Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-09-19
KEEP THE SECRE7
Kansas Railroad Attorneys Refus'
to Divulge Their Future
Course Of Action.
The SPECIAL SESSION TALL
Gov. hoeh Insists That People OF nv
State Get Same Treatment 40
10 Accorded Their
Nelghbors.

Topeka, Sept 13.-The state ofiiciali
are anxiously awaiting the next move
of the railroads In the two-cent pas
senger fare controversy. Nothing cal
be done until the railroads act and ne
one here seems to know Just wha
will be done. 1t is regarded probable
that the railroads will not show theil
hand until the latest moment. Thu
will be October 5, the day the ordel
is to 20 into effect. None OF the rail
road Offices has received the instruc
tons from the attorneys who ATTENDED
the meeting In Chicago.
Gov. Hoch would not say when ne
would call special session OF INT
legislature as he has had no officia
communication from the railroads o.
the hoard. However, there was mucl
working by attorneys among the Law
b3oks to see just how long and nov
the proclamation should be issued ant
what the powers Of the Legislature
would be when 1t Is called together
Everyone believes that there will b.
a special session unless 1t develops
that the railroads are blufing. The
governor does not want special ses
sion unless absolutely necessary, but
he wants the rate put into effect while
the matter is being litigated through
the courts.
81 do not object, and | think 1t Is
proper for the railroads to test this
law" said the governor, "bUt do anc
shall insist that this test be made
while the two-cent fare is in force, the
same as is being done in other states
It is not just that Kansas people
should be Disseminated against in this
way and | will do all in my power tc
stop 1t and secure for the people OF
the state what they deserve. The
railroads are fighting the law, but with
the law in effect Why can't we have
the same here. We ought to have II
and all the power of the state will be
employed to see that we get It"
Officials of the Kansas railroads re-
fused Thursday to give out the slight
est hint Of the line of action they
would take to prevent the carrying
out of the twoeent fare order. 1t is
believed the roads will wait until the
very last minute before they make "a
move.
N. H. LOOMS. general attorney for
the Union Pacific, when asked what
the plans Of the railroads would be,
replied:
81 cannot tell you that We are not
prepared to discuss our plans now. l
would be glad to give them out If II
were possible, but 1t cannot be done
now"
It was intimated by railroad Of
fetal that at the meeting In Chicago
that attorneys and railroad men pres
ent were pledged to secrecy in regard
to the action of the railroads in fight
ing the two-cent fare until the rail-
roads had worked out the complete de-
tails of the plan and the papers were
ready to be filed in court.
1t was said by a railroad attorney
that 1t probably would be the last pos
sible day before the order Of the
board goes into effect that the plans
of the railroads would be brought to
light. This would be October 4, as the
order goes into effect the next day,
and the board could begin mandamus
proceedings as soon as the courts
opened that morning and evidence of
violation Of the order was obtained.