The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-26

yyliha ROsni.
New York World; chRunceY u. De-
pew, Chairman Of the Board Of Control
of the joint TFatlc Association, ID cons
aned to his room with an infamed eye
a eInder having lodged there and eauS-
cd him much pain and trouble,
u am not thoroughly familiar with
the declsion.r he said to q World rep0rs
ter Who, yesterday afternoon, Qske9
hift for hi8 views upon the ettect OF
the decision OF the United States Sup
y6ite Court In the case OF the Trans'
Missouri TrRttic Association.
This can say, however, That tne
point upon which the Trana. Missouri
case appeara 70 have leen 1ectaeu Goes
not apply tn the Joint frame Ass0ela@
ton case, IOr the reason that the erti-
clNs ,ot AGREEMENT are radically diner'
: I'm the Trans. Missouri Association
the 1ke- making power u In the the as
ISOLATION itself, While In the Joint Irilt-
dt Association this iS IN the Boards OF
Directors Of the different railroads
THE decision necessarily thvahuatea
the Joint Traffic Association ana makes
~ agreement an unlawful contract uns
sSuGEAAaA4A
1850" said United States District Attnr-
nay NRcfRrlane when asked regarding
thS eject OF Judge PeGkhnnl'a opinion
upon the case decided In the United
states Circuit Court Of Appeals III the
fNVur 0f-the railroads on Friday,
The Circuit Court decided tho case
a6sshand. and this may have been 1Uue
10 hurry the appeal TO the United States
SubFene Court, which, u was known.
would be taken In any case conun4 vs.
iNfr. HRcfaflRne.. The fact q that the
5frdng,a Missouri caSe, also dectded IN ia
yor q the railroads at first, has played
m important part In our case. While
IiiaFO YheeleF's decision In favor OF
th6 .iOIfit Traffic Association was made
nRrt Of the brief before the Supreme
Court. 10 sou sec the two cases are
bound up together very closely.
.'But while the Trans Missouri case -
entirely under the Sherman act. ours IL
under this and the Interstate Com
tneree act IS well.
,sThe Trans Missouri agreement IL
a very much more moderate AFFAIR than
the Joint Traffic Association. and moth
ins that could be held to be unlawful
n the former Il not TO be found tn the
latter Decides many other points OF
illegality.
aflte boards Of directors were. 1t L.
true, permitted TO hand ~ schedules OF
rates when the Joint Traffic ASsocta-
fl0U WAC formed. but thereafter the
I3cNniS Of Managers Recommended
ehSnFea, refusal 10 make which subs
4eeted q road TO tho palms and penalties
pfnVfde8i for; violations OF the agree
mont If this Il leaving rates 20 be
: ARD by directors should like to Know
V,hqt freedom they have"
M. lRcfarlana Ia now awaiting In
ftFuctiOuS from AttOrney-Ge NC"
Keuna, at Washington, In regard toSh
course.
This will either be to file q petition
Sor q rehenring on April %, when the
tinted States Circuit Court Of Appeals
meets again. baSed upon the decision
az the United States Supreme Court, or
10 anDcal at once to the Supreme Court.
Innres G, Carter, who appeared for
tire Joint T,rahic Association in the last
hearing would not discuss Judge Peck.
hams decision, saying that he had nor
: yet read It.
railroad OfIlCerE:
Wanna-I am not enough OF lawyer
10 give you the full eject OF the deeis-
ion. The railroads have to conform 20
lie law. whether Il Is hurttul TO their
interests or not. We may find II neces-
saFS 10 have some extra legislation on
the subject.
FaIlrOad4The railroads have been hay-
fng sorry enough time Of II for some
time paSt, and this decision Is not cali
ciIated to help matters any. Business
& 81 no means as brisk ~ Il ought 70.
George F. Baker, President OF
the Central Railroad Of New Jersey
The general impression appears 10 pc
fhSt the decision will be adverse to the
Joint Trails Association.
81, E. Ingalls,. President OF the BIS
F6ur and Chesapeake and ohlo-The
deeiSion may have the effect Of diSSolv-
4 Inn NC Ioipt Trafic Association. but
IN DE end II do the roads more GOOD.
The Joint Traffic Association IL. after
81. little better than rope Of sand, for
charges are frequently made that some
az It's members do not live up to their
aaTs4nebt as 10 the rates. Hereafter
each company win proceed more or less
ltpon an independent basis. Each VIII
make its own tariff by It's respective
AGENTS and publish them IN pursuance
Of law. The decision o. me sH ~ .he
Court will direct attention TO the
raIIroads are compelled to do business,
and will in the end serve TO secure
proper legislation.
pregident John X. Cowen. OF the Bal
tiuore and Ohio Railroad-The decision
Il likely to make trouble for the Joint
franc Association. II Is absolutely
neeeEsary to have some sort OF an
aeTeeu1ent to maintain rates. ComPe-
fifInn here should be Us u IL In Eng
is1d: not the offer OF different rates to
tlI9eFent people. but rather, while Keep
me- the same rate, to hold out varying
faciIItieF a. 10 service We must have
aCrne kind Of legislation taking the rail-
roads from under the operations Of the
aTtIstFust law. that u sure. We will
have either federation or consolidation,
ard every one VIII agree that the Tor.
mer n the better for a community.
happen 10 have With mo copy OF q
poem about Ehe Bugs In a Basket"
which gives the railroad situation in q
nutshell Here II is:
BuEV IN q Haskell.
Three little bugs IN 4 basket.
And hardly room for two!
Ana one was yellow and one was black
And ono like me or YOU,
The SPACE was small, no doubt, for all,
Three little bugs In basket,
And hardly crumbs for Two.
And All we're selfish In their hearts.
THE same as ] or you;
30 tho crafty ones said: ''WN VIII eat tho
And Gi tSSt is what we will do"
Three little bugs in basket,
And the bodE but two would holI;
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