The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-05
EVADE SPIRIT OF LAW.
Interstate Commerce Commission
scores Railroad Comnnnses.

commerce = 81
scores Railroad Companies.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The fourteenth
annual report of the interstate commerce
commission was sent to congress today.
IL is evident" says the report, that
railroad managers generally have made
no attempt to conform their practice
TO the spirit of the law. They may keen
within its letter and avoid its penalties
but they claim that they are virtually
compelled to counterfeit it's aim and
eVade its observance. Thus 1t happens
that some of the most important and use
full incidents of railway service are main
tained by methods which are believed to
be lnharmonious with if not in actual
violation of a federal statute This is
more than the question of pooling con-
tracts between rival carriers-it is the
question of such agreements as relate
to classification, terminal charges and
the l1keEconcerning which uniformity,
certainty and stability are of manifest
benefit and convenience to the rublic,
Under the conditions now existing
Ut is inevitable that frequent discrimina-
Hons should occur and endless acts of
injustice be committed. Theoretically it
is possible for each road to observe it's
published schedules in every particular.
but this in many cases must be done, if
done at all, only at the loss of needed
traffic, unless all rival roads with equal
strlctness and honesty conform in like
manner to their published rate The
idea of public regulation implies certain
standards of correct conduct to which
all carriers shall conform. 1t also i'm
plies some measure of supervision and
control over those subject to it's require
ments, to the end that these standards
may be observed and prices made to con-
form thereto This, without doubt, is in
consistent to some degree, at least, with
actual and constant competition, as that
term is commonly understood.
THE policy now pursued cannot and
will not prevent an outcome of vicious
determinations. And what is most I'M
fortunate for all, those determinations
favor the few and place the many at dis
advantage. They aid the strong, who
have no need of assistance, and handi-
cap the weak with burdens which, bv
comparison, are always unjust and often
destructive.
1.-The present state of the law has I'M
doubtedly furnished great incentive to
the consolidation or ratification of rival
lines, which is at once the most conspic-
uous and the most significant result of
current railroad financiering.''
building n Fine Train.
A report from Chicago says the Pull
man company is completing at its Chi
cago shops the finest train ever produce
tour of the Wabash. The combined YES
tibulod train will include dining, sleeping,
compartment, observation and library
cars, These palatial cars will be The
home Of the party for thirty days, the
train to cover a trip of 1000 miles, zig
tagging through old Mexico from snow
line to the tide water, and stopping at
all points OF interest.
Appointment on the Milwaukee.
r. c. Jones has been appointed pas
senger agent or the Chicago, Milwaukee
&c st. Paul at Detroit Mich, to succeed
H. Mercer. Mr.. Jones is transferred from
Cincinnati, at which place he will be SUI
ceeded by c. c. MortIough. recently with
the Northern Pacific.
Sleeper Service to Kansas City
Via "The Milwaukee, Line.
First-class Pullman sleeper from Twin
Cities every day via c., NJ. & st. p.
Railway TO Kansas City
Leaves Minneapolis $50 a. m; st. Paul,
500 a. m; arrives Kansas City, Z o'clock
next morning.
Direct and most comfortable route to
Kansas City and the Southwest and Cal
ifornia.
Pullman tourist sleeper from Twin
Cities every Wednesday, running
through TO Los Angeles, Cal
Apply 70 ticket agents, or write J. T.
Conley, Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent, St. Paul.
for lowest onc-way and round
trip rates to all points South and West