Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-09
FREIGHT BUREAU MEETING.
Richmond sentcd-ResOlutiOns
as to Pooling Legislation Desired.

as to Pooling Legislation Desired.
CINCINNATI, o.. June SIN response
to the calls of the freight bureaus OF Gin
cinnati, Philadelphia, Nashville. and
Memphis, with other bureaus since CO.
operating. the subject of railroad pooling
legislation was discussed at large meet
ing here to-day. Delegates were present
from the freight bureaus of New York,
Chicago, Philadelphia. Boston, Louisville,
indianapolis, st. Louis. Omaha, Kansas
CITY. Savannah, Denver. Milwaukee, st.
Paul. Memphis, Richmond. Charleston,
Raltimore. New Orleans, and other cities.
These DELEGATES favor legislation that
will cegalize pooling. but there is diver
gence of opinion as to the form. Re-
norris were presented from 2,1O0 organiZa-
tions of shippers. favoring pooling legls-
lation, and from thousands OF INDIVIDUALS.
At the afternoon session a permanent
organization was perfected, as foilows;
Chairman, John Il. Gano, Cincinnati;
Secretary. Napoleon Il. Kelly. Philadel-
mia. Committee on Resolutions-E. +.
Wilson (chairman), William Coats, +. Il.
Thurber ID. G Purse a. q. Van Landing
ham. II. +. Drusman, and +. IL. Scott
After a general discussion OF the Fora-
lker and Cullom pooling bills, and the
Senate substitute for the FORAKER Diil'
the whole matter was referred to the
Committee ON Resolutions, or which Mr.
Wilson is chairman. A subcommittee
of this body was in executive session
during the afternoon. considering these
hills section by section, but was unable
10 draft its report. The committee re-
ported tits findings to the fuh committee,
and the same were ali agreed TO.
The Senate substitute was agreed TO-
together with the recommendations IN the
report of the Senate Committee on COM
merce. with the following additional
amendments:
The elimination of the imprison-
ment clause. and the substitution, III
addition to the $500 penalty for the
first offence. of a penalty OF three times
the amount of the freight rate OF lhe
fare against corporations violating the
law. or involved in any connection Win
unlawful transactions.
2 To make all agreements authoriHeu
between railroads subject TO the saiiIe
nroylsions that are stipulated FOR pool
ing itself. -.
q To authorize sufferers from any un-
lust discrimination TO sue LOT uaihaseS
incurred through the use or private car .
az a matter of discrimination against
such sufferers.
The punishment of railroad compa-
nies for using private cars in any manner
NJ discrimination; the degree of punish
ynent TO be fixed as are other penalties.
: Providing that when the Interstate
Commerce Commission has made its re-
mort and has ordered reparation by
which n change back to an original rate
Is ordered. It must specify the rate ana
also the rate to which it orders return.
The sixth amendment recommended
nrovides for national and uniform classi-
dcation TO be entirely in charge OK the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Aftor the proposed amendments of the
committee of seven on resolutions had
been agreed 10, the following were
adopted: 49,.
"Resolyed. That the report OF the COM
mi.tee on Resolutions, which has been
approved by this meeting, be received iot
info-mation. that copies Of the same pe
transmitted to each of the orsanlSa-
tions represented, and that said orsahiZa-
tions be requested TO take immediate ac-
tion on the work of the committee ana
forward their action TO their senators :
and Representatives in Congress, ana
also file a copy of their action with the
secretary of this body.
"Resolved. That the action of the
committee in it's amendment TO the SUBJ
stitute of the Senate Committee on Com
merce be given to the public through the
press" ,.
No name was given the assemblage. IL
was simply national conference vi
freight bureaus and sfAppers, and 1t ad
| iourned tonight sine die. Tomorrow lh'
freight commissioners will meet and or
ganize a national commission Oh irelsh'
shippers.
The success of to-day's meeting was
due in great measure to work which
Secretary Kelly. of Philadelphia, anc
Secretary Wilson. of Cincinnati, have
been doing for some weeks. 1t was de
| cided that all Of the representatives pres
ent should proceed at once TO work
| through their respective organizations, tc
present the demand for pooling legisla
| tion TO their Senators and Representa-
| tiyes I'm Congress. 1t is not expected tha'
| there will be another meeting of the
| congress. Secretary Kelly, and the
freight commissioner of the Philadelphla
| Trades League said 10 the Associated
| Press that among the twenty-five dele
| gates 10 this conference were repre-
sentative Of the National Board of TRADE
and one from the National Transporta
| tion Association. The twenty-five mel
represented 100 600 shippers. connected di
rectly or indirectly with the home bodies
which sent delegates 10 the conference
| These shippers represent a billion dollars
of capital. He said. Furthermore, tha
this was the first commercial convention
TO express views on the pooling bill, anC
| that the result of the meeting was th'
bringing of all the great business organi
cations of the nation more nearly Il
unanlmity as to what sort Of pooling bill
would be for the best interests OF th'
general business of the country and ;h'
most satisfactory and equitable TO al
| oopcaTnp1.