The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-02


the of the appontive regulatve railway
demanded by the shippers of eastern Wash
to have been without the
simply playing horse" with the people
Farrels candidate for and his
legislative candidates November Having carried the
decisive majority the railroads propose
All sorts of bills in the
of the railroads, from bills egazmg the Hill
Hartman bills practically exempng the roads
damage causing deaths personal injuries
introduced and being rushed through both
houses rapidly possible.
Last Tuesday night railroad magnates and attorneys
galore way Portland appeared be-
joint railway committees of the house and senate to
protest against the railway commission bills that have been
the legislature OF they
opposed the Tolman commission bill intro
duced the house by Weber Of Waa Waa
county, they it plain that they will fight
mission bill that will give the commission to fix rates
They they would be willing accept bill that
give the commission regulate rates in
manifest abuses but all contended that the fixing of
should the railroads
themselves
The least Objectionable bill in the view of the railroads
called Kennedy bill drafted Harry Farchd
railroad of Bellngham. This is known the
administration and when it has been modified to
suit Boss Farrell and his conreres it will probably be the
bill passed. 1t will then be commission law without
teeth, claws backbone
The railway men present at the hearing ]. D.
Farrell assistant to President James Hill of Great
Charles Levey. Howard
Elliott Of the Northern Pacific j. NJ Hannaford second
vice president of the Northern Pacific Campbell fourth
vice president of the Northern; j. Woodwork
general traffic of the Northern Pacific; Whit
general passenger of the Northern Pacific; j.
Edens general western traffic manager Great
- ern J. j. Donovan general of the Belingham
Bay Eastern railway; B. Grosscup. division counsel
for the Northern Pacific at Tacoma Gilman division
counsel at Seattle of the Northern Cotton of
Portland. general counsel for the Hartman lines.
Senator w. H. Paulha1nus of Sumner a known
politician and berry raiser led off in support
After emphasizing the growing Importance berry
erest in the Pulyalup valley several
instances of discrimination either intentional
tonal practced against their efforts to
reach eastern markets. particularly points
We can't legsate here for Missouri river points,"
terjected Senator Van vanter, who was presiding
No. you can't retorted Mr. Paulhamus But the in
tersate commission ruled that any COM
plant we have to make must be made and heard city
of Washington We berry can't stand the expense
of fight like that. What and just tr-
ounai before which we lay grievances which,
in the name of the people of Washington turn lay
those grievances interstate commerce commits
sion and make our fight there
W. w. Cotton, of Portland attorney for the O. R. & NJ
reminded the legislators that thew under
cations to the railroads for passes furnished them
he 1"cuariy referred to the section
forbiddng sale of TRANSFORMATION and
suggested that as to prohibit giving free
This might hit some you members of the legisla-
lure SAID MT Cotton but then all trying
tinued: ~ -
STILL I'm willing to furnish you members with nassa.
as long as you don't put it my power to do So
ms was good shot at legislators who persist in
ignoring that the state constitution which
MAKES mandatory upon the legislature pass pro-
os the giving OF free to public their
acceptance