Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-06
ON RAILROAD POOLING
Chairman Knapp Argues For Re-
peal of the Present Anti. Pool
ing Law.
Says Railroad Competition is Dis.
elimination and Asks for a
Uniform Rate.
His Views Given Before the Indus
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His Views Given Before the Indus
trial Commission-Other Evi.
dence Taken.


Sherman anti-trust law, so far as it
operates to prevent contracts and
agreements between the railways, was
recommended before the Industrial
commission by members of the inter-
state commerce commission. 1t was
urged that these laws should be re-
pealed and that the railways should be
given full liberty to enter into agree
ments to regulate freight rates subject
to regulation by the interstate COM
merce commission or some other au-
thority.
The ground on which this recommen-
dalton was made was that it was in the
interest of shippers and the general
public to have railroad rates fixed and
uniform. which was very difficult of at
tainment unless the roads were allowed
to agree as to traffic and rates. Com
petition among railroads for freight, it
was pointed out, operated very differ
emily from competition among sellers
of commodities. In the words of Chair
man Knapp of the interstate commerce
sSoHiHiissioi, competition oelWseH idiI-
roads is discrimination
chairman Knapp explained that com
peuuon between railways Tor freight
could only result In discrimination IN
favor of some shippers over Others and
the shippers who would get the benefit
of the concessions would be those who
had the most freight, IN other words
the trusts and combinations, while the
y a y
small dealers would suffer lie SAID
that the anti-pooling law and antitrust
laws, as far as lneN related TO railways
We're against the good of the average
citizen, hut ne would not be IN favor OF
repeating them without legislation that
would give the government power 70
correct abuses
He said that only small part OF the
territory ana population OF the hltea
States was SO situated mat lhey epula
have competition between the ran
roads. lhe service throughout large
part OF the United states was nionop-
oly and while tbs utmost freedom q
contract between buyers and sellers OF
property was aesirapie' II was aiiieult
IN respect 10 fallfoad lfaispoitatloli'
which was not properly, nut d puoilc
service, Tor when UNIFORM charges
We're wanted ana Tor when each person
aheuld3 be chafgea 1hs same as eNeis
other person gu can haNs liiuisiu-
ual freedom. sala MI. hhapp, Viii
out liohopots ~ p'ip.te ~
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same tiilie AiNe ilii,s't.iui4
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lcansolldalea ana eoh'l'etiti''ii nag p'ei'
pfacltealiS elliiiAiate'i .iis tiiee' : az
commerce COMMISSION fseeiNsu -"
coinp5aihts q uhe'iuai sissa .iiifsiit ~ 'iie
railroads. Wtlie tlie seisise Was M
lproYed ana me charges res'ueel,
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Nancy ~ hartman Nhapl' salu tise iaii-
roads We're uii'iotipt'sais siaii'liis a1s
examinations al the present silie'
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i pg naaklfls concessions " sel irelsit.
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haa begun 10 ieal.ze sollie tiiie as
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