Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-28
Railroad and Shippers Assn
Representatives With |. C. c.
NEW LAW EXPLAINED
Railroads Also Want Extension Of
Tariff Filing Time.
NINETY DAYS WOULD ABOUT DO
Last Cases Decided Under Old Law
Yesterday Were Of Minor
Importance.

Yesterday Were OF Minor
Importance.
Representatives Of the trunk line rail-
roads and Of the American Shippers Asso-
citation spent all day with the members
Of the interstate commerce commission
seeking an Interpretation Of the new rate
law and an extension Of time in which to
| file the tariffs of the different roads with
the commission. It was the same request
that has been made Of the commission by
practically all the common carriers Of the
country, but the representatives of the
railroads and OF the shippers associations
took all day to make 1t.
Mr.. B. D. Caldwell of the Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western railroad spoke for the
roads and F. T. Bentley Of Chicago for the
shippers. Mr.. Bentley filed a set Of reso-
lutions passed by the shippers association
asking the ruling Of the interstate COM
new rate law which goes into effect today.
The request Of the railroads was the same
which has heretofore been made by most Of
to file the tariffs
NIL S0toWCi Sdid tildt Vic tIOduo ioo
held conferences as to the meaning of sonis
OF the provisions Of the new rate law, and
that they had come to the conclusion that
they had to come to the commission first
for an Interpretation of the law, and Sec
ondly. for an extension of time in which to
file their tariffs as it was a physical i'm
possibility to get the work in shape in
time for filing today.
Commissioner Clements asked what would
be reasonable extension Of time. He said
/ that the commission had a right to assume
that the railroads had been complying with
the old Interstate commerce law, and that
they wanted to know what points in the
new law required additional time to comply
with. and how much time was required
Want Three Months.
Mr.. Caldwell said In reply that he hoped
the commission would credit him with good
faith, when he said that it might take sixty
or 1t might take ninety days to fully comply
with the law.
The subject of switching charges and
the posting of tariffs in the railroad sta
tons was gone into in great detail as was
also the question Of through rates and the
distribution of local and through rates and
the question of whether one road had the
right to publish a through tariff over an
others lines without the consent of the
participating road. Mr.. G. J. Grammer,
vice president Of the New York Central
lines. held that decidedly they had not
Judge Massey. general counsel for the
pennsylvania railroad, also spoke and as
sured the commission Of the desire Of the
railroads to fully comply with both the let
ter and the spirit Of the law.
Railroad Men There.
Those who were present at the conference
| included: G.. T. Bell, general passenger and
ticket agent. Grand Trunk Railway sys en-
Montreal; w. F. Berry, second vice presi-
dent Boston and Maine railroad, Boston,
Mass; c. A. Blood, freight traffic manager
Lehigh Valley railroad 143 Liberty street.
New York, N. Y; George F. Cromwell, vice
president and general solicitor Erie Rail-
road Company; E. G. auckland, attorney,
New York, New Haven and Hudson River
| railroad. New Haven: B. D. Caldwell, vice
president Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western railroad: ]. D. Campbell. general
solicitor Philadelphia and Reading Railway
Company; H. B. Chamberlain, vice presi-
dent Erie railroad, New York. N. Y; R. w.
Davis, general freight agent B., R. and p.
Railway Company; W. E. Davis, passenger
traffic manager Grand Trunk Railway sys-
tenn, Montreal; George D. Dixon, freight
traffic manager. Pennsylvania railroad;
j. M. Ferris, second vice president, Ohio
Central lines; G. j. Grammer, vice presi-
dent, N. Y. c. lines; Albert H. Harris. gen.
eral attorney, N. Y. c.; c. E. Henderson.
second vice president. Philadelphia and
Reading Ry.; F. S. Holbrook. general
freight agent, N. Y, N. H. & H., Boston;
B. F. Horner, general passenger agent, N.
Y. c. 6 st. L.. Cleveland Ohio; T. N. Jar
Wis. second vice president. Lehigh Valley r.
R., New York; William s. Jenney, general
attorney, D., L. & w. R. R.: John B. Kerr.
Western Ry.; W. J. Lynch. passenger traf-
flc manager, New York Central lines, Chi
cago, Ill. c. c. Mccain. commissioner, As
ISOLATION OF Lake Lines: s. T. Mclaughlin.
ern Ry., Cincinnati, Ohio: George ". Mas
sey, general counsel. Pennsylvania r. R. !;
H. M. Matthews. general coal and coke
agent, B. & o. R. R.; Samuel Moody, gen.
Pittsburg, Pa; W. J. Mullin, assistant to
second vice president, D. &. H. Company:
E. A. Mel traffic manager. Buffalo and
Susquehanna R. R., Buffalo. N. Y; James
P. Orr G. F. A., Pennsylvania Company.
Pittsburg, Pa: John Pullen. assistant
freight traffic manager Grand Trunk sys-
tenn. Montreal; George +. Randolph, first
vice president B: & O. r. R.; Edgar j.
Rich, general solicitor. Boston and Maine
R. R.; James Webster, G. r. A.. N. Y, C.
& ST. L. r. r.: G. 8. Wight, freight traf-
| fic manager, Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
American Shippers Association.
o. F. Bell, Chicago. H.; F. T. Bentley.
Chicago ILL.,; Jas. B. Connally, Pittsburg,
Pa; C. H. Deere, Moline, I'LL: Lou Dom
nally, Chicago, ILL.,; ]. A. Farley. Dallas.
Texas; John M. Glenn, secretary, Chi
cago. ILL.,; w. L. Wampler. Dayton. Ohio.
Last Of Old Rulings.
The interstate commerce commission yes
terday rendered the last Of the decisions
that it will hand down under the old rate
law. They were mostly small cases. and in
some instances there was no order made
by the commission. the matter being left
to the adjustment of the railroads. One
was the case of Davenport, Brother &
Company against the Southern and the Sea-
board Air Line railways. complaining OF
discrimination In long and short haul rates
On grain. -four. canned goods. etc., from
Cincinnati and Memphis to points In Geor-
gia. The commission held that some of the
rates complained OF were unreasonable and
unjust, but that taking competitive condi-
lions into consideration. the compliments
had not made out a case of discrimination