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PEANUT PLUTOCRATS.Some Interesting Facts Are 8hown by Railroad Contract.When we want to express ourselves as against something small and contemptible we call It lt;4peanut”But, judging from the fact that the Southern Pacific road has sold ths “peanut privilege” on Its trains and ferryboats, exclusive of the Shasta and Overland, for $103,800 a year, It is evident that the peanut is no longer the low and humble proletariat, but has become one of the purse proud plutocracy.These figures are gleaned from the copy of the contract between the company and,the Brown News company, filed with thei California railway con*-mission. The contract is for two years.By its terms the railroad has entered into an agreement with the Brown News company by which the rail corporation will receive 23 per cent of the monthly gross*revenue of the so called “peanut# butchers” on the local and through trains, with a stipulated guarantee that It Is to receive a minimum of $8,000 per month. On the five ferryboats where the “peanut butchers’* will be allowed to operate the Brown News company must give up 12% per cent of the gross revenue, with a minimum of $130 a month from each boat. The total minimums aggregate $103,S00 annually.^Circus men have long said that the man who made the money with a circus was not the one whose name was emblazoned in letters of gold upon the cars and billboards, but that he was. .just working for the benefit of the unknown and obscure “peanut butcher.”' We are ready to believe it now.—'Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
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Shelby Sun
Shelby, Nebraska, US
Thu, Aug 29, 1912
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