Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-01-13
HEARST ON RAILROAD
RATE LEGISLATION
Tie Opposes Presidents Rec.
concentration on the Sob.
Iect Of Pooling.
he IS VISITING MEXICO MINES

Inc IS VISITING MEXICO MINES
Hen william Randolph Hearst. con
grosman from New Yosk city. aud
publisher Of the Hearst newspapers,
taking q respite from bis lahors end
"a neednd vacation after bis tight Ina
ihe recent Sew York elect Ion, passed
Through 90 pgso lho other day. ace
cnmWnird by his family ana The 8uu
day magazine editor nf hla mpcra
Morrill, Goddard. for Mnxicu. On q rest
8nd recreation irlp, and iD visit some
mining properties Do, ana hia mother
arn Interested I'm.
Mr Hears. seemed la che best OF
priir and said be- was cninying the
weather which was brisk and cold,
snow filling the ale while ne was at
El paso.
What Be- ihc outcome Dl The New
Work camnaignY he was asked
"uh Die may0rauy mmpnlgnf he
fvpe,sled "lI ST. protraCiod fH
When the end viii come DO not
know Every auhicriuge Is being en-
{ piuycd to dofcr ita coming 90 q head.
I The criminal cases are progressing
I rIrht mtrriiy," be continued va 81
I twinkle in hiH keen blue eyes.
Sixteen men are IN Sing Sing. and
Inducements have been returned
against sixty others.
10 was only because of the pressure
I 1t circumstances that / tQok the can
didacy this time cannot help bee
ll8yUg that there was q secret UNDER
lftnuo,aa between the republicans and
/ Tammany
Tho congressman turned from
speaking OF The fight OF the past % the
eight of the future
Railroad rate regulation is the sub
/ iec that VIII attract the most gem
eral interest IN the present congress.
no. said.
"Y0ur views coincide with those Of
PFeHident Roosevelt DO they notf' he
was asked.
THE president has recommended
/ cOuferring upon the interstate COM
| MERGE commission enlarged powers,
hc asid such as are provided for In
tho hlli which submitted little
more than two years ago. Ny bill.
/ however. ID NOR ecomprohena.vo.
Loun Fight Futile.
a arsi became acqual8ted with the
need OF legislation Affecting the rail-
roads when the beef trust agiiatiOa
was up. At that titne / learned tiil, ,
a nght uf three or four wears. during
which case goes from the commits
sion 10 the supreme court, accomp-
fishes practically nothing. Even n the
commission rules, and the supreme
court auntans the ruling that the ox-
isting rate H. unjust, thc railroad can
I place In effect a new rate only "a cent
lower and me whole fight must he
made again.
MY bin which waa Submitted "a
ihQ first of this session is exactly the
same form that ~ was submitted nro
vIuusly. provides fur he extension a
the p0wc7 of the commission tn ailOW
I ne commission i0 make a rate. n
also provides Toy trial court which
shall have final jurisdiction la srra'
majority OF eases
The court. % seems tp nio, 10 a
matter ~ great importance. n would
greatly shorten the period of Tina
Z during which litigation would Be
. pending Having entire power vested
in one court would give great promi-
nenco to that body and 10 would bC
\ likely 10 bu free from the Influences
which TOO often hamper the work ol
the federal judges.
Another great advantage would bo
the uniformity thai would result from
having al decisions rendered hy q
single court
How do you regard she PRESIDENT
recommendation that pooling be- per
United Under certain gondliinnsg"
ia appears 20 be- a concession GA
the railroads 20 render Them less hos
isle 20 The legislation which the proal-
dent Urges
SIR Hearst w8s silent g moment and
tftn want on 80 may be- for the
best. and II may not should think
nos, myself / am inclined TO doubt
whether any legislation of Importance
viii le secured unlll the president has
urged ID more strongly than he dis Ia
his last letter Too often rs seems
that words are used chiefly 10 obscure
meaning a Few paragraphs 20 the
print might have accomplished more
than 2S.09O words
Mr. eHnrs3 declared that no other
one subject WAS likely 20 attract Ri-
tcnfion ai ail prnpOwiunate To that
aruuaodhy the rate regulation quss-
I lion
AS am member W the commit
ice 0n labor" De- said, "a shall have
opportunity 20 do good deal Of work
ia thai direction"