New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-01
THE INTERSTATE LAW DISCUSSED.
OPINIONS or SENATOR DAWES AND PREs1DENl
VI. T. INGALLS,

VI. T. INGALLS,.
Chicago, Dec 31.-At the cightv-second regular
meeting and dinner Of the Commercial Club OF this
city on Saturday night. the subject of discussion was
Tie Interstate Commerce Iaw-i;s effect upon the
railroads and the business Of the country since II
has been I'm operation Among the speakers were
President ingalls, of the Big Four road. and United
States Senator Dawes of Massachusetts,. Senator
Dawes when asked by reporter to-day for the sub
stance OF his speech declined Ia give IT, as he under
stood the meeting be secret one. He had no hest
taton however I'm expressing his views. He said the
question involved. TO begin with. the relation which
ought to exist between the shippers and the railroads,
and that there ought to be any legislation when
will bring them into antagpnism Internal commerce
has increased TO such amazing extent that 1t has
become absolutely necessary to have common control
The difficulty IS not I'm lack Of power, but IN lis cNei-
else We are too apt to judge the law by It's imme-
date rather than by rs ultimate effect on those who
are passing judgment. MASSACHUSETTS, complains BIZ
terly Of the long and short haul clause Chicago com
plains of the prohibition Of pooling. Shippers from
other localities complain that their expectations OF
relief from unjust discrimination have not been real
led There Is reasonable ground to expect ~
peal of the Law. There IS, on the other hand "a'
son TO expcct an enlargement of its scope and powers
in the direction Of clearer definition of the rgula-
tiors which Congress intends to impose on commerce
totwecn thc States as well as better and moro effect
Two means Of securing conformity 10 It's provisions
and the removal Of conflicting ana lmpfacncaD''
clauses which may have inadvertently clrpt I'M" H.
Mr. Ingalls, of the Cincinnati, indianapolis, 81 LOUIS
and Chicago system said that I'm his opinion, the IN
,oretatc law had come to stay The long and short
haul clause does nothing more than put mo icea
shane and make binding the system under when tl'
New-York Central. Pcnnsylvania and Lake Shoic
companies had worked for years. congress cannon
change The law until the railroads agree among 'heh
selves If there were not wars, and If through rar'
f,fc
difficulty with the clause. Manager had he'r.oi','
oiled more upon pools than upon The integrity oi ihel
agreements. If company agrees 10 hlinn' w.
and does not do H. th, competitor should have r.
rrht Ia recover damages I'm the court MI. ihshllS
concluded by saving ihat me p'"nnII" cdn,d No, h.
managers or owners OF Ialliosd'' anu '""'u "'' ."
solved IN legislative hats.
MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTFLLlGENOE.
The passenger department of the Pennsy wanna Kan
ro,d Company announces that on and after today a
unc OF Pullman palace sleeping cars will be pacch
in service between Ncw-York and Charleston The
South bound car VIII leave Ncw-York on No ~ at p
p M PHILADELPHIA II -, p a,' GaN 80 arty
ing i'm Philadelphia at 40 and New-iork "oo a. H.
ph,adrluha. Dec ~ ,spcciaD.-In Third stree
TODAY the r,Imor verified that the engineers ~
the employ Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad haye
locaicd a line that will connect the NewJersey Cen
trail Railroad with the XIII Won kull Bridge The
llne ends at Roscle, n j.. Just where the tracks Of
tho Lehigh Valleys ROsellc branch terminates T. '
road 20 the bridge Will connect with both roads, 50
that the Lehgh Valley viii be enabled TO send freight
direct TO staten Island without passing over the
| New-Jersey Central Road at all.
IL Is stated by railroad men here that the n"
| road being hul1 TO connect the old Hanover June
ton Hanover and Gettysburg Railroad. with the main
line OF the Western Maryland VIII be completed and
| in running order BY midsummer
At the annual meetings Of the combined Moun.
| Carbon and Port Carbon Railroad Company, Mn
Creek and Mine Hill and Schuylkill Navigation Com
| paries held to-day. the annual reports were pre-
sentci and adopted aud the following officers elected
! 10 serve for all three roads for the coming yea
| President Austin CorbIn; managers A. J.thntrl1,
| samuel r. shplcv Thomas Cochran. \. 4. Mcleod.
| 4 u. Coils and william Il. Taylor j. e.. Ilolil.
| was made secretary and treasurer.
| 1t the Fourth-st Office of tie Pcnnsy vanla Rail
| rnad II was announced to-day that and after
! January /. 1889. line Of Pullman sleeping car.
| will be placed in service between New York and
| Charleston. S. c. The south bound viii be at
| iached TO tho train leaving Ncw-Yotk at D. m,
| philadelphia at IL 81 y. III. daily. The North bound