Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-16
TO MAKE SPECIFIC ANSWERS
Both Railroads and Refrigerator Lines
Arc Made pondents-vioIatlo
of Interstate Commerce Resula,
lions charged-BeIieved to Be TEST
to Indicate What Laws Arc Needed.
(By Associated Prcss.)

| WhSlilNGlON, ID. u. aug. Ia
, The Interstate Commerce Commission
on its own initiative, and MS Il result
} of complaints against private car iSles.
today unexpectedly began all iDYesti
CATION Of the relations between rail
, roads and refrigerator lines. by which
| it is charged that the act to regulate
, Interstate commerce is being Violated
1 in several specified particulars.
The complaint set forth by the COM
I mission is directed against the Armour
car line. the American Refrigerator
Transportation Company, the Santa
i Fe Refrigerator Despatch and th6s fol
n lowing railroads: st. Louis & sSun
}. Francisco; Atchison, Topeka & Santa
:. Fe; St. Louis, Iron Mountain & South
crn, Central of Georgia, Southcrnl At
/, lantic Coast Line, Seaboard Air Zine,
Pennsylvania, Southern Pacific. and
/. Kansas City Southern. a
$ Both Made Respondents.
i The railroads and refrigerator lines
a{h m}ed ,G.iii9rGs EGiinissfo1 n.y. Sep
TENDER.
II is charged that by way ot repntes
ar other devices the Refrigerator lines
u are acting for the railroads as iu''ior-
izod agents, and the railroads. actiis
VI through the refrigerator lines an col
- ,ecting and receiving for the rerlscr-
hc ot;on of fruit and vegetables lower
he ,otos from some shippers thai they
ore contsmporancously receiV,s lor
Sc similar service rendered to othe ship
TO ,ors This is held to he in Walton
~" of sections . and 3 of the act ''resu-
'"' late Interstate commerce.
A,other charge is that fall, and
peycct to publish nj shipping stiohs
mi file with the Interstate Coalercc
re- commission, the rates and chars I'M
10 ,csed for tie refrigeration olrni's
Ind Vegetables, constitutes a walton
gust an" IT., of Tho interstatcom.
. mcrce act.
W. Unreasonable and UnJu'
The commission alleges furti that
p the charges published jointly the
refrigerator lines and the railrs' Tor
tnn rGITlRcIullOll VI IL ''-'
~. spcciiied territories are unreaaD'c
and uninst and III violation sec
ton i. The territories descri are
Missouri, Arkansas, Indian ! ory.
Texas. California to casterrihts,
upon i'o"ia'',n" III, Sr,,, cain In
ence oo"'i
a. New York.
Hearings have been had ilfio''s
scct;ons of the country and llifrc-
uuently have changes i'll the HiileS
bccn made for the announccdrosc
HIT of remcdying all alleged alb
Combinations of railroads PRIV
STA Is ote car lines have preven any
Wholesale regulations OF tiF''es
Charges of Northumberland
small shippers have poured the
commission for number oiS.
s. cor The matter has been madfsuo-
head iect of investigation OF cchona'
'ollow- committees and several linaFe
y way been passed giving increas@erS
IN the commission III All effoeach
} com all alleged combinations said pro-
officers nibitiyc OF the small shippcfiia
y pro, into competition with shippfsihs
nnce eh by the year large numbers Fatc
by ia cars
nature ,rho ,o,;on taken by the3tatc
oint to C.,,,i.s,on noJatcs
rations commerce 49,.
orhood belief that certain caseiiorth
move in the proceedings can be ! nh
lropean der the present laws.
No = that In any event the proci ar"
cnsne looked upon as test, all ue'
clared that they will pro,fSl'-
mable value in informinfess
what new laws are needed Pl"'
,r John control of private car linesfom-
pert, is limitations are made witPads
er sit1a, which affect. the freight dger'
davs alton schedule. !