The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-05
They Shun the Investigation While
the Railroad Men Stand
Their Ground.
MESSAGE TO DEAL Win THREE SUBJECTS
Railway Combinations, Interstate Commerce
Commission and Legislation Govern
erning Inter. State Traffic. The
Commission to Investigate
the Pr cted North
western Merger.
western Merger.
(By the Associated Press.


Chicago, Jan. 3.-The Record Herald
tomorrow will say:
The Interest Commerce Commission
will begin series of three investigations
in Chicago next Tuesday which are said
TO have for their purpose the gathering
OF, data for special message by Presi-
dent Roosevelt to Congress.
1t is said that in this special message
President Roosevelt will deal with three
subjects as follows:
l. Railway combinations.
2. The Inter- State Commerce Commits
sion.
g. Legislation governing Interstate
traffic |
Originally it was the purpose of the
Pre- sident to. cover these subjects fully in
his annual message TO Congress but owing
10 the inability of the State Com
merce Commission to get all the facts
necessary, these subjects were touched
Gpon but briefly and were left TO be
handled in a supplementary message. The
Investigations which will be made and
which will supplement these already
made are:
/. Tuesday at Chicago, the transpor-
tasion of packing house products and
dressed beef.
2. Wednesday at Chicago, the Burling-
tom Northern Pacific Great Northern COM
binatioH.
3. Thursday at ansas City, grain and
grain products TIC eastern and seaboaro
points.
4. Friday at Chicago, packing house
products and dressed beef
United States Marshal Ames was busy
today serving and trying to serve sub
raenas on representatives OF packing
house interests. He had six summons
and succeeded in serving two. Several
of the men sought are said to have es-
ceped service by leaving The city hur-
yiedly. one of them missing the deputy
py only few seconds
While the packing house men are ap-
pslently stunning the investigation the
railroad men are not seeking to avoid 1t
Many of them believe that anything j:
better than the present conditions anc
that WITH stable rates would come lower
rates. to the great benefit of the entire
country.
No subpoena were issued for the rail
road men. but n their stead letters were
received from the commission requesting
their attendance at the investigation
1t is doubtful if the investigation int
the Burlington deal can proceed Wednes
day. as President Harris, of the Burling
ton. and Darius Miller, ce-president
will not be in the city, They have asked
the commission to postpone the date ant
rpless the st. Paul people interested cal
get here, postponement may become
necessary.
1T is also the purpose of the commits
sion to inquire into the purchase OF tn
Southern Pacific by the Union Pacific an
into all that has transpired within tn
last year as tending to show the working
or the community Of interests idea.
Railroad men have been given to un
derstaud that the Investigations into rat
matters is not for the purpose OF inhict
inc. punishment upon any one, but sim
ply ir the line of investigation for 1act
and Data. This is understood as con
frming the purpose of the President I
send special message to Congress.