The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-04
Interstate-COmmerce Commission to
Begin an investigation of Railway
Affairs Next Week.
COMBINATIONS AND RATES
TWO OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
QUESTIONS TO BE Considered.
Result of the Inquiry, 1t 1t Said
VIII BE Made known to Congress
Through the President.

CHICAGO, Jan. 3-The Record-Herald to-
morrow will say: The Interstate-commerce
Commission will begin a series of three in
vestigations in Chicago next Tuesday
which are said TO have for their purpose
the gathering of data for special message
by President Roosevelt to Congress. 1t is
said that in this special message President
Roosevelt will deal with three subjects
as follows
First-Railway combinations.
Second - The Interstate-commerce Com
mission.
traffic.
Originally it was the purpose Of the Presi-
dent to cover those subjects fully in his
annual message to Congress, but owing to
the inability of the Interstate-commerce
Commission to get all the facts necessary
these subjects were touched upon but brief
ly and were left to be handled in a supple
mentary message The Investigations which
will be made and which will supplement
those already made are:
First-Tuesday. at Chicago, the transpor-
tation of packing-house products and
Second-W ednesday, at Chicago the Bur
lington-Northern Pacific-Great Northern
combination.
Third-Thursday. at Kansas City. grain
and produce products to Eastern and sea-
board points.
Fourth = Friday, at Chicago. packing
house products and dressed beef
United States Marshal Amess deputy
was busy to-day serving and trying to
serve subpoenas on representatives of
packing-h house interests. He had six sum-
monses and succeeded in serving two. Sew
eral of the men sought are said to have
escaped service by leaving the city hur
riedIy one of them missing the deputy by
only a few seconds.
While the packing house men are appar-
entity stunning the investigation the rail-
road men are not seeking TO avoid it,
Many-of them believe that anything is bet
ter than the present conditions and that
with stable rates would come lower ra tes
to the great benefit OF the entire country.
The packing house men who were served
with subpoenas are: George r. Robbins.
vice president of Armour car line; w. r.
jenkins, superintendent OF transportation
for the Hammond Packing Company No
subpoenas were issued for the railroad men.
but i'm their stead letters were received
from the commission requesting their at
tendance at the investigation. 1t is said
that every person i'm charge of traffic on a
road centering here and known for carrying
hacking house products and dressed beef
has received copy of the letter.
Ii is doubtful If the investigation into
the Burlington deal can proceed on
Wednesday. as President Harris, of the
Burlington. and Darius Miller, vice presi-
dent will not be in the city. They have
asked the commission 10 postpone the date
and unless the St Paul people interested
can get here a postponement may become
necessary.
III is understood that the legal counsel m
terested I'm the organization of the Northern
Securities Company. James j. Hill. +. II.
Hartman, J. Z. Morgan, former President
Hays OF the Southern Pacific. President
Burt of the Union Pacific and J. G.. Stubbs.
traffic director for the Hartman lines, have
been asked TO attend. None of these men
was subpOenaed. but Darius Miller said tina [
he expected TO respond TO the commission :
request and IL is presumed that others
would do the same. Ii is also the purpose
OF the commission to inquire into the pur-
chase of the Southern Pacific by the Union
Pacific and into all that has transpired
within the last year tending TO show the
workings OF the community of interests
iaea.
Railroad men have been given To under
stand that the investigation into rate mat
ters is not for the purpose of infiicting pun