The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-09
FREIGHT BUREAU FIGHTERS.
r,,C CONVENTION AT CINCINNATI A
SUCCESS.

i . Majority of the Delegates Declared
in Favor of LegaIized Pooling by
che RaiIrOads-The Senate Subs.i-
t,te For the Pooling Bill Agreed
n. Together With the RecOmmen-
dations in the Report of the SEN
ate committee on Commerce.
cincinnati, o., June Sin response to
t-e calls of the freight bureaus of Cincin-
rsd Philadelphia Nashville and Mem
mis- with other bureaus since co-operat-
ing the subject of railroad pooling Iegisla-
ZION was discussed at large meeting here
to-day.
delegates were present from the freight
bureaus of New York, Chicago, Philadel-
mia. Boston, Louisville, Indianapolis, St.
Louis. omaha, Kansas City. Savannah,
Denver. Milwaukee, st. Paul, Memphis.
richmond, Charleston, Baltimore, New
orleans and other cities.
These delegates favor legislation that
will legalize pooling, but there is diverg-
enca of opinion as to the form.
Reports were presented from 2, 100 organ
izltons of shippers favoring pooling leg
station, and from thousands of individ-
nails At the afternoon session, perma-
rent organization was effected as follows:
Chairman-John A. Gano of Cincinnati.
Secretary-Napoleon b. Kelly of Phila-
dephia.
son. chairman; William Coates, F. B.
Thurber, D. G. Purse, A. G. Vanlanding-
ham, H. +. Druseman, F. A. Scott
After d general discussion of the Forak-
eI and Cullom pooling bills and the SEN
ate substitute for the Foraker bill, the
whole matter was referred to the com
mittee of seven on resolutions, of which
Nj Wilson was chairman.
This committee was in executive session
during the afternoon considering these
bills, section by section, but was unable
10 draft it's report
The committee reported the import of its
findings to the full conference, and the
same were all agreed to.
The Senate substitute was agreed to, to
gether with the recommendations in the
report of the Senate committee on com
merce, with the following additional
amendments:
]. The elimination of the Imprisonment
clause and the substitution in addition
to the $1,000 penalty for the first offense
and the penalty for three times the
amount of the freight or the fare against
corporations violating the law or involved
in any connection with unlawful trans
actions.
To make all agreements authorized
between railroads subject to the same pro-
visions that are stipulated for pooling it.
self.
8. To authorize sufferers from any I'M
just discrimination to sue for damages in
Cured through the use of private
cars as matter of discrimination against
such sufferers.
T. For the punishment of the railroad
companies for using private cars in any
manner of discrimination; the degree of
punishment TO be fixed as other penalties
o. Providing that when the interstate
commerce commission has made it's report
and has ordered reparation by which a
change back to an original rate is ordered
u must specify the rate and also the rate
TO which 1t is ordered to return.
o. Amendment recommended provides
for national and uniform classification to
be entirely in charge OF the interstate
commerce commission.
After the proposed amendments of the
committee of seven to the resolutions had
been agreed to, the following were adopt
ed
Resolved, That the report of the COM
mittee on resolutions, which has been an
proved by this meeting, be received for
information, and copies of the same be
transmitted to each of the organizations
represented, and that said organizations
be requested to take immediate action
upon the recommendations of the commit
tee and forward their action to their SEN
etors and representatives 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 its amendments to the substitute
OF the Senate committee on commerce be
given to the public through the press.
No name was given the assemblage. It
was simply a national conference of
freight bureaus and shippers and it adj
journed tonight, sine die.
Tomorrow the freight commissioners
viii meet and organize national organ
zation of freight commissioners.
The conference to-day was not as large
In numbers as 1t was in the presentation
of vested interests. It's success was due
In great measure to the work which Sec
rotary Kelly of Philadelphia and Secre-
tary Wilson of Cincinnati have been doing
Tor some weeks.
1t was decided that all of the representa-
tives present should proceed at once to
work through their respective organiza-
IONS to present the demand for pooling
legislation to the senators and representa-
lives in congress. 1t is not expected that
there will be any meeting of the confer
ence n. b. Kelly. secretary of this con-
Terence, and freight commissioner of the
Philadelphia Trades League. said to the
Associated Press that among the twenty
five delegates to this conference were a
representative of the national board of
trade and one from the national transport
tation Associat ton. These twenty-five men
represented 100000 shippers, connected di-
rectly or indirectly with the home bodies
which sent delegates to the conference.
These shippers represented a billion dol
iars of capital. He said, furthermore,
mat this was the first commercial conven-
uon TO express views on the pooling bill,
ana that the result of this meeting was
the bringing of all the great business or.
CARNATIONS of the nation more nearly to
unanlmty as to what sort of a pooling
OIL would be for the best interests of the
general business OF the country and most
satisfactory and equitable TO all concern
ed.