New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-27
JOINT TRAFFIC DECISION.
ASSOCIATION DISCUSSES THE sUPREMl
COURTS OPINION.
COMMISSIONER BLANCHARD's COMMENTS on TIKI
TExT-PREsIDENT SLOAN SAYS RAIL

covyuss1oNER BtANCHARD's COMMENTS on THE
rExr-PREsIDENr SLOAN SAYS RAIL
ROADS WILL GET ALONG.
Tho fuu tex, Of the United States Supreme
Courts opinion in the Joint Traffic Association case
uae racoived Yesterday at the Offices OF the assoc-
aiion in this city ana the Board Of Managers dis
cussed II at their regular meeting which began al
noon NO action, however. VIII be taken IN the
matter before the meeting Of the Board OF Control
which will probably be held week from 'o-hor
row Commissioner blanchard. Of the Joint Irafhc
.socia.io, after reading the text OF the Court
opinion yesterday. said
The decision OF the Supreme Court or me Chltcd
States in the Joint Trafc As,ofauIn ma Of
it's influence upon the railway earnlnss anu a, 80,
efre,, ths,r patrons by stimulating dissmilar ana
non permanent rates and fares nnder the miShomef
Wh!e therefore greatly regret the decision IT
f. now the interpreted law or the land ana NUS
rates the power which may be exercised Dy one
mrd which becomes majority ID tne pa, q ~ ho
aIarmists who believe thai railway PROPERTIES are 10
be immensely damaged thereby our coht tr Iin
MOI accomplish all its purposes because rom tle
frs it encountered the opposition rather IMAM the
supper, o; the foyernnehihI ahthorI'"S oaiy
thai the law OF the land passed for the declared
purpose Of securing uniform meIhods. r. ery
tnen3bcr of the Interstate Commerce Commission
H,nrogbit teu understands that even the mos
rnorounshhiS rates cannot b. maintained without
r,Pi,,a., co-nnrraf.ou and understanding OF some
sort For example. the interstate law lie
parity o. cities and districts to be acc9npnslYu IN
less the lines leading 10 AID from ditereht oGdn
,ios Substantially agcee? The same law provides
Tor INSTRUMENTATION between individuals. How Is
this also TO be achieved. except by conference anu
an aggregated deeTmnation 70 STOP .me IN
which produce SUN prehenslpIe dlsc rih,'." Pi
quite concur In the view Expressed by ircS,
dent Fowler OF the Ontario aad western company
that the ground Is cleared for an endea ,i
10 secure such legislation at washington as VIII.
remove these prthensions IN thlS couII,I a.. -,
they have been in EnGland from an T., ut nee oH,,y
lion Of tho railway problem In the United states.
which IS the greatest one presented loi soIu'loii
the ultimate result VIII be TO convince te IT. ~, re
public patrons and most TRACE polles az
now fully convinced. that uniformity 81 rates na i
and secured by the reasonable ana proper!
guarded cooperation ana approval OF IN" lh'rI
state Commerce Commission is better than de-
moraliZed. uncertain preferential ana .spdSIiouIC
rates made at the will Of small individual com
patrons in their results under the CLOAK Oh 'oi-
petition. =,
he fully explained and understood. have no d0ubt
that the National legislators Will be persuaded 10y
tho railway and mercantile interests That me PUT
poses OF the Interstate act can surrey 3r pesI Iu
filled by a spirit Of cooperation with the carriers
rather than by anagonism nave greSI
Commission has already announced similar genera
Views.
President Sloan OF the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western road said:
Tho Joint Traffic decision surprise 10 me
| have believed all along that the PUBLIC was not
in favor Of such a combination. The railroads dld
not get along any better under the Joint frame
agreement than they did before II was framed. In
fact the new association has been very expensive
to maintain and. in my opinion, II has not pro-
There will he disturbance Of railroad business
because of his decision J do not fear any rate
cutting or demoralizst ton OF rates: Of course 90
not know what will be done. but there Is little
doubt that the railroads will get along