Show SOUND suu SE FROM WASHINGTON S Even E legislators sometimes go too far Up In the tho state of Washington one of or them has Intro Introduced a bill restricting the railroad companies to a charge charse of or two cents per mile for passenger fares Cares That Is a rate that does well vell back bael In so settled and established a n state as Illinois or the thc farther East last and It has been boon effective in Wisconsin Indiana has made an effort t lo to secure a n two- two cent fare law But no state In tho the mountains or on the coast should it seems to lo us at present expect railroad companies to do business on that basis The Spokesman Review of ot Spokane takes lakes the lie same view and sa says M Senator Doones Doone's bill hili to io reduce railway fares In lii Inthis Inthis this state to two cents a mile Is of doubtful justice The rhe pre present ent three cent fare In this stale state Is not nol cx- cx when railway conditions and population are alO considered ere Two cent fares are In effect In only a afew afew afew few ot of the thc most populous populO s eastern states where conditions are different from the conditions In itt Washington ton state stale There should be n no endeavor or to lo deal heal unjustly with tho ho railroad companies or to demand lemand rates of freight and fare far below figures ures which will give o them thiem a fair fall profit on their I Investment Il TI Tho o fact that freight ht rates aro arc excessive in this state would not justify the legislature In compelling the railroads railroads rail rail- roads roa s to carry passengers pa at rates rales which would bo be unwarranted by Iw local loca conditions In line lime two- two cent fares ares will be lC Just in this stale state as tho they arc now In some mine of ot the ol older cr and more populous states but for the present a three-cent three faro fare can not In reason be termed excessive e Men Ien ma may feel exasperated at treatment which they theyan can an not accept as reasonable on tho the part of the railroad companies But It does docs not help the situation to advocate unreasonable things |