The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-17

treatment Of the public must DO enforcei. re
might b. wise when It s found that q secret
shipper that such rata be made tho open rate
for say ono year, as though tho rate were
part Of tho published classification
Unjust determinations between localities
to correction, through tho application OF tho
unjns. determinations between individuals.
There Is no valid reason for asserting that ono
Kind Of Discrimination can De corrected by
can only be reached by tho socIalistic method
Of fixing rates. ..., ~, -.o,..,,,,. T.. p,--v
ITO my mind there arc sono features in tho
present tariff situation that opens the serious
question, the wisdom OF tho stand pat policy.
Tho foreign demand for our agricultural pro-
ducts appears to be declining, and tho exporta-
tlon Of manufactured commodities e, not near.
OF ,intavorabls foreign traftics we can ma.
teraly develop the market abroad Is difficult
more liberal tariff policy on our own part
We secure compensatlng concessions In the
tariff schedule Of those countries whose MR.
SiReclprocty would bo wiser course than
tariff revision; I do not think tho situation
the adoption Of a conservative policy looking
moro to tho opening UP than to tho bottlins
up OF commerce."
Speech by Nessen.
Tho report OF Secretary Marshall
Gushing reviewed at length the work OF
the association under various descriptive
heads. Reference was made to the de-
fent OF bad legislation" In Congress-.
particularly OF the anti-injunction and
eight-hour bills. Tho matter Of foreign
collections was reported as having
showed remarkable results less than
three per cent OF tho claims having been
returned as uncollectiblc.
Ludwig Nissen. Of New York, then ad-
dressed the association. Ills address was
largely devoted to q discussion OF tho
ship OF public utilities. He said In part:
"The gross injustice OF the public SER
vice corporations IS usquestionably the
cause for tho new general demand OF
the unthinking public for system OF
municipal or State ownership OF al
public utilities. II these principles
should ever DO put into general ptact ice
In this county tho result would DC INC
obstruction Of our liberty and our pro-
gress. We would go from wealth 70
snoyerty, from progress to letharsy ana
from liberty to slavery. because we snoulu
i've IN a state Of socialism. wticA AIMS
ut equality with the lowest Instead OF
teaching to aspire the highest.
"As remedy for these conditions rs.
would offer the following hlhts ZOE ZOE so0aAA ~!
careful consideration:
slS"First. All public service corporations
should be under strict surveillance OF tise
authority, that creates them.
5.tSocond. Whenever q charter or iran
ch,sa IL granted to a public service cor
noration It should be granted only on
condition that service. rendered by SUCH ls,
CORPORATION shall be ADEQUATE 70 WIG
nublic needs. Such charter or franchises
should not be allowed to be given away.
sold. leased or merged with that OF any
s.ha, oornorat atom except under terms
carefully specified by law" !,
- A. Tompkins, Of Charlotte, NJ -,
,o,lowed. His subject was Cotton us
MARKETING and Equalizing supply ana
Price, B ~
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session was devoted to
an address by Daniel Davenport -, o.
bridgeport, Conn. on the subject OF me !,
Necessity OF Organization. National anu
I ,ocal." Following his address came the
anno,,ncament OF Committees on Reso-
,,tiona Nominations, Rules and 4 Order
and Credentials. Tho presentation ana az
discussion OF the report OF the CoInr1a ~,
taa an interstate Commerce closed the
business Sof the day. An Ella porhle ~ ~
oantion was rendered the visitors at the the
fcanital City Club this eyenin g.4s !. ~ :
The features of to-morroWs prog ral...a,e
wiIl be- an address% by Snmuea ? =.
nras,dent or the Southern Ratlw'ay me ,a
=, es 81 Canadian reciprocity by
u,,1ana ross. OF Massachusetts. ana y, an
a1d1fashfoned Georgia barbecue ille
oha,ce ~ the next place OF meeting seems
| - he between San Francisco anu any,, iSS :, :" '
49, ~ II O. said that an effort VIII DC De
ioln - carry the 1906 convention 70
me latter city, and make It the pe.nil-
| nent meeting place OF the ass assoote