Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-02-13
MUCH ADVICE IN 1T.
Industrial Commission Sends Its
Final Report to Congress.
Advocates Governmental Supervision
Of RaiIrOads--RecOmm
Are Made for Giving More
Power TO Secretary
Of Agriculture.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE Industrial
commission has submitted its final re-
port to congress. The first part,
which has been made public, deals
with the progress of the nation.
agriculture, mining and transporta-
tion.
Recommendation are made on the
subjects of transportation and agri-
culture. The commission advises as
to transportatlon:
That the policy of governmental
supervision and control of railroads,
as originally laid down in the senate
committees report of 1886, and en-
bodied the following year in the in
ter-state commerce act, be revived
and strengthened; that the authority
of the Interstate commerce commits
sion, necessary for the adequate pro-
lection of the shippers and clearly in
tended by the trainers of the law, be
restored, and that the powers and
functions of the commission be en-
larged practically as contemplated in
the so-called Cullom bill of 1900, ex-
cept as to authority to prepare and
enforce a uniform classification.
Such Legislation should provide:
For more stringent regulation of
the conditions under which freight
and passenger tariffs are published.
mo rate or classification ought to
be changed without at least 60 days'
notice to shippers, unless authorized
by the interstate commerce commits
sion.
THAT strict adherence to published
tariffs be required and rebates and
discriminG tion prevented by an in
crease of 'he penalties.
THAT tie long and short haul
clause be 'trengthened and rigidly
enforced, unless the carriers shall be
released by special order of the inter
state commerce commission.
For the definite grant of power to
the Interstate commerce commission,
never on its own initiative, but only
on formal complaint, to pass upon
the reasonableness of freight and pas
senger rates or charges; also grant
of power to declare given rates un-
reasonable as at present, together
with power to prescribe reasonable
rates in substitution"
Prefacing its recommendations re-
garding agriculture, the commission
says that "agrculture has derived
more benefit from the establishment
of the department of agriculture and
from its administrative work than
from any other federal legislation"
1t makes the following recommenda-
tions on this subject.
'That the secretary of agriculture
be given authority to inspect dairy
products intended for export and to-
certify to their grade and quality.
"To fix standard grades for cereals,
based on season of growing, quality
and weight per measure, and, when
intended for export, to inspect and
certify the same.
"To require and direct the proper
disposition of diseased meat.
That more comprehensive pen
atty clause for shipping diseased
meat be enacted.
"rhat a law be enacted to provide
for the inspection of nursery stock
intended for interstate commerce or
for export, and prohibiting the trans
portation of diseased, infected and
uninspected nursery stock, and for
rules and regulations to govern the
importation of nursery stock and
fruit and prohibiting the importa-
ton of diseased, infected or unin-
spected nursery stock or fruit.
THAT pure food section in the
chemistry division in the department
of agriculture be established to pre-
vent the adulteration, false brand
ing and deceptive imitation of foods,
bevera ges, candies and condiments in
the District of Columbia ana the ter
ritories and for regulating interstate
traffic therein.
"That adequate legislation be en-
acted by the states, where needed, to
control such diseases as glanders,
tuberculosis, etc.
That whatever changes may be
made in the tariff, by reciprocity or
otherwise, adequate protection to the
beet sugar industry be maintained"