The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-29
4 FEDERAL RAILROAD SYSTEM.
Mr. RooseveIt's Proposal IN 'ObriNisn or
the slhrtl Of the Constitution"

In ,uu Enron ny Tup S,->- S;y, In his
rernarLnbls sn.sch a, IndIanonolis President
Roossy.if docI.r.d 4, ,o he nj. oninIon ,ha,
wbsther the husIn.aa nj the railroad COM
nantes vns Intarst.te or mot tbev vere sub-
iec, In 40 far n. ,hev trapapor,ed mails. 10
Federal control under the clause in the Con-
s,itutIop oranting 70 Tho national Govern
,nent tho novar 70 ea,a bl,ah nost roada and
he added.
y.,.-., co,.r,m.o,
n mi rowcr q, .,rs,y,s,on s,a c,n,rol ovcr the
railway. doing ,n,rrs,,,c business. IA must nos.
scss the power "a exercise supervision over tho
future Issuance OF stocks and bonds. either through
a national incorporates. (which ! should prefer
or IN some similar fashion. The Federal Govern
nent will thus he able to prevent all oNcrcapitniZn'
unn IN ihe iuture' w prevent any man nerea'et
rom plubiaering Others by ioading railway proper
ues WIN oonssuons Gnu pocNrrne wv "o"'S
"'"""s " "
ny me ioresolns ut'eranceH the Ireelueht
mas pronereu tnr american people a "o'el
anu StartlnR sunJeSt OF controversy ne
mas converted inc economic Question OF Ihe
nour INTO a cnai'ehee OF 'he iuhuanleh'hi
ue,',ou''op q powers ue'ween ~ rVuv'",
anu o,ate governments. ne PROPOSES 'nns
.ne Itsa' uom'n,on V,e' k'cn' n"Hscs VI
p'ope,.s s.ua'eu WYNN .,ne o,aoes ena" ne
transIerIeu 20 tne general ooVeInment' 10
acVonap"sn INNS result ne urges 'ne ,or"ha''on
- -. - II
upon Nhlch me ra,roaus are pun, u an
nv appu',enan' p,opei'y arc We ne'eai'e,
"s'" w u''''c" ''o"' ,o"s'eS''o""'
aen. =" ~ "" .N'' .u"' 'oi,Vlao.,
o"."'p ~ oo '""'e'',u w Wy"
-. oo"u :, a one, =, 'na
80 ""nou " app'oNaI "asni'x,ou
on'ca'' I'D respect 10 ra'iroaus' otate nh's
~ % ~ "'pru ou' anu W ~ 70 nav
~ ".'nV
~ appIIa,Io" ~ ,"e
W 'ione. " 'o !"
80 vs. " ,ou's' 49, 49,
pia'e eAecu''oh 'nioush 'he Iofhoi reoeisl
ncenseo OF :. ,eueial uneorpora,ion; "lnNoi'es
soVern,nen'ai as wen as prac''ca' d"es'iohs
ue,naholne oneioera'on
NV n'o'o ooVioue resut VI .neee onloiai
pIopoes',ons oons'r's u, ,ne ,Ians'er Vi srea'
uouy oi iesai ana auhinistra'lVe poMer from
,ne o'a'es U INC In'eu states ms pIol-
w eeeins W pe pouh'a'eu "pon u no,'V"
tnat 'he Stdtes 40 NOT now etanu III the pupho
esv 70 Iepresen,a,Ne vi any poh'Ioai pri"-
ciPie "nich Is fundamental ana parent,
put 'ne pioposi''oh " "sel u S'snai MUS"
tTa'loh Oh 'ne necess'y OF otate authority
I'D matters tnat are esseht'aly OF locai cog
hlHan'e " If proposed that eishty lnlllons
Vi peopie snhh act Az a unlt upon 'he iesaI
cohul'lohs anu the HunhnistratlNe pfactl'es
sn'ot'hg @+'"oo miles OF raIlroad' Inc trans
Mlsslssippl OF the Iar southwest may De
,nsn,s 10 ,a,,r, 49, ;rvas,nr in,o 80 GA
mncar,ain en,ernrisa. Sew EneIand NAV
oh,ain Oh ~ nani,.i ,b., 4, rsn,Iras g.
additiona 90 i,s Iona as,ahTs,ad IT, % all
rood a, ,ba nornnsi ro,as ~ ;n,sras, 3D.,
,hesN yoryirs gana,anhicoi and ind,s,rtaI
tnese- varying geogfaphlcsl ana INDUSTRIAL
S,a,as a. 40 ha .hn.a 80 nJ,sari,tno,in
,risor,nr 4, r., ,n,.S,a naa,,,, a. .n, ~,
snIlou ,horo y,o,ld no M nurnoso in dis,nrh-
,n, ,ha nrason, "ar,o,, o., oornar.,a sws,an.
lila Int IIRNpnI NHIlNI v Oh NOIDOIHIP kNA1RnA
and suhs,,ut,a n.,,on.I s,andara ~ -
,aIi,a,ion r." nr.~snt ~. ini,r,ons sTer,
N anr Ja,.lor,,an, ,.hioh .a,LI soIIo,. ,ha
oJon,ion ., RI maasrra !, ,o,Ld honaoassar.
a. ss,ahIish nol;,;caI srhaivisioa. - 90 "a
no ,,.li,In,a aoror,n,..,a III ~. Co."
EederaI raiIro.ds ,outd ha suhioc, 70 in
hsrsnt r..,r.ints ,h., you'd sorn a sar,on.
nhs,aal. 20 ,hair as, hishno.n, ~
Thn tin,i,od son,o oS Eadar.I oo.no..,iana
argani,od 70 |ond,c, ,rtors,a,o nns"ur,ao
to- nor,d ha tho conrarsa ., ,ha hroad
nomors ~ S,ato cornorations i, has rn, "a,
- aIoi,,aJ ~, EaIa-aI
cond,,, in,ras,a,a L,,s;nass 49, e. 49,.
n,orca ciausa SIR EsdaraI oornor.,"n.
nord,o,iaa 49, bus,Do.so
Tho Sta,a I,nns wonId ha sn,nowha, isotatad
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