The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-11-28
Let the Railroads be Ruled.
Commercial Bodies Tired of
an Unenforced Law.


sentiog 81 commercial and Industrial
organizations, national and local, called
together to take action looking to the
passage of Senate Bill No 1.439, bet
ter known as the Cullom bill. to amend
the Inter State commerce Lew adopted
memorial to Congress today as fol-
lows
''To the Senate aud House Of
Representatives CT the United States,
10 congress assembled (:
Delegates duly appointed by the
various commercial aod industrial or
organizations assembled 10 Convention
at S. Louis, Mo, 90 the 20th day of
November 1900, for the purpose Of
considering amendments to the Inter.
State commerce law, whereby it may be
made more effective 10 accomplishing
the results sought 10 it's original enact
mems, do hereby respectfully but
earnestly memorialize your honorable
bodies to speedily euac: Senate Bill No
,439, known as the Cullom bill. now
Oh the Calendar of the Senate, teliev
ing it to be wise and judicious
measure, we'll calculated to remedy the
defects found to exist in the present Law
and insure its most complete enforce
ment 10 the interest Of the public with
out infringing upon the vested rights
and privileges of common carriers
This is a measure 10 which the busi-
ness interests of the country are more
earg,ly concerned than 70 any other
that mas recently been brought to tho
attention of Congress, aud iss enact,
uent will more directly effect larger
uumber Of citizaus than any other now
pending The bill has beeo before
the public durieg the past twelve
months and has been freely discussed
10 public press, with almost unanimous
approval 1t bas been formally
endorsed By nearly all the commercial
bodies cf the country of any character
ard the demand for its immediate en-
ae,ment from ell sections OF the country
seems to be universal This Copveo
tion, therefore, earnestly desires that
yocr honorable bodies will give this
measure The precedence to which its im
port aoce seems to entitle it and afford
speedy relief to the public from prevail
ing evils 10 the transportation service
Of the country, which the present law
has proved inadequate to remedy, By
the early enactmeot of the aforesaid
t;'l.''
| Resolutions we're also adopted provid
that an executive committee Of Eve
members be appointed by the Chair,
with full power to carry out the purposes
of the Convention that it shall be the
duty Of this com mittee to employ a
suitable persoo to take the general
direction Of the work ot bringing the
Influence OF the commercial aud indus
trial organization Of the country to bear
upoo members Of Congress. that he
shall also spend such time 10 Washing
ton as may seem necessary to accomplish
the purpose.
The resolutions also recommended
that each body represented 10 the con-
veotion send oue or more delegates to
Washington upon the reassemtling of
congress to work for enactment
of the bill Ali commercial aud indus
trial organizations throughout the
country were Invited to unite ir this
movement
President Standard appointed the fol
lowing delegates as mem bers of tse
executive committee provided for 10 the
resolutions & P Bacon. Milwaukee;
c n. S,eybt, St Louis; s H Covsp,
Fort Worth. Texas; J E Howard.
Wichita, Kansas; R s Lyon, Chicago.
On motioa NJ. Standard was made .
member of this committee ex .omcio.
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