New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-21

.,. .,,orhed nv the cost Of transportation. That
rses charged fo' this 6affate are anreSs Sv e
Srsh IA beyond dispute. II mas pee" Commttee that
grain can be carried from Chicago ~ cents per
fair Rrcn this he so or not there no dC"6,
hat when the price charged Is twice OF ed that ABOUT
Dis exorbitant and when IL carrirJ Inv these trunk
$500, ~ w",r Is72 probably onethird OF Whcn we"
Wasiern products will at once he seen NV pns IL
90 hn y,ta 10 the interests aud rights OF 'ne PtoP6
~ 10 10 some other interest and some other power
the combined interest and power on ine shoe Charges
a.. shouId bc iuyokrd he regulation OF ines ec
We assume therefore. that this commerce ~ onrse
should he controlled aud regulated D1 LAW and control
ar laws which shall this regulation nth II
@ns be either National laws or state laws, 81 teIf sniff.
has been claimed that state egis1o mai mis- is an
$50 fr, n Itle reflection will show lnat ',,,nend
sTror Yonr Commit are not tspo,eu !" oycrnment
Ihe slightest encrOacbment Dy thc r''isi,1n and we
npon the rightiui domain OF STATE 1r these evils
~. d,s,nctly that ia so far remedy to x,ent the
ear be found local or ATE lsNs, ~ nm tne propo-
oe "a houId ne son .bt In that direction bu. M en-
reneuy shot interstate commerce cannot pe oor n
IroIlcd and regulated by state Jaw" thTough lines rs
gunent The great trunG lne,. ~ hv national law or
ny are called must be regulated y! n@,iv 60 c,rry
not regulated at all me p,r ~ The Atlantic. aud
- son,cnes from one ocean to the olher, "nnouu
ehsugc In tie tfiSc s,t N Gne. True they
- he chartered by some one OF an OF tuv o.".S
sb1sr territory they traverse, hui thcN ir ~ al ,n'x
and purposes one line, Operating III anu 'nIous". ~
contract to carry freight from place TO place Win.
sfate clearly wI.hin .hs Teach OF SiaIe ~ m
clearly beyond tine scope OF r deid ies,a',Un M
AL the TIE ndttnh ~ tue
tbs regulation OF commerce - clearly hP'SSsi'' ~
~Isely and well have our fIthtrs inalhcu or'
tbe iuri sdiciion of Congress. Nhrrc uT du'uJJI
Nv of thc nation begins that oil the STAT Gnu St,o
r. farmer reaches and controls lnteioa
commerce. the Intel the internal commerce Oh az
AMI thu mower of eacn WI min IT. appropriate sP".IC
al ke annie So far, then, the question OF eNleucnS
A. cnncerned IL resUIV It.cli into the qucs,iun "hU
eter STATE raj rOau GO rec shall ~ Regulator ~ az"
Ihe Committee believe hat 1t ought 10 be anu no
so"rer or later II must he; and they beheVe aso' lh
svery wears delay part OF Congress 10 au-htao
a a work hut adds tHo difficulties 10 he nNtrCuo, :"
te damages 10 be ayertcd, and to The eVs 10 DO i'
deed. ...-- 49,. ......r 20 roc,,late
eommerce ID moi expo ieu "a exercise II 10 NY
~ limiting charges To SdCh as are retsOnhOIr NC
.Ir,.ly cons, derrd TIE cStOl "a 10 the power W
tis and have seen thai al is clearly . ieSuIh ga, 80
sbere fore WITHIN the power 60 regulate ana we w.
80 wIou hesitation that We consider u H1' o"N ,io
Go.t inst but inc most oxpedent OF al possible
kevDlstons ANY t.mPt tO regulate lhle ConmrI'c
,s6irh .fopS .hor prohibition OF eAtVII'hd,o
h,ecs tnst prove alfOc Iher lntntctual rs fcHeuN
E~.,i.iiug evils [. Is wei settled. as we nave
Thai put no limit upon lnese e're'S
Ter ~ also te lrknJwlcdS d ana settcu that "ne'eSS
sspnot do So and tIc wch VIII result eau u III hH-
nred only bv the stlHsnneSs. aVarcr, ana tuIIu'N'
sboh c,n exist IN number Of great corporate nOhOPo-
he, combining tor tDclr common interest, ahu cOArooi
ky no lsw wbateNtr.