Arizona republican., 1905-12-06

goes into full effect, subject to review by the courts.
 All private-car lines, industrial roads, refrigerator charges, and the like should be expressly put under the supervision of the interstate commerce commission or some similar body so far as rates, and agreements practi- cally affecting rates, are concerned. The priVate-car owners and the own. CTS of industrial railroads are entitled to fair and reasonable compensation on their investment but neither pri- vate cars nor industrial railroads nor spur tracks should be utilized as de- vices for securing preferential rates. A rebate in icing charges, or in mile age, or in a division of the rate for refrigerating charges is just as per nicious as a rebate in any other way. No lower rate should apply on goods imported than actually obtains on do- mestic goods from the American sea- board to destination except in cases where water competition is the con- trolling influence. There should be publicity of the accounts of common carriers; no common carrier engaged in interstate business should keep any books or memoranda other than those reported pursuant to law or regulation, and these books or memoranda should be open to the inspection of the gov ernment. Only in this way can viola tions or evasions of the law be surely detected. A system of examination of railroad accounts should be provided similar to that now conducted into the national banks by the bank eXami- ners; a few first class railroad ac- countants, if they had proper direc- tion and proper authority to inspect books and papers, could accomplish much in preventing willful violations of the law. It would not be necessary for them to examine into the accounts of any railroad unless for good reasons they were directed to do so by the in terstate commerce commission. It is greatly to be desired that some way might be found by which an agree ment as to transportation within a state intended to operate as a fraud upon the federal interstate commerce laws could be brought under the juris- diction of the federal authorities. At present it occurs that large shipments of interstate traffic are controlled by concessions on purely state business, which of course amounts to an evasion 
 have power to enforce fair treatment by the general trunk. lines of lateral and branch lines.
 I urge upon the congress the need of providing for expeditions action by the interstate commerce commission in all these matters, whether in regulat ing rates for transportation or for storing or for handling property or commodities in transit. The history of the eases litigated under the present commerce act shows that it's efficacy nas been to a great degree destroyed by the weapon of delay almost the most formidable weapon in the hands of those whose purpose it is to violate the law.
 A REMOVAL OF ADVANTAGE.
 It is because, in may judgment, pub lie ownership of railroads is highly un desirable and would probably in this country entail far-reaching disaster, that I wish to see such supervision and regulation of them in the interest of the public as will make it evident that there is no need for public own ership. The opponents of government regulation dwell upon the difficulties