The Washington herald., 1907-10-16
AT THE HOTELS.

Levi Mayer, Of Chicago. who Is rep
resenting the Illinois Manufactures As
sOciafion. not 10 mention slxty-seven
others Of like nature. at the hearings OF
the Interstate Commerce Commission. Is
OF the belief that no one act Of that
commission would be productive Of
greater good than one which would pro-
vide for the adoption OF a universal bill
Of iading by all railroads IN this country.
The enforcement Of such a provision"
said Mr.. Mayer. would be one Of the
greatest achievements Of that body.
There are billion bills Of lading issued
each year by the railroads OF the United
States Conditions under the present
arrangement are chaotic. each road with
It's own form Of bill The commission
asked me to-day whether I believed that
10 possessed the power 10 create such
provision, and I answered them, as do
you, that 1t Is my belief that they have
this power. 1t has been given power 10
regulate interstate traffic; why should it
rot have the authority to compel the
adoption OF such a bin as the one drawn
Up by these assoclations?"
Mr.. Mayer said the objections raised by
the railroads were legion, but that many
Of these, he believes, will be overcome
before the hearing is completed. He said
that the bankers associations, instead Of
being opposed to such a provision, were
favorably inclined toward II.
Mr.. Mayer is the attorney who recently
made tour Of Europe in the interests
Of Klaw x Erianger As attorney for
these theatrical operators he drew I'D the
papers necessary for the creation Of the
famous new theatrical syndicate. He said
last night that the legal work looking
to the realization OF this great organlza-
ton, that will control the leading plav-
houses in this country and in Europe.
has all been done. He said that the bust
ness details. which are, Of course. in
the hands OF Klaw & Erianger, are not
entirely complete. The syndicate. he said
is already incorporated, but he would not
say from what State papers OF incorpora-
tion have been received.
Daniel o'Connen. OF White sulpbur
Springs, ". Va. who was for many
years closely connected with some Of the
largest lumber and coal mining interests
in that State. and who arrived in Wash
ington yesterday, after an extensive trip
through Mexico, says there is so much
business all over the country that the
railroads are unable to handle Il. In
West Virginia, Mr.. O'ConneH declared
the price Of white pine lumber. which NJ
teen years ago was SO a thousand. has
now risen 70 s24 a thousand, but the ship
pers have TO go after the transportation
companies with an ak TO get their prod
uct out
Dir. O'Connell has great admiration for
President Diaz Of the republic Of Mexico,
and calls him the Roosevelt Of the coun-
try below the Rio Grande. He says that
Mexico, under the strong leadership OF
Diaz. is fast waking up TO the present.
day stride OF a full-fiedged nation Many
Americans are iocking to that section
Of the North American continent and are
investing in its undeyelOped properties.
"AH over Mexico and the United
States" said Mr.. O'Conneu, there are
the same evidences Of general prosperity.
The farmer no more pays close attention
10 Wall street and its movements. The
crops Of wheat and corn and hay are
large, while the man VINO depends upon
them for his living gets more than twice
as much as he did d few years ago, so
that he IS comparatively free from any
fear Of hard tines