Show the reaper has rocci ed a cop of a chicago publication aich which Lont contains ains a galat rii nt deal about a its ih publisher to make an offer to the goi government to turn 0 hiir r to a ate corporation the postal business of this countr colunto 3 dy by fa favoring oring us with nith this lop cop nae c take it that an ex e preb aion sion ot our opinion la is desired well we are dead set against the proposition ne believe it would undoubtedly doubt edl be udd u ed to discriminate di against certain classes of publications in fi fan or of others in which the promoters u bere ere directly concerned thit that pov power er alone is 19 sufficient to kill 1111 the pio position and then we hae had bad enough experience during the past quarter of a century with private corporations handling public utilities to think of letting go ane one great utility that has been managed by this government in the impartial interest of the whole people at a minimum cost not any pi avate ownership of the postal business busi nesb ferns for us rather would we favor turning ovel to the c government more of the corporate ruled utilities such as the telegraph the control of railroads etc we mistake the will of the people it they can be blinded sufficiently to let the hawk into their dove cote beote the only excuse that the railroads raili oada oads offer for not being able to handle the traffic of this country is a shortage of cars why is that they the lannot pet get more build there is 19 a mono poIN on the cai manufacturing business is it nota it does not tike take a preat great deal cleil of capital to start tir car building hops wily are not some new nenn one started up if the ones now in ill k cannot meet th the ot the laili oid companies com panics its be canes the ti trust i cruh cruch them out of business is it not when the go government N wants ants a costing millions of dallai dol lais s it cin can get it I 1 cady for use in a little over oer two to years thi money in i battleship would build of height cars would the government have to wait several ears cars if hid had control of the railway systems of this country for height cars the government go ice that there wat was always cars enough on hind hand to handle the business busine qs of the country 1 ahe I he excuse of the railroad companies does not hi hiie e a cinci ri ring to us we point with pride to this as the gr greatest tt inter c commerce nation in the world we point to this era is s the greatest in crit which this or any an ot other er nation lution has as enar enjoyed and nd yet from the dakotas to southern alifornia from the state of washington to the gulf of mexico thousands of people are in due distress for want of fuel and we have hane enough coal west of the roel mountains to supply this section for centuries there must be something bom ething wrong some where the interstate inter state commerce commie comm isison ison has called upon the tha railroad companies of the west to ube ate their utmost efforts to relm relieve e the situation A few mole moio experiences like this winter inter has provided and the people of this country will be in a I 1 hu noi n oi to try ehm hand at confiscation not alone of coal but coal lands lanclo and railroads lines if railroad compa nies want to vard nard off a pending upheaval the had better be getting bus find and that might quick to 1 ve we do hope that some tic and 0 oner er conscientious individual will not feel that it is ib a dut duty incumbent upon himself or herself to put the little ones wise a as to the santa claus mystery if parents want ant their ir eh children ildren to believe in the pretty faith of good old st nicholas we do not believe it is buti blib neca inease or right to butt in tho the sweetest dearee demou of life la Is that of Chris tinaa rooming morr ing with the faith in old santi santa claus unship it is an innocent and harm les lucion tl tl at has brought the greatest greite oi jo and happiness hip to old and young since bince the dawn of chris christiana children learn the truth soon enough to their grief dont try to disa disabuse bise kneir happy faith wo we enill w ill risk a wager that cery last one of those nho ho destroy this sweet childish belief i la the of superstitions beside which the santa claus tradition is as aa a mole hill to a mountain vie are glad to note that one of our citizen has inaugurated a I 1 move monc toward building housto for rent richfield has never felt the need of anything more thin than good suitable renting houses it has hai been really a drawback to this city many families are CO to lilt fo months in any old and of a shack until the opportunity is presented to rant a mote suitable table habitation we bli ien c that from 25 to 50 houses could bo be rented at figures in richfield not which must command 10 to 15 a month to realize upon the investment but houses that could be rented for say sav 5 to 10 a month we e hope the moi moe e x ill be followed follon follo Aed td by others it could bring becraf additional families milies fi other p ii i ts of the county to this city A nice row roin of flits flats ought to tx he a good investment for some one with all that richfield cm can point to with ith pride there is one tiling that is a disgrace ind and i a source of huell humiliation that is the condition of our si sidewalks devalk they are arca a shame for a city like this they are as muddy and nasty in wet as countr country y lanes we believe it would be a good move for the city cit council next year ear to allow every property who will do so the privilege of cancelling his poll ta obligation by liing up the sidewalks abut tinon his property t one years general empron L ment of our sidewalks would be of more value to this city citi right no now than a seasons poll tax tai on tho the streets we hite fair streets for team travel but ve ne have miserable walks aale foi the people the demand for the election of united states senators hena tors by b popular note ote is reaching such proportions that congress cannot much longer delay the reform more than 75 cent of the states han e declared for it and a co contention mention composed of represents ties ti es of nearly all of these states has made a formal comp compier demand for a constitutional amendment providing for the election of senators seni tors by a direct note ote of the people the cot country has outgrow outgrown no other relic of 1 its ts purn itne so much as the old time mt method thod of electing its members to the upper house of 0 o oi n gres it is not represent representative atiNe of the people it is not demo democratic critic nor republican republic fan abay auay aft a with it there nill be a few thank than him ahoe son came amon amona us on this an they N will ill be bev in richfield to whose hornes homes a christmas remembrance nill mill be greatly appreciated in our hour of enjo enjoyment ment let us riot not forget the needy the last laade of the national printer journalist of chicago one of the leading printers prin tera wid ard newspaper piper mens mena athneal th neal magazines of UMI tho country reproduces and paya a high corn com ailment to donao of tho the samplie of job wort turned out oat by tho the omm no higher praise could be had the I 1 inkles in ples wore were not designed for criticism th were taken from the run of general nork ot 01 this office if you ou want vant the ela a of work that pace pat co muster before one of the leading critics of the country you ou will get the kind that the reaper furnisher C and no other the th sun last meek cek sneering ly re berred to the new building as a 30 cent affair the sun nener his has had any an rood good will for the upper portion of main several times sirce it Iu attL in richfield hia it tried to arojo a local jealousy jei louy by b trying to maggit into a 1 an imaginary dision bocen the upper and lower ier portion portions por tiona of city but this SO cant proposition is 13 the limit it is a insult to a number of our leading public spirited citizens which will not benent tle sun mi ana it is a little premature but as our next issue will be a little late for the purpose pur poc we e will wish all our readers we will vill male it broad enough to include everybody a merry happy christmas I 1 may it be a day of joy a day of peace and pleasure a day without a shadow of gloom to all may enery blessing that can rouse the heart to a er of thankful thankfulness nes for home happiness be visited upon iver man woman and child again vc c say a merry christmas |