The herald., 1896-12-19
Meeting of the Deep Waterway
Commission
MUCH WORK HAS BEEN DONE
But the Nature OF Probable Report Not
Made Public
The Interstate Commerce Commission
Still Struggling With the Long
and Short Haul Clause.
Associated pre.a snsc,a, Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 1S.--The United
States deep waterways commission
which was appointed to make investiga-
ton Of the feasibility of establishing a
deep waterway of sufficient magnitude
to permit of the free passage of ocean
steamers between the great lakes and
the seaboard and report the result to
congress, met today at the Russell
house.
The United States commission is work
ing in conjunction with similar body
appointed by the Canadian government
President Angel of the University of
Michigan is at the head of the United
States commission, with John E. Rus
sell of Massachusetts and l.. E. Cooley
of Chicago as fellow members. The
Canadian commission is composed of
O. A. Howland, r. c. Keefer and Thorn
as Monroe, the latter being the official
engineer for the dominion. The first
meeting was in Detroit last January,
and a second one at Niagara Falls.
Our time has chiefly been spent in
gathering and collecting data said
President Angel today. AN immense
mass of detailed information is abso-
lutely necessary for intelligent action
We have gathered many surveys, how
ever, and had much other personal work
done".
"Will you reach definite action at this
meeting?" President Angel was asked.
1T is highly probable that we shall.
Much will depend upon the result of our
joint meeting with the Canadian COM
mission. which will take place here next
month. At any rate, it is our intention
to report to congress before the close
of the present session"
''Will that report be favorable to the
establishment Of the deep waterway 2"
I'VE can make no statement on that
point at present.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-The inter-
state commerce commission gave hear
ing today on the application of the Atch-
ison, Topeka and Santa Fe and other
western roads for a suspension of the
long and short haul clase of the inter-
state commerce act. The contest in
wolves freight rates from Colorado COM
mon points to California terminal
points. The roads petitioning for relief
are the Atchison, the Denver and Rio
Grande. Rio Grande Western, Southern
Pacific, Colorado Midland and the
Union Pacific.
The commission gave notice of a hear
ing to interested parties throughout the
territory involved in the contest, but
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represented today to oppose the grant
ing of the petition.
Counsel for the roads claimed that
Improbable rates have been forced upon
them through water competition. The
roads claimed they should be authorized
to make reasonable charges from Colo
rado common points to points east of
California terminal points, and between
intermediate points, without comparison
with the charges contemporaneously in
force from Colorado common points to
Pacific coast terminal points on like traf-
fic.
SAN PEDRO FAVORED.
SALT LAKE. Utah, Dec. 1S-A meet
ing was held at the chamber of COM
merce to discuss and act upon the propo-
sition of Utah railway terminal facilities
in California, especially with reference
to the particular point in California where
these advantages should be sought.
A telegram was received from John F.
Francis, chairman of the Los Angeles
Free Harbor league, urging that San
Pedro be chosen and requesting that a
representative be selected to appear
with a petition for San Pedro on Mon
day next.
Resolutions were adopted favoring
San Pedro.
c. o. Whittemore was chosen as a
delegate to present the petition to the
harbor commissioners
A RAILROAD WRECK.
MONTICELLO Ind, Dec. ia fatal
accident occurred on the Louisville,
New Albany and Chicago railway six
miles north of here this morning by the
derailment of "a wrecking train. Cecil
Douglass of this place was killed, and
three other members of the crew are
reported fatally hurt.
RUSSIAN ROADS.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 18.-The
! minister of war and communications,
Prince Chilkow and the minister of
finance, Mons. de Witt, with view to
promoting exports to America, have re-
solved to introduce direct reduced
through (railroad) tariff to Hamburg,
Bremen and Bremerhaven.
HE WAS ONLY STUNNING.