The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-04
a CONFESSIONAL. NATTER.


Yesterday was 6eid day ia the SEN
ate G0llom opened the ball by in tro-
4uoing q resolution instruoting the
Committee on.Tnter-State Commerce to
ascertain and report whether or not
q: any railway lines in the United States
were ownedsor controlled by Canadian
railway accompanies; if commerce origin
atiRg4n the United States was diverted
TO Canadian roads. and so on. The
Senator explained himself In vigorous
spSech, and Was followed by other
Ssnatora in equally vigorous addresses.
Neither of the political parties SCENE ed
s0 have the advantage, as Democrats
and Republicans were alike earnest and
eSsrsotic in twisting the tail of the
British lion. =. 49,. - .
The trouble seems to be that the Can
adian railways are getting good dea,
81 traffic which legitims ely belongs to
sa@ United States roads. A little while
sgo.the Chins and Japan tea was hauled
across the continent on American rail
WAKs; now the Canadian Pacific hauIs
soFty>two4 peE cent of the tea which is
consumed in. New York. American
railways are exchanging freight with
sAe Canadian roads, and Amer
can merchants are shipping
sooos over Canadian lines
Naturally there ia trouble. There is.
more-thsre is CONSERVATION. -
xhe Senate has set out to brirs
Aooos q resdjustment, End it has
started in just as if it had the Dover Z,
40 what it has undertaken. Tbo
0aaGian railway managers Will laugh
sR'<Gs hAnster in the Senate on Ri. |
1sy8aud' american railway manager,
Vnnsre 0Perating with the Canadians
"iit srVese1t over the verdancy of our
AaiKa'i'a stsgssABn. Mr.. Cullom IL
serE Ignorant of CONN erciai IaFsif re
iU i;'shes he can contfol and regulate
! . matter as railway freight traffic
y s'S'tu torE enactment. The opststion
y Ane lie ssE+ssate Commerce law sbS1ld h
n "a ~
0Hcn Aim and bis fellow Iay-makers-tB / !
UNITY of Legislation on lhe subject, 4
,.a' "a" has cost the government per- | q
HPS a quarter of "a million. and has a. y
absolutely nothing of vbst h
ant NJ o a 20 DO 1t undertook to pre- b
snsr discrimination, and there ~ a. =,
A.oI discrimination to-day az tbsr. Els
April, 1897, when the 49, ~
'Llo.= INTO effect. One object ~. "a
a : 1,i a degree of regularity or Ill
-N.noS7 IN rateA but rates chang
" as often as railway manssers fasI
posed to change them. F.vorit,o bee
|. Siacsiosd to-day as much NJ evs. POI
!. - : not believed that the long sud Hh
,ls n1al olauaeof the law sno1nt. 80 -. ana
"ors than 80 many vain ana az, " $50
80 IL so far as the Inter-stste o pro-
$50 @W vas intended to proesot autt
peOple against railway pers
I, poas aud DETERMINATIONS - -" conc
ESete' failure. If thu la " q whR
l0rce' whatever, It is In n-o. guy ties 1
: -.H<ss from sSoh other. priet
~ Also viii prove a fs;,, expol
.,on may he passed looking tn ts
nsion Of Hhat the s4nate,S ~ sne DR..
% IS TIE evil Of cs,oS: DC UniO,
carrying Aheficsa freight qu have
: is purely commercial. s.S tpo cratic
pea by TIE tavs3of oomns tbs Is that
d .oy statutory eaaotmsnts equal
nsaisn raj ways will t,.r.aA' a hand
sr freight for less than ihs 800 va slwsya
ways charge.sfhe, fermss win 20. side.
a,nsss IN spite of .congress5ons,
Q aenunciatoEy speeoh9ss Oon No~
annos "pEotsct" american rail- @fcuI
this MATTER The .Im.9, ana th'
must protect thsrbEalssa Siin :. III
eng tier. charges IesB! tbsn. e.oaiae
= theft competitors. 1As3ar,.llga grow De
cohants and thSs 1.:o5AI,oa.. q 4usfe az