Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-31
RAILROAD TRAFFIC CASE
.s,.o,.y N. vepcw Gives His Views REGARD
ing Decision
DISSOLUTION OF THE ASSOCIATION


80 .,,rr made a study Of the dccis-
p" me supreme court on the frame
...eations. Rycs his opinion a. '0''
iNs. -. s,,,ror,. c,urt
'.t,,t,, the dissolution VI the JOINT
IN, association az at present cor
W,",l broadly stated. the decision
- mat there shall be 40 assoc'a-
M - railroads by Which they
-, nave any agreement In regard -
y. either the maintenance Of rates
,s. prevention u rate cutting, ~
,r,verglu u discrininat'ohs
.,irsi weak shippers IN iaNor ~
atNis ,,rs Or against small lycalltcs
80 ib5ss along the llnea III i'N'' "'
~, gflst terminal cities. .,,,.
w, inject " the Joint Traihc alsp-
~. 80 arat, to assist the inter-
80. commerce act, second, 70 pltNyh'
So ,its cutting. and third, - pre-.
80. ths ftvoriiism % great cues anu
~ rrat shippers, which ar, sialg graz, w.
W.r.ug out intermediate 'o""A "'" "''
,,i arisiness men.
t'nf sb.lutcly necessary for the
..ti,.,J. ii he country 10 know the
.'''.,nsrt u trinc and trnilic c1ndi.
.s. AL IN. sht which II 10 be moved
a. rhs diHereni rcservoirs where ~
c'resftirated. Il 10 also necessary tnat
my kpsN whether and why th'
,rIvht IL securing an outlet, " Tor eN-
tbrgueh iht Gulf Of Mcxlco, or BY
~ cs1adiaa route. Or by the Atlantic
seabaIrt.
Ask ron UNIFORM RATES.
"ti tiii be- necessary therefore. that
rns arslcaGon should exist aa a
si.fisiIral bureau fur the purpose OF
gathering rhis information anu present.
irr mat 10 frequent reports 10 the lines
Whch are members. All that the rail-
WAYS ask IL that under a form ~ vol
uaiafy agreement or pooling law
my may be permitted - arrange
fU5ar themselves 80 that there shah
h. unfsrm rates 10 everybody who
hps over the various lines hr IA,
same sfrylco. In other words. 40 the
railroads are Homl-puhllc cudpufatlp1a.
thea he publlc should be treated upon
lines ha same as the government
iraH people who use the posioticc OF
~ same as men are treated Who use
D. telegraph lines, via. Uniform ritea
aai the same treatment 10 every one
Or lie service.
the great error Of the people who
framed The Interstate commerce act was
N slp1sing that In preventing tia
railroads from agreeing upon RAGS as,l
rates f1r the purpose AMI preventing
dtcfminatl1ns Their legislation pro-
tSsdtd un the thought that here IL but
o. line, Tor Instance. between Nov
YORK aDd chicago. Whereas there aro
eni lines.
-N0W. {, IL possible for a c,mhna.
tu - capital 10 take the weak line
tti ship ~ product over the iiue upon
a. Agreement much below the currer l
niuL The weak line may be In the
lands " a receiver and have no obll.
puQn 60 pay either upon lie stock VI
upoh IL bpnds-in other words. upon
ihe Invested spltal which built N
I've orhsr zines cannot AFFORD 10 60 mi.
bnnkfugy BY following this mite. ma
- ihey Va the weaker line have M
uAiuc ana hey conduct their own trait
NC o9'u regular and reasonable rates
CREATE A COMBINE
The gifec, u this IN very s0,n ,vi.
a,ht The rates which these big shin.
40 s,l over tbs bankrupt line enable
tasm 70 make their product 20 much
'.'.p'F man The people who are stu.
400 upon ne other lines or who senl
WAlA'l rum other places than tho
si,ninls " the bankrupt line. that
s3 lilNg ihtm out Of business Then
mg Antitrust, antl-corporntion, anti.
WM9lmuon people by their own dc.
.lee bave created combination ana a
W." Ihs process has been g,alng ON
w r.nct the Interstate commerce az,
~ w anll'poollnE provision mere en-.
.i.,l, II the process continues ths
iApll progress OF the consollda.
ivory product Into the hands OF
g-,1 1ne,th or few men VIII continue
~. n1ih ihu producer and consumer
m, country viii have their prices
il hl the combinations In the vnrl,
~ pniuciH of the people.
lh' rlEht lines, however were In
ti'i'ph where they could protect
80 olher ana the public In Elvlne
,tsh options by all lines then ~,
IN. 'liiat ana energy and natural "a.
gHg.a pt intermediate places, with
Ii laN,f expenses ana les capital n
II w business, with the owners attend.
,s ~ ihelr own AFFAIRS, would result
wide distribution VI independ
olalh's., To- the farmer finding manS
wl Niofa Tor the produce % his farm
N snl lhe raiNays having thousands OF
'"NiheFs Instead Of a very few.
POOLING RATES.
I'VE objection TO pooling law has
ae,ls been that the railways would
'uulnr TO raise prices, Il u npparen,'
useless Tor the railroad man 20 say
shal b. knows TO be a fact, that IN,
lgnlhls ~ the different markets. tn
MP .iluon o; the waterway and tht
@nd,i1na u the different centers al
alNh freight IL gathered make IL I'm
.NMe Tor the railways to rails,
A liut the railways are not onll
n u,s but anxious that this dangel
salull De obylated by giving the gov
II lament supervision and control OVel
pooling rates The railroads ash
i I M pooling law except upon thes'
'ohlIiuusi
Ef't the pooling contract shah no
made until Il has been approve,
Y ne Interstate commerce cimmls
hlhi ana, second, that IN the rate
80 oppressive or unjua. In the traf
IN N, enl,h u subject 10 the pool, tn
Nlsle commerce commission shall
IN Ne NE flEht TO step In ana right tn
,,,,"h ihero u any or abrogate IN
The only objection have eve
ID. $40 i that the government cannO
~ trusted Certainly there has beel
hlhs ~ the conduct Of the inter
49,, commerce commission since II
snauon which iuatines such
M ~ " such charge Is true, thcl
~ hlNefnment IA failure wher
M sIe.ler responsibilities devolve up
NM, me railroads do not care hoy
ihe Interstate commerce law
ns'henei II In It's present form
ivy enurely satisfactory.
suhAlssloN SHOULD BE FIRM
Gle railroads are anxious that IN
igSH9slon should he as strong an
b5el "a possible. The nearer Il ap
I'll f.rnes the absolutely lndependen
.Im Of the Suprem coit.t ~ az