New-York tribune., 1902-01-04
TO INVESTIGATE RAILWAY RATES
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION VIII.
GATHER DATA FOR THE PRESIDENT

GAIHE-R DATA FOR THE PRESIDENT
Chicago. Jan. S-'The Record-Herald'' to-mOrro.
will say
The Interstate Commerce Commission will h.
gln series OF three Investigations in Chicago next
@ @Iuesu4y Whlch are said 70 have for their pur-
pose the gathering of data for a special message
1t is said that in this special message PresIdenr
Roosevelt VIII deal with three subjects, as follows:
Second-The Interstate Commerce Commission.
Third legislation governing interstate traffic
cover these subjects fy in his annual esgass %
TO Congress. but owing to the inability Of the m
necessary. these subjects were touched upon but
briefly. and were left to be handled in supple
be made and which will supplement those already
First--Tuesday, at Chicago. the transportation
OF packing house products and dressed beef.
Northern Pacific-Great Northern combination
9t L9iTa-t auTsday at Kansas City. grain and grain
pTooucts to Eastern and seaboard points
ucts and dressed beef '''@7' piOO'
United States Marshal Anes's deputy was busy
To-Day serving and trying TO serve subpoenas on
representatives Of packing house interests. He had
Several Of the men sought said 10 have es-
csped service by leaving the city huTriedly. one
OF them missing the deputy by only seconds
While the packing house men are apparently
stunning the investigation. the railroad men are
that anything is better than the present condi-
HGIs ana tHa't WIN staDIe rates would come lower
rates, 70 the great benefit Of the entire country
LEe BacSiIS house men Eho were served with
SIOpCEfidS are George b EtOo5ln5, VCe-preSfieut
Of Armour car lines, and W. P. Jenkins. super
lntsndent OF transportation for the Hammond
Packing Company
No subpcenas we're issued for the railroad men
but IN their stead letters We're received from the
commission requesting their attendance at the in
veStg2ton- u IS said that every person in charge
or traffic on road centrtng here and known to
carry packing house products and dressed beef has
received copy OF the letter
1t IS doubtful if the investigation into the Bur-
hnGton deal can proceed on Wednesday. as Presf-
dent Harris OF the Burlington and Darius Miller
vice-preSident vii not be in the city. They have
asked the commission 10 postpone the date and
unless the 81 Paul people interested can get here
poStpOCeTHent may become necessary IL IS under
stood that the local counsel interested in the organ
iZat1on OF the Northern Securities COMPANY James
J. Hil, z. 4. Hartman, J. 2. Morgan, former
President Hays of the Southern Pacific President
Burt OF the Union Pacific and J. c. Stubs traffic
director for the Hartman lines have been asked
70 attend. None Of these men We're SCbpOeuaed but
Darius Miller said that he expected 10 respond 10
the comm issons request. and il is presumed that
Others will DO the
II is also th- purpose of the commission to nours
into the purchase % the Southern Pacific bv' the
Union Pacific and into all that has tranSpired
within the last year as tending 10 show the work
iugs OF the community OF interests'' idea
Railroad men have been given to understand thar
the Investigation into rate matters is not for the
purpose Of ir.hicting punishment UPON any one but
simply in the line of investigation for facts and
data This Is understood confirming the purpose
ot The President 70 send a special message to
Congress