Show iM lOur i Our Weekly W Washington l Letter j 1 f t Rr 4 i 8 9 PREWAR l MILEAGE BOOKS TO BK RESTORED AS m RESULT oi 01 JU REPUBLICAN IU ACTION I Washington Feb 20 20 Beginning Beginning with March IB 16 16 all Class 1 railroads I must sell Interchangeable m mileage I books good for 2500 2600 miles at reduction reduction reduction tion of 20 per et cent from the regular regular passenger rates This is in conformity conform- conform ity with an order issued by the Interstate Interstate Interstate In In- In- In Commerce Commission In ln compliance with a law passed by the present C Congress The mileage book system was abandoned during during th the tho war At the thelast thelast thelast last session of the present Congress Senator Watson Republican of Indiana Indiana Indiana In In- diana introduced a a. bin bill providing for forthe the establishment of this system Both branches of Congress promptly prompt prompt- ly Iy passed assed the bill and it is in hI com corn compliance with this law that the th order Is la new Issued Some small railroads are excluded from the order because of their present financial inability to meet the reduction According to the National Council of Traveling Salesmen this reduction reduction reduction tion in rate will affect more than traveling salesmen n and more than buyers who regularly regularly regu regu- visit primary markets in addition addition ad ad- to an unknown number of business business' men who travel a great deal and the theatrical profession It is estimated that the tho legislation of Congress and the order of tha the Interstate In In- Interstate Commerce Commission means a saving to these those interests of more pore than every year It is believed however that railroads railroads rail rail- roads will more than make up rip for this loss in passenger revenue by the Increased freight revenue due to the stimulation of trade as a result of the order Since the abandonment of the mileage book rates thousands of mercantile establishments have taken their traveling salesmen ort oft the road with the result of a decrease decrease decrease de de- crease in business In a great many Instances Now that salesmen will resume resume resume re re- sume their personal solicitation a a. tremendous increase in orders and a corresponding increase in production and freight shipments Is la ed ad BRITISH SHIPPING FORMS BLOC IN EVERY PARLIAMENT One of the reasons for tor Great BrItain's Britain's Britain's Brit BrIt- ains ain's continued and continual supremacy supremacy supremacy macy in the matter of merchant shipping ma may be found in a report just made to the Department of Commerce which calls attention to the fact that of the present British Parliament 27 members are actively engaged in the management of steamship steam steamshIp steamship ship companies ship building concerns concerns con con- cerns and other merchant marine enterprises Practically every large British shipping Interest Is ts directly represented represented in Parliament In this Parliament Parliament Parliament Parlia Parlia- ment as in all previous Parliaments these members organize nto a Ship Ship- owners owner's Parliamentary Committee This committee works after alter the fashion of the blocs that have become become become be be- come common in our Congress that thatis is to say the members of this committee committee committee com com- regardless of their party af affiliations at- at whether whether they be Conser- Conser Liberals Labor or what what what- 1 I I all mattern matters mat mat- stand together as a unit on In tern affecting British shipping k A I SPECIAL CIAL FILM FIMI l MADE E TO BOOST AMERICAN N PORK ABROAD U The American pork industry from the farrowing house to the Atlantic liner that takes the product abroad Is pictured in a new film Just issued by the Department of Agriculture and entitled Behind the Breakfast Plate The film Is especially designed desIgned designed de de- signed for use abroad in popularizing ing American pork It includes scenes Illustrating aU all phases of the raising and handling of bt pork from th those these se showing the hogging down of corn on Iowa and Illinois farms the shipment of hogs to the market the handling of hogs in the Omaha yards and the cutting smoking and packing packIng pack pack- Ing of bacon in the packing plants of Chicago I EASTERN STATES SUPPLY OF LUlU LUMBER EIt DISAPPEARING The cut of lumber is decreasing in all the Eastern States in practically every evory State west of the Great Plains it Is increasing says the Forest Service United States Department 01 of Agriculture The principal source of softwood lumber for the entire Nation Nation Na Na- tion will soon have shifted to the West Nest Coast and the average freight cost paid by the home builder bounder or manufacturer will have advanced toa to toa a new and higher level oe U U. 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S GOVERNMENT SI SPENDS 11 ON OX FOREST oHi T ROADS US A total of has been appropriated by the Government to the States for tor roads and trails within or adjacent to the national forests expenditures of Federal and operative co-operative funds amounting to 22 have already been ed HI To date miles of road toad and miles of trail have been constructed constructed con con- and miles of road and trail have been repaired and Im im- proved SHORTAGE GI Or 01 HOUSES Notwithstanding the production of ot motor cars last year was the greatest great great- est In n the history of the tha motor industry In in- in industry and In BO some me of our cities the tha horse lorse is getting to be a II rare object the he United States Department of Agriculture Is III authority for tor the state statement mont nent that there Is a shortage of horses and mules In comparison to the he demand It places thIs his shortage I at bead head and advises farmers 1 If f they can ral raise le pure blooded ant mats mals they can find and a ready market for or them hem j fe b. b S S Ol COL- COL I M TAXI TAVIS I The drive cf d the Internal Revenue Bureau tureau under the present i adminis-i to collect back taxes resulted In n nearly In delinquent I Income and profit taxes tues being col col- during the last six Ix months If If this hla Ihl rate U Is maintained and It U U is be I by revenue that it willbe willbe will willbe be exceeded the collection of back taxes for the fiscal year ending June JUD 30 will be very close ose to These receipts are aro lof ot course In addition to the regular collection of ot taxes The delinquent taxes tales that are being collected are taxes which were due but uncollected under the Democratic administration POST lOST OJ OFFICES ICI S DI DECREASING POSTAL lOST SERVICE IMPROVES The United States has a post office office of of- fice fica for every 2124 inhabitants according ac- ac ac according according cording to figures just compiled complied at atthe atthe atthe the Post Office Department Ten years ago there was a post office for every 1702 persons person living in this country while twenty years ago there was a post office for query every ery 1 1039 1 1 citizens Density ot of population and extension of jural ural route service is responsible for the fa fact that less post Bost offices are required every year to give postal service to the people of America St St. RURAL ROUTES WIPE OUT OUT OVER 2 VILLAGE The number of in the United States has decreased since July 1 11 1922 The present num ber her of is This Isa is isa isa a decrease ot of over from the highest number of in the history of the U. U S S. S postal service The peak was reached in 1902 when I there were The reduction since then has baa been due to the establishment es establishment es- es of rural routes which has resulted in the abolition of smaller CONSUMERS CONSUMER COOPERATIVE MOVEMENT l INFORMATION The Bureau of Labor Statistics has Issued a bulletin upon the subject subject sub sub- Sect of the consumers cooperative movement The report covers 1009 I 1 1 cooperative retail associations and ten cooper cooperative wholesale asso asso- clatl Two types of associations are re included in fn the study those composed composed composed com com- posed exclusively of f consumers and those which combine the functions of consumers with those of marketing market marketing ing tug agencies The report Is very complete complete complete com com- going Into all aU phases of the s subject It devotes a separate section to associations that have failed and gives an analysis of the reasons of ot the failures 1 I I BULLETIN ISSUED UPON LABOR LAWS DECLARED TO BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL The U. 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S Bureau of Labor Statistics Statistics Statistics Statis Statis- tics has issued a bulletin upon the subject of labor laws which have been declared unconstitutional The bulletin shows that statutes ordinances ordInances ordinances or or- and laws have been declared ed unconstitutional by various courts The decisions covered are those of courts of final jurisdiction state state and federal Incases In cases where the decision of the lower court holdIng holding holding hold hold- ing an act or statute unconstitutional has not been appealed or contested the decisions are printed as sive The bulletin contains a brief account account account ac ac- count of the subject matter of each enactment declared unconstitutional and the reasons of the courts court's decisIon decision deci deci- sion slon with a citation of ot authorities Any AllY one Interested in the history of labor legislation and its limitations will find and this bulletin of special val val- ue Some of the laws declared unconstitutional un un- unconstitutional constitutional were enacted at the re request request request re- re quest of labor while others declared unconstitutional were enacted at re requests requests requests re- re quests of employers which shows that that courts are impartial in their interpretations of of constitutionality of legislative enactments 4 |