The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-14

e ealei IN s, forcins rebates special privil-
their destination ahead OF those Of their
competitors and In securing Tor them
Mr.. President I am not an experr,
Upon upon car cal, building: but have REQUIRED
| COS, Of building the Refrigerator cars.
- ! am II in,fnS 1 that 4 ranges from $500
stand that the cars are simply rented
10 ce ehs p palwaiK a fer Or. s.
h f9E the ass car It is stated ~ aS Hui il
Commerce Committee. that the averaHe
eessrrn n Of one Of these cars is about
Of , nay cars that every
either for meat or fruit; that some or
t them can be used in the southern fruit
Mishigan and Middle staten Seaei an aa .n.
around. and remembering also tSat
these these trains run sundays as well as
9hss S Snys we can safely estimate that
income Of $780, in other words IS 81 p an
he there w St in ot that car
penses. but reduce it down SO Der cent.
VIII Xoa am p5ease' tt that So per cent income
SIMPLY reasonable value on their In
SeesVe $50 n1F gsas th 81 , xSSla
year: The balance OF that amount, or
sso or r tns sam may BE- above the
| times over -'
Nov Now; how can any small concern
T. ms resolution. which viii ask to 20 %
these special private cars snail be- Se
OF brought VI under fsL the rules and the laws
Secondly. that the charges for rentsi
and use and for icing shall only be
owner Of those cars shall never era have
ship shipper 1T, Thirdly: that at the end Of
shaiI Be Compelled to own th ehsio ows
the and a fasy
their partnerships with any Of the shin.
KITS I cb .he sooner they are divorced from
Of the carrying business. the better
epeiieye for the railways themselves and
OF 9d.d the Senator II in his suggestion he
treaaso to Include cars engaged in the
engaged in Dtns the as Hei
reason Mr.; M tSs, Ss I did not. for the
those cars In fact our s sle sainEss ca r ny
US better aeeommodations I,f hap we gave
sed IN the hotels for the same price,
an H. we ea are travelling at the same time
sl ,'a 90 OF the Senator because his Ian
e eImase . vas SO general that 1t would in
:. Mr.. McCumber; I did not intend it to
in ncInde them h H.. although the might be
hA nj lo,rv
n nowsr by by the supreme or SOVEREIGN
prohibiting what is wrong. That do
tb5 reassb; to to- my mind should 30 the
government. i II the sovernm laenIns VII ~
simply make; good laws and then en-
dorce those laws. there will never be
ITS lofty position Of Eovernin Wn to ,r fhe
position Of entering into the Industries
peo S to hn n thes with the
th,t first INTO the realm II OF II pa .e.e
rates, I mean such control as would hs
im ma fs in the fixing and determlae
and to follo% step a'f rs mn ase neat
Will be the government ownership Of
Why? Mr.. President. because there is
always an element OF the public who
are demanding it: and whenever there
government in the running Of the roads
of, the country that the owners thems
have this 81 ssa fd Of them then
together and forcing 1t upon the coun-
IS wrong. to be remedied. the first
ing considered by a legislative body
esn dSs What il IS e The rss% ess it. is
cure cure, the wrons: each having its ado
II is scarcely possible that any on.
should sia d., be the perfect remedy. Each
ali teer its yhon;a and vices
provisions which win insure the Ereate
est a amount OF good and the least
does does, anyone ny, insis. upon different
have 81 the the "
ssii So that one certain remedy is
sons in support Of that contenfian
noMth M, but the bald statement.
Comes IS IS nee ,he to s1e mf that
! DECIDING matter according to our own
59fd TN, nrs or &c to the Judgment
sse it patriotieaiS and s%h onest and fe ee
characte no Of n prei 10 be swayed by any
The eommistee VAS directed to take
t testtiimony upon this question. That
sized volumes. nearly ali of which !.
| 0lrected toward the one question of the
Ing Bower OF un eonferrrinE the rate max
merce Commission. Lawyers, railroad
mp ava scholars sa.. shippers, men Who
Of their life. foreign railway Managers
and those who have studied into mar
question s aGn, al gave their Testimony upon
opinion Of all and the testimony OF
Was thas t. sra snRpert ts the
MAKING power to any political board
would be injurious to the country IN
the Sd long .; run; J., $50. "
specific question. the press ask 9n us sna a.
been taken carefully and iaboriousiy. to
Fly pass a law on what they they have , seem seem
nj 10 Gas, assert was necessary for the gov
=, Before Considering tie exped,encv :,
this question. there are Certain isr al
propositions that rather obstract' our our
Sorant TSeY are q, t .sese are Fiery I'm
Congress itself any constitutional Doves ~as
c 70 NIX rates for railways? Secondly.
that pewer to e eomm nan 1t sselesais
ilssg;,,s, lat. or admisistra.ives Ts III T.
IS Il G poss Rs exercised fe by commission
provisions Of the constitntoin WI" nRa, the
ena LIZ preierences to the ports Of
states 'aee over the ports OF smother
IN Mr.; President. our Attoruey-aenera,
We're on pre sxAs5orney.G eneral. men who
to differ radically UPON 'f ie,s law sh seem
LAWYERS Of note upon this aoor do nar
raises at least upon ssr the pro.o,tson Z
what the decision Of the Courts VIII 10
r mgen It Is up for fnal adjuu. cation. Il
sa Isssaee 81 ~ stS ns impos.
Wisconsin tNr. .SpoonerS. to ;,sst,f .sv ue
cars sera tn Y It with the greatest Of