Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-11-02
WORK FOR RATE
LEGISLATION
TWO REGULARLY ORGANIZED
BODIES SEEK TO ATTAIN
SAME OBJECT.
THEIR VIEWS ARE DIFFERENT
REGULAR CONVENTION ENDORSES
ROOSEVELT'S PLAN FOR
RATE CONTROL.
WILL EMPLOY STRONG LOBBY
CAMPAIGN WILL BE
WAGED TO SECURE LEGls-
LATiON.

Chicago, Oct. 29.-Both conventions
Of the interstate commerce law league
were adjourned sine die yesterday
without making any efforts at recon
citation, and as consequence there
will be two regularly organized bodies
working in the interests of railroad
rate legislation. The title of the new
association after much discussion was
selected as "The Federal Rate Associa-
ton N. w. Mcleod, the temporary
chairman of the "anti' convention was
elected president of the organization,
and an executive board of vice presi-
dents from the different states rep
resented was elected by different state
delegations and ratified by the conven-
ton as whole. The purpose of the
new organization as outlined by Pres
ident Mcleod and G. X. Vending of
San Francisco, are to be the same as
that of the regular body, except that
the views of the regular body are NOT
to be followed as set forth in their res
/, olutiOnS.
lndorse Roosevelt Plan.
The regular convention before ad
journing adopted resolutions indorsing-
President Roosevelt's plan for federal
government rate regulation by enlarg-
ing the powers of the interstate COM
MERGE commission. 1t was also de-
cided to send a copy of the platform as
adopted direct to the White House by
a committe of five.
In addition to such action the con-
vention, on motion Of Former LIEUT.
Gov t. F. Campbell of Ohio, deter
mined to send President Roosevelt a.
telegram saying the convention, rep
resenting forty-four states and teri
tories and a large number of business.
commercial, producing manufacturing
concerns. had adopted resolutions in
dorsirg the presidents position on the
rate question as
Laid Down in His Message.
At the close of the regular conven-
ton the executive committee met anGa
organized for the ensuing year by
electing these officers. Chairman, E.
| p. Bacon, Wisconsin; vice chairman
J. E. Howard, Kansas; secretary,
Adolph Mueller, Illinois; treasurer, R.
S. Lyon, Illinois,
1t was decided by the executive
| committee to organize in every state.
and enter upon vigorous campaign
| for the success of the Roosevelt rate
| legislation plan.
According to present plans, strong
lobby will be sent to Washington at
the next session of congress, and
| business and commercial bodies ir
each state will be asked to petition
the United States senators of their re-
! spective states to vote for the Roose-
welt measure. In addition to this the
proceedings of the convention will be
published and distributed along With
other literature in the interest of the,
movement.
Keep Railroads in Check.
After several amendments to the
report submitted by the resolutions
committee of the "antis" had been con-
| sidered, the report as presented was
adopted by unanimous vote The res
! olutions as adopted declared "the rail-
roads shall be kept with ntheir de-
| fined rights" and that "such legislation
| be taken as will remedy existing
evils"
In addresses of it's members this
convention protested that its delegates.
had not come to Chicago in the inter-
ests of the railroads.
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