Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-07
THE INDUSTRIAL REPORT
The Industrial Commission Sub
mits Its Final Report to
Congress.
Contains More Than Thousand
Printed Pages-Legislation
Is Recommended.
Would Provide for Governmental
Supervision and Control
OF Railroads.

commission has submitted it's final re-
port to congress. 1t is a document OF
more than 1000 printed pages. The
first part which has been made public
deals with the progress of the nation lr
agriculture, mining and transportation
Recommendation are made on the sub
| jects of transportation and agriculture
| The commission advises as TO trans
portation :
That the policy of governmental
supervision and control of railroads
as originally laid down in the senate
committee report of 1886, and embodied
/ the following year in the interstate
commerce act, be revived and strength
ened; that the authority of the inter-
state commerce commission necessary
for the ADEQUATE protection of ship
] pers and clearly intended by the franz
/ the powers and functions of the COM
mission be enlarged practically as con-
templated in the so-called Cullom bill
| of 1900, except as to authority to pre-
pare and enforce uniform classifica-
ton"
Among other things the commission
says that such legislation should pro-
vide:
That no rate or classification ought
to be changed without at least sixty
days notice to shippers, unless specifi-
caly authorized by the interstate COM
merce commission
THAT strict adherence to published
tariffs be required and rebates or dis
elimination prevented by an increase of
penalties.
For the establishment of a corps OF
expert auditors who shall have au-
thority under the supervision of the
interstate commerce commission to ex-
anime periodically the accounts of all
railroad companies, whether operating
or financial in their nature.
THAT violations of the act, respect
ing the keeping and filing of annual re-
misdemeanors and promptness in
making such returns should be re-
quired.
THAT railroad companies be prohib-
tied by law from making lower freight
rates upon imports billed to the interi-
or of this country. in connection with
ocean transportation or otherwise. than
are made on similar articles from the
seaboard to the interior, or than are
made from one inland point to another,
when the distance is not greater
Prefacing its recommendations re-
garding agriculture, the commission
says that agriculture has derived more
benefit from the establishment of the
department of agriculture and from it's
administrative work than from any
other federal legislation"
1t makes the following recommends
tons on the subject:
That the secretary of agriculture be
given authority to inspect dairy prod
ucts intended for export and to certify
to their grade and quality.
ITO fix standard grades for cereals.
based on season of growing. quality and
weight per measure. and when intended
for import to inspect and certify the
same.
ITO cause stock cars and stock yards
to be cleansed and disinfected when
sary.
ITO make adequate regulations pro-
hibiting the shipments of uninspected
or diseased meat from one state to an
other, or to foreign countries.
ITO require and direct the proper dis
position of diseased meat.
That more comprehensive penalty
clause for shipping diseased meat be
enacted.
the inspection of nursery stock ami for
rules and regulations to govern the i'm
portation of nursery stock and fruit
and prohibiting the importation of dis
eased infested or uninspected nursery
stock, and for rules and regulations to
govern the importation of nursery
stock and fruit and prohibiting the Inn
portation of diseased infested or unin-
spected nursery stock or fruit.
That adequate legislation be enacted
by the several states. where needed. to
control such diseases as glanders, tu-
berculosis, etc.
THAT whatever changes may be
made in the tariff. by reciprocity or
otherwise, adequate protection to the
beet industry be maintained.
THAT the system of free rural deliv-
cry be extended as recommended by the
postmaster general in his latest annual
report"
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