railway affairs, also the advance ment of measures looking to the great er comfort and convenience of the pub lic. Mr. Ingalls address is here given as being a semi-official expression of the views held by railway managers generally, and as being also cf gen eral interest to the public at large: "Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen: T am very much obliged for this opportunity of addressing you. I understand I have in my audience the members of the ir.tTFtate commerce commission and the Rei t'emen composing the various railway commis sions of the different states. It is a body that is supposed to stand as an arbiter be tween the railroads and the people, as a friend of both: a body that ought to ar,d does have great influence, and especially In reference to legislation resardir.R rail roads. If this audience shcuid apree upon any legislation In that respect that was needed, I presume there would be no dif ficulty in inducing yonder congress to enact It into law. and believing as I do that it is essential to the public in'erest to secure legislation, I am pleased to have this opportunity of presenting my views and endeavoring to enlist you in the re forms which I think are so vital We have reached a crisis in railway managemirnt where something must be done if v.e wuuid avoid disaster, not alone to the railways, but to the material interests of our country. "For 30 years a contest has been wared In legislatures. In congress and before the courts, by the people on one side who be lieved that railways were public corpora tions and subject to control by the power mat created them: and, on the other hand, by cliicials of the railways, who did nc oeneve such control was .egal cr prac ticable, state after state asserted its nght. Theso rights were contested frcm one court to another, and decided from time to time always In favor of the people, under cer tain restrictions. It finally culminated In lKsl in the enactment of the interstate com merce law, and since then there has been hardly a day when some provision of that law was not under consideration by the courts or by congress, until now we may state it is as fairly settled by the high est courts In the land that the legislatures of the states have control over railways with reference to their local business, Eiib Ject to certain conditions, and that the congress of the United States has the power to regulate interstate business. The supreme court of the United States, which Is the highest arbiter of these differ ences, has just decided that such control of the states, or regulation, must be reason able, and that rates cannot be reduced be low a point where the railroads can earn their expenses and a lair return upon their cost. "Hallway managers had accepted the sit uation and were endeavoring to obey the Interstate commerce law and adapt their management to it when in March, 1ST, a de cision was rendered by the supreme court which produced chaos and destroyed all agreements. It was practically that the Sherman anti-trust law. so-called, which It had not been supposed applied to rail ways, did apply to them, and under the construction of that law by the court It was practically impossible to make any agreements or arrangements for the main tenance of tariffs. In the case brought against the Joint Traffic association in New York, this view has been combatted by the railways and It may be modified by the courts. But since that decision in juarcn, itai, mere has been practically a btate of anarchy so far as the maintenance of tariffs Is concerned In a large part of this country. "It is well, perhaps, that we should look the situation fairly in the face, and while I do not care to be an alarmist, I feel bound to describe plainly to you the condition to day, so that you may understand the ne cessity for action. Never In the history of railways have tariffs been so little re spected as to-day. Private arrangements and understandings arc more plentiful tnan regular rates. The larger shippers. the Irresponsible shippers, are obtaining advantages which must sooner cr later prove the ruin of the smaller and more conservative traders, and in the end w ill break up many of the commercial houses In this country and ruin the railways. A madness seems to have seized upon some railway managers, and a large portion of the freights of the country Is being carried at prices far below cost. Cither than the maintenance of tariffs the condition of the railways Is good: their physical condition has been Improved: their trains are well managed, and the public Is well served. If a way can be found by which tariffs can he maintained and the practice of secret rebates and private contracts discontinued, the future will have great promise for rail way Investors, railway employes and the public generally. And here I wish to say that this is not a question which concerns railway investors alone. If It was, you might say 'let them fight it out." It con cerns over and above everyone else, the (Treat public. One-fifth cf our people are Interested directly In railways, either as employes or employes of manufactories that are engaged in furnishing supplies to the railways. Can any body politic prosper if one-fifth of Its number is engaged in a business that Is losing money? The rail ways serve the public in so many ways that their prosperity Is closely interwoven with the prosperity and the comfort of the ordinary people. One thousand millions of dollars were paid out last year by the rail ways from their earnings to employes of manufactories In this country: 511.000.MO of passengers were carried: 13.000 millions were carried one mile: 7K5,000.(HiO of tons of freight were moved: 93,000 millions of tons were moved one mile. Do you think that any Interest performing such immense service as this can be in difficulty and the balance of the country not feel it? Forty millions of dollars were paid out for pub lic taxes. Over three thousand millions of dollars that have been Invested in railways have earned no dividend for years. This is not 'water,' as some populist orator will say. but good, honest money. These se curities are held all through the land, and their failure to pay any return has brought disgrace upon us abroad and suffering and want In many a family and community at home. A slight Improvement in the rate, which would be scarcely felt, would make this investment good. One mill per ton per mile, or one-tenth of a cent, additional, last year would have made 95,000 Increase In net revenue, and this wouid have paid three per cent, upon this invested capital. "These are the material sides of the ques tion. There is a much more dangerous view, and that U the demoralization of the men conducting these immense enterprises and the want of respect for the law which Is being developed by the present situation. Tfte trouble is not due altogether to the provisions and the Interstate commerce - i . I nn frnm V U PI A 1 1 S SOUrceS. aw. iinBiv" -p , The panic of 1SS3 and the loss of business for the next few years Intensified the com petition between the lines: new avenues were opened: the competition of the Gulf ports Increased enormously; also that of the Canadian Pacific on the north. Alto aether, these causes produced such aharp SompeUtlon. coupled with the decision re- ferrred to of the courts, that no under standing or agreements can be made, and have combined to produce the most com plete breakdown that has ever been seen In any business. There Is less faith to-day between railway managers with reference to their agreements to maintain tariffs than was probably ever known on earth in any other business. Men managing large corporations who would trust their op ponent with their pocketbook with untold thousands in it, will hardly trust his agree ment for the maintenance of tariffs while they are In the room together. Good faith seems to have departed from the railway world, so far as traffic agreements are con cerned. "One of the chief difficulties with the law as it stands to-day is that the punishment for private contracts and rebates Is en tirely out of proportion to the offense. The Imprisonment clause was put in as an amendment to the Interstate commerce law, and I believe the commission and everyone who has watched its workings will agree with me that It has been a fail ure: more than a failure, that It has caused perhaps more demoralization than any thing else. The public has not believed In it; it has been impossible to secure convic tion: It has prevented the railway of ficial who desired to be honest from com plaining of his competitor whom he thought was dishonest. In fact, it has been what even- law is that Is not supported by pub lic sentiment a failure. What, in fact, is the manner of conducting business to-day? The railway official who desires to be hon est and law-abiding sees traffic leave his line and finds the freight that he was car rying hauled to the warehouse of his rival, the earnings of his line decreasing and complaints from the management of loss of earnings, and in the distance he sees loom ing up the loss of his position. At the same time, the shipper who desires to obey the law sees some rival selling merchandise to his customers at prices he cannot meet, and he knows very well that he is securing concessions from some railway to enable him to do this. The railway agent and thn shipper who wish to obey the law sit down together and look it over. What reiief is thre for them? They can complain cf their rivals, possibly convict them ur.der the interstate commerce law and send them to the penitentiary, but such action would bring down upon them the con demnation of the public, and would ruin their business: for. as I stated before, the. public dees r.ot believe in this severe fea ture of the law, and will r.ot support any one who enforces it. The result is. these men in despair arc driven to do just what their opponents are doing they become lawbreakers themselves. I have drawn no fancy picture: it is what is occurring every day around you. Hoards of trade, com mercial bodies and conventions have re peatedly reported on it, and all have como to the same conclusion: and yet, for some inexplicable reason, congress has failed to act. "There are two changes that should be made in this present legislation which would aid in creating a better condition of affairs than exists to-day. First, the tenth section, or imprisonment clause, should be stricken out, and a new law should be en acted imposing a fine of, say, 1,000 upon the offending corporation: make each and every contract or bill of lading a separate offense. Iave out the shipper altogether: you want his testimony. If he cheats by underbilllng or false invoices, he should be punished, but his attempt to secure a lower rate than his rival should r.ot be Indictable, as you then prevent getting testimony which you need. With this amendment put into law every railway ctlicial will be in terested in prosecutine his rival for any violation of the law. "To-day you cannot get any help that way, because no one is going to try to send his competitor to prison. Public senti ment would not support It, and over it all is the fear that he himself may have com mitted transgressions which. In turn, will be discovered and prosecuted, and punish ment inflicted upon himself. But If it was a case of fine against the corporation, there would be no hesitation In these corpora tions using the entire power which they have to convict wrongdoing. You may think that some would pay these fines and go on, but I assure you that a few fines cf KS.OoO would work wonders in reforming railway corporations in their management. Above all, you will have public opinion be hind you, and it will be easy to enforce this law. You can get all the testimony you want: no one can refuse to produce his books. You will at least give those railway officials and those shippers who sincerely desire to be law-abiding citizens a fair chance to defend themselves. "Second, the law should be amended so that railway corporations can contract with each other for the maintenance of rates or the division of business, and In case of failure of either party to keep his contract allow the other to sue in the courts and recover damages. This, In part, is what is called pooling, but it Is more than this. It legalizes contracts between rail way corporations. It may be a contract for maintenance of rates with no division of business. To-day, if two railway cor porations contract that they will maintain the same rate between Baltimore and New York it is a conspiracy, contrary to publla policy, and cannot be enforced in the courts. This is an old law which is not adapted to modern business methods. Jt grew up to protect the public in old times, but it is no longer necessary, and should be changed to legislation. The right to pool, as you all know, provides that two or more railway corporations can agree to divide the business between competing points on certain proportions, and the line that car ries more Vhan its share shall pay a certain sum as damages for its failure to keep Its contract. The objection to allowing this has heen that excessive rates might be charged. To protect the public In this mat ter, enact into law that upon the complaint of any cillzen such rates shall be subject to review by the interstate commerce commis sion, and in case they shall find that they are excessive they shall at once be re duced to the basis fixed by the Interstate commerce commission, or else the agree ment shall be ended. "All of us who have any Interest in our country, who desire Its prosperity, are In terested in the solution of this great ques tion. It Is not a time for the demagogue to howl about corporations. It is not a time to talk about the wrongdoings of railway managers. There are always some, in any business, who will not do right, and there always will be, but the great mass of rail way managers to-day. I assure you. are as honestly seeking a solution of this ques tion as are you or any member of the leg islative body. I believe I voice the belief of a very large majority of them that the two provisions 1 have mentioned are necessary and will lead to the settlement of this ques tion. II this body WL1 join and heartily in dorse this course and work for it. Its ac complishment can be attained. We have unwittingly in this country applied to rail way laws that It was never Intended should be applied to transportation companies of this nature. We have gone back and taken decisions that were wise a hundred years ago, when civilization was Hi its infancy and when the masses needed certain pro tection, and have endeavored to apply these same principles to the great transportation Interests of modern times. The courts, un fortunately, have followed in that line. "I beg of you, gentlemen, to take these things to heart. If the thoughts that I have suggested are wise and commend them selves to your Judgment, then put them in such form as is proper and present them to congress with your recommendations, and I have not much doubt but that they will be made into law. Some people will eppose them through selfish Interest or for polit ical reasons; there will be some railway managers who fear the loss of their pres ent power and who can ee great troub.e in the future, who will oppose tnem; but why, in reference to such an enormous interest as this, wtlt for everyone to agree? Take the gre( mass oi tninking men, what you yourselves approve, and put It into the shape of a law and let us try it. If it ac complishes what we wish, it will be a for tusate day for this country. If it accom plishes but a little of what we hope, wo shall indeed have made a success. If wa are mistaken and it does no good, we at least shall have the satisfaction of having made au honest effort in the right dlreo-Uon." PORTABLE SHEEP SHED. Affords Protection from File in So la nd Can Be Moved to the Feeding: Yard In Winter. A. D. S. asks me to give a plan for a portable shed that can be used for shade and a protection from flies in summer and be moved to the feeding yard in the winter. Take two two by eight pieces, any length desired we use 16 feet. Bevel one edge at both ends so that it can be moved in either direction. Two 01 three feet from either end, depending upon length of sills, spike an upright post, one three feet high, the other four, so as to give slope to the roof. Place posts of similar lengths upon the other sill. The posts on either sill may be tied together by a fencing board or shingling lath, as no weight will be thrown ujion them. Next girl the two parts together by pieces cor responding to plates. These should lx FRAME OF PORTABLE SUED. not les than two by six or two by eight inch, if the shed is made 16 feet wide. Spike these to the posts so that the. weight of the roof falls upon them edge wise. A brace from the plates to the foot of each post makes it ready for the roof. I'ine boards make a very satisfac tory roof. If the shed is to be used in the winter the boards should be lapped ut least two inches at either edge and railed tightly, the nails being clinched below. Where such a shed is to be used for summer shade only, the boards need not be lapped. It may be in closed to suit one's fancy. I leave it open. For summer protection from Hies it is important that the roof be very low, as the gadfly is shy of such a shield. I think it highly advisable to replace shade trees in fields that are some times plowed, with such sheds as this. Hy moving them every week or ten days very rich spots will be made during a summer. Then there is not the danger from lightning. They may well be used in the winter also. Where there is no accumulation of manure under foot and good circula tion of air, as there always may be un der such a shed, sheep may be crowded very closely for short periods during storms. Such a shed 16 feet square may well accommodate 50 sheep during a rainstorm. Kept upon a tough sod, the flock might always have a clean place. During many winters in this latitude, or farther south, this would make an entirely satisfactory provision for wintering sheep, provided spring or well water was convenient. It would , not reqUire as much time and labor to 1 . , , l move such a shed as it would to haul and scatter the manure if the sheep were confined to a barn stable, and there would be no loss, which is un avoidable under any other system. I notice that I have neglected to say that the roof boards should be as long as the sills, or even longer. Use such length that they will extend three feet beyond the plates. The roof will not then sag at the middle so badly. The accompanying cut will make the con struction plain. II. I. .Miller, in Ohio Farmer. AMONG THE POULTRY. The hen should never be frightened. Don't feed much, if any, corn in hot veather. If you overfeed you will have fat hens and fewer eggs. Hens divided into small colonies lay more eggs than when crowded to gether. The object now is to hatch as many chickens as possible as early as pos sible. Properly fed and cared for, goslings will grow faster than any other kind of fowl. A dunghill will eat as much as a pure bred and forget to give a good account of it. Island Poultry has found equal parts of coal oil and olive oil a cure for swol len eyes. Feed chicks at first about every three hours, and less frequently as they grow older. First prevent disease if possible; sec ond keep it from spreading if it breaks out in the flock. It may be advisable once more to rec ommend occasional washing of roosts with kerosene. Fill empty egg shells with mustard and cayenne and leave them about the yard for egg-eating hens to indulge in it. It often cures the habit. Western Plowman. More Interest In Horses. There is no question about the r vival of interst in horse breeding, and it "ti the bankers who attended the they tion here, this week, arrive at aftspective homes, they will tell 5C iends that they never visited a art little city than Cape Girar oa the metropolis of Southeast ad ru an ri, and they will be tellinsr the wit meeting the Percys the Capa- or 1 not play on the home grounds """key meet the Diels on June 4th. 6 th. THE REAL CULPRIT. 1 Sept Unlet and Let the Poor Let ter Carrier Take AU the Blame. "Hi there!" called somewhat excited woman to the postman who was passing on hit morning round. "Where's that letter I sent three weeks ago to mv sister in Buf falo? She never got it and has written to know whether I'm mad at her or some of us are sick." "I know nothing about it, madam.'' "Of course you don't. I suppose the postmaster-general would say the same thing. My own private opinion is that this govern ment is running at mighty loose ends. I put a stamp on that letter to pay for having it sent. It was directed as plain as print. It is lost or stolen and my own sister is blam ing me for neglecting her. It's sll politics, that's what it is, putting in a lot of raw hands every four years, and I don't propose to stand it. I'm going to And out whether you mail men can defraud your customers and make family trouble just because you don't know enough to look after your busi ness." "But I never saw your letter, my good woman." t"I don't care anything about that. Neither did my sister ever see it. Ill not sleep till I write the president and give him a piece of my mind. The idea of paying an army of men to lose letters. It's ridiculous. It won't be long before some of you are look ing for other jobs, or I miss my'guess." During this conversation the woman's hus band dove frantically into his pockets, ran hatless through the back gate, put that let ter into a mail box and made a tine show of temper while helping his wife abuse the gov ernment. Detroit Free Press. AN ANCIENT CUSTOM. Prom Republican Traveler, Arkansas City, Kan. Pilgrimages to some shrine of St. Vitus, to cure the disease known as St. Vitus dance are no longer made. The modern way of treating this affliction is within reach of every household, as is shown by the experience of Karl A. Wagner, the eleven-year-old son of tieorge Wagner, of 515 9th St- Arkansas City, Kan. The father tells the storv as follows: "Over a vear ago." he savs, "Karl was taken with St. Vitus' dance and continued to grow worse during five months he was under a pnysisian s care, ills tongue be came paralyzed and we could not understand a word he said. He became very thin, lost the use of his right letr and seempd doomed to become a hopeless invalid. Wc had about given up hope when Dr. Williams' Pink iiils tor 1 ale I eople were recommended to my wife by a lady whose daughter had been cured of a similar affliction by the pills. "I bought a bos of them at once and soon noticed a change for the better in Ka rl ' a conditi o n . I was s o well pleas ed that I bought more of them, and when he i i A.i f I ll MM ' nau luen HoptUu Invalid. five boxe s the disease disappeared. "That was six months ago and there hap been no return of the disease. The cure was effectual and permanent, and I feel satisfied that no other medicine could have produced so marvelous a result. We feel rejoiced over the restoration of our son, and cannot help but feel that Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People are the most remark able medicine on the market." No discovery of modern times has proved such a blessing to mankind as Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. Acting direct ly on the blood and nerves, invigorating the body, regulating the functions, they restore the strength and health in the exhausted pa tient when every effort of the physician proves unavailing. These pills are sold in boxes at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50, and may be had of ill druggist, or direct by mail from Dr. Wil liams' Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y. A Flow of Language, A well-known public lecturer is fond of telling how he was onre introduced to an audience by a man manifestly unaccustomed to performing duties of that "sort. Stepping to the front of the platform before the Urge audience, he said: "Ladies and gentlemen, wc have with us this evening Prof. Bljnk, who, I understand has a fine! flow of lan guage than I have, therefore I will not con tinue my remarks, but will ask the professor to come forward and consume the time." And he sat down, having quite exhausted his own "flow of language" and leaving the professor to begin as best he could after such a dazing introduction. Detroit Free Press. Statx of Ohio, Citt of Toledo, I Lccas Cocstt, Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is the senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business in the city of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of One Hundred Dol lars for eacli and every case of catarrh that cannot be cured by the ue of Hall's Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day of December. A. D. 1886. A. W. GLEASOX, Seal Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly on the blood and mucous sur faces of the svstem. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CH F.XEY 4 CO., Toledo, O. 8oH bv dnigeists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. THE MARKETS. New Youk. 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At twenty-five she was dragging out her dsys in misery. At sixty-one she finds herself so aetive and strong she can do work that would sbsme many a younger woman, and looks back on thirty-six happy, healthful yesrs of industry. But let her tell her story: "Thirty-six years ago t had great trouble with my liver. The doctors allowed that there were tumors growing on it, and they blistered my side in an effort to give me relief. I was at that time earning my living as a tsilorcss, but for five yesrs, between the pain in my side and the blisters I was in constant misery, and work was a drag to me, with no prospect of relief; fortunately for me, however, a friend advised me to take Dr. AVer's Bsr saparilla,and finally persuaded me to take a regular course of it. When I first com menced taking the Sarssparilla my side was so painful that I could not fasten my dress, and for a time I did not get any relief, but my friend advised me to per severe and relief, was sure to come, and come it did. This happened, as I ssy, thirty-six years ago. My liver has never troubled me since, and during these years 1 have passed through the most critical period of a woman's life without any par ticular trouble, and to-day, at sixty-one years of age. I am active and strong, and able to do a day's work that would upset ITe Caught On. Mabel George, I do wish vou would enlist. George Why, dear, I thought you con fessed t.hat you loved me? "I did say so, but if you were to go into the army perhaps you might learn what arms are I After that she had no cause to complain. Chicago Evening News. From Baby In the Hitch Chair to grandma in the rocker Grain-O is good for the whole family. It is the long-desired substitute for coffee. Never upsets the nerves or injures the digestion. Made from pure grain it is a food in itself. Has the taste and appearance of the best coffee at J the price. It is a genuine and scientific article and is come to stay. It makes for health and strength. Ask your grocer for Grain-O. His Status. Sirs. Hoon What an imposing appear ance your friend Pufiington has, to be sure! Old Hoon Oh, yes! he's a born colonel, if ever a man was! Puck. Take care of your pennies and some one will come along with a scheme to take care of your dollars for yon. Chicago News. Mrs. A. G. Russell, Nashville, Tenn., writes: "I can truly say that Dr. iluffett'i Teetui.na ( Teething PuutUr$) are the great est blessing to Teething Children that the World has ever known. I have used them two years, and my baby would have hardly lived through his second summer if I had not used these powders. May Ged reward him for the good he has done teething babies through this remedy." Ella '"Where was it George proposed to you last week?" Essie "At a hop." Ella "And vou accepted htm?" Essie "At a jump." N. O. Times-Democrat. Fits stopped free and permanently cured. No fits after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. Free 12 trial bottle A treatise. 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