The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-15
REPORT MUST Be
SENT TO NEXT
CONGRESS
WHEN THE GRAIN ELEVATOR nv.
ouiRy HAS BEEN THOR
ouGHLY PRoHED.
INTERSTATE COMMISSIO
Starts investigators and AsI Trans.
actions Must Be Laid E1ars
Shippers Names to
Figure.

Washington, July IA. An lavHsifza.
ton which gives promise of pro fuclia
far reaching results as affect ng he
relations between railroads ana tie
grain elevator bnsiness was eatHsel
upon today by the iate rstate rsySa+
fnlTce commission The inalSisy waa
Instituted pursuant 70 rgep}uti
offered by Senator L.aEsol et d. Of sltsa.
eonsin. in the closing dasa of the lasf
session Of congress, and adopted hy
the enate on June 25. This resolsn
ton 4 rected the commissions "a lnasxa
4 * 'ough investigation of tle sa
yator and grain buyiug aud forvarl
Ing slness of the cnnntrv III da4
ermlna 10 what exte s4aaial gayars
haye been granted BIZ raiIrpad cm
oanless the Influence witch tse al-
'egad monopolyzing n ~ Ir3rali.
nsiness has had upon tne MA kef:
he injury II has WORKED d grain nTl+
ERcais tile extent to Waeh raliWagls
heir officers, directors. Ete avn af
control this business and fhe lnanapr
IN which they aciiraf err in ere ( III
I. lnasmucA as thg'fesolui reQaLre
the commission to make i report til
congress at ITS next session. the cssn.
mission intends % push the invest "a
tion as rapidly 5 20 sitla. Ii has xeat
4 circular letter 10 al the railroads
IF the United States calling up1n
hem fer informatiSn on the subject
md requiring them 10 file Il notslatar
| haa August 18th
Wants All tie Details.
The commission desirrs "a lfoal
companies TO supply It with the name
md location Of every elevator along
heir lines toge ther with che capaclty
)f The elevator and whether the ele.
aiors are used solely by their opera
ors; the name and adii cf each
'irm or corporation operating The
Elevators; whe her aHv of the ele-
fators are located on the ianas of me
~ailroad company and whether snch
privilege Of location Is open 10 Other
lerscns desiring 10 erect elevators
llong the RAILROAD lines; what. If any,
interest the railroad companies have
n elevator properties and whather
my allowance In money Of Otherwise
IS made the rfilroad companies for
+ he elevation or transfer of grain. The
names and addre ses Of ten persons
1r firms who have been the largest
hppers Of grain over the railroad
lines since June ! 1906 tho extent,
T any, 10 which each railroad com
pany since June 1905, has been en-
gaged in the buying OF selling og
rain the extent. SO far as may be
fnown TO which any oaieer or en-
,loye of the railroad has been engaged
N the opera io1 Of ans elevators
description OF all sneclal facilities o.
privileges which the railroad com
panie'. during the three year last
past. have provided under stress Of
or other conditions 10
maintain or Increase the volume OF
grain traffic over The lines of railroads
together wi h details Of such special
privileges Or facil ties. and state.
uent showing in detail tha methods n
he railroad companies ln 81 tibu,ius
aars for the ,hipi-er OF grain
The commission cTp' Is 10 be able
It theconvenins Of the next seBs'on of
,ongregs to lay before the senate sich
conclusion as nav be Ct value 70 Il in
he formulation OF legislation reguiat
ng the interstate grain traffic OF the
country