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LOOK into MERGER
INTERSTATE COMMERCE CoMMIs-
SION WILL CONDUCT AN IN
vEsTIG ALTON.
GATHER DATA FOR THE PRESIDENT
TO BE USED IN A SPECIAL MESSAGE
no DE SENT TO con.
GREss.
GATHER DATA TOR THE PRESIDENT
Will DEAL Win THREE SUBJECTS
RAILWAY COMBINES, INTERSTATE
COMMISSION AND INTERSTATE
TRAFFIC..

Chicago, Jan. 5.--The Record Herald
says:
The interstate commerce commission
will begin a series of three investiga-
tons in Chicago next Tuesday which
are said to have for their purpose the
gathering OF data for special message
by President Roosevelt TO congress.
II is said that in this special message
the president win eeal with three sub
jects. as follows:
First-Railway combinations.
Second The Interstate commerce
commission.
Third-Legislation governing inter
state traffic
Originally 1t was the purpose OF the
resident to cover these subjects fully
3 In his annual message 20 congress, but
owing to the inability of the interstate
commerce commission to get all the
facts necessary. the subjects were
touched upon but briefly and were left
TO be handled in supplementary mes
sage. The investigations which will be
made and which viii supplement these
already made are:
First Tuesday at Chicago - The
transportation Of packing house prod
uCts and dressed teef.
Second - Wednesday at Chicago
The Burlington Northern Pacific-Grea
Northern combination.
Third - Thursday at Kansas City -
Grain and grain products to Eastern
and seaboard points. ..
Fourth Friday at Chicago-Pack-
ing house products and dressed beef.
United States Marshal Ames' deputy
was busy yesterday serving and trying
to serve sui poenas on representatives
of packing house interests. He had
six summonses and succeeded in serv-
ing two. Several Of the men sought
are said to have escaped service by
leaving the city hurriedly. one of them
missing the deputy only by few sec
onds.
Railroad Men willing.
While the packing house men are ap-
parently stunning the investigation.
the railroad men are not seeking to
avoid it. Many of them believe that
anything is better than the present
conditions, and that with stable rates
would come lower rates, TO the great
benefit OF the entire country.
Ii is doubtful II the investigation into
the Burlington deal can proceed on
Wedne sday as President Harris of the
Burlington, and Darius Miller, vice
president will not be in the city. They
have asked the commission TO postpone
the date, and unless the st. Paul people
Il terested can get here postponement
may become necessary. Ii is under
stood that the legal counsel interested
iu the organization of the Northern Sc
curities company, James j. Hill, f. II.
Hartman, ]. +. Morgan, Former Pres !
icent Hays of the Southern Pacific, |
President Burt of the Union Pacific,
and ], c. Stubs, traffic director for the
Hartman lines, have been asked to at
tend. None of these men were SUBJ
poenaed. but Darius Miller said that he I
expected 10 respond to the commissions /
request, and il is presumed that 9TH
ers will do the same
1t is also the purpose of the commits [!
sion to inquire into the purchase of the |
Southern Pacific by the Union Pacific, |
and into all that las transpired within |
the last year as tending TO show the !
workings of the community OF inter-
ests idea.
Railroad men nave been given to un'
derstand that the investigations into /
rate matters ia not for the purpose or
inflicting punishment upon any one,
but simply In the line of investigation 4
for facts and data. This is understood /
as confirming the purpose of the pres
ident to send a special message to
congress.