Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-25
IRON HORSE COMBINE.
DECISION A BLOW FOR RAILROADS.
Opinions are Freely Expressed by Promi-
nsnt Tramo omciais -"oentiemen'.
Agreements III. Last Resource.

Chicago, oct. 25.--'rhc following IRE
the op.niOns expressed by leading rail-
way officials Of the city On the decision
20 tho Unted States supreme Court
loo the Joint Traffic association case All
bc.ng given without a knowledge Of tho
text of the decision except that u ia
against the Joint Traffic lines
J. y. Tucker. chairman Of the Ccn-
irul Freight association. says;
y have not seen the decision and can
not therefore say how 10 will erect the
Central Freight association. The Joint
Traffic association saw nt to continue
ta existence after the Supreme Court
had decided the trans Missouri fright
case On the ground that its agreement
dlucrcd from that u the western body.
u may be thnt the Central Freight
agreement differs from that VI the Joint
Traffic association
Commissioner Donald u the Central
Passenger association said.
The dcclmIn IL sad blow for tho
railroads IL u 10 be regretted that che
count could not have had IN view the
result which will follow such a de-
clHlln and been able 10 decide thn case
on broad grounds of equity. The result
probably viii be TO reduce an tranic
~
Of every questionable value. fTJin not
know what vii come % the organization
Of which am chairman that remains
So hoe seem"
chairman Caldwell of che Western
Passenger association said.
"Aa I understand the decision Il does
not ancct ua IN any way. our urganiza-
Tons were all dissolved at the time
TIE suprt me Court decided the trans
AfHHnur freight case and fe-0rganlzed
90 conform 81 fhlt decision. The re-
Nlred lrreomnta we're submitted 90 u
committee ~ counsel and approved by
that committee. our agreements do not
provide lu any way flr tho orEaniEa-
zion making, liking or controlling rates
bus each line makes DO own tariffs and
each may change o. rate without quoa-
for maintaining ratcA"
Chairman Parker VI tho Western
association auidi
IT the court simply rc-aflrma ~,
piHitlHu In the trans. Missouri freight
association % o. a disappointment 20
che railroads. I imagine that our agree
mcnt la very much like that Of the Joint
Traffic association. The scheme - thc
eastern roads was followed closely when
We organized the Western Joint Trif-
nc bureau, but thst was dissolved Ia
1895, Since thOu we have had only a
shadow Of an agrccmnt. but Il has been
along the same lines 40 that the cous
has Just decided 10 be Illegal"
". n. Cartwright Of the Western
Trunk Lines committees .-.s~a
Before tho western men can say how
they are affected BY this decision they
must see The full text Of the Judgment
10 may 50 adverse 90 the railways IN
some points and favorable 90 she4n In
others"
Vice President Chapel OF tho Chi.
Cagp 8 Alton railroad:
The traua-Mlssouri freight case was
exactly similar o. this one In that me
main question was 90 an Independent
body Ia which rested the power % make
and control ratios. our present freight
organizations have no such feature
The board ~ ehc Western Freight ha.
fpciatlnn makes no rates. n does try
10 enforce rules and regulations but
not such az nncct rates. A pooling Law
would help the railroads, but u Would
not do all that u ncccauary."