The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-14
PArrERsoN's POOLING BILL.
Its Passage Urged by Representative
Business Men.


Washington, June Representatives
of various commercial bodies met here
today for the purpose of expressing the
views Of business interests on the Patter-
son railroad pooling bill. The gathering
included members of the National Board
of Trade, National Transportation ass3-
cation, and Interstate Commerce commits
sion.
A permanent organization was effected
as follows: President Alden Spear, of
Boston,; vice-president, D. R. Francis, of
st. Louis; secretary, Edward A. Mosely,
The following, persons we're in attend
ance: B. c.. Ball and c. N; Osgood, mer-
chants exchange of st. Louis; jerome
phia, and general council of the National
Transportation association; Charles H.
Clark, manufacturers club of Pniladel-
F. Haden and A. 6. Elliott, Union com
mission of Philadelphia; D. P. Erwin, In
dianapo4is board of trade; Charles P.
Hatch. general transportation agent, ana
| William Ayres. trades league, of Phila-
delphia; James ]. Hooker and z. P. VII
| son. Cincinnati chamber Of commerce; N.
freight bureau; Oscar L. Whitelaw. Nat
| ional Transportation association; w. G.
Bishop, John L. Rogers and H. Burling-
/ ham: Baltimore flour exchange; j, 4.
| Paddock, of Springfield, H.. representing
a committee on the part of the convention
of railroad commissioners; Charles e.
H. F. Dousman.- of Chicago; Ambrose
Andrew, of New York, and John A Gano,
commercial bodies of Cincinnati, were
also among those present
Mr.. Wilson explained briefly the reasons
| for which the meeting was called, and
the secretary read the report of the House
| committee recommending the passage of
| the Patterson bill.
| After the. reading of the report the re-
mainder of the time before recess was
consumed in a discussion of the bill by
/
| Knapp.
After recess, considerable attention was
given to the, consideration of the first sec
/ ton of the bill which permitted common
| carriers to enter into contracts, agree
nents or arrangements, enforceable be-
tween them. The main objection pointed
thetical clause (which has not been dis
approved" referrering to contracts, the
operation Of which, the commission is o
observe. 1t was held generally in the
argument that this clause was ambiguous
The argument was participated in bv ex-
Governor Francis, Charles Herbert Clark
missioners Morrison and Knapp This
matter was finally concluded
changing cha the class Class so as to or read which
luton. reported by Ex-Governor Francis
was unanimously adopted:
THE representatives of the commercial
nlissioners here assembled, thoroughly be
lieving in the principles underlying tn:
interstate commerce law. and that its Wig.
orous enforcement would be equally con
duciVe to good business morals and thc
financial health of the corporations Sub.
ject to it. by recognizing the fat this
law, dealing with a great subject in q
new way, is largely. tentative and must
therefore be strengthened and Improves
as tire and trial show the need and poin;
out the way, therefore,
Resolved, That we hereby approve OF
the provisions of the House bill 1878. en-.
titled a bill to amend an act entitled
An act to regulate commerce, approved
February 4 1887. commonly known as the
Patterson BILL
The convention adjourned late in The
afternoon