Ogden Daily Standard | 1917-01-15 | Page 4 | Farmers Bombard the Legislators

FARMERS BOMBARD THE LEGISLATORS "Corporations enjoying special privileges priv-ileges and seeking an extension of it are now fighting, with all the power the possess, against the passage of adequate public utilities and taxation measure.-., the aim being to render the nilnnocuous." said Representative Donald r McKay, chairman of the public utilities committee, who presid ed here late Saturday afternoon at a directors meeting of the Weber county coun-ty farm bureau. "But the corporations of this state " said Mr. McKay, "will be forced to leal justly by the people. The fight Is on. Every legislator Is being bom barded daily with specious appeals Er kind of pressure r being brought to bear and will Increase as the fit-lit progrespe- " Meanwhile, the thousands of mem-ben mem-ben of tne state farm bureau, of which Mr. McKay Is president, are, counteracting the corporation pressure ndlng warning letters to the legislators. leg-islators. Every member of the state farm bureau baa been supplied with the name and address of every legisla tor. The farmers are telling the legislators legisla-tors that they know what the pressure is, whence it proceeds, and how It will be brought to bear They are demanding that each legislator do his full part In passing comprehensive and thorough going measures. They fteteresS'-thLally mPhae in these Wtters the necessity of including the wMh.n1"' ba, companies V.c wlttto the scope of the utilities lew "thi iP f eVer' l5tt is that till. tttUiUei measure must have teeth and should Include every cor su?eTufeauranddeDthetICKay f ui. ' nd "elr county dlrpr r "aured by the hUh cha". Z emptions will not be able to n PX'