The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-31

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A number Of appl,ca,,cs.s to the commits
sion for extension 81 time Within which
| to comply with the requirements as to
hard holds or grab irons and the. stand
| art height OF dtawhurs were HE'D on or
about the time the provisions refcrred to
became operative,
bearing was had on July " upon ,he
| application Nf the receivers OF the Nvt
| York. Lake ERIE and Western tniitond
company, which was LARGELY attended by
| Representation OF HE various ppplNius
| carriers, The Master Car i,,aidss~ associ-
alton and organizations cr railway cui-
| pi0ses. On imiy is. isas. thc commission
OF Interstate commerce. hy railroad. cY:
t,ndirx the time within which onrs ai,cu,d
hard SnIds t,om 5n WIS / ix.s' wSci, section
| day 81 pcSemsc,, ise5. and for such time
with. the provisions Of section /, which
piohibtts the Use of any car Ia Interstate
commerce that is not provided with nraw
in such order from the 1st. day OF July,
S, no, ,S and snt'l the is ;s as ny OF F'"r"
The grounds Tor the issuance OF thN
order are stated IN the report, The car
riy with III the SYi NV, 4 large nunSer Of ihcm
have sent notices 10 their connections that
after the LIST day OF December they VIII
rcfuae to haul any cars that are not prep.
erly equipped. and that IN compliance With
u resolution adopted by the American
Railway. association IN October, iss they
Will, equip the cars coming ON their limos
| with the necessary appliances 10 mcct we
requirements of the law, aud charge thr
" UPON Sy the Master cav nWliders assocIa.
tion. on November 30 more than 900 cnrs
were held by the Reading Railroad CONF
pnny and AN equal number by the fnnn-
sylvansa company, which they refused To
allow 60 come upon tiair trRrka untii tho
necessary applinnccs were placed ON the
cars.
The Master Car builders associrxion
has recommended the positions winch
erah-rons and hand-holds should occupy,
and TINT association took an informal bat
lot among its members, more than two.
thirds voting N favor of the proposed
modihcatipna This action, however. does
rot lmpoae any lcRal duty upon the ear.
iinrs II lis conceded that the location Of
grobirons, o. hnnd holds shnula be mn.
form, and A is auRspaNd that THIS 10
tlNcd by legislative enactment Som uues
,,oh has been raiqad NJ 80 the validity nf
I that portion OF the net which authorizes
mn association OF individuals. the Ameti'
can Railway association to tx the stand
ard height of hraw-hnr. and " has also
been stated ,het the STANDARD es flscd IN
. compliance with law Ia ambiguous. While
there may be no airnrplty As &C. the ui-
= depreciation Of tho law II IL suggested
= that the standard which has been ~ opere
: fixed by congress. Thc object TO be al.
+ tained both NJ 20 hnud.hgiia and grab,
y irons IL uniformity, aud difficulties aud
! emhatnnsmcnla are snru tn ,riAc u room
= IL l6it Tor railroad silperntundeuis to rNF
sreiss ,hcir Individual rtofer,snecs The
9 ment In detail In regard to aafey arpiI-
. nnocs.
"A RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.
4 During the year ending June 80 iSAi 1872
l. railway employees were Rilled and % is1
s were injured. Compared With the previous
: yenr this shows n deercase Of aet In the
1 number OF employees killed aud Saoy IN the
+ number of employees injured one reason
~ Ia, H. Ia.
n reduction, 10 tho extent Of $780,. In the
s number OF employees M statistics GOV
= crlne the year ending June 20 1888, have
4 ns yot been complied. Ii IL known, how
II ever Tint the equipment of cars with
4, hand -holds aud Erab-iions has been rapid
\, ~ going on, thnt tho majority Of all cars
r, are now so equipped aud that large
l. number Of cars and locomotives have also
= been htted with train brakes and nutomat.
ir couplets during tho year 4, IA believed,
therefore TINT tho rntio pf Academia fui
the yenr ending June 30 1885, win show a
VI still further decrease. For the year june
y no. 1871. tho number Of employees Cor anoli
IL employe ldilcl rns ias, M compared with
&c trainmen employed for one killed was 1876
At M compared with rs IN the previnns year
10 THIS IN marked Improvement aud H b.
n lrNtd Ia he due tn The nSr of better aafetN
?" equipment,
y 'i'he supreme court Of the United states
fo mas ned ~ rfSeF titch That The hazardous
+, character of the hnsinras of opera ting u
- railroad soemR 10 call for special iuglsia-
ton with respect TO railroad corporations
e h ,Ss, ,or ,s object the protection Of
~ the public aud that IT ~ incumbent npor
IL promoters OF works of necessity or utility
III where such occupation ia attended viii
~ danger To life body on Limb. tn provide al
al appliances readily attnnabie known /,
n srinnce for the prevention OF accidents
II lnnrra viii he regarded ns prouf,slf ,ulunbl,
To negligence.
Q. The amendments recommended, If adop.
W ed, would Impose fo new liability upon III,
ct railroad companieR, hnt they would mako
at mora effective the general provisions q
" inc law respecting safely appliances,
d TRAFFIC. AGREEMENTS
~ Under this heading tie subject OF pool
IN ing of frciEhls aud division of narnIngt
no Is considered, nnd various traffic agree
n,i ments arc mentioned and discussed an.
cr agreement OF ihc Centred Tfnfrc nsaocia
or ton Tor division OF ems, bound d.a,
~ freight. dressed meats and live stock Cron
Chicago. IN ofieo, from Mny /, isst II de
seribcd as being virtually pooling agree
nc ment, because the parties thereto On
~ gage 10 divide among themselves In pro
portions 20 he 'lXcd hv mutual agreements
To the entire competitive traffic. each agree
Al ing for its part To limit iis business 10 tn,
~ extent necessary for that purpose" m,
pomInlsaioh having reached The conulilplni
b. thnt tllis contract violated the nfth see
ton OF the act, referred the matter. Will
mo documents relating thereto to ihe at
Tourney E,nerRI, requesting nim To dirce
b. me United states district attorney Of IN,
proper district TO institute AMI prosecute
IN necessary proceedings for the punlnbn. en-
n Of such violation,
,n IN June iast the commission inquired
Into certain agreements alleged 10 nav,
IS been made between The virgins t.rr1
- company, an Illinois corporation aud IN
Terminal Railroad Association OF ~
ny Louie u Missouri corporation, rms in
al nuiry disclosed n series OF contracts an.
traiiic arrangements which, In this opip
~ ion of the commission, constituted Il ciea
TO cAse Of violation OF both cauHrH OF IN
.' 9TH section OF the act. The uonnnisa,o
ttanFmttod through the attorney genera
al to the United States attorney tor IN
Eastern district Of the Missouri an u ~
papers aud evidence which Il had in n
ng possession bearing on the case, with "a
request that the persons oneniinE Wn
of were The officers OF those corporations
be Indicted. The oaRn Mas laid before ~
al grand Jury IN 81 Lour, but tina, i'ol
failed Ia IND q trur Eli.
iea Il vs. generally known thu, epntrap
Is las been agreed upon between the niiil