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.

st Louis Nov 20.-Dsleertes repre-
senting 81 oommerisl and industrial
organizations. national aud 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 ioter State commerce law adopted
a memorial to Congress today as fol.
lows:
"To the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United States.
10 congress assembled:
delegates duly appointed by the
various commercial aud Industrial Or.
organizations Assem- bled 10 Convention
at St Louis. Mo. on the 2Oth 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 its original enact
mens. do hereby respectfully but
earnestly memorialiss your honorable
bodies to speedily enact Senate Bill No
l,439. known ss the Cullom bill, now
on the Calendar of the Senate. believ.
log it to be . wise and judicious
measure. we'll calculated to remedy .he
defects found to exist 10 the present Law
aud insure its most complete enforce.
ment 10 the interest Of the public with
ont Infringing upon the vested rights
and privileges Of common carriers
This is Q measure 10 which the busi. /.
ness Interests Of the country are more
eargely concerned than 70 any other
that has recently been brought to the
attention of Congress, aud iss enact.
ment will more directly effect q larger
uumber of citisaus than any other now
pending. The bill has been before
the public during the past twelve
months and has been freely discussed
10 public press, with slmos. unanimous
approval II has been formally
endorsed BY nearly all the commercial
bodies Of the country of any character
and the demand for its immediate co.
setment from ell sections OF the country
seems to be universal. This Couven
ton, therefore, earnestly desires tha,
your honorable bodies will give this
measure the precedence to which it's im
port snce seems to entitle it aud 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 enaotmeut Of the aforesaid
BILL"
Resolutions we're also adopted provid
that an executive committee of Eve
members be appointed by the Chair
with foil power to carry out the purposes
OF tho Convention ; that it shall be the
duty Of this committee to employ q
suitable person to take the general
direction Of the work Of bringing The
Influence of the commercial aud indus.
trial organisation Of the country to bear
upon members of Congress, that he
shall also spend such time 10 Wsshioe
ton as may seem necessary to accomplish b
the purpose.
The resolutions also recon meu led
that each body represented 10 the CON.
vention send oue or moro delegates tc
Washington upon the Resembling ol
congress to work for euaotmen,
OF the bill All com mercisl sud indus
trial organisations tbrcughout the
country we're invited to unite 10 thi,
movement
President Standard aIppoiuted the fol
lowing delegates ss members Of the
executive committee provided for 10 the
resolutions E P Bacon. Milwaukee,
9 Il. Steybt. St Louis; 8 H Cow.n,
Fort Worth. Texas; j E Howard
Wichita. Kaosas; R s Lyon, Chicago.
On motion Mr. Standard was made q
member of this committee ex off ioio.