The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-01-10
GATHER DATA FOR THE President
TO DE USED IN A SPECIAL MESSAGE
TO BE SENT TO CON.
GREss.
WILL DEAL WITH THREE SUBJECTS
RAILWAY COMBINES, INTERSTATE
COMMISSION AND INTERSTATE
TRAFFIC.

Chicago, Jan. 5.-The RecOrd-Hefald
says:
The interstate commerce commission,
will begin series Of three investiga-
tions in Chicago next Tuesday which,
are said to have for their purpose tho
gathering of data for specia: message
by President Roosevelt to congress.
It is said that in this special message
the president will deal with three sub
jects, as follows:
First-Railway combinations.
Second - The interstate commerce
commission.
state traffic.
Originally 1t was the purpose of the
president to cover these subjects fully
in his annual message to 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 will 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 Paciflc-Gre
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 subpoenas 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 APP
parently stunning the inv estigation,
the railroad men are not seeking to
avoid 1t. Many of them believe THAI
anything is better than the present
conditions, and that with stable rates
would come lower rates, to the great
benefit of the entire country.
It is doubtful il the investigation into,
the Burlington deal can proceed on
Wednesday, 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. It is under
stood that the legal counsel interested.
III the organization of the Northern Sc
| curities company, James J. Hill, r. H.
Hartman, ]. P. Morgan. Former Pres
ident 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
expected to respond to the commissions
request, and it is presumed that 9TH
ers will do the same.
1t is also the purpose of the commits
sion to inquire into the purchase ofsthe
| Southern Pacific by the Union Pacific,
| and into all that has transpired within
the last year as tending to show the
| workings of the community of inter-
| ests idea.
Railroad men have been given to un..
| derstand that the Investigations into
| rate matters is not for the purpose of
irflicting punishment upon any one,
but simply in the line oe investigation
for facts and data. This is understood
as confirming the purpose of the pres
fdent to send a special message to
1 congress.