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Born 1860
From History of Goodhue County, Minnesota (1909), History of Dakota and Goodhue counties, Minnesota / (1910)
John Collins Applegate, the gifted editor of the Cannon Falls "Beacon," and widely known for his fight in behalf of the small shipper against the monopolies, was born in Pittsburg, Pa., July 22, 1860, son of James P. and Mary Elizabeth Applegate, the former of whom was born in New Jersey and died in 1868 and the latter of whom was born in Pittsburg, Pa., and is still living John C. received his education in the public schools, in Poland
Union Seminary (Ohio) and in Oberlin College (Ohio), taking the scientific course. In December, 1903, he purchased the Cannon Falls "Beacon" and in the spring of 1904 inaugurated the campaign for regulation of railroad rates and traffic practices. He led this fight through the '"Beacon*' and by personal appeal to business organizations throughout the state, and became a recognized authority on this question. The fight which he inaugurated and assisted in conducting accomplished a reduction of rates of thirty per cent on all interstate traffic and the correction of many other abuses. It also resulted in the passage of the demurrage law, the two-cent passenger rate law. the anti-pass law and other reforms along the same line. Mr. Applegate is recognized as an editorial leader in the anti-saloon fight for clean politics and independent party action. He is also a strong advocate of tariff revision downward and has exerted some influence along this line in the "Beacon." Ee is a strong supporter of the Roosevelt policies and has condemned without qualification the Payne-Aldrich tariff law and the forces and methods that enacted it. Aside from his interest in the "Beacon.".Mr. Applegate holds stock in the Cannon Falls Creamery Company and is an advocate generally of all thai tends toward the civic and industrial improvement of Cannon Falls. Being of a sociable nature, he lias taken an active part in the Masons, the Samaritans, the Elks, the Cannon Calls Commercial Club and the State Editorial Association. April 23, 1888, Mr. Applegate was married to Harriett L. Van Campen, a native of Cannon Falls, daughter of an old pioneer family. Mr. and Mrs. Applegate have three children: Roszella Charlotte, born April -'JO. 1891; John Collins. Jr., born December L0, 1906 and died August 21. 1909, and Mary Adelia. born July 5, 1908.
As printed in History of Goodhue County, Minnesota (1909). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
John Collins Applegate, the gifted editor of the Cannon Falls “Beacon,” and widely known for his fight in behalf of the small shipper against the monopolies, was born in Pittsburg, Pa., July 22, 1860, son of James P. and Mary Elizabeth Applegate, the former of whom was born in New Jersey and died in 1868 and the latter of whom was born in Pittsburg, Pa., and is still living. John C. received his education in the public schools, in Poland
Union Seminary (Ohio) and in Oberlin College (Ohio), taking the scientific course. In December, 1903, he purchased the Cannon Falls “Beacon” and in the spring of 1904 inaugurated the campaign for regulation of railroad rates and traffic practices. He led this fight through the “Beacon” and by personal appeal to business organizations throughout the state, and became a recognized authority on this question. The fight which he inaugurated and assisted in conducting accomplished a reduction of rates of thirty per cent on all interstate traffic and the correction of many other abuses. It also resulted in the passage of the demurrage law, the two-cent passenger rate law, the anti-pass law and other reforms along the same line. Mr. Applegate is recognized as an editorial leader in the anti-saloon fight for clean politics and independent party action. He is also a strong advocate of tariff revision downward and has exerted some influence along this line in the “Beacon.” He is a strong supporter of the Roosevelt policies and has condemned without qualification the Payne- Aldrich tariff law and the forces and methods that enacted it. Aside from his interest in the “Beacon,” Mr. Applegate holds stock in the Cannon Falls Creamery Company and is an advocate generally of all that tends toward the civic and industrial improvement of Cannon Falls. Being of a sociable nature, he has taken an active part in the Masons, the Samaritans, the Elks, the Cannon Falls Commercial Club and the State Editorial Association. April 23, 1888, Mr. Applegate was married to Harriett L. Van Campen, a native of Cannon Falls, daughter of an old pioneer family. Mr. and Mrs. 'Applegate have three children: Roszella Charlotte, born April 30, 1891; John Collins, Jr., born December 10, 1906 and died August 21, 1909, and [name withheld], born July 5, 1908.
As printed in History of Dakota and Goodhue counties, Minnesota / (1910). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Named in this biography: Cannon Falls (b. 1854)
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