Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-19
INTERSTATE COMMERCE
New Points Brought Out in Mr..
Camden's Speech.
Effect the Bill Would Have on
this State.
A Letter From a West Virginia
Farmer.
SpeciaI 70 khs SunalaV Register.

SVscial 10 The Sunday Register.
WASHINGTON. April lin his speech
in the Senate, yesterday, Mr.. Camden said:
1t Is a notorious fact, that men engaged in
agricultural and stock raising pursuits in
West Virginia and other States near the
Eastern markets, who ship their products
from points one half to three-fourths near
er the markets, will be met in the same
markets with the zane kind Of products
shipped two or three times the distance,
coming by their own doors at greatly less
rates, as much "a one.half less. And
it sometimes happens that shippers living
in these State ships their own products TO
market and at the same time purchase
products Of the same kind in Chicago and
the West and ship to the same market at
the same time at less freight than is paid
for their OWL products almost at the market
gates. In support Of this assertion, | beg
to read q letter. received only a few days
ago from one of the most substantial, in.
telligent and reputable farmers of the South
Branch Valley, in my State. lido not give
his name for the reason that have no au,
thority to give it duplicity, but the letter is
only the repetition Of complaints received
by Senators and Representatives almost
daily on this subject.
COMPLAINT OF A WEST yIRGINIAN.
The letter says: Il believe you are OPP
posed to the Interstate Commerce bill. !
believe the people of our State are almost
unanimously in favor OF it. | know OF none
who are opposed to it, except those who
are interested in special rates and in rail-
roads" / will stop here to remark in this
connection that | do not know how the wri.
ter could have imagined this to be my po-
simon unless he has been deceived by mis-.
representations, or imagines that because |
have some railroad interests in my "
State ! cannot rise to the level OF o disin.
terested conviction on this important sub.
iect. | have that conviction and this is not
the first time ! have expressed it on this
floor. Bot let that pass; that is not the point
to which ! wish to call the sttention.ot he
Senators. The letter goes on TO gay:
"Our people complain very much Of dis.
elimination. 1t costs us more to get our
cattle TO markets from the point named
in West Virginia otter as much as double
as from farther west. was in Philsdel-
phia 10 December with cattle men from
Ohio and farther west, who were paying
about one.hslt Of the rate Of
freight paid: l buy more
or lesa cattle in Chicago
every apring, and it costs me @ great deal
more TO get my cattle home than 10 ship
them to the sesbosrd.
Our State can never prosper unless We
can compete with the West in trsusporta-
ton. They get to market so much cheap
er than we do. We would be better of if
we we're Eve hundred miles farther West
| own one Of the best farms in this part Of
the State, and sm offering it for sale in or.
der 10 20 West, whsre ] can get cheaper
transportation and many are doing the
came thing and leaving our State"
Now, Mr.. President, Why should we leg
islste to psrpetuate this Discrimination
that affects the great body Of shippers all
over the country instead Of providing for
it's relief2 ] challenge any satisfactory
reason tor it. II We are in earnest about
passing a bill that will reach the greatest
evils OF discrimination, let US meet the
question fairly and sduarely. II you
limit the provisions Ito the same original
point Of depsrture) instead Of covering the
most important principle in ,oDs and short
hauls, it only adds 10 the evils OF the dis.
examinations complained Of By practically
sauctioning its most Objectionable features.
Such a bill discriminates in fs7of Of dis
elimination, for It aissriQinstes against
whole s~eati0Ua u coCp'ry and would give
to large cities The monopoly Of nearly ell
kinds Of business BY reason Of the guarsn-
tee that would be offered for cheap and
uniform transportation charges.
How the sepator'. speech Vac Received.
s@siai y III S.Heay E<gttn.
PARksR.BURG. W. Va. April l7.-Seus-
tor Candeps speech aud amendment to
the CulioD Interstate Commerce Bill wa
received here with q great deal Of enthusi-
Asm and warm eucomium from members
Of all political parties. The speech has
been the subject Of con .erssston upon the
~streets all dsJ TO The eEc!Osion Of every
other topic. ks generally spoken Of as
one Of the best, soundest. most logical
and equitable comments upcnEs ths
freight question, Shich 10 OF
such ysg; importance to Dur people.
Tle Senator'S posiiirn upon the question,
= in view OF the fac. tha, be is a pTomiuen,
:. railroad stakeholder, ard his frank, honest
: : and telling arguments against oVer-chsrges
: on freiehu end discrimination for short
distances, hiss made many warm friends
fer him among all classes and with al
parties. The Republicans sdmit that i
was q surprise TO tbsm, and concede tina
the Senator has made the beat hi" OF tn
J campaign, while the Democracy, jubilsn
: aud happy, are copgrstulating themselves
5 and the party On the Senators grand "coul
de main"
Widow OF Col. j. Y. Horuer Dead