The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-09
IN FAVOR OF POOLING
RESULT OF A CONFERENCE OF SHIP.
PIERS AND RAILWAY MEN.
Several Important Amendments Sug-
gested to the Foraker Bill Now
Before the Senate.

CINCINNATI June SIN response TO
the calls of the freight bureaus Of Gin
cinnati, Philadelphia Nashville and Mem
phis. with other bureaus since CO.
operating, the subject OF railroad-pooling
legislation was discussed at a large meet
ings in Cincinnati to-day. Delegates were
present from the freight bureaus of New
York, Chicago Philadelphia Boston. Louis
vile, Indianapolis, st. Louis Omaha Kan
sas City. Denver. Milwaukee, St. Paul,
Memphis, Richmond, Charleston, Baltimore,
New Orleans and other cities. These dele
gates favor legislation that will legalize
pooling, but there is divergence of opinion
as to the form. Reports were presented
from 100 organizations of shippers fayering
pooling legislation and from thousands OF
individuals. The provisions of the Foraker
and Chicago bills on the control of pooling
by the Interstate-commerce Commission
were given special consideration.
At the afternoon session permanent orr
ganization was perfected as follows; Chair
man, John A. Gano, Cincinnati; secretary.
Napoleon B. Kelly, Philadelphia; committee
on resolutions, E. p. Wilson. chairman;
William Coates f. b. Thurber, ID. G.. Purse,
a. j. Van Lindinham, ii. +. Druseman,
f. A. Scott.
The following official representatives We're
registered; John A. Gano. Nj; Ryan Fred
Pentlage Cincinnanu Chamber of Com
merce; E. T. Wilson Cincinnati Freight
Bureau; j. w. Breed, chairman freight clas-
sitication committee of the Carriage Build
ers, Ass9 So ln r s. Lyon Of the Chicago g
Chicago Freight Bureau; James 5. Darant,
Of the Memphis Freight Bureau:
of the Indianapolis Board of Trade;
F. S. Thurber, OF the Board of Trade
ana ans Mew 39rK be Pbia
de!phia Board of Trade; l.. K. Passmore, OF
the Commercial Exchange of Philadelphia:
n 3. Kelly, of the Freight Commission and
Trades League of Philadelphia. +. NJ.
Maduree, of the Board of Trade of St. JOS
eph, Mo-; ". T. Tuckitt Of the Kansas City
Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce
After a general discussion of the Foraker
and Cullom bills and the Senate substitute
for the Foraker bill, the whole matter was
referred to the committee of seven on reso-
lutions. of which Mr.. Wilson was chair
man. The committee was in executive ses-
sion during the afternoon considering these
bills section by section, but was unable TO
draft it's report. This committee reported
the import OF its findings to the fun con-
ference and the same were all agreed to.
The Senate substitute was agreed to. to-
gether with the recommendations in the re-
port or the Senate committee on commerce,
with the following additional amendments:
First-The elimination of the imprison-
ment clause and the substitution in addt-
ton TO the $1,000 penalty for the first Of
Tense penalty of three times the amount
of the freight rate or the fare against cor
porattons violating the law involved in
any connection with unlawful transactions.
Second TO make all agreements author
lied between railroads subject To the same
provisions that are stipulated for pooling
itself.
"Third-To authorize sufferers from any
unjust discrimination TO for damages
incurred through the use of private cars as
a matter of discrimination against such
sufferers
Fourth--For the punishment of the rail-
road companies for using private cars in
any manner OF Discrimination the degree of
punishment to be fixed as other penalties.
Fifth - Providing that when the Inter-
State-commerce Commission has made it's
change back to an original rate is or
dered 1t must specify the rate and also the
rate to which 1t is ordered to return"
me sixth amendment recommended pros
yides for national and uniform CLASH
1cation, to be entirely in charge of the
Interstate-commerce Commission. After the
proposed amendments of the committee OF
seven on resolutions had been agreed to
the following were adopted
RESOLVED, That the report of the commit
by this meeting, be received for Informal
ton, and copies of the same be transmitted
to each of the organizations represented,
and that said organizations be requested to
mendationS OF the committee and forward
their action to their senators and represen-
tatiVes in Congress- and also file a copy of
their action with the secretary of this body.
Resolved, That the action of the COM
mittee in it's amendments to the substitute
of the Senate committee commerce be
given to the public through the press"
No name was given the mblage. 1t
was simply a national conference of freight
bureaus and shippers, and it adjourned to-
missioners will meet and organize O nation
al association of freight commissioners