The age-herald., 1898-10-27
DECISION IN
 TARIFF CASE Commissioner Blanchard Gives His Views on the Subject
 g RAILROADS NEz DAMAGED
 -5 g. As Much as Org 2 ouId Natural |y Believe 5 Would Be- ENCOUNTERED THE OPPOSITION Rather Than Support of Government Authorities from the First.  ASSOCIATION WILL DISSOLVE President M. E. Ingalls,, of the Big Four Railway, Says That the Ship
 pers Willbe Hurt More.
 Than Railroads.
Rather Than Support of Government
 Authorities from the First.
ASSOCIATION WILL DISSOLVE

New York, October 26.-Commissioner George R. Blanchard, of the Joint Traffic association, after reading the full text of the supreme court decision in the Joint Traffic case said today:
 "The decision of the United States su- preme court in the Joint Traffic association case naturally attracts widespread atten- tion by reason of its influence upon the railway earnings and securities of the country and also because it may affect their patrons by stimulating dissimular and non-permanent rates and fares under the misnomer competition
 While I, therefore. greatly regret the decision, it is now the interpreted law of the land and must be Loyalty observed It nevertheless forcibly illustrates the power which may be exercised by one man which becomes a majority in the paramount court of the land. am not, however, an alarm ist who believes that railroad properties are to be immensely damaged thereby. Our contract did not accomplish all its purposes because from the first it encountered the opposition rather than the support of the governmental authorities. ' will there- fore, continue for the time being an anom- oly that the law of the land passed for the declared purpose of securing reform methods, is substantially declared void and imperative.
 Railway Cooperation
 Every member of the interstate commerce commission thoroughly understands that even the most reasonable rates cannot be maintained without railway cooperation and understanding of some sort. For ex- ample the interstate law provides for non- discrimination between localities How is this parity of cities and districts to be supplied unless the lines leading to and from localities substantially agree? The same law provides for non-discrimination between individuals. How is this to be achieved except by conference and ag- gregated determination to stop the vices which produce such reprehensble dscrim- nations?
 "I quite concur in the view expressed by President Fowler of the Ontario and Western company that the ground is now cleared for an endeavor to secure such legislation at Washington as will remove these apprehensions in this country, as they have been in England, from all uncertainty and doubt. l believe that in the evolution of the railway problem in the United States. which is the greatest presented for solu- tion, the ultimate result will be to convince the general public as our patrons as most trade bodies are now convinced that uni formity of rates made and secured by the reasonable and properly guarded co-opera- tion and approval of the interstate com merce commission is better than demoraf- ized, uncertain, preferential and spasmodic rates made at the will of small individual companies, but involving all other con- panies and patrons in the results uns-r the cloak of competition. When these sair purposes and proven results shall be fully explained and understood I have no doubt that the national legislators will be per- suaded by the railway and mercantile in- terests that the purpose of the iE.ersSs.~ commerce act will surely be fulfilled in spirit of cooperation with the carriers rather than by antagonism. I have great pleasure in noting that Chairman Knaop of the interstate commerce commission has already announced similar vews.'
 President Ingalls, Talks
 Cincinnati, October 26.-President M. E. Ingalls,, of the Big Four railway, said. when asked today about the effect of the decision of the United States supreme court upon the Joint Traffic association:
 "I have no doubt the association will have to dissolve When the sherman anti trust law was declared to apply to rail- roads we knew that the present agreement between lines could not stand. This will be worse for the shippers than for the rail- roads. l look to see demands from every body in the country for con- gress to pass law legalizing agreements railroads, also rates, etc.
 Tn the meantime 1t becomes a question If honor and sef-respect for every railroad to look after his own revenue and act conscrvatively in a crisis like this.
 'l really expect to see better rates for he next three montA than during ths past three"