Show POSTAL TELEGRAPK STATIONS StTIOXS Arguments Made Before the House Committee Washington May 1 Mr Marion C Butler president of the Farmers Alliance Alli-ance and industrial union made an agreement before the House Committee on Postoffices today in support of postal pos-tal telegraph stations The alliance favored fa-vored the postal telegraph scheme because be-cause i would correct an evil of monopoly mo-nopoly Representative Maguire of California Califor-nia ailso spoke in continuation of his aumet ubje t gan last week He declared the telegraph tele-graph business is a monopoly than an attempt to meet it by private competi tion would result in no benefit to the people consequently the government ought to assume charge of the business busi-ness He believed for 25000000 the present Western Union plant could be f duplicated and the people would not have to pay the interest on 90000000 capitalization in stock which does not represent actual investment Replying to questions he said he did not think anyone could perform the work of the postal service as cheap as the government This remark led Representative Loud Df California to remark he was willing to take a fouryear contract for the work at 50000000 per year Sundry difficulties that would possibly atrise in the transfer of the telegraph te telegaph rJ the government were suggested by i mbers of the committee but Mr Maguire I Ma-guire believed that these could be overcome I over-come or obviated in core ways that would companies not work hardship on the telegraph I |