Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-16

measure which would best NEE, A.
Gulrements " business aud conn.,, w y
interests. This bill Senator culi"e
introduced, and the report sleniana ,' ne
suggests whether continued faIlusa
perfect the regulating statute on
s0nahle lines viii not soon resnl, ses
demand for the most drastic ias, ~
tl0n "'a
Continuing, the report saws. n,, =,
plans already foreshadowed VI
brought to effective results, and 9TH,
OF similar scope are carried 10 es. ae
ton, there would be vast centra,,.s
ton Of railroad properties, with al, ~
power involved In such far-reaehi u
combinations, yet uncontrolled bv nn
public authority which can be oft,s,s az
w eXerted The restraints of con,n.
ton under excessive and unjust ~.
viii in this way be avoided, and n NV
ever evils may result will be remediia
under existing laws" 'ef
The Increase in railroad buslnss. a
past year has been so great tba, M.
carriers found their equipment inaa.
quate for the service required. pss,
nues increased greatly, while rail,na
failures fell OFF The rush OF bnslna'
contributed to the improved otsarysr,
Of published rates and dimInlshea "a
frequency Of those practices which
made criminal misdemeanors By H.
statutes.
"Colncident with these schemes .,
unified control and while this exe4u.
tjonal movement Of traffic contlmrs
the carriers operating Throughout ! I
extensive and important territory hase
recently made substantial and. I'm MAJ, D
cases, very large Increases In hs.,
scale Of charges. These advance AL
rates have been mainly effected by cor
certed and agreed changes In the class
lcal.on Of freight articles.
1T Is not intended TO intimate thot
these advanced rates are unlawful q, A
no opinion Is expressed as to the ariuai
or relative reasonableness. But ~
fact that such extensive Increase IN
railroad charges have been brought
about by the method described must hs
Of significant Importance and furnish A
weighty argument In favor OF meaS,r,,s
which will be effective to secure comnll.
ance with the primary requirements 81
the act" These charges were mad
without hearing and against the mr..
tests u the shippers, and whatever ma .
be the merits OF the complaints. the ~.
port urges that the law ought To be go
amended as TO insure a determlnatinn
whether the rates are Just and reason
able, and redress II they are found nm.
just
Reference is made to the several cor.
ferences held with high railway offlelals
early In the year, with view to gain.
ing from each promises to maintain
heir published rates. and to the good
effect Of these conferences In checking
the rate Generalization then prevail.
Ing. II is denied that the conference
sought to secure agreements TO maln.
tain rates, their only purpose being TO
secure good faith In observance OF pub.
lished rates. Fifteen cases are pendIng
In Federal courts 10 enforce orders of
the commission, and criminal cases are
awaiting trial in Louisiana, Texas ana
Georgia.
During the year 1899 there were 1900
employees killed and $3.50 Injured upon
elghty-nlne roads. against 200 killed and
5,isi injured In 1898, a result attribute
" AAt i'lN SQulDUltut VI TIE
roads with safety appliances.
A review Is made OF judicial decisions
on Interstate commerce affairs during
the year. Concerning the refusal OF The
circuit court for northern Illinois 10 d..
clare unreasonable the terminal charge
OF 81 per car made on live stock brought
Into Chicago, the report says; Tbs
court seems 10 have overlooked what Is
believed TO be the dominant consldera.
ton In the case, namely, that II the
through rate TO Chicago was reason.
able rate before January I, 1894, II BE-
came an unreasonable rate when the 50
terminal charge was added on that date.
To make a reasonable through rate rep.
resent less service than formerly and
add pn-another charge for the part Of
The service formerly covered by the
through rate plainly may make The
total charge unreasonable, and that
the commission says, was this case"