New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-03-27
Plan OPERATION
TO END Rail crisis
COMMERCE COMMISSION SAID TO
HAVE SOLVED PRESENT PER-
Picking SITUATION.
NATION AND ROADS
TO ADJUST RATES
Special Traffic Official Would Meet
Representatives. Of carriers-May
Stop Hostile Legislation 49, Suit
Planned Against Hartman.

New York, March 25.-t is un-
derstoods that the interstate commerce
commission in Washington has finally
hit upon plan for a solution of the
perplexing problem to relieve the pres
ent crisis in the railroad situation by
bringing about a practical cooperation
between the railroads and the federal
government. The plan, which is now
being considered and has practically
gained the approval of the. commits
sion and the president, is the appoint
ment. Of western interstate traffic
commissioners to represent the COM
mission, with headquarters in Chi
cago and st. Louis.
Rate Adjustments the Plan.
This body is to cooperate with the
public and the railroad officers in OBJ
tanning reasonable rate adjustments
and to adjudicate all matters now in
dispute. The railroad representatives
and the commissioners would virtual
ly assemble about round table to
discuss freight rates, stop violations
Of the law and prevent rate discrim-
nations and preferences.
1t is believed this plan will put a
stop to the flood of hostile legislation
against railroads in the west and
establish more friendly relations with
the railroads on the part of the gov
eminent
This important development is said
hn fhn- Nf
at Washington, in which Benjamin F.
Yoakum, head of the Rock Island
board, participated.
Government Suit Against Hartman.
Washington, March 25.-Prepara.
tions to proceed against e. II. Harri.
man are going on quietly here at the
direction of the president, who is de.
termined that the exposures brought
out by the interstate commerce com.
mission at New. York some time ago
shall be sifted to the bottom He
wishes to avoid, however, all the stir
possible in view of the present con
dition of the railroad situation, as re
hected in Wall street
The department of justice has been
at work on the case for many weeks
and the interstate commerce commits
sion is also running the preliminary
work on its final report on the inves
tigation. This, however, cannot be
completed until some time after April
4, the date set for the final argu
ments
No More Evidence for Board.
Both the Hartman roads and the
commission have announced that they
have no further evidence to submit
and all that now remains is to hear
the protests of the railroad attorneys
against the proposition that the merg
er of the Union Pacific and the South
ern Pacific is combination in re
straint of trade and hence a violation
of the Sherman antitrust law.
1t has not been definitely decided
however, whether the proceedings con
tenlplated will be inaugurated under
the interstate commerce law or the
Sherman act. Much depends upor
the findings Of the commission.
The Alton deal is what is being es
pecially investigated by the depart
ment of justice. 1t has been cooperat
ing with Gov. Deneen and Attorney
General Stead, but it is understood the
Illinois officials have told, Attorney
General Bonaparte that there is ne
statute in Illinois under which the Al
ton deal can be reached and that i
Hartman is to be proceeded agains
it will have to be done by the fedora
government.
Seeking a Supplementary Treaty.