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International Falls press and border budget (International Falls, Minn.) 1909-1926

May 4, 1911 · Page 4 of 10

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Scott Street, Opposite Monarch Hotel, open on or -jC. «v and Illustrated Songs High Class 5 New Feature Films Daily 5 Pictures Change Every Matinee Every Day at 3 p. m. Evening Performances, First Show 7:30 p. m. Second Show p. m. Ad­ 9 Children, Admission, Adults, mission, 10c to all. Special Notice Look for our for fC"* -.ex: ievc.?tflO s- t#.» An examination of the authorities mining whether or not a prescribed ly, Manager A. C. Weiss of the Duluth commission has taken tne opposite justified in meeting short line competition International Falls Press shows that the courts have gone very rate is just is whether or, not is it stand, maintaining that rates should Hera,W was re-elected\on the from Duluth. This would not and Border Budget far in maintaining this principle be made to regard short line competition, Just in and of itself as applied to the board or directors of the' association, mean that the reduced rates fromPuluth A and .establishing the fact that each traffic which it covets. so as tb meet the rate^ iof which is a flrtttng- tr bute^of apreciation to International Falls via the 5 OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER rate must be^Considered in and of it* the short line at the common ppl#t$ ^"£he rates via the Northern Pacific on the part of the stockholders Northern Pacific railway would' necessarily OFFICIAL CITV PAPER delfarf applied to the conditions undef and to applysthe long andshorthfrul railway between both Duluth and be reasonable rates, but the of tie. association to that valuable INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS Which it" is made, and with re-^ the twin cities, on the one hand,, and clause, would create -dfscrim^riatkiii member J, rates forced by competition. 3 PUBLISHING COMPANY gard to comparisons with other rates, International Falls on the Other hand againstthem. In other wbrdi£ ft* Is "The rates from the twin cities to OEQRGE P. WATSON. Editor and Manager. It is with ho small degree, of plea& "It has been uniformly held that apparently^ considering the differences, are perfectly clear to meet shjji^t,. fUne International Falls, not Befog--subject ure that we welcome to our city the the discrimination prohibited by the reasonable rates. But the 1^t?B&CRIPTION competition and ^pply the Ipng ajpd to modifying conditions, can SI.50 A YEAR business men of-other cities, who inter-state commerce' act is undue short line from Duluth to International short .haul clause on traffic, from the only be attacked as unreasonable in come, as did three representative business Entered as Second Glass Matter June 23. and unreasonable discrimination and Falls creates different circumstances 1909, at the post office at International Falls, twin cities, but it is discHminat&p and of themselves. The advantages men from Duluth, last Tuesday, Minnesota, under the Act of Congress of the final test to be applied is deterback and conditions and the when the same principle is recognized March 3.1879. looking out for their share of business accruing to Duluth from its location from this place and surrounding territory. and* then, keep it in condition Northern Pacific railway should be in Duluth traffic. are justly ours." THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1911 Then too, the fraternal spirit "The rates via the Rainy Lake railroad manifested by this class of men is to International Falls plus the helpful in the building up of friendly What about the Carnegie Library? commercial relations between their rates to Nakoda, LittlefOrk and Happyiand leu. a city and ours. We all need each other, are lower in some cases than What about the lighting of our city Isolation is the mother of barbarism^' streets? the rates via the Northern Pacific Whatever tends to make isolation a railway. When the Canadian Northern thing of the past tends to increase our What about the paving of the streets How.would feel today if had you your father has completed its line Into civilization and adds enjoyment and in the business section? taken out an Endowment Policy on at profit to life. Come again gentlemen. your life fifteen Duluth, it will be quite proper for the and carried it for you until you began earning money and railroad and Warehouse commission Is*nt it almost time for the council RAILROADS AFTER as an inducement to and create to specify regulations for the kind of turned it over to you save money to order that line to use the schedule' buildings to be constructed within an estate? L' ,./. of reasonable and maximum" dist fire limits of the business section BORDER BUSINESS uting rates from Duluth to~ International the policy would be maturing with its or paid-up Today cash values Falls and intermediate terri-! One man shot in Cleveland three insurance. It would have been paid for largely during when your early years tory, as the Canadian Northern linej stabbed in New York new strikes in 'your low-—when your and expenses were earning capacity was high the rate low. (Continuned from patre one.) Chicago the red flag of anarchy floats from Duluth to International Falls reduce its rates from Minneapolis .to in Boston but everything is quiet and We warrant that two to five thousand dollars would come now in handy will, be the main trunk line and International Falls and intermediate Jovely in International Falls is the a piece of to invest in or even in buying a home, land, business hln«»g a trip heavy traffic will be handled owipg May day-reports from the centers of points so as to preserve the old differentials Now! why don't and do this for abrpacL you look ahead your son or your to its being the- main line civilization. or to advance the Duluth and help them to when they are young and daughter create an estate encourage the head of the lakes and Westf^h rates. to and have an .them save their money object to work for? As a fitting finale to the investigation Canada. When those rates are "The Northern Pacific accepted the of the State Drainage Engineer's forced, the new rate from Duluth^ Our rates are low on ages from fifteen years and up. latter alternative and has published office' by the legislative committee International Falls will be 4413 celfts Engineer Geo. H. Ralph who was com a supplement to their tariff, advancing Replaced Maturing Policy With New Contract first class, and the 'combination |1Gte pletely exonerated, was unanimously their rates from Duluth to International on International Falls will makethe re-elected to that office for two years Mason City, la., October 9, 1909.—-(Editor The Life Insurance Educator Falls 'and intermediate a by the state drainage board, last Tuesday. rate to Big Falls on the M, ft 1,6 9$ Monthly)—I was twenty-six years of age when I took out a $1,000 policy on points to the former basis of 76.5 cents first class. the twenty-five-year plan. When the time was up I drew out my'money and cents. The new tariff becomes "The Northern Pacific, rsilwajr invested $800 of it in land and in seven years I sold the land for $2,400. The With this week's Issue we begin to effective today. would therefore be Justified in asking day the first policy matured I took out another ontiie same plan for $1,000, ran an all home print paper, believing "In the fight which was waged bjr that with the hearty con-operation the railroad and warehouse commission due in fifteen yeais, and last August that was paid me. I consider life the Twin CJity interests against :the «f the business men of our city with for permission to insuiutteefeoaei^^ means ft Caahnan bill, they pointed out ^iat jttieir advertising patronage and of .if i' thihjg for old age wish that I wad younger, so Uiat l^ixi|ght rates from DuliM ^ltfc^l our hundreds of subscribers who ttr-wiar* «enend practice i£the eiir^ TO -Mi take out another policy. Stefhm G.J'fekon. cheerfully keep us posted on the news called upon to reduce thetti fromliSr rlers In the state of Minnesota to around their places, we are making no other potato on their line. meet the short line rates at common mistake in endeavoring to make the points and to observe the long and "An advance in grates between worthy of a place in the front PRESS short haul clause of the law, and that different points does not of itself rank of the weekly papers of.the state. LEOPARD K- THOMPSON-PRES. MINN the operation of the Cashman bill tablish undue discrimination. Therjp \4'r HSfcS£v We are pleased to learn that at would eliminate competition and is perhaps no question bettor settled the annual meeting of the Associated I. R. SXVERTSON. General Affent OBOOKSTON. WNN advancerates at intermediate points. by the decision of the Reference ON. lillXABD, Fim National Bank, international Falla. Minn. Pressin New York recent- In this case, the 'Minneapolis traffic court of the United States than this. :v*-£ sr.ri'.'ii.